Thirteen year-old Harry Potter has reluctantly spent yet another summer with the Dursleys, his dismal relatives, "behaving himself" and not practicing any magic. That is, until Uncle Vernon's bullying sister, Aunt Marge, comes to visit. Aunt Marge has always been particularly horrible to Harry and this time pushes him so far that he "accidentally" causes her to inflate like a monstrous balloon and drift away! Fearing punishment from his Aunt and Uncle--and repercussions from Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic, which strictly forbids students from using magic in the non-magic world--Harry escapes into the night. Along the way, Harry will try to make sense of Hermione's puzzling appearances and disappearances, with the help of Ron and the giant Hagrid, who has taken on a new position at Hogwarts as the Care of Magical Creatures teacher. A confrontation between Harry and the menacing Sirius Black seems inevitable, but what exactly is Professor Lupin's relationship with Black? What is the dark secret that Professor Snape is so eager to reveal? And just why is Ron's pet rat Scabbers so frantic to escape his grasp? Harry will need all of the courage, magic and support he can muster to answer these questions and uncover the truth behind Sirius Black and his ties to the gifted young wizard's mysterious past.
Production Warner Bros. Pictures; 1492 Pictures; Heyday Films [gb]; P of A Productions Limited [gb];
Cast Names Daniel Radcliffe; Richard Griffiths; Pam Ferris; Fiona Shaw; Harry Melling; Adrian Rawlins; Geraldine Somerville; Lee Ingleby; Lenny Henry; Jimmy Gardner; Gary Oldman; Jim Tavaré; Robert Hardy; Abby Ford; Rupert Grint; Emma Watson; Oliver Phelps; James Phelps; Chris Rankin; Julie Walters; Bonnie Wright; Mark Williams; David Thewlis; Devon Murray; Warwick Davis; David Bradley; Michael Gambon; Alan Rickman; Maggie Smith; Robbie Coltrane; Matthew Lewis; Sitara Shah; Jennifer (XIII) Smith; Tom Felton; Bronson Webb; Josh Herdman; Genevieve Gaunt; Kandice Morris; Alfie Enoch; Dawn French;
Box Office USD 249,358,727
Release Date 2004-06-04
Genres Adventure; Family; Fantasy;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated PG for frightening moments, creature violence and mild
language.