Taglines: Born into Wealth. Groomed by the Elite. Trained for Combat.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider movie storyline. A member of a rich British aristocratic family, Lara Croft is a “tomb raider” who enjoys collecting ancient artifacts from ruins of temples, cities, etc. worldwide, and doesn’t mind going through death-defying dangers to get them. She is skilled in hand-to-hand combat, weapons training, and foreign languages – and does them all in tight outfits. Well, the planets of the solar system are going into planetary alignment (Which occurs every 5,000 years), and a secret society called the Illuminati is seeking an ancient talisman that gives its possessor the ability to control time.
However, they need a certain clock / key to help them in their search, and they have to find the talisman in one week or wait until the next planetary alignment to find it again. Lara happens to find that key hidden in a wall of her mansion. The Illuminati steal it, and Lara gets an old letter from her deceased father telling her about the society’s agenda (Her father was also the one who hid the key)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (also known as simply Tomb Raider) is a 2001 action-adventure film based on the popular Tomb Raider video game series featuring the character Lara Croft portrayed by Angelina Jolie. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Germany, it was directed by Simon West and revolves around Lara Croft trying to obtain ancient artifacts from the enemy, the Illuminati.
The film was released on June 15, 2001, and received generally negative reviews from critics for its stylized action and bland plot, although Angelina Jolie was praised for her performance. Tomb Raider was the highest-grossing film on its opening weekend. A sequel, titled Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life, was released in 2003.
Filming took place from July to November 2000. Portions of the film were shot on location at Ta Prohm temple and Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Tourists visiting Siem Reap are shown the Ta Prohm temple as “the Tomb Raider” temple.
Tomb Raider was a box office success. The movie debuted at number one with $48.2 million, giving Paramount its second-best debut and the fifth-highest debut of 2001. It beat the opening record for a film featuring a female protagonist (($42.3) million for Scary Movie) as well as the opening record for a video game adaptation ($31 million for Pokémon: The First Movie), and is one of the highest grossing video game to film adaptations. The movie has grossed a total of $274,703,340 worldwide. An updated adjusted boxoffice would bring the movie’s box office around $350 million.
The film was nominated for two MTV Movie Awards, these awards included: Best Female Performance and Best Fight scene, but the film lost to Moulin Rouge! and Rush Hour 2 respectively. The film was also nominated for Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie – Drama.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider is a 2001 soundtrack album to the film. The various artists soundtrack was released June 15, 2001. The Score was later released on June 25, 2001. The movie also featured the songs “Lila” by Vas and “Piano Concerto in F Minor” performed by Hae-Wong Chang. These were not featured on the soundtrack. Also used in the movie were elements of “Elevation (Influx Remix)” by U2.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
Yönetmen: Simon West
Oyuncular: Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Iain Glen, Noah Taylor, Daniel Craig, Chris Berry, Richard Johnson, Rachel Appleton, Henry Wyndham, Julian Rhind-Tutt
Senaryo: Sara B. Cooper, Mike Werb, Michael Colleary, Simon West, Patrick Massett
Prodüksiyon Tasarımı: Kirk M. Petruccelli
Cinematography by: Peter Menzies Jr.
Film Editing by: Dallas Puett, Glen Scantlebury, Eric Strand, Mark Warner
Kostüm Tasarımı: Lindy Hemming
Set Dekorasyonu: Sonja Klaus
Art Direction by: David Allday, John Fenne, John C. Hill, David Lee, Jim Morahan, Leslie Tomkins
Müzik: Graeme Revell
KHAA Daüirg: PG-13 for action violence and some sensuality.
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: June 15, 2001
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