Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)

Director:

Daniel Barnz

Writer (WGA):

Daniel Barnz (written by)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Dare to dream your life.

Plot:

Confounded by her clashes with the seemingly rule-obsessed world, a little girl seeks enlightenment from her unconventional drama teacher.

Plot Keywords:

Teacher | School | Mother Daughter Relationship | Alice In Wonderland | Father Daughter Relationship

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Felicity Huffman	...	Hillary Lichten
Elle Fanning	...	Phoebe Lichten
Patricia Clarkson	...	Miss Dodger
Bill Pullman	...	Peter Lichten
Bailee Madison	...	Olivia Lichten
Campbell Scott	...	Principal Davis
Ian Colletti	...	Jamie
Caitlin Sanchez	...	Monica / White Queen (credit only)
Mackenzie Milone	...	Sally
Austin Williams	...	Tommy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tessa Albertson	...	Alice
Max Baker	...	2nd Teacher / King of Hearts
Maya N. Blake	...	Debby
Conor Carroll	...	Jeremy
Maddie Corman	...	First teacher / White rabbit
Connor Douglas	...	Richie
Teala Dunn	...	Jenny
Peter Gerety	...	Dr. Miles / Humpty Dumpty
Tyler Hanes	...	Prince
Madhur Jaffrey	...	Miss Reiter
Cindy Joo	...	Sara
Danielle Kotch	...	2 and 3 year old Phoebe
Gracie Lawrence	...	Julie
Alicia Nakhjavan	...	Ellen / White Rabbit
Michael Nostrand	...	Colleague 2
Marquis Rodriguez	...	Martin
Ron Simons	...	Colleague
April Yvette Thompson	...	Colleague
Miranda Wilkins	...	Janet

Directed by
Daniel Barnz

Writing credits (WGA)
Daniel Barnz		(written by)

Produced by
Ben Barnz	....	producer
Nissa Ren Cannon	....	associate producer
Doug Dey	....	executive producer
Lynette Howell	....	producer
George Paaswell	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Christophe Beck

Cinematography by
Bobby Bukowski

Film Editing by
Robert Hoffman

Casting by
Avy Kaufman

Production Design by
Thérèse DePrez

Art Direction by
Peter Baran

Set Decoration by
Robert Covelman

Costume Design by
Kurt and Bart

Makeup Department
Joseph Farulla	....	makeup department head
Jason Hayes	....	hair department head
Sharon Ilson	....	key makeup artist
Jacques Stephane Lempire	....	key hair stylist
Stephanie Pasicov	....	key makeup artist
Stayc St. Onge	....	additional makeup artist

Production Management
Danielle Blumstein	....	unit production manager
Louise Runge	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles Leslie	....	first assistant director
Megan Lombardo	....	second assistant director
Mark Romanelli	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Liz Bonaventura	....	charge scenic
Peter Bundrick	....	key carpenter
Jeff Butcher	....	property master
Almitra Corey	....	art department coordinator
Kley Gilbuena	....	assistant property master
Hunter Harris	....	art department intern
Richard Hebrank	....	construction coordinator
Sean Ryan Jennings	....	art department intern
Tom LaVecchia	....	on-set dresser
Arif Mahmood	....	art department production assistant
Wayne Scott Miller	....	set dresser
Marc Newman	....	leadman
Nick Robert	....	art department production assistant
Patricia Sprott	....	scenic foreman

Sound Department
Joshua Adeniji	....	foley editor
Michael Baird	....	adr supervisor
Michael Baird	....	supervising sound designer
Jeremy Balko	....	adr mixer
Robert Dehn	....	assistant sound editor
Allie Fitz	....	assistant sound editor
Jason Gaya	....	sound recordist
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer
Judah Getz	....	foley mixer
Scott Hinkley	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard Kitting	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Pullman	....	sound mixer
Adam Sanchez	....	boom operator
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Michael Caplan	....	visual effects producer
Padraic Culham	....	digital compositor
Dan Schmit	....	visual effects supervisor
Adam Simpson	....	visual effects editor

Stunts
Roy Farfel	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Manny Siverio	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Olga Abramson	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Matt Blades	....	key grip
Michael Burke	....	first assistant camera
Sung Rae Cho	....	assistant camera
Ron Egozi	....	camera operator
Sergei Franklin	....	Steadicam operator
Lauren Haber	....	camera loader
Keith Kalohelani	....	generator operator
John Krause	....	dolly grip
Brendan Malone	....	best boy grip
Antonio Ponti	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Lance Rieck	....	remote camera technician: scorpio head
Michele SchianodiCola	....	electrician
Douglas W. Shannon	....	gaffer
Michael Simmonds	....	camera operator: second unit
Brooke Stanford	....	best boy
Carl Tebbenhoff	....	electrician
JoJo Whilden	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Lee Genick	....	extras casting
Leeba Zakharov	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Chrissy Kuhn	....	costume supervisor
Colleen McTigue	....	key costumer
Lauren Plymel	....	costume coordinator
Terese Wadden	....	costume coordinator

Editorial Department
Doug Delaney	....	digital intermediate colorist
Matthew W. Johnson	....	digital intermediate editor

Music Department
Doug Bernheim	....	music supervisor
Phillip Blackford	....	score mix technician
Adam Blau	....	composer: additional music
Jake Monaco	....	score coordinator
Casey Stone	....	music scoring mixer

Other crew
Ethan Anderson	....	location assistant
Dudley Arbaugh	....	set production assistant
Marlo Carroll	....	additional set production assistant
Chris Cloud	....	location scout
Scotch James Diaz Crisostomo	....	first assistant accountant
Patricia de Paula	....	production coordinator
Kantarama Gahigiri	....	set production assistant
Heather Gauntt	....	assistant location manager
Dan Gloeckner	....	key set production assistant
Eddie Griffith	....	set production assistant
Tracey Grimes	....	account executive: Post Logic Studios
Jessalyn Haefele	....	production secretary
Jennifer Hamilton	....	choreographer
Christine Leaman	....	location manager
Ryan Leiderman	....	production assistant
Christopher LeStrange	....	location assistant
Richard T. Lynch	....	craft service
W. Scott Lyon	....	assistant to director
Alex Markman	....	production intern
Katie Martin	....	production assistant
Andrew McGovern	....	accounting clerk
Tony Osso	....	script supervisor
Brendan Potter	....	set production assistant
Matthew F. Preston	....	assistant production coordinator
Jon Shaw	....	production assistant
Missy Simms	....	teacher/welfare worker
Noreen Souza-Bailey	....	set production assistant
Noreen Ward	....	production accountant
Chad Yavarow	....	set production assistant

Thanks
Jodie Foster	....	the producers wish to thank

Production Companies

• Silverwood Films

Distributors

• THINKFilm (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Red Envelope Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Lifetime Network (2008) (USA) (TV)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2009) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Imagem Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Laptv (2009) (Argentina) (TV)

Special Effects

• Engine Room

Other Companies

• David Haddad  transportation equipment
• Haddad's  transportation equipment
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production
• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting
• Upload Films  post-production
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic material and brief strong language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Long Island, New York, USA

Company:

Silverwood Films

Trivia:

The first draft for the script was written one year before Elle Fanning (Phoebe) was even born.

Quotes:

Jamie: I have Mary. She's a Patriot Girl too, except British. She escaped the bombing of London during World War II.
Phoebe: I know who she is. She's a loser.
Jamie: You think?
Phoebe: What are you looking for?
Jamie: Money. Yesterday I found a dollar. I'm saving up for Sings With Birds, the noble Sioux girl growing up in 1732.
Phoebe: Do you want my Catherine doll?
Jamie: Thanks, but I have her.

Movie Connections:

References Alice in Wonderland (1949)

Terrific movie!

I just saw this movie in Rochester NY at the High Falls Film Festival. Bill Pullman introduced the movie.

To put it simply, this was a terrific movie! One of the best I have seen in a long time. How it is scoring so low on this site is beyond me. I would not trust the ratings on this site if this movie is scoring so low.

Elle Fanning is amazing in her role - one of the best performances I have ever seen by a child actor. Felicity Huffman gives her normal strong performance. Bill does not have a big part in the movie but plays it very effectively. Patricia Clarkson's performance as the drama teacher is perhaps the 2nd best in the movie behind Elle's. The rest of the cast was stellar as well.This movie holds you in its spell throughout. It's moving, funny at times and captivating in its style. Ignore the ratings - see this movie!