The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Mark Waters

Writers (WGA):

Karey Kirkpatrick (screenplay) and
David Berenbaum (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

14 February 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Their World Is Closer Than You Think

Plot:

Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.

Plot Keywords:

Dysfunctional Family | Basilisk | Actor Playing Multiple Roles | Family Relationships | Friendship

Awards:

1 win & 6 nominations

Cast

Freddie Highmore	...	Jared Grace / Simon Grace
Mary-Louise Parker	...	Helen Grace
Nick Nolte	...	Mulgarath
Sarah Bolger	...	Mallory Grace
Andrew McCarthy	...	Richard Grace
Joan Plowright	...	Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
David Strathairn	...	Arthur Spiderwick
Seth Rogen	...	Hogsqueal (voice)
Martin Short	...	Thimbletack (voice)
Jordy Benattar	...	Young Lucinda
Tod Fennell	...	Helen's Co-Worker
Mariah Inger	...	Nurse
Jeremy Lavalley	...	Tow Truck Driver
Lise Durocher-Viens	...	Mrs. Spiderwick
Tyler Patrick Jones	...	Additional Performer
Kyle Switzer	...	Additional Performer

Directed by
Mark Waters

Writing credits (WGA)
Karey Kirkpatrick		(screenplay) and
David Berenbaum		(screenplay) and
John Sayles		(screenplay)
Tony DiTerlizzi		(books) and
Holly Black		(books)

Produced by
Steve Barnett	....	co-producer
Holly Black	....	co-executive producer
Mark Canton	....	producer
Tony DiTerlizzi	....	co-executive producer
Larry J. Franco	....	producer
Ellen Goldsmith-Vein	....	producer
Kathleen Kennedy	....	executive producer
Karey Kirkpatrick	....	producer
Frank Marshall	....	executive producer
Tom C. Peitzman	....	co-producer
Josette Perrotta	....	co-producer
Julia Pistor	....	producer
Julie Kane Ritsch	....	co-producer
Silenn Thomas	....	associate producer
Cheryl A. Tkach	....	associate producer

Original Music by
James Horner

Cinematography by
Caleb Deschanel

Film Editing by
Michael Kahn

Casting by
Marci Liroff

Production Design by
James D. Bissell

Art Direction by
Vincent Brabant
David Gaucher
Isabelle Guay		(supervising art director)
Christa Munro
Jean-Pierre Paquet
Robert Parle

Set Decoration by
Martine Giguère-Kazemirchuk		(as Martine Kazemirchuk)
Daniel Hamelin
Paul Hotte
Philippe Lord
Jan Pascale
Brana Rosenfeld

Costume Design by
Odette Gadoury
Joanna Johnston

Makeup Department
Adrien Morot	....	special makeup effects artist
Fanny Vachon	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Frederik Joly	....	assistant unit manager
Jimmy Kontos	....	unit manager
Duncan Muggoch	....	production manager: UK
Josette Perrotta	....	unit production manager
Ben Rosenblatt	....	post-production supervisor
David Witz	....	unit production manager: Los Angeles

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brad Arnold	....	second second assistant director: Los Angeles
Marielou Bélisle-Pierre	....	second second assistant director
Buck Deachman	....	additional first assistant director
Toby Hefferman	....	first assistant director: UK
Bethan Mowat	....	second assistant director
Benjamin Rosenberg	....	first assistant director
Ellen Rosentreter	....	day player second assistant director

Art Department
Claire Alary	....	property master
Frédéric Amblard	....	set designer
Serge Archambault	....	head scenic painter
Francis Back	....	storyboard artist
Vincent Brabant	....	props
Michel Brochu	....	construction supervisor
Mario Chabot	....	set designer
Stephen Craig	....	scenic painter
Maryse De Lottinville	....	set designer
Louis Frederic Denomme	....	set dresser
Katia Kim Depatie	....	props maker
Trevor Goring	....	storyboard artist
Simon Guilbault	....	set designer
Meinert Hansen	....	illustrator
Richard W. Jones	....	greens foreman: Los Angeles
Dimitri Kaliviotis	....	model maker
David Krentz	....	concept sculptor
Caroline Lachance	....	art department production assistant
Helene Lamarre	....	art department coordinator
Brent Lambert	....	set designer
Céline Lampron	....	set designer
Martin Laneuville	....	greensman
Lynda Lopez	....	art department researcher: Los Angeles
Julie Montplaisir	....	art department accountant
David J. Negron Jr.	....	storyboard artist
Sean O'Connell	....	set dresser: Los Angeles
Dan Ondrejko	....	greens coordinator: Los Angeles
William H. Phen Jr.	....	construction general foreman
Shane Reed	....	leadman: L.A. crew
Chris Samp	....	set painter: Los Angeles
Andrew Semple	....	sculptor
Miles Teves	....	concept sculptor
Carole Theriault	....	art department coordinator
Phillip Thoman	....	on-set dresser: Los Angeles
Alex Touikan	....	set designer
Lucie Tremblay	....	set designer
Christopher Woodworth	....	scenic supervisor

Sound Department
Mark Agostino	....	audio playback operator
Richard L. Anderson	....	sound effects editor
Anna Behlmer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Josee Bernard	....	cable person
Mark Binder	....	sound designer
Scott Cannizzaro	....	adr engineer
Benjamin Cheah	....	sound effects recordist
Mark Coffey	....	assistant sound editor
Blake R. Cornett	....	sound recordist
Jenna Dalla Riva	....	foley recording assistant
Caoimhe Doyle	....	foley artist
Brooke Graeff	....	foley assistant
Craig Heath	....	sound recordist (as Craig 'Pup' Heath)
Alan Howarth	....	special sound designer
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Goro Koyama	....	foley artist
Val Kuklowsky	....	sound editor
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist
Cory Mandel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark A. Mangini	....	sound designer
Louis Marion	....	location sound mixer
Doug Mountain	....	sound engineer (as Douglas Mountain)
Piero Mura	....	lead sound effects editor
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rob Nokes	....	sound effects field recordist
Rodrigo Ortiz-Parraga	....	assistant sound editor
Ralph Osborn	....	dialogue editor
Louis Piche	....	boom operator
Kunal Rajan	....	assistant sound effects recordist
George Simpson	....	sound effects editor
Andy Sisul	....	first assistant sound editor
Don White	....	foley recording mixer
Dave Whitehead	....	special sound designer
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Gary Raymond	....	Pro Tools dialogue playback (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Gaspar Brabant	....	special effects best boy
Francis Choquette	....	special effects technician
Marc Chow	....	special effects assistant
Louis Craig	....	special effects supervisor
Jean-Martin Desmarais	....	special effects technician
Mario Dumont	....	special effects floor supervisor
Karim El Fassi	....	special effects assistant
Donald Elliott	....	special effects foreman
Stephen Gilbert	....	special effects coordinator
Bernard Guay	....	special effects assistant
François Guy	....	special effects assistant
André Laforest	....	special effects technician
Michael Lantieri	....	special effects supervisor
André Laperrière	....	special effects rigging
Pierre L'Heureux	....	special effects technician
David Loveday	....	special effects technician
Vincent Marion	....	special effects technician
Yves Martel	....	special effects assistant
Simon Martineau	....	special effects assistant
Mark Noel	....	special effects technician
Mary Palangiewicz	....	effects assistant molder

Visual Effects by
Nathan Abbot	....	film I/O supervisor: Tippett Studio
Tim Alexander	....	visual effects supervisor
Christian Alzmann	....	visual effects art director
Luis Amezquita Jr.	....	visual effects
Stephen Aplin	....	animation sequence supervisor
Mimia Arbelaez	....	technical director
Jason Armstrong	....	lead animator: Tippett Studio
Jim Aupperle	....	lighting techical director
Satish Babu	....	digital compositor
Al Bailey	....	digital compositor
Joseph Bailey	....	digital compositor
Negin Bairami	....	texture painter
Negin Bairami	....	texture painter: Tippett Studio
Katharine Baird	....	digital rotoscope and paint artist
Michael Balog	....	creature technical director: ILM
Michael Bauer	....	digital production supervisor
Daniel Bayona	....	digital matte painter
Stacy Bissell	....	production assistant: ILM
Samati Boonchitsitsak	....	character animator: ILM
Alan Boucek	....	digital compositor
Mathieu Boucher	....	lighting technical director: ILM
Steve Bowen	....	digital intermediate colorist
Kane Brassington	....	rotoscope/paint artist
Hans Brekke	....	character animator: Tippett Studio
David Brickley	....	previsual animator: Halon Entertainment
Chantell Brown	....	technical assistant
Tripp Brown	....	technical director
Matt Brumit	....	digital artist: ILM
Dhyana Brummel	....	technical director: Tippett Studio
Wendell Bruno	....	assistant DMR editor (IMAX version)
Daniel Bryant	....	digital compositor: Tippett Studio
Howard R. Campbell	....	technical director/lighting
Claudia Candia	....	digital painter
Brian Cantwell	....	digital artist
Mario Capellari	....	digital effects artist
Derrick Carlin	....	animator: ILM
Daniel Cavey	....	production coordinator: ILM
Dan Cayer	....	digital compositor
Nicholas Cerniglia	....	digital artist
Leila Chesloff	....	digital artist
Peter Chesloff	....	digital artist
Jeremy Cho	....	digital plate restoration artist
Ian Chriss	....	visual effects grip/electrician: Kerner Optical
Ian Christie	....	digital effects artist
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Blair Clark	....	visual effects supervisor: Tippett Studio
Michael Clemens	....	digital compositor
Michael Comfort	....	previsual animator
Karin Cooper	....	lead creature technical director: ILM
Michael Corcoran	....	creature technical director
Michael Cordova	....	compositor
Cynthia Crimmins	....	visual effects coordinator
Stuart Cripps	....	digital compositor: ILM
Rocky Curby	....	pre-visualization
Beth D'Amato	....	digital paint/roto artist
Patrick Danaher	....	animator
Russell Darling	....	computer graphics supervisor: Tippett Studio
Michelle Dean	....	creature technical director
Bradford deCaussin	....	texture painter: Tippett Studio
Alessandra de Souza	....	visual effects producer
Michael Dillon	....	digital intermediate assistant producer
Gus Dizon	....	texture painter
Austin Eddy	....	character animator: Tippett Studio
William Elder-Groebe	....	animator
Todd Elliott	....	animator
Colin Epstein	....	lead compositor
Katherine Farrar	....	associate production manager
Sebastian Feldman	....	digital effects artist
Cameron Folds	....	animator: ILM
Tim Fortenberry	....	digital artist
Brad Fox	....	technical director: Tippett Studio
Adam Francis	....	motion control technician
Nate Fredenburg	....	lead painter
Sabina Fredenburg	....	lead visual effects coordinator
Alec Fredericks	....	creature technical director
Joel Friesch	....	visual effects supervisor: Tippett Studio
Mathias Frodin	....	digital compositor
David Fuhrer	....	digital artist: ILM
Rahul Galwankar	....	senior rotoscope artist
Matthew Garward	....	animator: ILM
Adam Gerardin	....	digital color corrector: Tippett Studio
Tau Gerber	....	digital compositor: ILM
Allan Gersten	....	visual effects technical director
David Anthony Gibson	....	character animator: Tippett Studio
Maurizio Giglioli	....	character setup
Nathalie Girard	....	senior digital compositor
Bridget Maria Goodman	....	digital effects artist
David Gottlieb	....	digital artist
Frank Gravatt	....	digital modeler
Daniel D. Gregoire	....	executive: Halon
Daniel D. Gregoire	....	pre-vis supervisor
Bryant Terrell Griffin	....	matte painter
Branko Grujcic	....	digital effects artist: ILM
Jean-Denis Haas	....	animator: ILM
Scott Hale	....	digital compositor: Tippett Studio
Michael Hall	....	digital effects artist
Chris Halstead	....	digital compositor: Tippett Studio
Joseph Hamdorf	....	effects animator: Tippett Studio
Éric Hamel	....	digital artist: ILM
Tim Harrington	....	animation supervisor: ILM
Uma Havaligi	....	digital effects animator
Trevor Hazel	....	digital artist
Pablo Helman	....	visual effects supervisor: ILM
Sherry Hitch	....	digital compositor: ILM
Robert Hoffmeister	....	sequence supervisor: ILM
Jae Cheol Hong	....	creature technical director: ILM
Eloisa Honrada	....	roto/paint artist: ILM
Ryan Hopkins	....	senior effects technical director: ILM
Shirley Hsiao	....	production support
Wen-Chin Hsu	....	lighting technical director: Tippett Studio
Shannon Hullender	....	editorial assistant: Tippett Studio
Paul Huston	....	digital matte artist
Julie Jaros	....	animator
Patrick Jarvis	....	digital paint & rotoscope supervisor: ILM
Steve Jaworski	....	compositor: Tippett Studio
Maia Kayser	....	animator
Stephen Kennedy	....	compositing sequence supervisor
Michael Kennen	....	digital compositor
Kareem K.H.	....	digital compositor
Greg Killmaster	....	creature technical director
David Y. Kim	....	previsualization artist
Katrin Klaiber	....	digital compositor
Martin Allan Kloner	....	visual effects editor
Michael Koperwas	....	sequence supervisor: ILM
Makoto Koyama	....	character animator: ILM
Dave Kujawski	....	render technical assistant
Frankie Kwak	....	digital artist: ILM
Todd Labonte	....	animation supervisor: Tippett Studio
Kirk Larkins	....	matchmove artist: Tippett Studio
Kimberly Lashbrook	....	compositor
Kimberly Lashbrook	....	technical director
Joshua LeBeau	....	technical director: Tippett Studio
SeungHun Lee	....	creature technical director: ILM
Sunny Lee	....	digital artist
Toan-Vinh Le	....	digital artist
John M. Levin	....	digital artist: ILM
Janet Lewin	....	visual effects producer: ILM
Letia Lewis	....	pre-visualization artist
Kirk Lilwall	....	third assistant editor: DMR (IMAX version)
David A. Link	....	digital compositor: Tippett Studio
Elana Joy Livneh	....	visual effects assistant editor
Morgan Loomis	....	character animator: Tippett Studio
Doug Luberts	....	creative and technical support: ILM
Anthony Lucero	....	visual effects editor: Tippett Studio
Aaron Luk	....	research and development: Tippett Studio
Ronald Mallet	....	research and development: ILM
David Marsh	....	digital artist: ILM
Kevin Martel	....	animator
Ryan Martin	....	technical assistant: ILM
Leigh McCarthy	....	visual effects production assistant
Ryan A. McCoy	....	pre-visualization artist
Glen McIntosh	....	character animator
Genevieve McMahon	....	visual effects production manager: Tippett Studio
Jim McVay	....	lighting technical director
Alexandre Ménard	....	pre-visualization artist
Tory Mercer	....	digital compositor
Joseph Metten	....	digital effects artist
Kristen Millette	....	senior compositor
Robert Molholm	....	creative and technical support: ILM
Andrew Morley	....	digital artist supervisor: Lucasfilm Animation Singapore
Chris Morley	....	lead digital compositor: Tippett Studio
Michelle Motta	....	digital paint & rotoscope artist
Christopher Mullins	....	animator: Tippett
Ross Nakamura	....	roto/paint artist: Tippett Studio
C. Andrew Nelson	....	digital effects artist
Mark Nettleton	....	digital artist: ILM
Jonathan Ng	....	previs artist
Natalie Nolan	....	digital compositor: Tippett Studio
Brett Northcutt	....	matte painting supervisor
Ben O'Brien	....	Sabre artist: ILM
Erin D. O'Connor	....	production coordinator: ILM
Rick O'Connor	....	animator: ILM
Kaori Ogino	....	creature technical director
Peter Onsmark	....	visual effects assistant
David Owen	....	production and technical support
Brian Paik	....	creature technical director: ILM
Chris Paizis	....	matchmove supervisor
Josh Paller	....	technical assistant
Alison Parraco	....	visual effects coordinator
S. Scott Parrish	....	creature technical director: ILM
Nikita Patel	....	technical assistant
Anthony Pitone	....	visual effects editor
Bruce Powell	....	digital artist
Andrew Pungprakearti	....	digital effects artist
Kevin Quaid	....	animator
Steven Quinones-Colon	....	senior lighting technical director
Christopher Raimo	....	visual effects producer
Sandesh Ramdev	....	roto artist
Jonathan S. Ramos	....	pipeline technical assistant: Tippett Studio
Clint G. Reagan	....	pre-visualization supervisor
Cory Redmond	....	technical director
Kevin Reuter	....	lead digital effects artist: ILM
Spencer Reynolds	....	CloneCam operator: ILM
Spencer Reynolds	....	digital artist: ILM
Raymond Ribaric	....	pipeline technical assistant: Tippett Studio
Grover Richardson	....	roto/paint artist: ILM
Steve Riera	....	visual effects plate coordinator
Daniel Riha	....	rotoscope and paint lead
Shaikh Rizwan	....	paint and roto
Tracey Roberts	....	simulation artist
Dylan Robinson	....	lighting technical director
Charles Rose	....	digital lighting technical director
Thomas Rosseter	....	digital compositor
Jance Rubinchik	....	character animator
Rafe Sacks	....	creature technical director
Mike Sanders	....	digital supervisor
Mag Sarnowska	....	DMR: IMAX
Steve Sauers	....	creature technical director: ILM
Manuela Scalini	....	lighting technical director
Nabil Schiantarelli	....	compositor
Jordan Schilling	....	digital compositor: Tippett Studio
David Schnee	....	digital compositor: Tippett Studio
Janelle Schneider	....	texture painter
Sarah Schubart	....	visual effects editor: Tippett Studio
Charles Scott IV	....	pre-visualisation artist
Nelson Sepulveda	....	compositing supervisor: ILM
Jason Smith	....	creature supervisor
Ben Snow	....	visual effects supervisor: pre-production
Kristin Solid	....	animator
Drew Solodzuk	....	DMR editor (IMAX version)
Joshua Spencer	....	visual effects coordinator
Michele Stewart	....	vfx production manager: Lucasfilm/ILM, Singapore
Russ Sueyoshi	....	digital compositor
Dan Sukiennik	....	matchmove artist
David Sullivan	....	paint/roto artist
Jeremie Talbot	....	lead character technical director
Henri Tan	....	creature technical director: ILM
Renita Taylor	....	creature technical director: ILM
Radley Teruel	....	digital artist
Dan Tindell	....	pre-viz animatics
Phil Tippett	....	animation supervisor
Phil Tippett	....	character designer
Lisa Todd	....	visual effects production manager: ILM
Matthew Tomlinson	....	digital imaging supervisor: Tippett Studio
Greg Towner	....	animator: ILM
Delio Tramontozzi	....	animation sequence supervisor: ILM
Alan Travis	....	digital artist
Chi Chung Tse	....	animator
Lee Uren	....	technical director: ILM
George Vajna	....	second assistant DMR editor (IMAX version)
Brad van Bodegom	....	digital artist
John Van Der Zalm	....	creature technical director: ILM
Frederick Vega	....	render technical assistant: Tippett Studio
Rainy Venne	....	DMR artist (IMAX version)
Kenneth Voss	....	roto/paint artist
David Weitzberg	....	digital artist: ILM
Ronnie E. Williams Jr.	....	lead compositor
Eric Wong	....	creature technical director
Stephen L. Wong	....	animator
Vicki Wong	....	editorial/imaging manager: Tippett Studio
Nick Woo	....	technical support
Jeff Wozniak	....	digital artist: ILM
Scott Younkin	....	digital compositor: ILM
David Aughenbaugh	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Lindsay Birmingham	....	data coordinator (uncredited)
Dhiraj Brahma	....	roto artist (uncredited)
Eran Dinour	....	digital artist: ILM (uncredited)
Paul Giacoppo	....	digital artist lead modeler (uncredited)
Heather Han	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Adam Howarth	....	model maker (uncredited)
Justin Kosnikowski	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
S. Gopi Krishna	....	digital paint artist (uncredited)
Manikandan	....	compositor (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)
Anthony Meschi	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Travis Moore	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Sankarasubramanian	....	roto artist: imageworks india (uncredited)
Shobanbabu	....	cg supervisor (uncredited)
Shuichi Yoshida	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Pascal Archambault Bouffard	....	lead stunt double
Steve Blalock	....	stunt coordinator
Joey Box	....	stunt coordinator
Nicole Germain	....	stunts
Nathalie Girard	....	stunt double: Mary-Louise Parker
Gilbert Larose Jr.	....	stunts
David McKeown	....	stunt coordinator
France Raymond	....	stunt double
Katina Waters	....	utility stunts
Martin Williams	....	head stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Francois Archambault	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Eric Aubin	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Justin Babin	....	rigging grip
Charles Beetz	....	rigging gaffer
Jean-Philippe Bernier	....	camera trainee
Hans Bjerno	....	aerial director of photography
Richard Boucher	....	dolly grip: "a" cam
Stéphane Byl	....	lighting technician
Adam Camacho	....	rigging grip
Stephen S. Campanelli	....	additional camera operator
Andrew Cooper	....	still photographer: Los Angeles
Jean Courteau	....	chief lighting technician
Andrae Crawford	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, Los Angeles
Sean Devine	....	dolly grip: "a" camera, USA crew
Charles Ehrlinger	....	dolly grip: "B" camera, Los Angeles
David Eubank	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, Los Angeles
Michael James Fahey	....	best boy grip
Gilles Fortier	....	rigging gaffer
Julie Garceau	....	video assist operator
Robert Guertin	....	additional camera operator: "b" camera
Mauriece Jacks Jr.	....	video assist operator: Los Angeles
Jesse Jaraczewski	....	best boy electric: additional photography
Steven J. Kovalesky	....	electrician
Bob E. Krattiger	....	gaffer: Los Angeles
Robert Lapierre Jr.	....	grip
Martin Lebel	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Eric Lefèbvre	....	rigging electric
Glen Magers	....	lighting technician
Pierre Malouin	....	dolly grip
Marc Marino	....	best boy rigging electrician: Los Angeles
Nicolas Marion	....	additional assistant camera
Anthony T. Marra II	....	key grip: USA
Alain Masse	....	key grip
Daniel P. Moore	....	video operator
Melanie Morin	....	grip coordinator
Michael B. Mullins	....	camera loader
Jeff Nichol	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Colin Noel	....	best boy rigging grip
Mathieu Price	....	set grip
Scott Rathner	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
David Reinhard	....	daily second assistant camera
Jesse Roth	....	assistant camera: Los Angeles
Alain Rousseau	....	second assistant: "b" camera
Marie-France Simard	....	film loader
Robert Stecko	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Peter Taylor	....	video assist
Marshall Valentine	....	grip
Zachary-Cy Vanasse	....	assistant video assist operator
Marco Venditto	....	electrician
Daniel Villeneuve	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Paul Goroff	....	super technocrane operator (uncredited)

Animation Department
Michael Brunet	....	lead animator
Chuck Duke	....	animator
Jean-Denis Haas	....	animator: ILM
Gary Hebert	....	title animator
Ryan Hood	....	animator
Guido Muzzarelli	....	character animator
Jay Rennie	....	animator
Mike Safianoff	....	character animator
Jess Vickery	....	character animator
Geoff Wheeler	....	character animator: Tippett Studio

Casting Department
Robin D. Cook	....	casting: Montreal & Toronto
Geralyn Flood	....	casting associate
Jennifer Markowitz	....	casting assistant: Canada
Mike Migliara	....	casting assistant
Leslie-Ann Reale	....	casting assistant
Bruno Rosato	....	casting consultant
Karen Wood	....	extras casting: additional photography

Costume and Wardrobe Department
David Bethell	....	prop costume maker
Rosalie Clermont-Bilodeau	....	costume supervisor
Catherine Gélinas	....	key dresser
Tereska Gesing	....	dresser
Mary C. Lane	....	costume supervisor: Los Angeles
Linda Lashley	....	costumer
Robin Richesson	....	costume illustrator
Dominic Young	....	costume cutter

Editorial Department
James Baldanzi	....	editorial production assistant
Mark Bourgeois	....	additional editor
Sarah Broshar	....	assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Mike Cuevas	....	assistant editor
Terence Curren	....	colorist
Sophie Farkas Bolla	....	assistant editor
Justin C. Green	....	assistant editor
Jim Passon	....	color timer

Music Department
Dick Bernstein	....	music editor
Steven Bernstein	....	orchestrator
Tom Hardisty	....	score recordist
Jim Henrikson	....	music editor
James Horner	....	conductor
Charles Martin Inouye	....	preview music editor
Carl Johnson	....	orchestrator
Edward Karam	....	orchestrator
Dave Lawrence	....	assistant music editor
Aaron Martin	....	music score programmer
J.A.C. Redford	....	orchestrator
Simon Rhodes	....	music scoring mixer
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Gary K. Thomas	....	orchestrator
Ian Underwood	....	music score programmer
Sylvia Wells	....	music scoring supervisor

Transportation Department
Michel Boulanger	....	driver: producer
Victor Labelle	....	driver: Sarah Bolger
Jimmy Ray Pickens	....	driver: cast
Chris Raines	....	driver: re-shoots
James Sanchez	....	transportation captain
Joe Sanchez	....	transportation coordinator
Paul E. Stroh	....	transportation coordinator: USA
Bonnie Yamahiro	....	driver

Other crew
Andy Aitken	....	key sculptor/moulder
Michael Alvarado	....	production secretary: Los Angeles
Marie-Elaine Bailly	....	production coordinator
Brooks Baldwin	....	dialect coach: Mr Highmore, Ms Bolger
Melanie Bergeron	....	key medic
Lori Berlanga	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
John Blair	....	second assistant accountant
Lyssa J. Caster	....	assistant: Kathleen Kennedy
Yannick Champagne	....	assistant craft service
Isabelle Champeau	....	stand-in: Mary-Louise Parker
Pierre Cheminat	....	first assistant accountant: CND
Richard Daldry	....	production coordinator: UK
Heather Dennis	....	title coordinator
Yves Desjardins	....	travel coordinator
Ben Diskin	....	goblin voice performer
François Doré	....	police liaison: Surete du Quebec
K. Jessica Doyle	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Paul Dupont	....	safety coordinator
Morgan Elam	....	production assistant
Ceri Evans	....	script supervisor: UK unit
Jay Floyd	....	clearance administrator
Karin Fong	....	title designer
Josée Francis	....	assistant location manager
Mark Frazier	....	assistant: producer
Michael A. Galasso	....	assistant production coordinator: Los Angeles
Nicholas A. Galasso	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Wendy Goldfisher	....	payroll accountant
Chris Goodwin	....	assistant: director
Marjorie Hamel	....	assistant script supervisor
Gary Hebert	....	title designer
David Hopwood	....	assistant: Mark Canton
Craig Hosking	....	pilot
Brianna Hoskins	....	production assistant: additional photography, Los Angeles
Paula Jack	....	dialect coach: pre-production
Judith Jennings	....	studio teacher
Dmitri M. Johnson	....	assistant co-producer
Bob Joles	....	goblin voice performer
Kathy Kelehan	....	title producer
Nutan Khanna	....	clearance coordinator
Silvy Kim	....	second assistant accountant
Elyse Klaits	....	associate: Ms. Kennedy
Serge Lavigueur	....	sword maker
Marco Légaré	....	production assistant: truck
Suzanne Lehfeldt	....	assistant production office coordinator
Jonathan Lipow	....	goblin voice performer
Clayton Lyons	....	production assistant
Josianne Mailloux	....	production secretary
John Mariano	....	goblin voice performer
Maggie Martin	....	payroll assistant
Nicki McCain	....	first assistant accountant
Shandra McHale	....	research and development: ILM
Kevin McKeon	....	production assistant: Watermark Pictures
Poll Moussoulides	....	dialogue coach
Lauren Niggl	....	production assistant
Nolan North	....	goblin voice performer
Rusty Nye	....	production assistant
Donal O'Farrell	....	sword coach
Erica Palay	....	production assistant
Chris Parson	....	goblin voice performer
Eva Quintero	....	production assistant
Chris Raines	....	production assistant
Steven Rau	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Megan Schmidt	....	production assistant
Peter J. Silbermann	....	unit publicist
Anjuli Mari Singh	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Michèle St-Arnaud	....	location manager
Chad Steers	....	assistant: Ellen Goldsmith-Vein
Janna Stern	....	script supervisor: Los Angeles
Timothy I. Stevenson	....	assistant: Julie Kane-Ritsch
Joshua Stickler	....	key production assistant
Miker Stovall	....	assistant production coordinator: pre-production
Kate Sullivan	....	assistant to director
Fred Tatasciore	....	goblin voice performer
Benoit Thériault	....	production assistant
Kathy Ann Thomas	....	assistant production coordinator
Dannon Walters	....	craft service
Kimi Webber	....	script supervisor
Christian Biron	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Kennedy/Marshall Company, The
• Atmosphere Entertainment MM
• Nickelodeon Movies
• Spiderwick Productions
• Gotham Group

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Intercontinental Film Distributors (HK) (2008) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• Nickelodeon Movies (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount Japan (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Paramount (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Paramount (2008) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)

Special Effects

• Tippett Studio
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
• Gentle Giant Studios
• Halon Entertainment
• Intrigue
• Kerner Optical (miniature photography)
• Layersmith Digital, The (uncredited)
• RotoFactory (additional visual effects)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Chef Robért Catering  catering (Los Angeles crew)
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Imaginary Forces  titles
• Lakeshore Records  score album
• Montreal Casting  extras casting
• Movie Movers  trailers
• Paws for Effect  animals provided by
• Runway  post-production
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility

Also Known As:

The Spiderwick Chronicles: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)

MPAA:

Rated PG for scary creature action and violence, peril and some thematic elements.

Runtime:

96 min | 107 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS | Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)

Certification:

Sweden:11 | Norway:11 | Netherlands:6 | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Ireland:PG | Finland:K-11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | South Africa:10M | Canada:G (Manitoba/Quebec) | UK:PG | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | USA:PG (certificate #43900) | Malaysia:U | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:Atp | Germany:6 | Peru:PT | New Zealand:PG | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | Iceland:7 | Brazil:Livre

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Kennedy/Marshall Company, The

Trivia:

Film prints were shipped to some theaters under the fake title "Widow".

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Jared and Simon are looking at the photo of Arthur Spiderwick they refer to Spiderwick's daughter, Lucinda, as their aunt. However, they called Spiderwick their "great-great uncle". That being the case Lucinda was not their aunt. She would actually be a distant cousin to them. Technically she would be a cousin twice removed as she would be first cousin to whichever grandparent of theirs who was the niece or nephew of Arthur Spiderwick.

Quotes:

Tow Truck Driver: [after running over an invisible monster] Did I hit someone?
Jared Grace: Yes! Thank you!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-02-16)" (2008)

Although The Spiderwick Chronicles did fall short in comparison to other films in the same genre, it did offer some fun entertainment for the entire family.

Although The Spiderwick Chronicles did fall short in comparison to other films in the same genre, it did offer some fun entertainment for the entire family.

Being a fan of most fantasy novels and films, I had the wonderful opportunity to read through the entire series last year and was actually looking forward to its adaptation on the big screen.

What surprised me the most was actually the length of the film. It was fairly short (90 minutes) and I felt that the producers made a huge mistake by attempting to cram all five books into one film instead of dividing them into separate features. I had recognized a few of the scenes from the books, but overall it seemed very rushed and excluded many of the series most exciting moments. Any fan of the books would probably be disappointed in the way the series was handled and executed.

As for the rest of film, I thought it was well done. The CGI continues to be to focal point in most of these types of family films and the producers spent a great time with its detail and design. The fairies looked neat, the goblins were frightening, and the big bad ogre looked well… big and bad.

Overall, I would say this film would make for a great matinée on a Sunday with the kids. There are several moments that may scare children under the age of five, but otherwise it should appeal to children of all ages.