Bridge to Terabithia (2007)

Director:

Gabor Csupo

Writers (WGA):

Jeff Stockwell (screenplay) and
David Paterson (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

16 February 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Discover a place that will never leave you, and a friendship that will change you forever.

Plot:

A preteen's life is changed after befriending the new girl at school.

Plot Keywords:

Bully | Friend | Imagination | Race | Bridge

Awards:

6 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Josh Hutcherson	...	Jess Aarons
AnnaSophia Robb	...	Leslie Burke
Zooey Deschanel	...	Ms. Edmunds
Robert Patrick	...	Jack Aarons
Bailee Madison	...	May Belle Aarons
Kate Butler	...	Mary Aarons
Devon Wood	...	Brenda Aarons
Emma Fenton	...	Ellie Aarons
Grace Brannigan	...	Joyce Aarons
Latham Gaines	...	Bill Burke
Judy McIntosh	...	Judy Burke
Patricia Aldersley	...	Grandma Burke
Lauren Clinton	...	Janice Avery
Isabelle Rose Kircher	...	Carla
Cameron Wakefield	...	Scott Hoager
Elliot Lawless	...	Gary Fulcher
Carly Owen	...	Madison
Jen Wolfe	...	Mrs. Myers
James Gaylyn	...	Principal Turner
Ian Harcourt	...	Kenny - Bus Driver
Brandon Cook	...	First Grade Boy
Tyler Atfield	...	Eighth Grade Boy
Maisy McLeod-Riera	...	First Grade Girl
Hudson Mills	...	Willard Hughes
Matt Gibbons	...	Dark Master
Philip Grieve	...	Mr. Bailey
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dwight Wilson II	...	P.E. Teacher (uncredited)

Directed by
Gabor Csupo

Writing credits (WGA)
Jeff Stockwell		(screenplay) and
David Paterson		(screenplay)
Katherine Paterson		(book)

Produced by
Tim Coddington	....	co-producer
Kevin Halloran	....	co-producer
David Kaufmann	....	associate producer
Lauren Levine	....	producer
Hal Lieberman	....	producer
David Paterson	....	producer
Alex Schwartz	....	executive producer
Meyer Shwarzstein	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Aaron Zigman

Cinematography by
Michael Chapman

Film Editing by
John Gilbert

Casting by
Stephanie Corsalini

Production Design by
Robert Gillies

Art Direction by
Jennifer Ward

Set Decoration by
Jackie Gilmore

Costume Design by
Barbara Darragh

Makeup Department
Anita Aggrey	....	hair stylist
Anita Aggrey	....	makeup artist
Kylie Howell	....	hair stylist: extras
Kylie Howell	....	makeup artist: extras
Michael Krehl	....	hair stylist: Zooey Deschanel
Michael Krehl	....	makeup artist: Zooey Deschanel
Jane O'Kane	....	hair supervisor
Jane O'Kane	....	makeup supervisor
Amelia Owen	....	hair stylist: extras
Amelia Owen	....	makeup artist: extras
Vinnie Smith	....	key hair stylist
Vinnie Smith	....	key makeup artist
Ruth Stoffels	....	hair stylist: extras
Ruth Stoffels	....	makeup artist: extras
Vanita Thomas	....	hair stylist: extras
Vanita Thomas	....	makeup artist: extras

Production Management
Simon Ambridge	....	production manager
Kevin Halloran	....	unit production manager
Pamela Harvey-White	....	post-production supervisor
Douglas Jones	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Todd Amateau	....	first assistant director (as Todd Michael Amateau)
Emma Hinton	....	second second assistant director
Sarah Rose	....	additional second second assistant director
Anton Steel	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Warren Boswell	....	carpenter
Milton Candish	....	leadman
Wayne Chittenden	....	carpenter
Matt Cornelius	....	property master
Alistair Gillies	....	graphic designer
Fraser Harvey	....	construction manager
Brendan Heffernan	....	production illustrator
Dima Malanitchev	....	concept designer
Ben Milsom	....	stand-by props
Roger Murray	....	props designer
Birgitta Nilsson	....	art department coordinator
Karin Reinink	....	props buyer

Sound Department
Neil Aldridge	....	assistant dialogue editor
Brent Burge	....	sound designer
Jason Canovas	....	dialogue editor
Hayden Collow	....	foley recordist
Kevin Globerman	....	digital recordist
Melanie Graham	....	sound effects editor
Michael Hedges	....	sound re-recording mixer
Frederick Howard	....	sound effects editor
Tony Johnson	....	production sound mixer
Martin Kwok	....	dialogue editor
Gilbert Lake	....	sound re-recording mixer
Matthew Lambourn	....	sound editor (as Matt Lambourn)
Robyn McFarlane	....	foley recordist
Polly McKinnon	....	additional adr editor
Polly McKinnon	....	additional dialogue editor
Chris Navarro	....	adr mixer
Tim Prebble	....	supervising sound editor
Kelly Stewart	....	sound assistant
Chris Ward	....	supervising sound editor
Justin Webster	....	assistant dialogue editor
Mark Williams	....	boom operator
Buster Flaws	....	mix assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Phil Addenbrook	....	special effects engineer (as Phil Addenbrooke)
Raymond Allen	....	special effects on-set standby
Dean Clarke	....	special effects on-set key
Jason Durey	....	special effects supervisor
Ken Durey	....	special effects supervisor: creek
Oliver Gee	....	special effects technician
Aaron McLachlan	....	special effects technician
Richard Schuler	....	special effects technician
Tim Watson	....	special effects technician
Mark White	....	special effects technician
Steve Yardley	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Malcolm Aitchison	....	technical support team lead
Matt Aitken	....	visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital
Belinda Allen	....	visual effects artist: shaders and textures, Weta Digital
Jon Allitt	....	Massive supervisor: Weta Digital
Malcolm Angell	....	camera lead: Weta Digital
Christine Arboit	....	creature technical director
Dan Ashton	....	scanning and recording technician: Weta Digital
Mia Askew	....	visual effects artist: shaders and textures, Weta Digital
Sindharmawan Bachtiar	....	systems coder
Michael Bain	....	camera technical director: Weta Digital (as Mike Bain)
Ned Barraud	....	visual effects artist: shaders and textures, Weta Digital
Daniel Barrett	....	animator: Weta Digital
Peter Baustaedter	....	lead visual effects artist: shaders and textures, Weta Digital
Kelly Bechtle-Woods	....	lighting technical director
Lyse Beck	....	lead compositor: Weta Digital
Adrian Bell	....	lighting/effects technical director
Paula Bell	....	lead digital rotoscope and paint artist: Weta Digital
John-Michael Bills	....	rotoscope and paint artist: Weta Digital (as J Bills)
Nick Booth	....	scanning and recording supervisor: Weta Digital
Fernando Borges-Pacheco	....	visual effects artist: creatures, Weta Digital
Adam Bradley	....	roto/paint artist: Weta Digital
Lee Bramwell	....	camera supervisor: Weta Digital
Kristie Breslin	....	pre-production coordinator: Weta Digital (as Kristie Breslin Husson)
Matthew Bullock	....	modeler: Weta Digital (as Matt Bullock)
Joerg W. Bungert	....	digital colourist: Weta Digital
Chris Burness	....	modeler: Weta Digital
Alex Burt	....	animator: Weta Digital
Julian R. Butler	....	lead character setup: creatures, Weta Digital (as Julian Butler)
Darren Byford	....	lighting technical director
Sonia Calvert	....	lead compositor: Weta Digital
Cedric Canlas	....	modeler: Weta Digital
Lars Cawley	....	visual effects artist: PRPVFX
Clifford Chan	....	visual effects artist: PRPVFX
Tim Cheng	....	rotoscope and paint artist: Weta Digital
Evan Christie	....	rotoscope and paint artist: Weta Digital
Glen Christie	....	visual effects artist: creatures, Weta Digital
Peter Connelly	....	compositor
Rob Conn	....	lead lighting and effects artist: Weta Digital
Shane Cooper	....	visual effects software engineer
Jessica Cowley	....	digital effects artist
Jim Croasdale	....	senior digital rotoscope and paint artist: Weta Digital
Steve Cronin	....	compositing lead
Francisco DeLaTorre	....	visual effects artist: shaders and textures, Weta Digital (as Francisco Delatorre)
Graeme Demmocks	....	lighting and effects artist: Weta Digital
Marco Di Lucca	....	modeler: Weta Digital
Brett Dix	....	digital compositor
Stephen Donoghue	....	visual effects artist: PRPVFX
Rebecca Downes	....	visual effects digital producer
Simeon Duncombe	....	lead visual effects artist: shaders and textures, Weta Digital
Shawn Dunn	....	animation technical supervisor: Weta Digital
Frank Dürschinger	....	lead lighting and effects artist: Weta Digital (as Frank Duerschinger)
William J. Earl	....	modeler: Weta Digital (as William Earl)
Erich Eder	....	digital compositor
Samuel Edwards	....	render wrangler
Paul Everitt	....	rotoscope and paint artist: Weta Digital
Christine Feistl	....	lead rotoscope and paint artist: Weta Digital
Florian Fernandez	....	lead modeler: Weta Digital
Fiona Foster	....	pre-production manager
Richard Frances-Moore	....	animation lead
Brian Freisinger	....	lead modeler: Weta Digital
Nick Gabchenko	....	lead visual effects artist: shaders and textures, Weta Digital
Nicholas Gaul	....	modeler: Weta Digital
Abigail Gee	....	visual effects artist: PRPVFX
Mark Gee	....	3D sequence supervisor: Weta Digital
Chris George	....	lead lighting and effects artist: Weta Digital
Kenneth Gimpelson	....	lighting and effects artist: Weta Digital (as Ken Gimpelson)
Peter Godden	....	camera technical director: Weta Digital
David 'Rudy' Grossman	....	lead lighting and effects artist: Weta Digital (as Rudy Grossman)
Geoff Hadfield	....	digital compositor
Ben Hall	....	systems administrator: Weta Digital
David Hampton	....	scanning and recording technician: Weta Digital
Ed Hawkins	....	lead compositor: Weta Digital (as Edward Hawkins)
Quentin Hema	....	digital paint and roto supervisor
Matt Holland	....	lead compositor: Weta Digital
John Homer	....	visual effects artist: creatures, Weta Digital
Richard Hopkins	....	camera effects artist: Weta Digital
Sandy Houston	....	roto and paint co-supervisor
Victor Huang	....	animator: Weta Digital
James Jacobs	....	creature technical director: Weta Digital
Mel James	....	lead visual effects artist: shaders and textures, Weta Digital
Paul Jenness	....	modeler: Weta Digital
Mia Jewett	....	modeler: Weta Digital
Lars Johansson	....	visual effects artist: creatures, Weta Digital
Danny Jones	....	roto/paint artist
Danny Jones	....	rotoscope and paint artist: Weta Digital
Simon Jung	....	compositing lead
Patrick Kalyn	....	animator: Weta Digital
Miae Kang	....	lead lighting and effects artist: Weta Digital
Stephen Karl	....	visual effects artist: PRPVFX
Bill Kent	....	visual effects supervisor
Lonnie Kraatz	....	visual effects artist: creatures, Weta Digital
Alex Kramer	....	visual effects on-set surveyor: Weta Digital
Lars Kramer	....	camera effects artist: Weta Digital
Laure Lacroix	....	lead compositor: Weta Digital
Andrew Lambert	....	wrangler
Michael Lanzensberger	....	digital film compositor: Weta Digital
Kim Lavery	....	visual effects line producer
Jason Lazaroff	....	lead lighting and effects artist: Weta Digital
Jacob Leaf	....	visual effects artist: PRPVFX
Dan Lemmon	....	digital effects supervisor
Ruth-Anne Loveridge	....	modeler: Weta Digital
Robyn Luckham	....	senior animator
Steve McGillen	....	digital compositor
Merrin McLeod	....	visual effects artist: PRPVFX
Matthias Menz	....	lead lighting and effects artist: Weta Digital
Andrea Merlo	....	senior lead visual effects artist: creatures, Weta Digital
Simon Millanta	....	camera effects artist: Weta Digital
Seth F. Miller	....	digital rotoscope and paint artist: Weta Digital (as Seth Miller)
Kaori Miyazawa	....	modeler: Weta Digital
Giles Molloy	....	visual effects artist: PRPVFX
James Moore	....	modeler: Weta Digital
Eileen Moran	....	visual effects producer: Weta Digital
Ben Morgan	....	compositor: Weta Digital
Pamela Morrow	....	visual effects artist: PRPVFX
Chris Moss	....	visual effects
Nicky Muir	....	visual effects coordinator
Arwen Munro	....	visual effects coordinator
Wolfgang Niedermeier	....	senior camera technical director
Stephen Nixon	....	visual effects production coordinator: Weta Digital
Keven Norris	....	visual effects artist: shaders and textures, Weta Digital
Jane O'Callaghan	....	lead lighting and effects artist: Weta Digital
James Ogle	....	lead modeler: Weta Digital
George Oliver	....	rotoscope and paint artist: Weta Digital
David Owen	....	rotoscope and paint artist: Weta Digital
Michael Pangrazio	....	visual effects art director: Weta Digital
Helen Paul	....	compositor: Weta Digital
Dana Peters	....	creatures supervisor
Carol Petrie	....	visual effects artist: PRPVFX
Emrys Plaisted	....	rotoscope and paint artist: Weta Digital
George Port	....	visual effects supervisor: PRPVFX
Niklas Preston	....	modeler: Weta Digital
Lucas Putnam	....	visual effects editor
Pascal Raimbault	....	lead modeler: Weta Digital
Troy Ramsey	....	lead rotoscope and paint artist: Weta Digital
Dane Rapaport	....	digital effects artist
Paul Redican	....	digital compositor
Raine Reen	....	visual effects artist: shaders and textures, Weta Digital
Stephan Remstedt	....	camera lead: Weta Digital
Marco Revelant	....	models supervisor: Weta Digital
Eric Reynolds	....	animation supervisor
Mark Richardson	....	digital compositor: Weta Digital
George Ritchie	....	visual effects artist: PRPVFX
Anne Ritter	....	visual effects artist: shaders and textures, Weta Digital
Bill Ryder	....	system engineer
Jennifer Lee Scheer	....	lead rotoscope and paint artist: Weta Digital (as Jennifer Scheer)
Caterina Schiffers	....	digital compositor: Weta Digital
Hamish Schumacher	....	compositor: Weta Digital LTD
Jens Schwarz	....	creature technical director
Abigail Scollay	....	digital compositor
Brad Selkirk	....	lead rotoscope and paint artist: Weta Digital
Adam Shand	....	digital operations manager: weta digital
Teresa Shand	....	visual effects coordinator
Glen Sharah	....	visual effects artist: shaders and textures, Weta Digital
Roger Shortt	....	3d lead: Weta Digital
Martin Simcock	....	compositor: Weta Digital
Gershom Sissing	....	modeler: Weta Digital
Jed Soane	....	software developer: Weta Digital
John Sore	....	senior animator
Justin Steel	....	modeler: Weta Digital
Albrecht Steinmetz	....	senior camera technical director: Weta Digital
Mike Stevens	....	animation lead: Weta Digital
Petra Stueben	....	rotoscope/paint lead
Roxanne Sutherland-Valentine	....	rotoscope and paint artist: Weta Digital
Peter Syomka	....	modeler: Weta Digital
Gaku Tada	....	lead lighting and effects artist: Weta Digital
Charles Tait	....	compositing supervisor
Mark Tait	....	lead lighting and effects artist: Weta Digital
Chu Tang	....	lead visual effects artist: shaders and textures, Weta Digital
Eric Tang	....	lead creature technical director: Weta Digital
Taisuke Tanimura	....	animation technical director
Jon Thorsen	....	visual effects artist: PRPVFX
Geoff Tobin	....	Massive lead: Weta Digital
Denis Trutanic	....	camera technical director: Weta Digital
Kara Vandeleur	....	visual effects artist: shaders and textures, Weta Digital (as Kara Vendeleur)
James Van Der Reyden	....	motion capture
Phil Van Der Reyden	....	rotoscope and paint artist: Weta Digital
Jenny Vial	....	visual effects coordinator
Marco Vidaurre	....	visual effects artist: creatures, Weta Digital
Don Waller	....	senior animator
Tamara Watts Kent	....	visual effects consultant
Matt Welford	....	head of compositing department: Weta Digital
Christian Wieser	....	digital compositor: Weta Digital
Pania Williams	....	visual effects artist: PRPVFX
Pete Williams	....	digital imaging manager: Weta Digital
Kristin Wright	....	visual effects artist: PRPVFX
Kwan Wayne Yu Yee	....	technical support
Dennis Yoo	....	animation lead: Weta Digital
Jade Mansueto	....	software developer (uncredited)

Stunts
Darcy Costelloe	....	stunts
Fintan Costelloe	....	stunts
Jonathan Costelloe	....	stunts
Tyrone Costelloe	....	stunts
Augie Davis	....	utility stunts
Shane Dawson	....	stunt rigger (as Shane Manwa Dawson)
Shane Dawson	....	utility stunts
Dominic Melchers	....	stunts
Joris Melchers	....	stunts
Allan Poppleton	....	stunt coordinator
Jessica Ria	....	stunts
Stuart Thorp	....	stunt rigger (as Stuart Charles Thorp)
Stuart Thorp	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Kane Asher	....	key grip: second unit
Jonathan Bixley	....	best boy
John Cavill	....	director of photography: splinter unit
Kirsty Griffin	....	still photographer
Simon Hawkins	....	key grip
Brenden Holster	....	first assistant camera
Aaron Keating	....	electrician
Jono Kouzouyan	....	gaffer
Luke Macready	....	lighting technician
Rob Marsh	....	additional photographer
Rob Marsh	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Henare Mato	....	rigging gaffer
Cameron McLean	....	camera operator
Evan Pardington	....	technocrane technician
Ulric Raymond	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Christopher Rudkin	....	video assistant
David Sargison	....	grip
Philip A.T. Smith	....	second assistant camera
Dean Thomas	....	digital video assist operator
Helen Ward	....	key second assistant camera
Kim Worthington	....	key rigging grip

Casting Department
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Liz Mullane	....	casting: New Zealand

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nicola Clegg	....	costume buyer
Dianne Foothead	....	costume supervisor
Sam Morley	....	set costumer
Sarah Shepherd	....	costume textile artist

Editorial Department
Clare Burlinson	....	digital intermediate colorist
Ryan Chavez	....	first assistant editor: United States
Shanon Moratti	....	DI editor
Jon Newell	....	digital intermediate manager
Francisco Ramirez	....	editorial production assistant: Los Angeles
Lynne Reed	....	film color grader
Adam Scott	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Peter Skarratt	....	first assistant editor: New Zealand
Lee Wimer	....	color timer (as Lee Weimer)
Nathaniel Park	....	editor: main title sequence (uncredited)

Music Department
George Acogny	....	music supervisor
Christine Bergren	....	music clearance
Gisela Garcia Brugada	....	music preparation
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Lindsay Fellows	....	music supervisor
Jerry Hey	....	orchestrator
Steve Juliani	....	music preparation
Steve Kempster	....	score mixer: opening sequence
Bryan Lawson	....	music editor
Larry Mah	....	digital score recordist
Sean McMahon	....	music preparation
Satnam Ramgotra	....	musician: percussion
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Dennis S. Sands	....	music scoring mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Dennis S. Sands	....	score recordist (as Dennis Sands)
Michael Stern	....	additional music engineer
Michael Stern	....	additional music scoring mixer
Michael Stern	....	additional score recordist
Jesse Voccia	....	additional orchestrator
Jesse Voccia	....	electronic score programmer
Brad Warnaar	....	orchestrator
Sam Zeines	....	assistant music editor
Aaron Zigman	....	conductor
Aaron Zigman	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Reg Gibson	....	transportation captain
Chico Morehu	....	driver
Kay Taylor	....	driver: cast
Scott Chiplin	....	driver: cast (uncredited)

Other crew
Cathy Adams	....	location coordinator
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Tim Basevi	....	accounting clerk
Stephen Bridgewater	....	drama coach
Pat Brown	....	on-set tutor
Andrew Cochrane	....	production coordinator
Kyle Cooper	....	title designer
Timothy Cooper	....	assistant: Gabor Csupo
Judy Dale	....	assistant production coordinator
Marty Elfalan	....	first assistant accountant
Ruben Ferguson	....	payroll accountant
Kylie Gaudin	....	production assistant
Diana Goulding	....	unit publicist
Jeff Gross	....	production resources
Felicity Hamill	....	lead stand-in
Harry Harrison	....	location scout
Doris Hellmann	....	financial controller
Brett Higginson	....	location scout
Mike Holloway	....	location scout
Tamie James	....	assistant: Gabor Csupo
Seth Kleinberg	....	technical producer: main and end titles
David Lenna	....	pipeline engineer
Sally Anne Louisson	....	assistant: Gabor Csupo (as Sally-Ann Louisson)
Diana Mendez	....	assistant: Hal Lieberman
Dianne Moffatt	....	script supervisor
Tony Monk	....	helicopter pilot
Mihi Morehu	....	craft service manager
Jill Newman	....	animal wrangler
Kelvin J. Padfield	....	assistant: Tim Coddington
Gabriel Reid	....	production assistant
David Rowell	....	production accountant
Karen Sadler	....	animal trainer
Michelle Sergeant	....	assistant: Lauren Levine
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Bonnie Sumner	....	assistant: Hal Lieberman
Alex Theurer	....	production assistant
Angela Thomas	....	assistant production coordinator
Clayton Tikao	....	location scout
Sasha Veneziano	....	assistant production coordinator: Los Angeles
Katya Wilson	....	assistant: Kevin Halloran
Katya Wilson	....	second script supervisor

Production Companies

• Hal Lieberman Company
• Lauren Levine Productions Inc.
• Walden Media

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Constantin Film (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (2007) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Mediasoft Films (2007) (Korea) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (2007) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• SND (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2007) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Tohokushinsha Film (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Moviemax (2007) (Italy) (all media)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Walden Media (2007) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)

Special Effects

• PRPVFX Limited (visual effects)
• Weta Digital (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Agrade Animals Action  animals provided by
• Atlab  colour (as Atlab Auckland, NZ)
• Cunning Stunts Limited  stunt equipment
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Getty Images  thanks
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack
• Hollywood Studio Symphony  score performed by (as Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra)
• Klasky-Csupo  creature designs (as Klasky Csyupo Inc.)
• Oxford Scientific Films  thanks (as Oxford Scientific)
• Park Road Post  digital intermediate
• SportsBrandedMedia  product placement
• Steven Juliani Preparation  music copyist (as Steve Juliani Music)
• Steven Juliani Preparation  music preparation (as Steve Juliani Music)
• Thought Equity  thanks
• Todd-AO Studios  score recorded and mixed at (as Todd AO Studios)
• Warner Bros. Studio Facilities  adr recorded at (as Warner Brothers Studio Facilites)
• Widget Post Production  sound post-production

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements including bullying, some peril and mild language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG | Ireland:PG | South Korea:All | Germany:o.Al. | Malaysia:U | Singapore:PG | Hong Kong:I | UK:PG | New Zealand:PG | Netherlands:9 | Portugal:M/6 | Finland:K-7 | Australia:PG | Sweden:7 | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Venezuela:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Auckland War Memorial Museum, Domain Drive, The Domain, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand

Company:

Hal Lieberman Company

Trivia:

The cafeteria scene at the museum was shot about midnight.

Goofs:

Continuity: The position of the keys Jesse places on the table changes in the following shot (at 01:05:35 to 01:05:40).

Quotes:

Jesse Aarons: That's what Leslie Burke says. She told me to keep my mind wide open.
Ms. Edmonds: Leslie Burke is right. Mind like yours wide open, you could create a whole new world.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Eiga 'Terebishia ni kakeru hashi' kôshiki gaido (2008) (TV)

Soundtrack:

I Learned from You

Close your eyes, but keep your mind wide open . . .

Bridge To Terabithia

I have not read the book and did not see this movie with many expectations.

To begin with, this is a story of Jesse Aarons (Josh Hutcherson). Jesse is the fastest runner in his class and very proud of being so. Frequently picked on by the local bullies, troubled with the financial situation back home and oft ignored by all but one of his 5 sisters, he immerses himself within his drawings as an escape... Leslie Burke (AnnaSophia Robb)is the new-kid in his class. She has a panache for writing which coupled by her ability to outrun all the guys in her class (including Jesse) ensures that she doesn't have the best luck making new friends. However, with their affinity to be picked on, Jesse and Leslie soon find themselves extremely fond of each other and off looking for a place of their own... This is Terabithia...

And this is where I'll end my summary for I do not wish to go into the spoilers for the movie.

All the kids in the movie really shine in their respective roles. As many reviewers have said before me, Josh and AnnaSophia are a wonderful pair! I would also like to mention the young Bailee Madison (playing Josh's younger sister) for her portrayal of May Belle.

However, what truly lifts this movie from "good" to "great" is the simplicity of the whole story. This is a children's movie through and through and but do not expect a typical Disney feel-good comedy. Do not also expect huge CG sequences like say, The Chronicles of Narnia.

This movie is full of heart and everything about it is shown from the eyes of a child. Life, is not a pretty thing and more than the magical kingdom of Terabithia, this is a tale of a young kids' coming to terms with matters of being bullied, being loved, having a true friend and even trying to understand death.

By the end of it all, many people around me were moved to tears and I myself was trying desperately to hold back. The movie, its message and its delivery are all beautiful.

On a critical note, the only thing about the movie that I didn't particularly love was the music. The music in general wasn't very well suited and certain songs were just not needed, but I suppose thats what the MTv culture demands.

In conclusion, I highly recommend it. Go and watch this movie and if you have them, take your children... They'll love it!

9/10