Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone

The best-selling novel by J.K. Rowling becomes this hotly anticipated fantasy adventure from Chris Columbus, the winner of a high-stakes search for a director to bring the first in a hoped-for franchise of Potter films to the screen by Warner Bros.

Upon his 11th birthday, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), who lives in misery with an aunt and uncle that don't want him, learns from a giant named Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane) that he is the orphaned son of powerful wizards. Harry is offered a place at prestigious Hogwarts, a boarding school for wizards that exists in a realm of magic and fantasy outside the dreary existence of normal humans or "Muggles." At Hogwarts, Harry quickly makes new friends and begins piecing together the mystery of his parents' deaths, which appear not to have been accidental after all. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was released under the original title of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in the U.K. The film even features alternate-version scenes for every mention of the titular rock. Richard Harris, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, John Cleese, and Fiona Shaw co-star.

Special Features:
Never-before-seen footage
Self-guided tour of Hogwarts
Mix potions, perform transfigurations, explore Diagon Alley, catch a snitch
Theatrical trailers
DVD-ROM PC features: Collect Wizard trading cards, download screensaver and Remembrall, receive owl e-mails, link to the Web