Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

Director:

Simon West

Writers (WGA):

Sara B. Cooper (story) and
Mike Werb (story) ...

Release Date:

15 June 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Tagline:

Who Is Lara Croft?

Plot:

Video game adventurer Lara Croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time and villains to recover powerful ancient artifacts.

Plot Keywords:

Lara Croft | Illuminati | Tomb | Planetary Alignment | Time

Awards:

3 wins & 12 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Nov. 26	10:00 AM	SHOW
Thur. Nov. 26	10:30 PM	SHOW

Cast

Angelina Jolie	...	Lara Croft
Jon Voight	...	Lord Richard Croft
Iain Glen	...	Manfred Powell
Noah Taylor	...	Bryce
Daniel Craig	...	Alex West
Richard Johnson	...	Distinguished Gentleman
Chris Barrie	...	Hillary (as Christopher Barrie)
Julian Rhind-Tutt	...	Mr. Pimms
Leslie Phillips	...	Wilson
Robert Phillips	...	Julius, Assault Team Leader
Rachel Appleton	...	Young Lara
Henry Wyndham	...	Boothby's Auctioneer
David Cheung	...	Head Laborer (as David Y. Cheung)
David K.S. Tse	...	Head Laborer
Ozzie Yue	...	Aged Buddhist Monk

Also Known As:

Tomb Raider (USA) (short title)
Tomb Raider: The Achilles Shield (USA) (working title)
Tomb Raider: The Adventures of Lara Croft (USA) (working title)
Tomb Raider: The Movie (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action violence and some sensuality.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

UK | Germany | USA | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Iceland:12 | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) (cut) | Singapore:PG (cut) | New Zealand:M | UK:15 (uncut version) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:MG6 | Norway:15 | Peru:PT | South Korea:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 (censored version) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38350)

Filming Locations:

Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Executive producer Stuart Baird did uncredited re-editing work on this film and Mission: Impossible II (2000) for Paramount in exchange for the job of directing Star Trek: Nemesis (2002).

Goofs:

Continuity: Burning cigars appear and disappear in Alex Marshall's mouth several times, e.g. during the Venice scene with Lara or in the Siberian ice cave.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[after an extended action sequence with a training robot which then attempts to revive itself and sneak up on her]
Lara Croft: Stop!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Lung gam wai yi dzi wang mo leung leung (2005)

Soundtrack:

Galaxy Bounce

Lara Comes To Life

Many video game enthusiasts were looking forward to the movie adaptation of the "Tomb Raider" game series. When "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" was finally released, not all of them were satisfied. But the movie does have its good points. Angelina Jolie takes the lead as Lara Croft, the famed archaeologist/adventurer, woman warrior and gamer's dream girl. She plays the role as if she were meant to be Lara Croft. The movie also boasts some very good visual effects and exciting action. The plot does leave a bit to be desired, though. The ancients may have had deep knowledge about the universe and the planets, but the concept with the planetary alignment was just barely plausible. But, really, with movies like this, it's all about explosions and the star's body. Lara Croft's game might not be for everybody, and the same goes for the movie.