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Twilight

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BOX OFFICE: $123,986,449

Director: Catherine Hardwicke

Genre: Drama, Horror

Official site: thetwilightmovie.com

Rating: PG-13 for some violence and a scene of sensuality

Release date: November 21st, 2008

Runtime: 2 hours

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Cam Cigandet, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, Ashley Greene

Studio: Summit Entertainment

Writer: Melissa Rosenberg

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Plot

"Twilight" is an action-packed, modern-day love story between a teenage girl and a vampire. Bella Swan has always been a little bit different. Never one to run with the crowd, Bella never cared about fitting in with the trendy, plastic girls at her Phoenix, Arizona, high school. When her mother remarried and sent Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she didn't expect much of anything to change. But things do change when she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen. He's nothing like anyone she's ever met. He's intelligent and witty, and he seems to see straight into her soul. In no time at all, they are swept up in a passionate and decidely unorthodox romance - unorthodox because Edward really isn't like the other boys. He can run faster than a mountain lion. He can stop a moving car with his bare hands. Oh, and he hasn't aged since 1918. Like all vampires, he's immortal. That's right - VAMPIRE. But he doesn't have fangs - that's just in the movies. And he doesn't drink human blood, though Edward and his family are unique among vampires in that lifestyle choice. To Edward, Bella is that thing he has waited 90 years for - a soul mate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. And what will they do when Laurent and James, the Cullens' mortal vampire enemies, come to town, looking for Bella?

Seventeen-year-old Bella Swan moves to the small town of Forks, Washington, to live with her father, Charlie. There, she finds herself drawn to a mysterious classmate, Edward Cullen, who is revealed to be a 108-year-old vampire, but is physically seventeen years old. Although Edward discourages the romance at first, they soon fall deeply in love. When the arrival of three nomadic vampires, James, Victoria, and Laurent, puts Bella's life in danger, Edward and his family, Alice, Carlisle, Esme, Jasper, Emmett and Rosalie, put their lives at stake to save her.

Cast

The Cullens and the Swans

• Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan, a seventeen-year-old girl who moves to the small town of Forks, Washington, from Phoenix, Arizona, about halfway through her junior year of high school.
• Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen, a 108-year-old vampire who appears to be seventeen. He is Bella's love interest and has the ability to read minds (except Bella's), along with superhuman speed and strength.
• Peter Facinelli as Carlisle Cullen, a compassionate "300-plus years [old]" vampire who looks to be in his mid-20s. He serves as the town's physician and is the father figure of the Cullen family.
• Elizabeth Reaser as Esme Cullen, Carlisle's vampire wife and a mother figure to the Cullen family.
• Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen, a vampire who can see the future based on decisions that people make.
• Jackson Rathbone as Jasper Hale, a member of the Cullen family who can manipulate emotions. He has the most difficulty maintaining the Cullens' lifestyle of not feeding on humans.
• Nikki Reed as Rosalie Hale, a member of the Cullen family, described as the most beautiful person in the world.
• Kellan Lutz as Emmett Cullen, the strongest vampire of the family.
• Billy Burke as Charlie Swan, Bella's father and Forks' Chief of Police.

The Cullens as portrayed by Lutz (Emmett), Reed (Rosalie), Reaser (Esme), Pattinson (Edward), Facinelli (Carlisle), Greene (Alice), and Rathbone (Jasper).

Nomadic Vampires

• Cam Gigandet as James, the leader of a group of nomadic vampires who intends to kill Bella.
• Rachelle Lefèvre as Victoria, James' mate who assists him in finding Bella.
• Edi Gathegi as Laurent, the most civilized member of James' coven.

Humans

• Sarah Clarke as Renée Dwyer, Bella's mother who lives in Arizona with her new husband, Phil.
• Matt Bushell as Phil Dwyer, Bella's stepfather who plays minor-league baseball in Florida.
• Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black, an old childhood friend of Bella's and a member of the Quileute tribe.
• Gil Birmingham as Billy Black, Jacob's father and a friend of Charlie's.
• Solomon Trimble as Sam Uley, a member of the Quileute tribe.
• Christian Serratos as Angela Weber, one of Bella's new friends in Forks.
• Michael Welch as Mike Newton, one of Bella's new friends who vies for her attention.
• Anna Kendrick as Jessica Stanley, Bella's first friend in Forks.
• Gregory Tyree Boyce as Tyler Crowley, another one of Bella's classmates, also vying for Bella's attention. (He nearly hits Bella with his van.)
• Justin Chon as Eric Yorkie, another one of Bella's classmates who vies for her attention.
• Ned Bellamy as Waylon Forge, one of Charlie's friends at the police station; this character is not featured in the novel.
• José Zúñiga as Mr. Molina, Bella's biology teacher at Forks High School; in the novel, this character's name is Mr. Banner.

• Stephenie Meyer makes a cameo appearance as a customer in the diner where Bella and her father frequently eat.