Stardust (2007)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Matthew Vaughn

Writers:

Jane Goldman (screenplay) &
Matthew Vaughn (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

10 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

This summer a star falls. The chase begins.

Plot:

In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm.

Plot Keywords:

Star | King | Love | Magic | Ruby

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 15	7:00 AM	TMC
Sun. Nov. 15	8:00 PM	TMC
Fri. Nov. 20	5:35 PM	TMC

Cast

Claire Danes	...	Yvaine
Ian McKellen	...	Narrator (voice)
Bimbo Hart	...	Young Scientist
Alastair MacIntosh	...	Victorian Academic
David Kelly	...	Guard
Ben Barnes	...	Young Dunstan
Kate Magowan	...	Slave Girl / Una
Melanie Hill	...	Ditchwater Sal
Charlie Cox	...	Tristan Thorn
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Lamia
Robert De Niro	...	Captain Shakespeare
Sienna Miller	...	Victoria
Henry Cavill	...	Humphrey
Nathaniel Parker	...	Dunstan Thorn
Darby Hawker	...	Grumpy Customer

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some fantasy violence and risque humor.

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | UK:PG | Finland:K-11 | Ireland:PG | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Portugal:M/6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:11 | Philippines:G | Brazil:12 | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Malaysia:U | Australia:PG | Iceland:10 (theatrical rating) | Iceland:7 (video rating)

Filming Locations:

Apsley, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Matthew Vaughn had great difficulty in shooting the scenes at the inn to which Lamia entices Yvaine, Tristan and Primus because there were very few occasions on which more than one actor was available on any given day for filming these scenes. Consequently there is a lack of wide shots and tracking shots containing several characters and much use is made of stand-ins in the closer shots to give the impression that all the characters were present.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Tristan and Yvaine are taken captive by the pirates, the Snowbud Tristan was wearing is missing. A few scenes later, we see Tristan's clothes being thrown out of the flying boat. However, somehow this flower shows back up on Tristan's new clothing later in the film.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator: A philosopher once asked, "Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?" Pointless, really... ”Do the stars gaze back?" Now *that's* a question.

Movie Connections:

References Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Soundtrack:

Can Can

Great Fantasy Entertainment

Except for an awkward scene, this refreshing fairy tale fantasy has a fun and delightful undercurrent of adult cynical wit that charms its way into the audience as well as a soundtrack that powerfully moves this fairy epic along. Except for one of the Robert DeNiro scenes that doesn't come across smooth and appears out of sync with the tone of the rest of the movie, this luscious romantic fairy tail has a great storytelling feel and the strong magic and the fine balance between serious adventure scenes and the lighter spiritual humor is well done. In the updated tradition of THE PRINCESS BRIDE this contemporary presentation of magic and love is captivating. Eight out of Ten Stars.