Charlotte's Web (2006)

Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.

Director:

Gary Winick

Writers:

Susannah Grant (screenplay), Karey Kirkpatrick (screenplay),

Stars:

Julia Roberts, Steve Buscemi, Oprah Winfrey

7 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julia Roberts	...	Charlotte the Spider (voice)
Steve Buscemi	...	Templeton the Rat (voice)
John Cleese	...	Samuel the Sheep (voice)
Oprah Winfrey	...	Gussy the Goose (voice)
Cedric the Entertainer	...	Golly the Goose (voice)
Kathy Bates	...	Bitsy the Cow (voice)
Reba McEntire	...	Betsy the Cow (voice)
Robert Redford	...	Ike the Horse (voice)
Thomas Haden Church	...	Brooks the Crow (voice)
André Benjamin	...	Elwyn the Crow (voice)
Dominic Scott Kay	...	Wilbur (voice)
Sam Shepard	...	Narrator (voice)
Abraham Benrubi	...	Uncle the Pig (voice)
Dakota Fanning	...	Fern
Kevin Anderson	...	Mr. Arable

Storyline

Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.

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Plot Keywords:

pig | spider | rain | springtime | fried bacon | 

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Taglines:

Help Is Coming From Above.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Spain] Paramount Pictures [United States]

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 December 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

La telaraña de Charlotte

Filming Locations:

Attwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£1,892,120 (UK) (9 February 2007)

Gross:

£10,738,495 (UK) (23 March 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Walden Media, Kerner Entertainment Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

DTS SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The spider introduces herself as "Charlotte A. Cavatica," which refers to the barn spider's scientific name, Araneus cavaticus. The old scientific name was feminine - Aranea cavatica.

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Goofs

When Gussy first introduces herself to Wilbur, she has a light yellow spot on the tip of her beak. In the next shot, Golly has the spot on his beak.

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Quotes

Charlotte A. Cavatica: Oh, Wilbur... don't you know what you've already done? You made me your friend and in doing so, you made a spider beautiful to everyone in that barn.

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Crazy Credits

The Nickelodeon logo segues into an animated series of farmyard illustrations. More illustrations of the storyline appear over the end credits.

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Connections

Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Episode dated 9 December 2006 (2006)

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Soundtracks

"A Place in the Sun"
by Ronald N. Miller & Bryan Wells
Performed by Gabe Dixon
Produced by Wayne Kirkpatrick

User Reviews

A great remake with a great voice cast

I attended an advanced screening recently in Nashville, TN. I loved John Cleese as the sheep. Steve Buscemi was perfect as Templeton. Thomas Haden Church is so funny. He played his crow like Lowell Mather from "Wings". This guy can play the perfect moron. Dakota Fanning just gets better with each role. She will be a hot property for some time to come. She may not ever achieve "Tom Cruise level" stardom, but she is extremely talented.

I could not believe how many people cried. The cast really did a great job of making the audience CARE about the characters.

Children and adults will enjoy this film. There is plenty of humor to offset the tragic elements of the story.