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	Calcifer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Calcifer is a fire demon from Diana Wynne Jones' novel Howl's Moving Castle.
		Calcifer got Howl's heart and a prolonged life, and Howl received full access to all of Calcifer's considerable powers.
		When Sophie Hatter comes to Howl's moving castle, Calcifer recognizes that she is under a curse thanks to the Witch of Waste and that Sophie has considerable powers of her own that she is unaware.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Calcifer (319 words)

	Howl's Moving Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sophie strikes a bargain with Howl's resident fire demon, Calcifer: if Sophie can break the contract Howl and Calcifer have signed, then Calcifer will turn Sophie back into her original form.
		Part of the contract, however, stipulates that neither Howl nor Calcifer can disclose the terms of the contract to any third party; Sophie, therefore, has to guess what the contract is. Calcifer is, however, allowed to give hints.
		Calcifer makes various hints to Sophie about how to break the contact between Howl and himself.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Howl's_Moving_Castle (748 words)

	Howl's Moving Castle \| Prettyricky.biz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Again, we have no idea what is happening, that Calcifer is actually supposed to be a shooting star that's meant to die, but Howl was so nice to rescue him and give his heart to him.
		Calcifer said Sophie will be able to remove Howl's heart from him (when we have no idea how it got there) and still be able to let both of them live, and so that happens.
		It does not change his appearance to resemble that of a bird, and it never really is an issue that he is cursed until he starts fulfilling all of the necessary parts to enable the curse on his head.
	www.prettyricky.biz /view/us/B000CDGVOE/howl-27s-moving-castle.html (3448 words)

	Howl's Moving Castle
		The house is powered by Calcifer, a fire spirit, who is indelibly tied to Howl himself.
		As a cast of characters gathers within and around the house and a war rages between two kingdoms, all wanting a part of Howl's magic, we are drawn into Sophie's struggle to find a solution for her dilemma as she starts to fall for the charismatic yet immature wizard.
		Calcifer is possibly the funniest sounding creature I've seen in a while, and the rest all do a great job.
	www.theanimereview.com /reviews/howls.html (1482 words)

	"Howl's Moving Castle" comments
		When Calcifer wouldn't obey her she wasn't fazed a bit.
		She was able to nudge Calcifer into doing what she wanted thought a quiet stubbornness.
		Calcifer's complaining and insecure personality actually wasn't a bad fit for Billy Crystal.
	talkaboutanimation.com /group/rec.arts.animation/messages/155198.html (1569 words)

	SCREEN IT! PARENTAL REVIEW: HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE
		It eventually leads her to an enormous, mechanical-looking castle that slowly lumbers across the lands and is powered by a fuel demon known as Calcifer (voice of BILLY CRYSTAL).
		CALCIFER is the fire demon who's under a spell to fuel the power that moves Howl's castle.
		We hear that Calcifer is a "fire demon," but he isn't remotely scary in appearance or demeanor.
	www.screenit.com /movies/2005/howls_moving_castle.html (2119 words)

	Reeling: the Movie Review Show's review of Howl's Moving Castle (Hauru no ugoku shiro)
		Sophie tells Howl's young assistant Markl (Josh Hutcherson, "Kicking and Screaming") and the bellyaching fire demon Calcifer (Billy Crystal) that she was hired by Howl as a cleaning lady and begins to give the all male enclave a woman's touch.
		Crystal is reined just enough to make Calcifer a lively being without giving over to schtick and young Hutcherson does a cute old man imitation when he's not just being himself (listen to his infectiously funny fervor when he worries about Howl's sulking).
		Once ensconced in the castle she meets a fiery little demon named Calcifer (voice of Billy Crystal) who is also cursed and must serve Howl by powering the moving abode from its hearth.
	www.reelingreviews.com /howlsmovingcastle.htm (1485 words)

	getaway: More Howl
		Specifically, in the dubbed version, it seems that Sophie takes Calcifer out of the castle hearth--therefore destroying the castle--in order to release the castle's connection to the hat shop, which Howl was endangering himself to protect at the time.
		This makes sense to me, since even though I don't remember now how the subtitled version explains the mechanics of what she was trying to do by taking Calcifer out of the hearth, I did know that it had something to do with her desperation to protect Howl.
		Billy Crystal did an OK rendition of Calcifer, but the original voice was much funnier with its higher pitch contrasting with the character's large ego.
	lechappee.blogspot.com /2005/07/more-howl.html (404 words)

	Howl's Moving Castle Listing at Box Office Prophets
		The place is powered by a moody fire demon named Calcifer, an ethereal being who lives in the fireplace and is bound by a contract with Howl, who is himself a charming but highly irresponsible young wizard.
		Calcifer makes a deal with Sophie: if she can find a way that the contract between the fire demon and Howl can be broken, Calcifer will break her curse.
		She must contend with his annoying behavior (and the additional aggravation of Calcifer's constant whining) while she works to break both the contract and the spell.
	www.boxofficeprophets.com /tickermaster/listing.cfm?TMID=1061 (1075 words)

	HAMM2001 - Viquez Paper - Summary of Toxic Shellfish Events in Costa Rica
		During 1999, Spondylus calcifer meat analysis shows toxin profile that resembles Gymnodinium catenatum, which occurs, usually with lower concentrations, w/ the P.
		calcifer was high enough to kill an adult person (S.
		calcifer is the species that accumulates the highest levels of toxins, although it is not the favourite of consumers).
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	musingsylph: to advance an honest mind
		Calcifer was far too cute, but it worked all right in the context.
		My major objection was not so much that it departed so much from the story in the book (that's a different and more visceral rant), but that the story the film told didn't make sense in glaring ways.
		The varying degrees of Sophie's oldness were confusing, but at least implied Sophie's own complicity in her state by her perception of herself as an old woman.
	musingsylph.livejournal.com /90763.html (889 words)

	Howl’s Moving Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The bed was indeed more comfortable than a chair and when Calcifer complained he was hungry in the night, it was an easy matter for Sophie to creak her way out and give him another log.
		By now it was clear that Calcifer did all the strong magic in the castle and Michael did all the hackwork, while Howl gadded off catching girls and exploiting the other two just as Fanny had exploited her.
		Calcifer went to sleep, in the way fires do, sinking among the logs until they were rosy cylinders plated with white ash, with only a hint of blue and green deep underneath.
	www.fictionbook.ru /author/djons_diana_vinni/howl_s_moving_castle/djons_howl_s_moving_castle.html (22173 words)

	AnimeOnDVD.com >> Disc Reviews >> Howl's Moving Castle
		The castle is an amalgamation of lots of different things such as steam stacks and wings at the back as well as little parts of houses around the side with a definite mouth in the front that looks rather monstrous, all held up by four mechanical chicken like legs, very Monty Pythonesque.
		Inside she meets Calcifer a fire demon who is “chained” to the castle and provides the heat and hot water among other things as well as Howl’s young apprentice Markl.
		Sophie and Calcifer strike a deal and she is allowed to stay.
	www.animeondvd.com /reviews2/disc_reviews/5202.php (2101 words)

	Geek of All Trades: "Howl's Moving Castle"
		Taking matters into her own hands, Sophie wanders into the wilderness, and is scooped up by the title character: Howl's Moving Castle, a structure that could only have been created by the mind of Miyazaki.
		A haphazard contraption of dozens of windows and doors and balconies and chimneys, it is enchanted to life by the fire demon Calcifer, who is mysteriously bound to Howl's service.
		From what I have read, Crystal's Borscht-Belt hamming is too much even for the energetic calcifer, and detracts from the loveable crankiness that the demon displays in the Japanese original.
	geekofalltrades.typepad.com /geek/2005/06/howls_moving_ca.html (893 words)

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		She then rescues Howl and Calcifer from their contract, in which Calcifer has served Howl magically in return for Howl's heart, which gives life to the demon.
		She's come to this conclusion very early on; by the time she meets Calcifer the fire demon, the spell is already multi-layered.
		Howl and Calcifer have made a contract, an agreement born of words, much as Michael tries to convince a falling start to join him (Howl's, 90).
	www.suberic.net /dwj/thesis.txt (15772 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Howl's Moving Castle: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		There she meets Michael, Howl's apprentice, and Calcifer the Fire Demon, with whom she agrees a pact.
		She bullies her way past Michael, Howl's young apprentice, and takes a seat by the hearth, claiming to be waiting for Howl (after all, he's only interested in young girls).
		Calcifer, the fire demon under contract to Howl, can see the Witch's spell, and offers her a deal - if she'll stay and find a way to break his contract, he'll figure out how to break the spell.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0006755232 (1403 words)

	In which many loose ends are gathered together
		Calcifer snorted, a sharp crackling sound, and Sophie found that just then, she'd prefer to smile than argue with Howl.
		What with the King's charge fulfilled in rescuing Prince Justin and Wizard Suliman from the Witch, the gratitude of all three, and Wizard Suliman's time now being divided between his royal duties and instructing Lettie, it seemed that there was a position available in the King's service.
		Sophie rather disconsolately went to sit by the hearth and talk to Calcifer.
	www.yuletidetreasure.org /archive/7/inwhich.html (1809 words)

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	howlsmovingcastle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The castle is powered by Calcifer (Billy Crystal), a fire demon who lives in the hearth and has been bound by a contract with mysterious Howl since Howl was a teenager.
		Calcifer makes a secret bargain with Sophie; he will break the curse she is under, if she can find a way to break the contract as it could destroy both him and Howl.
		In her adventures, Sophie meets Howl's apprentice Markl (Josh Hutchinson) who tries to learn magic while putting up with Howl's annoying and mysterious behavior, mostly involving what he is running from and his long term disappearances through a portal none can enter.
	www.blackcatmedia.com /Howls.html (1805 words)

	STLtoday - Entertainment - Movies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Sophie's efforts to break the curse bring her to Howl's magical moving castle, where she befriends Markl, Howl's apprentice, and the hot-headed fire demon Calcifer.
		Powering the perambulating premises from inside the fireplace is a spirit named Calcifer (Billy Crystal in his crusty-old-comedian mode).
		For example, the fire demon Calcifer is little more than a smiley-face atop a flame-colored blob.
	www.stltoday.com /stltoday/entertainment/movietimes.nsf/Movies/D068D2E2BB05BF3686257021006BA5CC?opendocument (836 words)

	Wired News: Miyazaki's Castle Crumbles
		Sophie (voiced by Emily Mortimer in the dubbed version) is a hat maker working in her mother's shop when, on a casual midday stroll about town, she's whisked into the air by a dashing man who later turns out to be the enigmatic Howl (Christian Bale).
		Amid this lavish visual splendor, the film's themes about family, ecology and the pointless folly of national conflicts turn into mere afterthoughts, and because so little time is spent on the young Sophie before her transformation, one never gets a clear sense of her character's motivations.
		Still, despite his plot's eventual devolution into perplexing chaos, the filmmaker's attention to detail (such as Calcifer climbing on top of, and around, the logs that fuel his flames) and affection for his protagonists nonetheless show in every vividly sculpted frame.
	www.wired.com /news/digiwood/0,1412,67796,00.html (572 words)

	Anime News Network - Howl's Moving Castle (movie) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Along the way, Sophie helps a turnip headed scarecrow, who repays her by leading her to the moving castle owned by the dreaded wizard Howl.
		There she befriends Howl's apprentice Markl, Howl's fire demon Calcifer, and eventually, Howl himself.
		Sophie then becomes the castle's cleaning lady in an effort to not only find the solution to her problem but to save Howl from his own terrible secrets as well.
	skuld.animenewsnetwork.com /encyclopedia/anime.php?id=889 (402 words)

	Howl's Moving Castle (JAPAN 2004)
		Thanks to a curse from the Witch, Sophie is transformed into a 90 year-old woman, and is soon on her own, trekking into the mountainous region known as the Wastes in order to find a cure.
		She becomes the castle's self-appointed cleaning woman, and slowly comes to learn about Howl, his conflict with the Witch of the Waste, and his rift with the King's sorceress Suliman.
		The supporting characters are endearingly portrayed, from the irreverent fire demon Calcifer, to the mute scarecrow Turnip-Head, to even the corpulent Witch of the Waste.
	www.lovehkfilm.com /panasia/howls_moving_castle.htm (804 words)

	AAW: Howl's Moving Castle Review
		Though Calcifer retains all of his belligerent persona, practically the whole point of the romance in the novel is that Howl and Sophie--both thoroughly stubborn folk hiding a significant part of their personalities and an apparent total mismatch of a couple--fall in love almost in spite of themselves.
		None stand out one way or the other, though I did like Calcifer's voice--just the right combination of whine and belligerence, if not quite as frightening as he probably should have been (which was not the fault of the acting).
		Billy Kristal is an interesting choice for Calcifer, and although it took me a bit to get used to it, he does capture the character quite well, though his voice is a little too "human" for my taste.
	animeworld.com /reviews/howlsmovingcastle.html (1778 words)

	Absolute Anime / Howl's Moving Castle
		Her life is changed one night when she is turned into an old woman by the Witch of the Waste.
		She joins Howl in his journeys and attempts to find the way to undo the curse that was placed on her.
		Sophie's love and support comes to have a huge impact on Howl, who flies in the face of orders from the palace to become a pawn of war and instead risks his life to help bring peace to the kingdom.
	www.absoluteanime.com /howls_moving_castle (337 words)

	/\| Gnawed Hearts \|\ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It's a really weird choice on the artist's part, since although Howl and Calcifer have a close relationship (cough), they're not generally openly affectionate.
		And this is the edition I've got from the library at the moment, the one I had and loved those many years ago apparently having gone to the library in the sky, where it is lovingly cared for by an angelic orang-utan.
		Again, a good, true-to-description rendition of Calcifer, and I like how his hair turns into crenellations on the turrets of the castle.
	www.airandangels.com /howl/art.html (1052 words)

	Hauru no ugoku shiro
		For every campy minute of Billy Crystal as fire demon Calcifer (at least he's more restrained than Robin Williams would've been), you get to enjoy the perfectly-cast tones of veteran actresses Jean Simmons (as old Sophie) and Lauren Bacall (as the Witch).
		A chance encounter with the mysterious wizard Howl leads her on a convoluted journey where she encounters the Witch of the Waste, how transforms her into a old woman, becomes involved in a contract between Howl and a fire demon Calcifer, and becomes embroiled in a war between the kingdoms of the world.
		Yet through all her adventures, the underlying story is one of true love across time, between Sophie and Howl.
	www.chlotrudis.org /movies/reviews/2005/howls.html (1038 words)

	Tookeys Film Guide - Film Reviews since 1902
		She also encounters his resident demon Calcifer (Billy Crystal) and a very young apprentice who likes to dress up as a dwarf (Josh Hutcherson).
		When his movies are working and on those rare occasions when they are not, Miyazaki nevertheless is a master who, frame by frame, creates animated compositions of wonderment.
		As is typically the case with Miyazaki films, the greatest enjoyment comes from experiencing the various set pieces rather than absorbing the entire storyline.
	www.tookeysfilmguide.com /Film.asp?ID=14354 (1060 words)

	A handsome wizard, a wicked witch, a wise parable
		Sophie (Emily Mortimer as a young girl, the great Jean Simmons as a nonagenarian), who works in her family's hat shop in a land that has just gone to war, is saved from attack by evil spirits by Howl (Christian Bale), a handsome wizard.
		Howl and Calcifer have their own curses they wish lifted; they are unable to help themselves, let alone Sophie.
		But Miyazaki's originality shines through, most notably in the various ways Calcifer keeps himself lit, and the dogged loyalty of the wordless scarecrow, who boinks along like a pogo stick.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/06/10/DDGMHD5JNM1.DTL&type=movies (712 words)

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