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Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie Peter pan, the mischievous boy who refuses to grow up, lands in the Darling's proper middle-class home to look for his shadow. He befriends Wendy, John and Michael and teaches them to fly (with a little help from fairy dust). He and Tinker Bell whisk them off to Never-land where they encounter the Red Indians, the Little Lost Boys, pirates and the..more
Published October 1st 2003 by Henry Holt and Co. (first published December 27th 1904)
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Aug 21, 2009K.D. Absolutely rated it liked it · review of another edition
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A story of a dead child and a mother who is missing him.
Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937), a Scottish, wrote this book in 1902 for an older brother, David (his mother's favorite) who died in an ice-skating accident the day before he turned 14. Thus, in his mother's mind, David always stayed as a young boy who would not grow up. J. M. Barrie, a middle-child and then only 6 years old, tried to assume David's place in his mother's heart by wearing the latter's clothes and speaking and sounding l
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Apr 13, 2017Luca Ambrosino rated it really liked it · review of another edition
ENGLISH (Peter Pan) / ITALIANO
«All children, except one, grow up.»

The incipit of Peter Pan of J.M. Barrie is the perfect synthesis of the book. I will try to make the point using as inspiration the words of a child, namely three phrases from my daughter Arianna while in the evening she was listening in her bed my reading of Peter Pan (seventeen chapters read on as many nights with the emphasis of a talented narrator):

1 - 'Peter Pan is a bad guy' Yes, my daughter did not like to the protagonist o

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Nov 29, 2015Mark Lawrence rated it really liked it
I read this to Celyn. It's a short book. Google tells me 47,000 words but it felt shorter than that.
Many of us know the story second hand through cartoons, Hollywood adaptations, and picture-books. The original item is not that dissimilar, though it's a fair bit more brutal that the cartoons and having been published in 1911 it's 100 years out of date when it comes to Native Americans!
The first thing to note is that it's not just the Never-Land that has a surreal, imaginary feel to it. The Darli
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Jan 15, 2018Chelsea Humphrey rated it did not like it
Oh boy. I'm not sure what to say other than I cannot think of one aspect I enjoyed about this book. I tend to gravitate toward dark, disturbing, and twisted stories (what does that say about me???), but this was just sad with no pay off. Each page felt like a chore to get through and I didn't even find the illustrations redeeming. I'm clearly in the minority, but I may have possibly been bit by the old 'heard the story so many times that the original feels like a rip off' bug. Definitely not my..more
Jul 11, 2019jessica rated it really liked it · review of another edition
‘all children, except one, grow up.’
perhaps i could call it a quarter life crisis, but i am definitely experiencing a little bit of peter pan syndrome lately. and this story is that wonderful adventure through childhood nostalgia that i am desperately needing.
a bit old fashioned, for sure, but this so perfectly captures what it means to be a child - to long for grand adventures, comprehending how belief alone can allow you fly, and how wishing on dreams will always be the greatest pastime.
so
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Sep 24, 2008Melissa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
My children wanted to do our read aloud outside this evening. So we went on the patio and I began reading 'Peter Pan.' I read about how the mermaids would play with the bubbles, but when the children would come they would all disappear, but they would secretly watch. Pretty soon I hear over the fence our 11 year old neighbor boy say, 'Is that Peter Pan?' 'Yes,' I say, 'Would you like to come listen?' 'I've been listening from here,' he says. So I go on and read about Wendy's rule that all the bo..more
Sep 22, 2015Hailey (Hailey in Bookland) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Read for school*
Really enjoyed this!!
Feb 17, 2018Val ⚓️ Shameless, Skanky & Bitchy ⚓️ rated it it was ok · review of another edition
Shelves: 2-stars, children-s-and-middle-grade, classics-challenge
Not gonna lie, I had to push myself to get through this.
I just didn’t find it enjoyable in the slightest, which makes me feel like a loser since it’s such a beloved children’s classic.
But at least I’m an honest loser?
I didn’t really like Peter.
Wendy annoyed me.
And the humor and tone just fell flat for me.
But, on the plus side, at least I can count this as my first completed classic for the year. This was supposed to be my January read and it’s now February..but who’s counting.
Me, that’s who. On
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Jan 02, 2009Nikki rated it really liked it · review of another edition
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Oct 20, 2013Ahmad Sharabiani rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Shelves: childrens-young-readers, classic, adventure, british, literature, fantasy, fairy-tales, 20th-century
Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie
Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythical island of Neverland as the leader of the Lost Boys, interacting with fairies, pirates, mermaids, Native Americans, and occasionally ordinary children from the world outside Neverland.
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Mar 09, 2013Ariel rated it really liked it · review of another edition
INCREDIBLE! SO WEIRD AND GOOD.
Things that are great:
1) All of these tiny details that Barrie added in that just make everything feel really intricate.
2) Peter Pan is the most bizarre and interesting characters ever.
3) The whole concept of Neverland being fact of fiction? Fascinating.
4) The parents. WOAH SO INTERESTING.
5) I listened to an audiobook version while reading along which was read by Jim Dale and OMGSOGOOD.
6) The magic.
7) The pirates.
8) Understanding why Tinker Bell is called Tinker Bel
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Mar 11, 2017James rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2-fic-childrens, 1-fiction, 2-fic-fantasy-and-scifi
Before I get into the review.. it took me forever to go through all the editions of Peter Pan listed on Goodreads. While I suppose it's not too important to get the right version, I was shocked at how many there were, as well as that this was a longer series with multiple books. I guess I always knew that, but when I read it, it was just the Peter Pan book, which I believe was the third in the series. I could be wrong.. nonetheless.. wow.. and it's review time and let's do some soaring..
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Jun 04, 2008Brad rated it did not like it
I am not sure I can see why Peter Pan is such a beloved 'classic.' J.M. Barrie's story of the boy who wouldn't grow up just didn't reach me. And I read it aloud to 4 year old boy-girl twins.
Oh, they enjoyed it, and I may have bred a love for the story in them that will last (which could be exactly why the story has endured -- parental readings), but no matter how much they liked Peter Pan I could not see the appeal.
Wendy drove me crazy; Peter grew increasingly annoying; Hook bored me stiff; ther
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May 06, 2017Merphy Napier rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Reread #2
This is still my favorite book. It's whimsical, beautiful, heart-warming, heart-wrenching, dark.. it's wonderful. I love it so much.
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Upon Reread:
It's even better the second time. I will never stop rereading this book. It's so important to me and I don't even know why. Walt Disney, I've always loved you, but I'm never touching merch that reflects your version of this story. Nothing can compare.
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Jul 14, 2011Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* rated it it was amazing
Shelves: maritime, sad, reviewed, mermaids, childhood-nostalgia, 5-star, ebook, fantasy, movie-seen, read-in-2016
“I suppose it's like the ticking crocodile, isn't it? Time is chasing after all of us.”
Beautifully written, hauntingly nostalgic, and adventure filled, Peter Pan is not a story that can be forgotten and that has made itself live on in childhood literature since its conception.
So many are familiar with the Disney version, a book and movie which highlights the fun and joyful adventures of youth as they escape a bedroom window and fly in the night to a hidden world rich with adventures. The origin
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Jun 22, 2017Sean Barrs the Bookdragon rated it liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy, 3-star-reads, children-of-all-ages
I’ve never really thought much to Peter Pan. I read it when I was very small and again in my late teens, though each time it didn’t particularly interest me. Sure, it was entertaining enough but that’s about it.
I’ve recently read Lost Boy by Christina Henry and the genius nature of her plot has made me reconsider the original work a little bit. She very cleverly tells the story from the perspective of Peter’s nemesis Hook. And coming from his point of view, it is Peter who is genuinely the one
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Aug 26, 2008Andrew rated it really liked it
I was surprised by this book in many good ways. I was expecting something that glorified the Child and its imagination, and perhaps cursed the unstoppable destruction of our Childinity. I was surprised to see this was not truly so. Barrie loves the Child, but he does not hide its foolishness, its selfishness, its ignorance. The Child in this is almost pre-moral. They have some understanding of villainy, but do not grasp the virtue of a hero. Barrie deems a key attribute to being a child as being..more
Apr 02, 2015Kai rated it liked it · review of another edition
“To die will be an awfully big adventure.”
I didn't love this book as much as I wanted to. Peter Pan's world is this magical, wonderful, dangerous place full of adventures. One of those places every child wants to visit, exactly like Wendy and her brothers. Just open a window and fly away.
I read this book because 1. it's a classic and 2. because it's my friend's favourite book of all times. It was my duty to pick this up. But it wasn't completely what I imagined. The book wasn't as exciting, the
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Jun 25, 2014Lisa rated it it was amazing
'You need not be sorry for her. She was one of the kind that likes to grow up. In the end she grew up of her own free will a day quicker than the other girls.'
I loved Wendy when I was little - I was a bit over two when I got to know her, so I probably knew I was going to grow up at some point too. And knowing what she chose, it was a deliberate choice in my case as well. Peter Pan is one of those many childhood classics I devoured, loved and cherished, only to put it aside and - seemingly - for
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Dec 03, 2011Wendy Darling rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: sweet-old-fashioned, juvenile, favorites-all-time, read-2011
Of course in the end, Wendy let them fly away together. Our last glimpse of her shows her at the window, watching them receding into the sky until they were as small as stars.
Reread in preparation for Neverland this coming weekend!
Aug 18, 2017Mary ~Ravager of Tomes~ rated it it was ok · review of another edition
Ever since I was a young girl, I've been obsessed with the musical performance of Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby (which you can view here on YouTube.) I don't think I've ever seen Disney's adaption because my mother & friends could not convince me that any other version in existence was worth watching.
As I've grown up (boooooo) I've really enjoyed the movie Hook, & didn't mind the concept behind the mini-series Neverland. However, nothing has ever stuck with me the way the musical did, a
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Jan 17, 2013Steph rated it did not like it · review of another edition
Firstly, let me make it clear that there is actually more than one J M Barrie 'Peter Pan' story (something that I did not initially realise). There is 'Peter Pan and Wendy,' which is the story we are all familiar with (immortalised - inaccurately - by Disney); there is 'Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens,' which tells the story of him as a baby with the lost boys when he was originally abandoned, (which I have not yet read) and then 'The Little White Bird' (which I have not read either), but is a s..more
Jun 26, 2013Bionic Jean rated it really liked it
Shelves: read-authors-a-b, 19th-century-ish, classics, fantasy, children-s-1900-1919, children-s-and-ya
This edition of Peter Pan contains the text of J.M. Barrie’s 1911 novel, “Peter and Wendy”, which he wrote from his earlier play of 1904. The character of Peter Pan, the little boy who wouldn’t grow up, had already made an appearance in an earlier work by J.M. Barrie, “The Little White Bird” (1902). There continue to be many retellings of this magical story, and Peter is himself a timeless figure; one of the best-loved characters in children’s literature. There is maybe a little of Peter in ever..more
Feb 09, 2016Jasmine rated it really liked it
Shelves: magic, happy-ending, highly-recommend, light-read, positive-ideas, practical-methods, beautiful-stories, realism, immortals, movie-based
Not until I heard this song, Ruth B's Lost Boy did I realize how much I miss this story. Peter Pan was and is and will always be my most favorite fairytale of all time because I used to watch its cartoons, movie adaptations, and read the story books when I was little. It's such beautiful memory I have and I even dreamt of him as my boyfriend(well, I didn't know what 'book boyfriend' was at that time) and waited for him to appear at my windowsill or sneak in my room at night. Just all kinds of sw..more
A timeless children’s classic.
I’ll concede that the biggest reason why I read this was because of Brom’s 2009 illustrated novel The Child Thief. In an afterward, Brom had said that he was struck by the disparity of the original 1911 work and the later Disney and Hollywood adaptions. Brom highlighted that Barrie’s original work was darker and more violent.
While this is technically true, much of the somber tone Brom noticed was reading between the lines in ways that many younger readers will eithe
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Mar 28, 2008Janene rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
This was such a treat! Three things: 1. It made me realize what a perfect Pan-type Peter I married, so many similarities, some that made me laugh out loud. 2. It made me want to look into my 4-yr-old's imaginitive eyes a little longer. 3. I also occasionally picked up my 20-month-old while sleeping just to rock and enjoy him for extra minutes.
This book just so fully captures childhood and the problem of growing up, in a witty way. If you've never read it, really you must! The edition we own is
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Oct 27, 2017Sepani rated it liked it
Shelves: books-made-into-movies, reviews-on-books
I haven't read Peter Pan before, until now and had to read it because of my next to-read book as it is a retelling of Peter Pan. While reading the book I felt boring so I left few sentences unread. I don't know exactly why I didn't enjoy the book, sometimes it may be because I was too late to read this book during my early teens.
I suppose we never really grow up. We all have our imagination just like we did as children. Fantastic fantasy tale is Peter Pan.👍🐯
Aug 27, 2014Vanessa J. rated it really liked it

“All children, except one, grow up”

When I was a kid, I used to think Peter Pan was fantastic. He didn't grow and could do everything he wanted without parents scolding him. After some years I started to be more wary about him. I didn't like how reckless he was and how he lured little children out of their beds. That was my conception of him before starting this book. And indeed, he was a bit like that.
You see, the Disney movie isn't really that far from the original story. The difference is th
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Jun 11, 2015Marine rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
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All these years I've travelled far away from the Peter Pan phenomenon, from Disney to the numerous movies inspired by the novel (the only thing I remember is that great attraction in Disneyland Paris where you're surrounded by stars and you fly in the Jolly Roger - but I think I digress). I still don't understand how I could have avoided such a masterpiece at school, or how nobody ever told me before to put down my cartoons and go read something that important.
Everything involved here is so bea
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Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM was a Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan.
The son of a weaver, Barrie studied at the University of Edinburgh. He took up journalism, worked for a Nottingham newspaper, and contributed to various London journals before moving to London in 1885. His early works, Auld Licht Idylls (1889) and A Window in Thrums (188
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Peter Pan
Directed byP. J. Hogan
Produced by
  • Patrick McCormick
Screenplay by
Based onPeter and Wendy
by J. M. Barrie
Starring
Narrated bySaffron Burrow
Music byJames Newton Howard
CinematographyDonald McAlpine
Edited by
Production
companies
  • Revolution Studios[1]
Distributed by
  • Universal Pictures
  • (English speaking territories and France)
  • (International)
  • 18 December 2003 (Australia)
  • 24 December 2003 (United Kingdom)
  • 25 December 2003 (United States)
113 minutes[2]
Country
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Budget$130.6 million[3]
Box office$122 million[4]

Peter Pan is a 2003 fantasyadventure film directed by P.J. Hogan and written by Hogan and Michael Goldenberg. The screenplay is based on the play and novel Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up by J.M. Barrie. It was the first authorised screen adaptation[citation needed] of Barrie's work since Disney's animated version in 1953. Jason Isaacs plays the dual roles of Captain Hook and George Darling, Olivia Williams plays Mrs. Darling, while Jeremy Sumpter plays Peter Pan, Rachel Hurd-Wood plays Wendy Darling, and Ludivine Sagnier plays Tinker Bell. Lynn Redgrave plays a supporting role as Aunt Millicent, a new character created for the film.

After completing the script, Hogan and Goldenberg were given approval by Great Ormond Street Hospital, who held the rights to Barrie's story. Principal photography took place in Australia at Village Roadshow Studios on the Gold Coast, Queensland from September 2002 to May 2003.

Peter Pan premiered at the Empire in Leicester Square, London on 9 December 2003 and was theatrically released by Universal Pictures in the United Kingdom on 24 December 2003 and in the United States on 25 December 2003. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $122 million worldwide. With an estimated budget of $130.6 million, the film was a box office bomb resulting in a $70-95 million dollar loss.

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  • 6Accolades

Plot[edit]

In the nursery of the Darling household located in Edwardian era London, Wendy Darling tells her younger brothers John and Michael stories of Cinderella and Peter Pan before Aunt Millicent arrives to visit. Judging Wendy to be an 'almost' full-grown woman, Aunt Millicent advises Mr. and Mrs. Darling to think of Wendy's future, saying that Wendy should spend less time in the nursery, and more time with herself, to become a grown woman. At school, Wendy daydreams about having seen Peter in the night, and, after being caught with a drawing of him over her bed, is in trouble with the teacher, who sends a letter by a boy messenger to Wendy's father at the bank, and as she tries to stop him, along with the family's 'nurse' dog Nana, embarrasses her father in front of his superiors. As a punishment, Mr. Darling chains Nana outside and declares it time for Wendy to grow up.

Peter visits the nursery looking for his shadow, which Nana had bitten off, and introduces himself. After being acquainted, Wendy sews his shadow back on and is intrigued by Peter's ability to fly and his description of Neverland. Peter invites the children to Neverland, where Wendy can tell stories to his gang of Lost Boys. They agree and are taught to fly using Tinker Bell's fairy dust. Nana breaks free from her chain and leads Mr. and Mrs. Darling back home from a party, but they arrive too late to stop the children. The children fly over London and then to Neverland. Peter's return coincides with the weather brightening, alerting Captain Hook's ship. The pirates spot the children spying and attack with their cannons. One knocks Wendy far away and the other causes Michael and John to fall towards the island below. Tinker Bell reaches the hideout as Wendy is still falling from the sky, and out of jealousy, tricks the Lost Boys into shooting Wendy with an arrow. The boys learn the truth and confess to Peter, but Wendy is revealed not to have been killed as the arrow hit the acorn necklace hung around her neck. Angry, Peter banishes Tinker Bell and ends their friendship.

When Wendy finally awakens she finds the Lost Boys on their knees begging her to be their mother, which she accepts. They blindfold her and lead her to their hideout, and she finally realises her brothers are missing. Michael and John encounter the Native American princess Tiger Lily and all three are then captured by Hook and taken to the Black Castle. Wendy and Peter visit the mermaids' lagoon to help in locating John and Michael. At the Black Castle, Peter and Hook engage in a duel but it is stopped when the ticking crocodile arrives and tries to eat Hook, allowing the children to all escape.

That night, after a celebration at the Native American camp, Peter shows Wendy the fairies' home and the two share a dance. Hook spies on the two and soon comes across Tinker Bell, who is still hurt and upset from being banished, and charms her into telling him more about Peter and Wendy. Peter becomes upset with Wendy after she tries to get him to express his feelings and that he will never love and never grow up, and tells her to leave. Hook finds Wendy sleeping and carries her to his ship. There, he entices her to become a pirate, but sends a spy to follow her to the Lost Boys' underground hideout afterwards. Wendy tells her brothers that the three of them will be going home and are joined by the Lost Boys, which upsets Peter. She leaves him a cup of 'medicine' and tells him not to forget to take it.

Wendy leaves the hideout only to be captured by Hook's crew. Hook enters the hideout, and puts a drop of poison in Peter's medicine. He is about to drink the medicine, but Tinker Bell intervenes, drinking the poison herself and dies. Peter asserts his belief in fairies, which reaches out to children sleeping around the world, the Darlings, the Lost Boys, and the pirates bringing Tinker Bell back to life. Peter and Tinker Bell save Wendy and the boys and a battle soon breaks out. Hook, using fairy dust, fights Peter in a duel while flying. Hook taunts him about Wendy abandoning him and forgetting all about him when she grows up. Weakened by those thoughts and unable to fight, Peter Pan is defeated. Wendy kisses Peter which gives him the strength to recover. Peter re-engages Hook, who loses his confidence and falls into the waiting jaws of the crocodile. Windows xp pro sp3 ita iso download.

With the ship covered in fairy dust, Peter flies Wendy and the boys back to London. Mr. and Mrs. Darling are overjoyed at the return of their children, and adopt the Lost Boys. Slightly, who got lost on the way to London and arrives at the house too late, is adopted by Aunt Millicent. Peter promises never to forget Wendy and to return someday before heading back to Neverland with Tinker Bell. Wendy, as the adult narrator, claims she never saw Peter again, but she continues to tell his story to her own children and grandchildren so that his legacy will last forever.

Cast[edit]

  • Jeremy Sumpter as Peter Pan: a young boy who does not want to grow up. Unlike other versions, Peter's feelings and even his mere presence affect various aspects of the weather.
  • Jason Isaacs as Captain Hook: the Captain of the Jolly Roger and Peter's archenemy as Peter cut off Hook's hand and fed it to a crocodile which has followed Hook ever since.
    • In one of the few aspects faithful to stage tradition, Isaacs also portrays George Darling, the Darlings' father.
  • Rachel Hurd-Wood as Wendy Darling: the eldest child of the Darling family and a surrogate mother to the Lost Boys and her younger brothers, John and Michael.
    • Saffron Burrows plays the adult Wendy, who narrates the film. Burrows appears in the deleted epilogue.
  • Lynn Redgrave as Aunt Millicent: the maternal aunt of the three Darling children. Aunt Millicent is an original character created for the film.
  • Richard Briers as Mr. Smee: Hook's humorous first-mate.
  • Olivia Williams as Mrs. Mary Darling: the matriarch of the Darling family.
  • Harry Newell as John Darling: the middle child of the Darling family.
  • Freddie Popplewell as Michael Darling: the youngest child of the Darling family.
  • Ludivine Sagnier as Tinker Bell: Peter's fairy companion who is jealous of Wendy.
  • Rebel as Nana: the dog nurse of the Darling family.
  • Carsen Gray as Tiger Lily: the daughter of a Native American chief.
  • Kerry Walker as Miss Fulsom: a strict schoolteacher.
  • Mathew Waters as the Messenger Boy.
  • The Lost Boys:
    • Theodore Chester as Slightly
    • Rupert Simonian as Tootles
    • George MacKay as Curly
    • Harry Eden as Nibs
    • Patrick Gooch and Lachlan Gooch as twins.
  • The Pirate Crew:
    • Alan Cinis as Skylights
    • Frank Whitten as Starkey
    • Bruce Spence as Cookson
    • Daniel Wyllie as Alf Mason
    • Brian Carbee as Albino
    • Don Battee as Giant Pirate
    • Frank Gallacher as Alsation Fogarty
    • Septimus Caton as Noodler
    • Jacob Tomuri as Bill Jukes
    • Venant Wong as Quang Lee
    • Phil Meacham as Bollard
    • Darren Mitchell as Mullins
    • Michael Roughan as Cecco

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

After the script was written, Stephen Cox, Chief Press Officer for Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, gave the hospital's approval, saying, 'We have read the script by P. J. Hogan and Michael Goldenberg and are delighted to report that we feel that it is in keeping with the original work whilst communicating to an audience with modern sensibilities.'[5] The film is dedicated to Dodi Al-Fayed, who was executive producer of the 1991 film Hook. Al-Fayed planned to produce a live action version of Peter Pan, and shared his ideas with Princess Diana (who was President of Great Ormond St Hospital), who said she 'could not wait to see the production once it was underway.' Al-Fayed's father, Mohammed Al-Fayed, co-produced the 2003 adaptation of the tale after his son died in the car crash which also killed Princess Diana.[6]Finding Neverland, a film about J. M. Barrie and the creation of Peter Pan, was originally scheduled to be released in 2003, but the producers of this film – who held the screen rights to the story – refused permission for that film to use scenes from the play unless its release was delayed until the following year.[citation needed]

Casting[edit]

Contrary to the traditional stage casting, the film featured a young boy in the title role. Since the first stage production of the story, the title role has usually been played by a woman, a tradition followed in the first film adaptation. Two subsequent animated adaptations have featured a male voice actor as Peter Pan, and a Soviet live-action film adaptation for television cast a boy to play the role. This film was the first live-action theatrical release with a boy playing the part. The casting of a single actor to play both George Darling and Captain Hook follows a tradition also begun in the first staging of the play.

Filming[edit]

Principal photography began on 17 September 2003 and concluded on 5 May 2003, taking place entirely inside sound stages on Australia's Gold Coast, Queensland.[7][8] According to Fisher, the decision to shoot in Australia was based on the low value of the Australian dollar at that time.[8]Hogan had originally planned on filming in a variety of locations such as Tahiti, New Zealand, and London but abandoned this idea after scouting some of the locations.[9]Filming on sound stages did help 'retain some of the theatricality of the original play', something which Hogan thought was important.[10]

Visual effects[edit]

The visual effects in the film are a mixture of practical and digital. The fairies that appear in the film are actors composited into the film with some digital enhancements. According to actor Jason Isaacs, the filmmakers were impressed with actress Ludivine Sagnier's performance and decided to abandon their plans to make Tinker Bell entirely computer animated.[11] The film also features a large, computer-generated crocodile. Another character, an animatronic parrot, appears in some scenes on the pirate ship. A complex harness was built to send the live-action actors rotating and gliding through the air for the flight sequences. They were then composited into the shots of London and Neverland, although they are sometimes replaced with computer-generated figures. One other aspect of bringing the story to life was the complex sword-fighting sequences, for which the actors were trained. Sumpter said that, 'I had to train for five months before the shoot. I had to do harness training to learn how to fly and learn how to swordfight,' and that, 'I got stabbed a couple of times with a sword.'[12] Hogan says that the flying scenes were very difficult to accomplish, but that, 'it was tougher on the kids than it was for me. They were up there on the harness 12' off the ground, having to make it look like flying is easy and fun.'[13] Sumpter grew several inches over the course of the film's production, requiring staging tricks to retain Hook's height advantage over Peter in face-to-face scenes late in the process. Hollywood-based producer Lucy Fisher also said that, 'The window he flies out of had to be enlarged twice.'[11]

Release[edit]

This film was released in theatres on 22 November 2003 in Australia, on 24 December 2003 in the United Kingdom and on 25 December 2003 in the United States. Universal Pictures distributed the film in France and in all countries where English was the primary language, while Columbia Pictures released the film in the rest of the world.

Marketing[edit]

For the promotion of the film, the original novel of Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie was re-released displaying the film's promotional material. A video game based on the film was released for Game Boy Advance on 4 November 2003, receiving mixed reviews from critics.

Reception[edit]

Critical response[edit]

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 77% based on 144 reviews, and an average rating of 6.8/10. The website's critical consensus reads, 'Solid if far from definitive, this version of Peter Pan is visually impressive, psychologically complex and faithful to its original source.'[14] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 64 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating 'generally favorable reviews'.[15]

Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film three and a half out of four stars.[16]MovieGuide has also favourably reviewed the film, calling it 'a wonderfully crafted, morally uplifting movie that intentionally emphasizes the fantasy elements of the story both in dialogue and design of the film.'[17]

Box office[edit]

Peter Pan

Peter Pan earned $48,462,608 at the box office in the United States and another $73.5 million outside the US, which brings the worldwide total to nearly $122 million.[4] It faced competition from the highly anticipated The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King released the week before, and Cheaper by the Dozen, which opened on the same day.

Accolades[edit]

Peter Pan Show Bus Tours

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films[edit]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2003Jeremy SumpterBest Performance by a Younger ActorWon
Best Fantasy FilmNominated
Rachel Hurd-WoodBest Performance by a Younger ActorNominated
Janet PattersonBest CostumesNominated

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards[edit]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2003Peter PanBest Family Film – Live ActionNominated

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards[edit]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2003Rachel Hurd-WoodBest Youth in FilmNominated

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards[edit]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2003Peter PanBest Live Action Family FilmNominated
Jeremy SumpterBest Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role – MaleNominated

Visual Effects Society Awards[edit]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2003Yusei Uesugi

Giles Hancock

Outstanding Matte Painting in a Motion PictureNominated
Ludivine SagnierOutstanding Performance by a Male or Female Actor in an Effects FilmNominated

Young Artist Awards[edit]

Peter Pan Costume

[18]
YearNominee / workAwardResult
2004Jeremy SumpterBest Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young ActorWon
Peter PanBest Family Feature Film – DramaWon
Rachel Hurd-WoodBest Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young ActressNominated
Harry NewellBest Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young ActorNominated
Carsen GrayBest Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young ActressNominated

References[edit]

  1. ^'Peter Pan (2003): Full Production Credits'. The New York Times. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  2. ^'Peter Pan (PG)'. British Board of Film Classification. 9 December 2003. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. ^''Gigli's' Real Price Tag – Or, How Studios Lie About Budgets'. The Wrap.
  4. ^ ab'Peter Pan (2003)'. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  5. ^''Peter Pan' Soars Again'. About.com. 24 June 2002. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  6. ^'Dodi Al-Fayed – Peter Pan'. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011. The first step was for Dodi to negotiate an extension of the rights granted by the hospital to his father. He was in the process of doing that when he was killed.Cite uses deprecated parameter deadurl= (help)
  7. ^'Peter Pan goes to Queensland'. The Age. 27 June 2002. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  8. ^ abMitchell, Peter (23 December 2003). 'Dark days loom for Aussie film industry'. The Age. Australia: The Age Company Ltd. Retrieved 11 September 2008.
  9. ^Whipp, Glenn (29 December 2003). 'Latest 'Pan' film lets boys be boys, preserves spirit of classic'. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 16 September 2008.[dead link]
  10. ^Ramshaw, Mark. 'Peter Pan: Hook, Line and Tinker'. VFXWorld. AWN, Inc. Retrieved 15 January 2004.
  11. ^ abWloszczyna, Susan (7 August 2003). 'A Mature Peter Pan'. USA Today. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
  12. ^Murray, Rebecca. 'Interview with 'Peter Pan' Star, Jeremy Sumpter'. about.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.Cite uses deprecated parameter deadurl= (help)
  13. ^Murray, Rebecca. 'Director PJ Hogan Discovers Neverland With 'Peter Pan''. about.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.Cite uses deprecated parameter deadurl= (help)
  14. ^'Peter Pan (2003)'. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  15. ^'Peter Pan Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  16. ^Ebert, Roger (24 December 2003). 'Peter Pan Review'. Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2014.Cite uses deprecated parameter deadurl= (help)
  17. ^'PETER PAN Movieguide Movie Reviews for Christians'. Movieguide The Family & Christian Guide to Movie Reviews. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  18. ^https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316396/awards?ref_=tt_awd

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