Behind the Scenes
Director
Chris Columbus Word to the wise: start chanting, "In fourteen hundred and ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue," and Chris C. will probably deck you. (We're guessing he got a lot of grief abo...
Screenwriter
Steve KlovesWe want to write J.K. Rowling, J.K. Rowling, J.K. Rowling (because we basically worship the ground she walks on), but the facts are the facts: J.K. Rowling did not write this screenplay...
Production Studio
Heyday Films, 1492 PicturesWarner Bros—one of the oldest and most prestigious studios in Hollywood—distributed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, but the actual-factual production was divid...
Production Design
70mm FilmHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was made during a big transition in the film industry—the move from shooting with film to shooting digitally. Columbus erred on the side of traditio...
Music (Score)
John WilliamsJohn Williams composed the original themes for the entire Harry Potter saga, which is fitting. He's scored just about every other iconic film series under the sun. Why not this one?Wil...
Fandoms
Yeah. About that…Harry Potter fans are in league of their own. For starters, there are a lot of them, and they were in place and raring to go well before this movie hit the screens. Harry Potter...