Stardust (2007)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Matthew Vaughn

Writers:

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

Release Date:

10 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | 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 | Ruby | King | Throne | Pirate

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 5	6:15 AM	TMC
Sun. July 5	4:10 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
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Lamia
Robert De Niro	...	Captain Shakespeare
Sienna Miller	...	Victoria
Henry Cavill	...	Humphrey
Nathaniel Parker	...	Dunstan
Darby Hawker	...	Grumpy Customer

Also Known As:

Stardust, le mystère de l'étoile (Belgium: French title) (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Stardust - El misterio de la estrella (Mexico) (Venezuela) [es]
Asteroskoni (Greece) [el]
Der Sternwanderer (Germany) [de]
El misterio de la estrella (Mexico) [es]
Stardust (Spain) [es]
Stardust (Italy) [it]
Stardust - O Mistério da Estrela (Brazil) [pt]
Stardust - O Mistério da Estrela Cadente (Portugal) [pt]
Stardust: El misterio de la estrella (Argentina) [es]
Tähetolm (Estonia) [et]
Tähtisumua (Finland) [fi]
Yildiz tozu (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Zvezdana prasina (Serbia) [sr]
Zvezdni prah (Slovenia) [sl]

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:

Terry Gilliam was offered the job of directing the movie, but having just finished The Brothers Grimm (2005), wanted a break from fairy tales.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ditchwater Sal cuts the rabbit into "heads" and "tails", the rabbit is clearly in three pieces - with the center small piece cut on both sides (not simply broken off one or the other half. It had obviously been cut in a previous take.

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.