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Hello Father.
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~ Barty Crouch Junior revealing his true colors.
Bartemius "Barty" Crouch, Jr. (gone undercover as Dark Wizard hunter Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody) is the main antagonist of the fourth Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He is a Dark Wizard and an infamous Death Eater. He is based on his literary counterpart of the same name.
His role in the film is mostly similar to his role in the book; he impersonates Moody and puts Harry's name in the Goblet of Fire. However, there are a few changes:
The film established that Barty Crouch Jr. somehow managed to escape Azkaban on his own sometime prior to Quidditch World Cup, as he joined the conversation between Voldemort and Wormtail over the plan for the former's return to power until Nagini alarmed them about Frank Bryce who overheard their plans as shown in the film's beginning. During his aforementioned escape, he managed to keep everyone, including his father Crouch, in the dark about it along the way, until the latter eventually realized what's going on when Barty, in his Moody disguise, unintentionally identifying himself to his father by twitching his tongue.
Related to the change above, coupled with the omission of the World Cup along with forest scene and Winky in the film, Barty Crouch Jr's motive in casting Morsmordre at the campsite was changed; he casted the Dark Mark to signify the crime that took place there instead of scaring away the Death Eaters for disloyalty to Lord Voldemort. He also had procured a wand for his own at this point, terminating the need to steal Harry's to do the deed in the book.
Additionally, he appears in Harry's dream alongside Wormtail before Voldemort for the same reason.
Barty Crouch Jr's arrest and subsequent trial which led to his imprisonment was played differently in the film: Here, he was present in Karkaroff's trial seemingly as the witness until the latter exposed his part in Bellatrix's torture on Neville's parents, prompting him to flee only for Moody to subdue him. As the guards restrained and brought him to his father, Barty Crouch Jr didn't bother to deny Karkaroff's testimony, merely twitched his tongue and sarcastically greeted him in a show of defiance leaving Crouch Sr (who was more likable in the film) devastated and reluctantly sending his son to Azkaban.
After killing his father, Barty Crouch Jr. left his body in the forest for Harry to find instead of turning it into a bone (which also explained why his confession in killing Barty Crouch Sr. omitted in the film, as everyone already knew that Barty Crouch was murdered, unlike in book).
There is no mention of Barty receiving the Dementor's Kiss, but it likely still happened anyway, since most of the events that happened in the books also were mirrored in the films, and that Barty never appears in subsequent films after The Goblet of Fire.
Quotes
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I will not disappoint you my lord.
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~ Barty Crouch Jr. talking to Lord Voldemort.
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Morsmordre!
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~ Barty Crouch Jr. conjuring the Dark Mark.
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Get your filthy hands off me you pathetic little men!
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~ Barty Crouch Jr, after he is exposed as a Death Eater.
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Hello, father!
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~ Barty Crouch Jr. revealing himself to his father.
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Marvellous creatures, dragons, aren't they?' Do you think that miserable oaf would've sent you into the woods if I hadn't suggested it? Do you think Cedric Diggory would've told you to open the egg underwater if I hadn't told him first myself? Do you think Neville Longbottom, the witless wonder, could've provided you with gillyweed if I hadn't given him the book that led him straight to it? Huh?!?
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~ Barty reveals to Harry Potter his role in the tournament.
“
You won because I made it so Potter.
You ended up in that graveyard tonight
because it was meant to be so. And now
the deed is done. The blood that runs
through these veins runs within the
dark lord. Imagine how he will reward
me when he learns that I have once and
for all silenced the great Harry Potter.!"
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~ Barty before trying to kill Harry.
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I'll show you mine if you show me yours!
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~ Barty after being exposed.
“
You know what this means don't you? He's back. Lord Voldemort has returned!
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~ Barty informs Dumbledore about Lord Voldemort's return.
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I'll be welcomed back like a hero!
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~ Barty taunting Harry and Dumbledore.
Gallery
The Dark Mark
Barty Crouch conducts a Morsmordre
Barty being arrested by Ministry Police
Barty before the rebirth of Lord Voldemort in 1994.
Barty at the Quidditch World Cup camp-site
Barty arrives at Hogwarts disguised as Alastor Moody.
Barty on the second task platform after Harry Potter took Gillyweed
Barty watches as Harry Potter enters the hedge maze during the third task.
Barty capturing Harry Potter
Barty beginning to change back to himself.
Barty's revealing breakdown.
Barty getting interrogated by Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, and Severus Snape.
Crouch after he has been exposed.
Barty shows the Dark Mark tattooed on his arm.
Trivia
It remains unknown as to how Barty Crouch was able to sound like Alastor Moody given within the film continuity, the polyjuice potion doesn't effect the drinker's voice (unlike in the books). This can be explained as either being a mistake on the film maker's part, or that perhaps Barty was able to learn how to imitate Alastor's voice.
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