The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray/DVD]

Director: Bill Condon Bill Condon

Overview

In this installment of the "Twilight" saga, Bella (Kristen Stewart) becomes pregnant after marrying Edward (Robert Pattinson), which leads to a dangerous childbirth and a shocking realization for werewolf Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner).

Product Details

Release Date:	10/23/2018
UPC:	0031398293705
Original Release:	2011
Rating:	NR
Source:	SUMMIT INC/LIONSGATE
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:04:00

Special Features

Over 90 minutes of featurettes including "Love, Death, Birth" and "Jacob's Destiny"; Bella And Edward's personal wedding video; Music videos; Director commentary with Bill Condon; And more!

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Kristen Stewart	Bella,Seth
Robert Pattinson	Edward
Taylor Lautner	Jacob
Anna Kendrick	Jessica
Ashley Greene	Alice Cullen
Billy Burke	Charlie
Sarah Clarke	Renee
Ty Olsson	Phil
Jackson Rathbone	Jasper Hale
Peter Facinelli	Dr. Carlisle Cullen
Elizabeth Reaser	Esme
Kellan Lutz	Emmett Cullen
Nikki Reed	Rosalie
Christian Serratos	Actor
Justin Chon	Actor
Michael Welch	Actor
Michael Sheen	Actor
Christopher Heyerdahl	Actor
Jamie Campbell Bower	Actor
Christian Camargo	Actor
Mia Maestro	Actor
Maggie Grace	Actor
MyAnna Buring	Actor
Casey LaBow	Actor
Angelo Renai	Actor
Alex Rice	Sue Clearwater
Kiowa Gordon	Embry
Tyson Houseman	Quil Ateara
Chaske Spencer	Sam Uley
Bronson Pelletier	Jared
Alex Meraz	Paul
Julia Jones	Leah Clearwater
Tinsel Korey	Emily
Tanaya Beatty	Rachel
Sienna Joseph	Claire
Gil Birmingham	Billy
Carolina Virguez	Kaure
Sebastião Lemos	Gustavo
Kimani Ray Smith	Near-Miss Husband
Tora Hylands	Near-Miss Wife
Mackenzie Foy	Renesmee
Ali Faulkner	Bianca
Charlie Bewley	Demetri
Daniel Cudmore	Felix
Christian Sloan	Unsavory Person
James Pizzinato	Unsavory Person
Ian Harmon	Unsavory Person
Gabriel Carter	Unsavory Person
Stephanie Moseley	Dancer
Paul Becker	Dancer
Xavier Samuel	Actor
Omar Metwally	Actor
Lee Pace	Actor
Carter Burwell	Composer

Technical Credits

Melissa Rosenberg

Stephenie Meyer

Bill Condon	Director
Melissa Rosenberg	Screenwriter
Wyck Godfrey	Producer
Stephenie Meyer	Producer,Screenwriter,Producer
Karen Rosenfelt	Producer
Marty Bowen	Executive Producer,Producer
Greg Mooradian	Executive Producer,Producer
Mark Morgan	Executive Producer,Producer
Guy Oseary	Executive Producer,Producer
Debra Zane	Casting
Jeff Imada	Stunts
Scott Ateah	Stunts
David Crone	Camera Operator
Michael Applebaum	Camera Operator
Jessica Lichtner	Script Supervisor
Steve C. Aaron	Sound Mixer
E.J. Foerster	Second Unit Director
David Poole	Special Effects Supervisor
Neil Eskuri	Digital Effects
Brennan Prevatt	Digital Effects
Ed Anders	Stunts

Editorial Reviews

In Eclipse, the third film in the Twilight series, Bella (Kristen Stewart) finally made her choice between broody vampire Edward (Robert Pattinson) and hot-blooded werewolf Jacob (Taylor Lautner). Now fully committed to each other, Bella and Edward embark on a journey that leads them to exotic nuptials, an over-the-top wedding night, and the tumultuous birth of a vampire child in all its complicated glory. Bella and Edward have kept it pretty PG so far with heavy-petting sessions and syrupy love confessions, but in this film, the star-crossed couple go from lovelorn teenagers to saucy adults and take everything to the next level. Director Bill Condon and returning screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg waste no time building towards the wedding, giving us hints along the way that this couple may not necessarily live happily ever after. Breaking Dawn feels more mature than the previous Twilight films, as Condon brings a certain visual elegance that helps with some of the more-absurd elements of the story. The opening moments of the film bring Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and their loved ones together for an über-romantic wedding and exotic Rio de Janeiro honeymoon, where the couple finally consummate their relationship. Unfortunately, their newfound marital bliss is cut short when a series of betrayals and misfortunes threaten to destroy their world. Bella soon discovers she is pregnant, and during a nearly fatal childbirth, Edward finally fulfills her wish to become immortal. But the arrival of their daughter, Renesmee, sets in motion a perilous chain of events that pits the Cullens and their allies against the Volturi, the fearsome council of vampire leaders, setting the stage for an all-out battle. Where Eclipse raised the bar for the franchise with its polished action sequences and tight story, Breaking Dawn excels at examining the relationship between Edward and Bella. Even still, when the film shifts away from the duo to address other characters and exposition, the narrative goes flat and the ensemble's performances suffer as a result. Perhaps this is due in part to the source material -- Stephenie Meyer's prose relies heavily on sensory perception, which Condon has difficulty translating to screen; what you're left with is a stagnant story and wooden acting. To say that the infamous wedding-night scene and vampire-baby birth sequence are excessive is putting it mildly, and they both require some major suspension of disbelief. Considering that Breaking Dawn is the most-out-there novel in the series and is heavy on drama and very light on action, the film version would have benefited from Condon taking risks, pushing beyond the PG-13 rating and invoking a greater sense of urgency. Breaking Dawn took a cue from the Harry Potter playbook and was split into two films, the second of which will be released in the fall of 2012. Fans of the novels will be pleasantly surprised at how beautifully Condon handles some of the more-delicate aspects of the story, and despite the fact that certain elements of the book get lost in translation, Breaking Dawn is a worthy addition to the Twilight franchise.