The 2008 film Twilight is about a teenage girl named Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) who moves from sunny Arizona to rainy Forks, Washington, to live with her father. Bella is a bit of a misfit, and she doesn't expect her life to change much when she moves to a new town. However, everything changes when she meets Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a mysterious and handsome boy at her new school.
Edward is actually a vampire, and he is drawn to Bella immediately. At first, Bella is frightened of Edward, but she is also drawn to him. As they get to know each other, Bella learns about Edward's world and the dangers that he and his family face.
Bella and Edward fall in love, but their relationship is complicated by the fact that Edward is a vampire and Bella is human. Edward knows that he could easily hurt Bella, but he vows to protect her at all costs.
Bella and Edward must also deal with the threat of other vampires, including James (Cam Gigandet), a tracker vampire who is determined to hunt Bella down.
Twilight is a coming-of-age story about love, loss, and the power of choice. It is also a story about finding your place in the world and accepting who you are.
The film was a commercial success, grossing over $393 million at the box office worldwide. It launched the Twilight Saga film series, which consists of five films which became a powerful franchise.
Cast
- Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan, a seventeen-year-old girl who moves to the small town of Forks, Washington from Phoenix, Arizona and falls in love with Edward Cullen, a vampire. Her life is endangered after James, a sadistic vampire, decides to hunt her.
- Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen, a 108-year-old vampire who was changed in 1918 and still appears to be seventeen. He is Bella's love interest and eventually falls in love with her. He has the ability to read minds, with the exception of Bella's, along with superhuman speed.
- Peter Facinelli as Carlisle Cullen, a compassionate 300-plus-year-old vampire who looks to be in his early 30s. He serves as the town's physician and is the Cullen family patriarch.
- Elizabeth Reaser as Esme Cullen, Carlisle's vampire wife and the matriarch of the Cullen family.
- Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen, Jasper Hale's mate, a vampire who can see the future based on decisions that people make.
- Kellan Lutz as Emmett Cullen, physically the strongest vampire of the family.
- Nikki Reed as Rosalie Hale, Emmett Cullen's mate, a vampire described as the most beautiful person in the world. She is hostile toward Bella throughout the film, worried that Edward's relationship with a human puts their clan at risk.
- Jackson Rathbone as Jasper Hale, a Cullen family member who can manipulate emotions. He is the newest member of the Cullen family, and thus has the most difficulty maintaining their "vegetarian" diet of feeding only on animal rather than human blood.
- Billy Burke as Charlie Swan, Bella's father and Forks' Chief of Police.
- Cam Gigandet as James Witherdale, the leader of a group of nomadic vampires that intends to kill Bella. He is Victoria's mate and a gifted tracker, due to his unparalleled senses.
- Rachelle Lefevre as Victoria Sutherland, James' mate who assists him in hunting Bella.
- Edi Gathegi as Laurent Da Revin, the most civilized member of James' coven.
- Sarah Clarke as Renée Dwyer, Bella's mother who lives in Arizona with her new husband, Phil.
- Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black, an old childhood friend of Bella and a member of the Quileute tribe.
- Christian Serratos as Angela Weber, one of Bella's new friends in Forks.
- Michael Welch as Mike Newton, one of Bella's new friends who vies for her attention.
- Anna Kendrick as Jessica Stanley, Bella's first friend in Forks.
- Gregory Tyree Boyce as Tyler Crowley, another one of Bella's classmates, also vying for Bella's attention. He nearly hits Bella with his van.
- Justin Chon as Eric Yorkie, another one of Bella's classmates who vies for her attention.
- Solomon Trimble as Sam Uley. Solomon Trimble was credited as "Jacob's friend" in the film, but was widely recognized as playing the part of Sam.
- Krys Hyatt as Embry Call. He was recognized as playing the part of Embry in the Twilight film, though his role was uncredited.
- Gil Birmingham as Billy Black
- Matt Bushell as Phil Dwyer
- José Zúñiga as Mr. Molina
- Ned Bellamy as Waylon Forge
- Ayanna Berkshire as Cora
- Katie Powers as Waitress
- Trish Egan as Ms. Cope
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Writers: Melissa Rosenberg Stephenie Meyer
Box Office Gross: $408,430,415
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
Release Date: November 20, 2008
Related
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon
- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2