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- Release date: November 21, 2008
- Director: Catherine Hardwicke
- Screenwriter: Melissa Rosenberg
- Distributor: Summit Entertainment
- Based on a novel by Stephenie Meyer
- Tagline: "The Forbidden Fruit Tastes the Sweetest"
- Twilight author Stephenie Meyer has a cameo in the filmUSA Today: Twilight film features an author cameo (July 30, 2008)
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Teenage girls across America did not wait for the critical reviews of Twilight before purchasing advanced tickets through online vendor and the San Fransisco Chronicle review suggests their faith will be rewarded, "after watching this movie, you will at least understand what all the fuss is about."SF Gate: Dreamy Undead in Twilight (November 20, 2008) The movie sold out in a number of cities several weeks prior to its November 21st theatrical debut.CineBlend: Twilight Showings Already Sold Out (November 6, 2008)
Twilight is based on Stephenie Meyer's novel about 17-year-old Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) who moves to Forks, Washington to live with her father. Bella falls in love with fellow high-school student, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) who happens to be a vampire.
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Cast Information
- Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan
- Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen
- Billy Burke as Charlie Swan
- Elizabeth Reaser as Esme Cullen
- Peter Facinelli as Dr. Carlisle Cullen
- Nikki Reed as Rosalie Hale
- Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen
- Kellan Lutz as Emmett Cullen
- Cam Gigandet as James
- Jackson Rathbone as Jasper Hale
- Rachelle Lefevre as Victoria
- Edi Gathegi as Laurent
- Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black
- Anna Kendrick as Jessica Stanley
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Review Quotes
- "...a disappointingly anemic tale of forbidden love that should satiate the pre-converted but will bewilder and underwhelm viewers who haven't devoured Stephenie Meyer's bestselling juvie chick-lit franchise."——VarietyVariety: Twilight Review (November 19, 2008)
- "the effort's a delicate balance; remaining loyal to the Twilight essence but including lots of stuff for the movie goers who may not be Twilight knowledgeable or associate with tween or teen girls and their moms."—National PostNational Post: Dawning of the Twilight Age (November 8, 2008)
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Twilight Movie Reviews Questions
Where did they come up with the name Twilight, and why did they come up with that name for the movie and books. why does it involve vampires 3 Answerstwilight is the drop and rise of the sun.... so twilight when vamps are safe to go out and the next twilight when the sun comes up is time to hide read more
Why do people (including my girlfriend) love Twilight and hope that the second will be better(for the sane) or as good as(for the lost) the 1 AnswerThey probably want to see something there, a vampire and his human girlfriend... unyielding lovers. Probably a girls fantasy come to life in a movie... Girls ... read more
Coraline reviews -- is the movie any good? 5 AnswersCoraline is awesome, it seems! It is in 3-D at about half of its theaters, and see it only at one of those. It is rated PG, so not for younger kids. read more
Which blockbuster movie of today is your most favorite..Transformer, Twilight or Harry Potter? 2 AnswersHarry Potter - best plots, and the characters struggle with more complex and interesting issues. read more -




