HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE

Overview

The Miller-Croft family, much respected in and around London and further afield in the market town of Meadowbank where the matriarch, Catherine Miller-Croft, had made her home for over forty years, but like many families, the Miller-Crofts had their secrets. With the grim discovery of the body of Catherine's step-daughter, those previously closely guarded secrets were soon to be exposed and become front-page news.

Chief Inspector Brenda Masters and Inspector Ian Ash found themselves confronted with not only solving what was being described by the press as the 'Miller-Croft Murders', but to unravelling the complexities of Catherine's extended family.

Greed and personal revenge vied for prominence, disrupting the daily lives of the residents and creating a feeling of unease as one shocking event followed another, culminating in a way no-one had expected, even beyond the fertile imaginations of The Market Inn's regulars. Meadowbank was once more headline news; the unwanted publicity adversely affecting the enviable lifestyle of the Miller-Croft family.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/07/2014
UPC:	0031398181514
Original Release:	0000
Source:	FOX HOME EN
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Sales rank:	65,920

Special Features

Closed Caption; Audio Commentary with Director Francis Lawrence and Producer Nina Jacobson; Deleted scenes; Divergent sneak peek

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jennifer Lawrence	Katniss Everdeen,Actor
Josh Hutcherson	Peeta Mellark
Liam Hemsworth	Gale Hawthorne,Actor
Woody Harrelson	Haymitch Abernathy
Donald Sutherland	Presydent Snow
Philip Seymour Hoffman	Plutarch Heavensbee
Elizabeth Banks	Effie Trinket
Stanley Tucci	Caesar Flickerman
Jena Malone	Johanna Mason
Jeffrey Wright	Beetee Latier
Willow Shields	Primrose Everdeen
Lenny Kravitz	Cinna
E. Robert Mitchell	Actor,Chaff
Amanda Plummer	Actor
Toby Jones	Actor
Lynn Cohen	Actor
Patrick St. Esprit	Actor
Meta Golding	Actor
Bruno Gunn	Actor
Alan Ritchson	Actor
Maria Howell	Actor
Stephanie Leigh Schlund	Actor
Sam Claflin	Actor
Jack Quaid	Actor
Taylor St. Clair	Actor
Sandra Ellis Lafferty	Actor
Afemo Omilami	Actor
Kimberley Drummond	Actor
Deena Beasley	Actor
Leon Lamar	Actor
Mandy Neuhaus	Actor
Erika Bierman	Actor
Wilbur Fitzgerald	Actor
Jill Jane Clements	Actor
James Sutton	Actor
Megan Hayes	Actor
Stef Dawson	Actor
James Logan	Actor
Judd Derek Lormand	Actor
Elena Sanchez	Actor
John Casino	Actor
Marian Green	Actor
Daniel Bernhardt	Actor
Ravi Naidu	Actor
Franco Castan	Actor
Paula Malcomson	Katniss' Mother
James Newton Howard	Composer,Actor
Paula Malcolmson	Actor
Jo Willems	Actor
Simon Beaufoy	Actor
Joseph Drake	Actor
Michael Arndt	Actor
Nina Jacobson	Actor
Jon Kilik	Actor
Louise Rosner	Actor
Allison Shearmur	Actor
Bruce Bundy	Octavia
Nelson Ascencio	Flavius
Guy Berryman	Composer
Will Champion	Composer

Technical Credits

Simon Beaufoy

Michael deBruyn

Suzanne Collins

Michael Arndt

Simon Beaufoy	Screenwriter
Michael deBruyn	Screenwriter
Suzanne Collins	Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Nina Jacobson	Producer
Jon Kilik	Producer
Joseph Drake	Executive Producer,Producer
Alli Shearmur	Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Producer
Louise Rosner	Executive Producer,Producer
Jeremy Peirson	Sound/Sound Designer
Debra Zane	Casting
Jason Pomerantz	Production Manager
Chad Stahelski	Stunts
Lee Gilmore	Sound Effects
Michael Arndt	Screenwriter
Michael Paseornek	Producer
Aldric La'auli Porter	Producer
Bryan Unkeless	Producer
Sarah Bourgeois	Sound Effects
Joel Dougherty	Sound Effects
Remi Cauzid	Special Effects
Jeanette Branch	Stunts
Simon Legrand	Special Effects
Anton Smit	Special Effects
Joseph West	Special Effects
Kyle Davis	Special Effects
Joe Love	Special Effects
Wes Mattox	Special Effects
Paul Sabourin	Special Effects
Craig H. Davidson	Stunts
Bobby Jordan	Stunts

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Hunger Games: Catching Fire
1. Chapter 1
1. Scene 1 [4:34]
2. Scene 2 [4:58]
3. Scene 3 [4:32]
4. Scene 4 [6:00]
5. Scene 5 [6:49]
6. Scene 6 [5:05]
7. Scene 7 [4:33]
8. Scene 8 [4:58]
9. Scene 9 [5:49]
10. Scene 10 [4:34]
11. Scene 11 [3:16]
12. Scene 12 [7:00]
13. Scene 13 [5:59]
14. Scene 14 [5:23]
15. Scene 15 [4:03]
16. Scene 16 [7:15]
17. Scene 17 [4:13]
18. Scene 18 [3:02]
19. Scene 19 [8:49]
21. Scene 22 [8:30]
23. Scene 23 [5:55]
24. Scene 24 [5:49]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Hunger Games: Catching Fire
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Scenes
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Audio
English 5.1 Dolby Digital
Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital
English Descriptive Audio
Subtitles
English
Spanish
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Special Features
Divergent - Sneak Peek
Audio Commentary With Director Francis Lawrences and Producer Nina Jacobson: On/Off
Audio Commentary With Director Francis Lawrences and Producer Nina Jacobson: On
Audio Commentary With Director Francis Lawrences and Producer Nina Jacobson: Off
Deleted Scenes
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Editorial Reviews

Francis Lawrence may not have had to fight for his life while directing the second installment in The Hunger Games series, but his task, metaphorically speaking, was not entirely unlike entering the dreaded arena: He had to appease the series' passionate fan base without alienating those unfamiliar with the story, depict a wide variety of environments, and avoid the trappings of adapting a middle book. Frankly, the odds sucked. The good news is that he prevailed anyway. The key to the success of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is its steadfast adherence to the novel's central theme: Surviving the Games and leaving the arena are not mutually exclusive. The film once again begins in the dreary District 12, where Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) have literally and figuratively been set apart from the rest of the community. Their newfound wealth and luxurious new homes in the "Victor's Village" leave them physically isolated from those who continue to starve under the Capitol's brutal regime; more importantly, their experiences in the Games have left them both with acute post-traumatic stress disorder. The once steely Katniss cries frequently and suffers from nightmares and hallucinations. Peeta is solemn and depressed. Their mentor Haymitch (Woody Harrelson) continues to anesthetize himself with alcohol. While the victors continue to fight the wars in their minds, a very real spark of revolution is spreading throughout the impoverished districts. The film transitions seamlessly to the Victory Tour, wherein Katniss and Peeta are forced to sing the praises of the Capitol in each of the districts in front of an audience that includes the families of those killed in the Games. Prior to the tour, Katniss was addressed by President Snow himself (played to perfection by Donald Sutherland), who challenged her to quash all thoughts of revolution lest her district be razed and family murdered. Initially, his intent was to make Katniss a pariah by forcing her to act as a tool of the Capitol; however, the oppressed masses remain emboldened, forcing Snow to introduce what is referred to as a "wrinkle." The tributes for the 75th Hunger Games will be reaped from a pool of existing victors in a power move that he hopes will reinforce the iron fist of the Capitol. Catching Fire's tone evolves smoothly from barely contained anxiety to foreboding to betrayal to grim acceptance with very little exposition -- a difficult feat for a film that is driven by action rather than dialogue. There is virtually no dead weight among the cast. Lawrence continues to shine as the reluctant hero Katniss, while Hutcherson imparts a level of depth to his character that was missing in the first movie. Sassy Johanna Mason (Jena Malone), who uses her TV spot to curse at the Capitol audience, is a welcome foil for serious Katniss, and fan favorite Finnick Odair (Sam Claflin) wields a trident like nobody's business. Francis Lawrence made a wise decision in emphasizing the camaraderie that takes place inside the arena: It would have been a much more difficult feat to distinguish this film from a watery version of the last had Katniss played the game alone. Catching Fire is tightly paced with very little filler. No line or character is wasted. Even the eccentric, Capitol-born Effie Trinket (Elizabeth Banks) has evolved from the first movie and has become attached to "her" tributes, albeit in a touchingly clueless kind of way. Philip Seymour Hoffman is flawless as the new head gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee (you can all but see the chess pieces moving with his every word), and Donald Sutherland plays President Snow as though he were the love child of Hannibal Lecter and Voldemort. The film's greatest achievement, however, is its refusal to whitewash the material, condescend to its audience, or perpetuate the myth that the good guys always win, grow up, get married, have babies, and live happily ever after. Despite moments of levity, this is a brutal movie (a success in and of itself given the PG-13 rating) that comes in like a hurricane and provides a needed ass kicking to the schmaltzy, supernatural love triangles that have plagued young-adult fiction in a post-Harry Potter world.