Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets [2002] (2 discs)

IMDB Rating:	7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating:	82%
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Synopsis: Harry returns to Hogwarts and is suspected of a series of attacks on muggle-born children.

Reaction: This is a darker story than the first though Columbus' filming style remains largely the same.

Personal Rating: 7/10

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Chris Columbus	=>	Director

Steve Kloves	=>	Writer
John Williams	=>	Composer

J.K. Rowling	=>	Novel

Adrian Rawlins	=>	James Potter ^(uncredited)
Alan Rickman	=>	Professor Snape

Bonnie Wright	=>	Ginny Weasley

Chris Rankin	=>	Percy Weasley

Christian Coulson	=>	Tom Marvolo Riddle

Daniel Radcliffe	=>	Harry Potter

David Bradley	=>	Argus Filch

Emma Watson	=>	Hermione Granger

Fiona Shaw	=>	Aunt Petunia Dursley

Gemma Jones	=>	Madam Pomfrey

Geraldine Somerville	=>	Lily Potter ^(uncredited)
Harry Melling	=>	Dudley Dursley

Hugh Mitchell	=>	Colin Creevey
James Phelps	=>	Fred Weasley

Jason Isaacs	=>	Lucius Malfoy

John Cleese	=>	Nearly Headless Nick

Julian Glover	=>	Aragog ^(voice)

Julie Walters	=>	Molly Weasley

Kenneth Branagh	=>	Professor Gilderoy Lockhart

Leslie Phillips	=>	The Sorting Hat ^(voice)
Luke Youngblood	=>	Lee Jordan

Maggie Smith	=>	Professor Minerva McGonagall (as Dame Maggie Smith)

Mark Williams	=>	Arthur Weasley

Matthew Lewis	=>	Neville Longbottom

Miriam Margolyes	=>	Professor Pomona Sprout

Oliver Phelps	=>	George Weasley

Richard Griffiths	=>	Uncle Vernon Dursley

Richard Harris	=>	Professor Albus Dumbledore

Robbie Coltrane	=>	Rubeus Hagrid

Robert Hardy	=>	Cornelius Fudge

Rupert Grint	=>	Ron Weasley

Sean Biggerstaff	=>	Oliver Wood
Shirley Henderson	=>	Moaning Myrtle
Toby Jones	=>	Dobby the House Elf ^(voice)

Tom Felton	=>	Draco Malfoy

Warwick Davis	=>	Professor Flitwick

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Hugh Grant was originally cast as Gilderoy Lockhart but was forced to withdraw at the last moment because of scheduling conflicts. Alan Cumming was also considered.
To get a sense of how nasty his character should be, Jason Isaacs had to go back and watch Tom Felton's performance in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
While chatting with the Grangers at the bookshop, Mr. Weasley says, "I understand that other muggles are afraid of you." Both Hermione's parents are dentists.
Nurses were drafted into the production when an outbreak of head lice occurred among the young cast.
As Harry enters Prof. Dumbledore's study, a portrait of Gandalf the Grey is included in the collection of the great wizard paintings. It is above the doorframe and slightly to Harry's right.
Robbie Coltrane had to turn down a part in [The West Wing] to reprise his role as Hagrid.
Filming began three days after the release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.