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Beowulf

Year:
Duration:
115 min
Genres:
Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy
IMDB rate:
6.3
Director:
Robert Zemeckis
Awards:
2 wins & 14 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2007-11-16
Filming Locations: Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Earnings
Budget: $150,000,000
Opening Weekend: $27,515,871 (USA) (18 November 2007)
Gross: $82,161,969 (USA) (27 January 2008)
Cast
Actor
Character
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie
Beowulf
Robin Wright
Wealthow
Anthony Hopkins
Hrothgar
Paul Baker
Musician #1
John Bilezikjian
Musician #2
Rod D. Harbour
Musician #3
Brice Martin
Musician #4 (as Brice H. Martin)
Sonje Fortag
Gitte
Sharisse Baker-Bernard
Hild
Charlotte Salt
Estrith
Julene Renee
Cille
Greg Ellis
Garmund
Rik Young
Eofor
Sebastian Roché
Wulfgar
Leslie Zemeckis
Yrsa
John Malkovich
Unferth
Woody Schultz
Aesher
Tyler Steelman
Young Cain
Nick Jameson
Drunken Thane
Crispin Glover
Grendel
Ray Winstone
Beowulf
Brendan Gleeson
Wiglaf
Shay Duffin
Scylding's Watch
Costas Mandylor
Hondshew
Chris Coppola
Olaf
Dominic Keating
Cain
Jacquie Barnbrook
Aethelbeorg
Fredrik Hiller
Frisian Leader
Alison Lohman
Ursula
Daniel D. McGrew
Beowulf's Scop
Alan Jones Silva
Beowulf's Jester
Kevin Dorman
Additional Adult Performer
Richard Burns
Additional Adult Performer (as Rick Burns)
Jared Weber
Additional Adult Performer
Tom West Jr.
Additional Adult Performer
Chris Mala
Additional Adult Performer
Tim Trobec
Additional Adult Performer (as Timothy J. Trobec)
Camille Lannan
Additional Adult Performer
Michael Lofgren
Additional Adult Performer
Rob McCabe
Additional Adult Performer
Larkin Campbell
Additional Adult Performer
Chris Cummins
Additional Adult Performer
John Littlefield
Additional Adult Performer
Shawn Driscoll
Additional Adult Performer
Amy Esacove
Additional Adult Performer
Emily Johnson
Additional Adult Performer
Nadine Stenovitch
Additional Adult Performer
Anne Marie Wilson
Additional Adult Performer (as Anne-Marie Wilson)
Fred Tatasciore
Voice Performer (voice)
Neil Dickson
Voice Performer (voice)
Peter Lavin
Voice Performer (voice)
Matthew A. Ward
Voice Performer (voice)
Peter Dennis
Voice Performer (voice)
Keith Kraft
Additional Adult Performer (uncredited)
Charmain Lak
Adult Performer (uncredited)
Randy Shelly
Boy (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
In some areas, release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake titles 'Epic' or 'Sally'.
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Crispin Glover's first project with director Robert Zemeckis since Back to the Future (1985).
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Roger Avary had originally intended to direct. Robert Zemeckis' friend and partner Steve Bing, who produced The Polar Express (2004), purchased the script for $2 million so Zemeckis could direct.
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Goofs
Convex mirrors present a smaller reflection than a flat surface, but when the old Beowulf tells the queen he must fight, there is a well polished shield hanging on the wall reflecting as a flat surface, although it is slightly curved.
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When Hrothgar stands with Beowulf and discusses where he got the horn, he makes it sound as if he killed Fafnir the dragon. According to the Viking sagas (Völsunga saga) it was Sigurd (Fafnesbane) who slew the dragon Fafnir, not Hrothgar from the Beowulf epic.
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In the movie you will see a black rat, but the black rat first appeared in Denmark in the 12th century.
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Quotes
King Hrothgar: What we need is a hero.
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Grendel's Mother: Are you the one they call Beowulf? The Bee-Wolf. The bear. Such a strong man you are with the strength of a king. The king you will one day become.
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Wiglaf: Do you want me to go in with you?
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Faq
Q
How was this movie shown?
A
The movie was shown in IMAX, IMAX 3D, Dolby Digital 3D, and in the conventional "flat" format.
Q
What is Grendel saying?
A
He is speaking in Old English (sometimes called the Anglo-Saxon language), from which modern English is derived. It is closer to its German roots. Here are his lines, translated (some of Grendel's mother's words are in Old English as well):(In Grendel's Lair, after his first attack)GRENDEL'S MOTHER: Grendel, what have you done? What have you done, Grendel?GRENDEL: Mother?GRENDEL'S MOTHER: Fish and wolf and bear, and sheep or two, but not men.GRENDEL: Men? They are small.GRENDEL'S MOTHER: Men, Grendel. They have slain so many of our kind.GRENDEL: The men screamed! The men bellowed and screamed! The men hurt me, hurt my ear.GRENDEL'S MOTHER: Was Hrothgar there?GRENDEL: I did not hurt him, I did not hurt him, no.GRENDEL'S MOTHER: Good. Good boy, and tender.GRENDEL: Mother...._____________(Beowulf and Grendel battle in the mead hall)BEOWULF: Your bloodletting days are finished, demon.GRENDEL: I am not a demon.BEOWULF: It speaks. It speaks!GRENDEL: What are you?BEOWULF: I am ripper, tearer, slasher, gouger....______________(Grendel returns to his lair)GRENDEL'S MOTHER: Grendel. My son. My poor son.GRENDEL: Mother. They hurt me, Mother.GRENDEL'S MOTHER: Sleep now, my son.GRENDEL: He murdered me, Mother.GRENDEL'S MOTHER. Who murdered you, my son?GRENDEL: He ripped off my arm.GRENDEL'S MOTHER: He will pay, my darling. Who was the man?GRENDEL: He was so strong. So strong.GRENDEL'S MOTHER: Who was the man?GRENDEL: His name was Beowulf.GRENDEL'S MOTHER: Beowulf.
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A NOTE ABOUT SPOILERS
A
The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags are used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
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