Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)

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Director:

Wayne Wang

Writers (WGA):

Kate DiCamillo (novel)
Joan Singleton (screenplay)

Release Date:

22 September 2005 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family

Tagline:

Discover what happens when you go looking for a miracle and a miracle comes looking for you.

Plot:

A mischievous dog befriends a lonely young girl in a new town and helps her make new friends.

Plot Keywords:

Girl | Dog | Supermarket | Florida | 10 Year Old

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

AnnaSophia Robb	...	Opal
Jeff Daniels	...	Preacher
Cicely Tyson	...	Gloria
Dave Matthews	...	Otis
Eva Marie Saint	...	Miss Franny
Courtney Jines	...	Amanda Wilkinson
Nick Price	...	Dunlap Dewberry
Luke Benward	...	Stevie Dewberry
Elle Fanning	...	Sweetie Pie Thomas
Marca Price	...	Mrs. Dewberry
Lenore Banks	...	Mrs. Detweller
B.J. Hopper	...	Mr. Alfred
John McConnell	...	Store Manager
Harland Williams	...	Policeman
William Arthur Pitts	...	Churchgoer 1
Enid Trotiner	...	Churchgoer 2
Charles A. Daigle	...	Churchgoer 3
Clarice H. Gauthreaux	...	Churchgoer 4
Guy G. Gauthreaux	...	Churchgoer 5
Julia Lashae	...	SPCA Officer
Darrell Jupiter	...	SPCA Officer
Lara Grice	...	Opal's Mom
Becca Lish	...	Gertrude the Parrott [sic] (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jared Day	...	Mike
Luke Burnyeat	...	Shopper (uncredited)
Sergio Kato	...	SPCA Officer (uncredited)
Matthew D. Miller	...	Church Member (uncredited)
Ross Rouillier	...	Shopper (uncredited)

Directed by
Wayne Wang

Writing credits (WGA)
Kate DiCamillo		(novel)
Joan Singleton		(screenplay)

Produced by
Trevor Albert	....	producer
Becki Cross Trujillo	....	co-producer
Joan Singleton	....	producer
Ralph S. Singleton	....	executive producer (as Ralph Singleton)

Original Music by
Rachel Portman

Cinematography by
Karl Walter Lindenlaub

Film Editing by
Deirdre Slevin

Casting by
Todd Thaler		(as Todd M. Thaler)

Production Design by
Donald Graham Burt

Art Direction by
Monroe Kelly

Set Decoration by
Marthe Pineau

Costume Design by
Hope Hanafin

Makeup Department
Roxanne Ferguson	....	hair stylist
Theresa A. Fleming	....	additional hair stylist
Allison Gordin	....	makeup department head
Betty Hamnac	....	hair stylist (as Betty W. Hammac)
Paige Reeves	....	key makeup artist
Donna Spahn	....	hair department head (as Donna Spahn-Jones)

Production Management
Kathleen M. Courtney	....	unit production manager
Alex Schwartz	....	production executive
Crystal Weaver	....	production supervisor
Patrick Esposito	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Batou Chandler	....	second assistant director: second unit
Michael Kang	....	second unit director
Eric Richard Lasko	....	second assistant director: reshoots
Stephanie Lovell	....	second second assistant director
Eddie Micallef	....	second assistant director
Ann C. Salzer	....	first assistant director: second unit
Glen Trotiner	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Michael Arena	....	greens gang boss
Marc Baird	....	storyboard artist
Jason C. Bitzer	....	art department production assistant
Paul Blanchard	....	leadman
Gail Briant	....	signwriter/scenic
Kim S. Carey	....	set dresser
Cassie Catalanotto	....	set dresser
Daniel Coe	....	carpenter
Randall S. Coe	....	construction coordinator
James Dupuy	....	foreman
Everette Eglin	....	construction purchaser
Mary Frances Eglin	....	art department coordinator
Sara Fanelli	....	carpenter
Christina Gulotta	....	graphic designer
John Herbert	....	paint foreman
Dave Kelsey	....	lead scenic
Andree Lago	....	muralist
Sidney J. Lambert	....	set dresser
Leo Lauricella	....	carpenter
Michael S. Martin	....	property master
Patrick McGuire	....	leadman
Molly Mikula	....	set designer
Danny Nick	....	set dresser
Jorin Ostroska	....	property master: second unit
Raymond Pumilia	....	set dresser
Kevin L. Raper	....	graphic designer
George Sanchez	....	labor
Chuck Stringer	....	construction foreman
Marcus Turchi	....	carpenter
Bill Walters	....	set dresser
David Warburton	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
Steve C. Aaron	....	production sound mixer
C. Douglas Cameron	....	boom operator
Jeff Colon	....	epk sound recordist
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Rene Defrancesch	....	sound utility
Brett Eliason	....	sound mixer
Mark Filip	....	sound effects editor
Dave Flynch	....	foley editor (as Dave B. Flynch)
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lewis Goldstein	....	supervising sound editor
George A. Lara	....	foley supervisor (as George Lara)
Allen Lau	....	sound intern
Cate Montana	....	adr editor
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Jac Rubenstein	....	dialogue editor
Peter Waggoner	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Warzynski	....	foley assistant (as Dave Warzynski)
Alex Raspa	....	adr mixer: New York (uncredited)
John Soukup	....	sound transfer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Kevin Carter	....	special effects contact lenses
Bob Cooper	....	special effects coordinator (as Robert H. Cooper)
Keith Marbory	....	special effects supervisor
David K. Nami	....	special effects foreman
Alan Scott	....	mechanical effects supervisor: Stan Winston Studio

Visual Effects by
Dan Ashton	....	scanning and recording supervisor: Cinesite Hollywood
Devin Bunje	....	systems administrator: Stan Winston Studio
Mark Dick Danger Devlin	....	digital compositor
Mitch Goldstrom	....	technology consultant: Stan Winston Studio
Dave Jerrard	....	digital effects artist: Stan Winston Digital
Gary Laurie	....	3D matchmover: Stan Winston Digital
Bonnie Lemon	....	digital producer: Stan Winston Digital
Valerie McMahon	....	digital artist
Corinne Pooler	....	digital paint supervisor
Jim Rider	....	Flame artist
Randall J. Rosa	....	visual effects supervisor: Stan Winston Digital
Evan Schiff	....	visual effects editor: SW Digital
Gregory S. Scribner	....	digital artist
Ziad Seirafi	....	compositor: Stan Winston Digital
Monty Phillips	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Ray Abbott	....	stunt double (as Raymond M. Abbott)
Jeff Galpin	....	stunt coordinator
Mike Mukatis	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Nathan Borck	....	electrician
Chip Carey	....	lamp operator: additional photography
Loren Corl	....	key grip
Larry Cottrill	....	electrician
Chris Dame	....	remote head technician
Sean Finnegan	....	best boy electric
Dan Furst	....	video assist operator
Matthew Gaumer	....	assistant camera
Tommy Klines	....	assistant camera
Dan Kneece	....	Steadicam operator
Dan Kneece	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Jim Leidholdt	....	dolly grip
Ian Lynch	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Javier Marcheselli	....	electrician
Jerry L. Marshall	....	best boy grip
Greg Morse	....	24 frame video
Dino Parks	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Dino Parks	....	director of photography: second unit
Dan Riffel	....	gaffer
Suzanne Tenner	....	still photographer
Newton TerMeer	....	gaffer
Steve Van Ness	....	electrician
Michael J. Walker	....	additional camera operator: second unit
Mark N. Woods	....	crane operator: Technocrane
Scott Zuchowski	....	electrician

Casting Department
Aisha Coley	....	casting executive
Elizabeth Coulon	....	extras casting: re-shoots
Lisa Mae Fincannon	....	additional casting
Rita Foung	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Timothee Hammond	....	extras casting coordinator
Jonathan Strauss	....	casting: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Donna Chance	....	key set costumer
Dana Embree	....	costumer
Linda Gardar	....	costume supervisor
Jennifer Kamrath	....	set costumer
Giselle Spence	....	seamstress
Barbara Warren	....	costumer: Miss Tyson (as Barbara Rudy Warren)

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Joe Finley	....	digital preview colorist
Bruce Goodman	....	colorist
Ian Hochberg	....	first assistant editor
Brooks Larsen	....	assistant editor
Jeff Mee	....	post-production coordinator
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Nicholas Pellegrin	....	editorial production assistant
Renannah Weinstein	....	associate editor (as Renannah Weinstein-Seliger)
Lonnie A. Mathes	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Deva Anderson	....	music supervisor
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
Celeste Chada	....	music licensing
Chris Cozens	....	auricle programmer
Joseph S. DeBeasi	....	additional music supervisor
Joseph S. DeBeasi	....	music editor
Chris Dibble	....	score recordist
Chris Dibble	....	scoring mixer
Dave Hage	....	music preparation
George Hamer	....	orchestral contractor
Lewis Jones	....	assistant music engineer: Lansdowne Studios
Adam Kay	....	music pre-record recordist
Adam Kay	....	playback music editor
Adam Kay	....	playback music recordist
Mike Knobloch	....	music executive
Richard Lancaster	....	assistant music programmer: Abbey Road Studios
Nick Mera	....	music preparation
Rachel Portman	....	orchestrator
Delphine Robertson	....	music coordinator
David Snell	....	conductor

Transportation Department
Russell Davis	....	transportation captain
Tom Moore	....	driver
Willie D. Partin	....	driver
Buddy Pine	....	fuel truck driver
Bill Pitts	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Pamela Alch	....	script supervisor
Raymond W. Beal	....	animal trainer
Bob Beltz	....	advisor
Bob Beltz	....	special advisor
Troy Benjamin	....	assistant: Trevor Albert
Michelle Brattson	....	production coordinator: re-shoots
Stanley Brossette	....	publicist
Norma B. Cazenave	....	assistant: Miss Tyson
Lisa Cofini	....	post production accountant
Jamy Comeaux	....	photo double: Jeff Daniels
Jamy Comeaux	....	stand-in: Jeff Daniels
Ellen Diedrich	....	assistant: Trevor Albert
Frank Duffy	....	set medic (as Frankie Lynch)
Mark Forbes	....	head animal trainer
Chris Gibson	....	production assistant
Dana A. Hanby	....	location manager
Ida Lee Henderson	....	production accountant
Michael Hendrickson	....	production executive: Fox
Lindsay Jaeger	....	assistant: Wayne Wang
Sue Jennings	....	production coordinator
Dana S. Jupiter	....	assistant: Miss Saint
Ted Kantrow	....	caterer
Margery Kimbrough	....	script supervisor: second unit
Charles Landers	....	additional assistant
John Landers	....	craft service
Liz Landers	....	craft service
Stephanie Lovell	....	assistant: Dave Matthews
Clayton Lyons	....	production assistant
April Mackin	....	animal trainer
Shane Mahan	....	puppeteer (as Shane Patrick Mahan)
Keira Marcus	....	first assistant accountant (as Keira March)
June Marshall	....	assistant accountant
Matthew D. Miller	....	production assistant
Nathan Parker	....	production assistant
Matt Paull	....	production assistant
Larry Payne	....	animal trainer
Erik Proveaux	....	chef: reshoots
Tara Radcliffe	....	adr loop group
Gwendalane Ramos	....	assistant accountant
Anthony Rossi III	....	assistant production coordinator
Natasha Sanchez	....	office production assistant
Todd Thaler	....	acting coach (as Todd M. Thaler)
A. Rachel Tobias	....	production secretary
Joel Tokarsky	....	payroll accountant
Karla Torres	....	assistant: Becki Cross Trujillo
Nicholas Toth	....	bear wrangler
Paul Uddo	....	production assistant
Helena Walsh	....	bear wrangler (as Helena T. Walsh)
Georgianna Whitley	....	production assistant
Mark Joseph	....	marketing (uncredited)

Thanks
Riley Kathryn Ellis	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (presents)
• Walden Media (presents)

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment España S.A. (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2005) (Argentina) (all media)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Moviemax Family (2010) (Turkey) (TV)

Special Effects

• S W Digital (special visual effects)
• Big Film Design (visual effects)
• Pacific Title (opticals)
• Cinesite (Hollywood) (opticals)
• Stan Winston Studio (animatronic effects)

Other Companies

• Abbey Road Studios  score recorded at
• Attitude Specialty Lighting  lightning strikes
• Birds & Animals Unlimited  animals provided by
• C5  sound editorial services
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Cinesite  titles and opticals
• Collegiate Images  baseball footage courtesy of
• Dakota Music Services  music preparation
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color and prints
• Grips International  grip equipment
• Herold Studios  german dubbing
• L.I.F.T. Production Services  Chapman camera dollies
• Lansdowne Studios  music recorded at
• Lansdowne Studios  score recorded at
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• London Independent Players  orchestra (uncredited)
• Louisiana Casting Database  casting agency
• Nettwerk Records  soundtrack
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Panavision Remote Systems  technocrane
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Paskal Lighting  electrical equipment
• Paskal Lighting  lighting
• Tomkats Catering  catering

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements and brief mild language

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Canada:G (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Germany:0 | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Ireland:PG | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Spain:T | UK:U | USA:PG (certificate #41140)

Filming Locations:

Louisiana, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The film, like the book, is set in Naomi, Florida, even though it was filmed in Louisiana. Consequently, the police car and uniform emblems depict the state of Florida rather than the state of Louisiana.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The rat used for the beginning of the church scene is male, it then switches to being a female rat and back again between shots.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Opal:Safe!

Movie Connections:

References "The Flintstones" (1960)

Soundtrack:

Sunflower

Worthwhile movie

First, I want to dispel any rumors about this being a "sappy" movie. This movie is an adaptation of a well-known children's book, and should be judged as such. For those of us that want more from our entertainment than shoveling base garbage, it provides a nice change. This movie is in the same type of movie as an "Anne of Green Gables" or other juvenile movie. It has no nudity, profanity, nor did we see anybody sleeping with anybody. A nice change.

What a wonderful movie. The story is very similar to Pollyanna (at least in the girls ability to involve herself in the community). It has a very positive message, and there is not one thing that I would feel bad taking any of my children to see. As a matter of fact, they will all see it by the week's end. I haven't read the book, but my 13 year-old daughter has and told me how good it is. I will have to read it now. It was an engaging tale, and technically was very well done. The acting was good (some very talented actors were involved) and there was some very good film work. The moving clouds with the scene changes were a nice touch and the music was very appropriate. I know there has been a lot of talk in the media about Dave Matthews in this film, and he was a nice addition. His acting was OK, but his music was definitely a welcome addition. His guitar playing in various spots was warm and fit like your favorite chair.

There were a number of good messages throughout the movie. Some were very overt (the discussion between Gloria and Opal about judging someone on an event without knowing the whole story), and some were a little more below the surface (time moving on, bringing new challenges, and keep living). In case you don't get them, they usually give you a clue in the dialogue somewhere. It sure gave me lots of topics I could use to teach with my children. The most important theme is the primary theme for the movie. The truly important thing in life is the relationships we have with others. Opal demonstrated by becoming part of the lives of those Winn Dixie led her to.

This is one movie that will go on my video shelf (when it's not in the DVD player).