For example, the uk version uses the term skip while the us edition uses the term dumpster. Why the name change from harry potter and the philosopher. The reason the dutch title includes the reference to the stone of the wise is that this is simply an alternative name for the philosophers stone, and the one most readily in use in a dutch. The uk versions have single dialogue quotation marks, like so. For the english language, there exists an adapted american english version of each book. A comparison between the uk version of harry potter and the philosophers stone versus the american version harry potter and the sorcerers. The text of the harry potter novels stayed almost the same over the ten years it took rowling to write the saga. Screen test, trio casting and finding harry potter. Theres only one harry potter, and its britishborn daniel radcliffe.
What scenes are significantly altered between the british and. The title of the source novel in the uk was harry potter and the philosophers stone and the movie bears the same title in nonus releases. An ancient prophecy seems to be coming true when a mysterious presence begins stalking the corridors of a school of magic and leaving its. Im watching sorcerers stone at the moment, the us version being. Did they film two versions of every scene where the philosopherssorcerors. Differences between uk and us versions of the movies. What are the main differences between the philosophers stone the british. K harry potters first story is called the philosophers stone whereas. Im watching sorcerers stone at the moment, the us version being the only one i can find online. Harry potter is a britishamerican film series based on the eponymous novels by author j. Differences between uk and us versions of the movies reddit. Differences and changes in the text the harry potter lexicon.
Its been a long time since ive seen the first film, and i thought there might be both american and british versions of those lines. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone 2001 alternate. Auch mike newell, regisseur des vierten films, setzte mit seiner verfilmung. K harry potters first story is called the philosophers stone.
Harry potter harry potter bookshop harry potter book. Harry potter and the philosophers stone was published on june 26, 1997, by bloomsbury in the united kingdom. All scenes where the stone is mentioned by name have been be filmedlooped accordingly to produce two different versions of the film to adapt to the title. Did they film two versions of every scene where the philosophers. Okay am i the only one who had no idea that there were us and uk versions of the films. The ultimate editions are pretty amazing, especially if you are a hardcor. In the uk version, hagrids ride is referred to as a motorbike, while in. The us versions use double quotation marks, like so.
How different is the uk version of harry potter from the. An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world. What are the different dvd versions of harry potter. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban book and movie differences were adding in differences as we find them, but if you notice that weve left something out, please email us at corrections. Almost exactly 20 years ago, on september 1, 1998, scholastic published harry potter and the sorcerers stone, the first us edition of the uks harry potter and the philosophers stone. While the potter movies are nostalgic and possess a.
They claimed that the american and british uses of the word philosopher were a bit different, so therefore sorcerer was a more appropriate word. Hd harry potter and the sorcerers vs philosophers stone movie. Buy harry potter books from the harry potter bookshop at harrypotter flourish and blotts is the name of the book shop in harry potter. Harry potter fanatics know that there is a world of difference between the magical books and their respective film adaptations. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone 2001 alternate versions. Harry potter and the philosophers stone first hit shelves in the united kingdom on june 26, 1997, arriving stateside as harry potter and the sorcerers stone on sept. This page indicates all the differences between the british and the us versions of harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban. The series has seen many returning crew members from various departments, including tim burke, visual effects supervisor.
Never mind the mugglewizarding divide, theres enough of a leap just crossing. Only the first 2 movies have extended versions released. While some would contend that there is no reason why american. The harry potter movies in chronological order by date of. The two title differences dont really sway readers and typically doesnt cause any type of confusion. Some of the potter words have different capitalizations dementor versus dementor. Are harry potter movies dubbed into american english. Harry potter, the film and the phenomenon in numbers daniel. I have heard that abc family has rights to play all 7 extended versions, but i cannot say if thats true or not. A number of differences exist between the bloomsbury and the scholastic editions of the harry potter books. Yet there are scenes in this film i have never seen in philosophers stone on dvd, in the cinema or on uk television.