Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

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[chris]

Unlike the other dragons from the First Task, which were shown in the "modern" wyvern design, the Common Welsh Green selected by Fleur is depicted in the classic dragon design with four legs.

[camila]

From this movie on, whenever a student or staff member was required to drink a potion, he or she was given soup. According to the cast, the top two flavors were carrot and coriander.

[jim]

(At around one hour and thirty-five minutes) After the second task, as Dumbledore magnifies his voice, his wand can be seen with a white band on it that bears the mark of a straight line atop a few lines in a criss cross pattern all atop a circle, which will all be important plot elements in future installments.

[kenneth]

In the book, what happens to Fleur while she's in the maze is unknown. In this movie, it's shown (though this likely didn't happen in the book) that after she stays next to an enchanted hedge for too long after being stunned by Krum, it reacts by grabbing her and tying her up with its roots and pulling her under it. Incapacitated, she does nothing to try to resist it or get away from it. Harry hears her scream and attempts to come to her aid, but by the time he reaches her (he is unable to find her in the book) she's already been pulled so close to it that he was unable to save her, so he sent red sparks in the air so that one of the teachers patrolling the maze would rescue her.

[ray]

Robert Pattinson has stated that he would much rather play Cedric Diggory again, despite the character being killed off in this movie, than play Edward Cullen in the Twilight Saga, the role for which he is best known.

[chad]

Shirley Henderson (Moaning Myrtle) and Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) appeared on Happy Valley (2014).

[dustin]

Shares the same release date (November 18) as Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016).

[marc]

Mike Newell is the first English director the film franchise has had.

[bessie]

At least one full-scale dragon was constructed on the set, which could even blow real fire. The dragon was created partially from the basilisk puppet seen in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002).

[tom]

Moody tells Karkaroff that he used to think "as dark wizards do." Foreshadowing that Moody is actually Barty Crouch, Jr. in disguise.

[francisco]

Tolga Safer was one of the finalists for the role of Viktor Krum. He was subsequently called back and instead cast as Karkaroff's aide, a role created specifically for him.

[phyllis]

During the Yule ball Hermione walks down the stairs like Cinderella, coincidentally Emma Watson played Disney princess Belle 12 years later in the remake of, Beauty and the Beast (2017).

[ella]

The members of the "Weird Sisters" were played by: Jarvis Cocker (of the band Pulp) as "Myron Wagtail" (vocals), Jonny Greenwood (of Radiohead) as "Kirley McCormick" (lead guitar), Jason Buckle (of All Seeing I) as "Heathcote Barbary" (rhythm guitar), Steve Mackey (also of Pulp) as "Donaghan Tremlett" (bass), Steve Claydon (of Add N to (X)) as "Gideon Crumb" (keyboards and bagpipes), and Phil Selway (also of Radiohead) as "Orsino Thruston" (drums).

[janice]

Stanislav Yanevski (Viktor Krum) only has two lines, totalling twenty words, in the entire movie.

[addison]

Ralph Fiennes was not wearing any make up to cover his nose. In order to make the character scarier, editors digitally removed it. Also, the "red, snake-like eyes" the novel describes were not added, due to the actor's thought that the expression in his eyes would provide a better idea of Lord Voldemort's insanity and malignity.

[mathew]

(At around one hour and fifty minutes) When the contestants enter the arena for the third task, the Beauxbatons girls in the audience are dancing the Macarena.

[frederick]

(At around thirty-seven minutes) You can clearly see the Elder Wand for at least fifteen seconds, when Dumbledore takes his memory to the Pensieve. The Elder Wand is a vital element in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011).

[tom]

This movie features five actors who have played Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. Robert Hardy played him in War and Remembrance (1988) and several other movies; Timothy Spall played the part in Jackboots on Whitehall (2010) and The King's Speech (2010); Brendan Gleeson played him in Into the Storm (2009). Michael Gambon played him in Churchill's Secret (2016), and Gary Oldman played him Darkest Hour (2017). Miranda Richardson played Clementine Churchill in Churchill (2017).

[maureen]

The kids had around three weeks of dancing practice for the Yule Ball waltz. Daniel Radcliffe, however, appears in almost every scene of the entire movie, and thus had only four days to prepare for this task. In several interviews, he has given that reason for why his dancing is shown mainly from the waist up (to avoid showing his fumbling feet). Fortunately, this wasn't a huge issue, as Harry wasn't supposed to be a brilliant dancer anyway.