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Reptile House
“Can you… hear me? It’s just… I’ve never talked to a snake before. Do you… I mean… do you talk to people often? You’re from Burma, aren’t you? Was it nice there, do you miss your family?”
Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe)
“No funny business” had warned Uncle Vernon (Richard Griffiths) though. Not content with talking to a snake at the Reptile House, discovering his talent for Parseltongue, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) makes the animal’s protective glass disappear when his cousin Dudley pushes him to the ground. Dudley (Harry Melling) is thus trapped inside the enclosure, while the Burmese python can quietly roam the aisles of the zoo.
Of course, for this famous scene of the film shot at the Reptile House of the London Zoo, the actors were not in direct contact with a python. A real snake was filmed without the presence of the various actors, while a rubber reptile allowed the protagonists to interact with this improbable double. For the rest, special effects were applied in post-production to ensure maximum realism but also safety.
On the other hand, it was impossible to see a Burmese python in the enclosure filmed for this opus. The window hides in reality a black mamba.
On the day of its release, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone earned $33.3 million at the US box office.
Reptile House
The present Reptile House was built in 1926. It is the successor of two other buildings, erected in 1849 and 1882.
Designed by Dr. Joan Beauchamp Procter, curator of reptiles, with architect Sir Edward Guy Dawber, the building was considered, at the time, one of the most sophisticated of its kind in the world.
The Reptile House has differentiated heaters to provide the reptiles with “hot spots” and the lighting is dimmed to showcase the animals in their natural simulated environment.
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