Hagrid was given a round of applause by the students after personally thanking the trio for helping to extricate him from prison.The film first aired on network television, in early March 1962 during the first full season of NBC""sSaturday Night at the Movies(the first prime time network movie series).The set was the same one used for the apocalyptic, sci-fi film noirDark City (1998).Also, all of the street locations throughout the film were actual intersections in the city of Chicago, the hometown of the directors.He volunteered to be brought in, through a rendezvous with Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles), Treadstone""s operative in Paris two years earlier.He then reached for Gwen and dragged her back into he mirror, which reformed itself.The film ended with Nancy""s blood-curtling scream.Film Notables (Awards, Facts, etc.)This franchise relaunch was made by first-time feature director Samuel Bayer, who was known for making glossy music videos, such as Nirvana’s 1991 "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and Green Day’s "Boulevard of Broken Dreams.