The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

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:

Family | Salt | Siblings | Dual Role | Wyvern

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Cast

Freddie Highmore	...	Jared Grace / Simon Grace
Sarah Bolger	...	Mallory Grace
Nick Nolte	...	Mulgarath
Mary-Louise Parker	...	Helen Grace
Joan Plowright	...	Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
David Strathairn	...	Arthur Spiderwick
Seth Rogen	...	Hogsqueal (voice)
Jordy Benattar	...	Young Lucinda
Martin Short	...	Thimbletack (voice)
Andrew McCarthy	...	Richard Grace
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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chris Parson	...	Goblin (voice)

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
Albie Hecht	....	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

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
Paul Hotte
Philippe Lord
Jan Pascale
Brana Rosenfeld

Costume Design by
Odette Gadoury
Joanna Johnston

Makeup Department
Adrien Morot	....	special makeup effects 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
Stephen Craig	....	scenic painter
Louis Frederic Denomme	....	set dresser
Katia Kim Depatie	....	props maker
Trevor Goring	....	storyboard artist
Meinert Hansen	....	illustrator
Dimitri Kaliviotis	....	model maker
David Krentz	....	concept sculptor
Caroline Lachance	....	art department production assistant
Helene Lamarre	....	art department coordinator
Brent Lambert	....	set designer
Martin Laneuville	....	greensman
Julie Montplaisir	....	art department accountant
David J. Negron Jr.	....	storyboard artist
Sean O'Connell	....	set dresser: 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

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
Mark A. Mangini	....	sound designer
Louis Marion	....	location sound mixer
Piero Mura	....	lead sound effects editor
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

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
David Loveday	....	special effects technician
Vincent Marion	....	special effects technician
Yves Martel	....	special effects assistant
Simon Martineau	....	special effects assistant
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
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
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
Kane Brassington	....	rotoscope/paint artist
Hans Brekke	....	character animator: Tippett Studio
David Brickley	....	previsual animator
Tripp Brown	....	technical director
Dhyana Brummel	....	technical director: Tippett Studio
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 artist
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
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
Brad Fox	....	technical director: Tippett Studio
Adam Francis	....	motion control technician
Nate Fredenburg	....	lead painter
Alec Fredericks	....	creature technical director
Joel Friesch	....	visual effects supervisor: Tippett Studio
Mathias Frodin	....	digital compositor
Adam Gerardin	....	digital color corrector: Tippett Studio
Allan Gersten	....	visual effects technical director
David Anthony Gibson	....	character animator: Tippett Studio
Maurizio Giglioli	....	character setup
Nathalie Girard	....	senior digital compositor
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
Tim Harrington	....	animation supervisor: ILM
Uma Havaligi	....	digital effects animator
Pablo Helman	....	visual effects supervisor: ILM
Sherry Hitch	....	digital compositor: ILM
Robert Hoffmeister	....	sequence supervisor: ILM
Jae Cheol Hong	....	creature technical director: ILM
Ryan Hopkins	....	senior effects technical director: ILM
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
David Y. Kim	....	previsualization artist
Katrin Klaiber	....	digital compositor
Martin Allan Kloner	....	visual effects editor
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
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
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
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
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
Kevin Quaid	....	animator
Steven Quinones-Colon	....	senior lighting technical director
Christopher Raimo	....	visual effects producer
Jonathan S. Ramos	....	pipeline technical assistant: Tippett Studio
Clint G. Reagan	....	pre-visualization supervisor
Cory Redmond	....	technical director
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
Tracey Roberts	....	simulation artist
Dylan Robinson	....	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
Jason Smith	....	creature supervisor
Ben Snow	....	visual effects supervisor: pre-production
Kristin Solid	....	animator
Joshua Spencer	....	visual effects coordinator
Michele Stewart	....	digital artists production manager: Lucasfilm Animation, Singapore
Russ Sueyoshi	....	digital compositor
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)
John Van Der Zalm	....	creature technical director: ILM
Frederick Vega	....	render technical assistant: Tippett Studio
Rainy Venne	....	DMR artist (IMAX version)
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
Scott Younkin	....	digital compositor: ILM
David Aughenbaugh	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Heather Han	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Adam Howarth	....	model maker (uncredited)
Justin Kosnikowski	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Travis Moore	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Shuichi Yoshida	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Pascal Archambault Bouffard	....	lead stunt double
Joey Box	....	stunt coordinator
Nathalie Girard	....	stunt double: Mary-Louise Parker
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
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
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
Marc Marino	....	best boy rigging electrician: Los Angeles
Nicolas Marion	....	additional assistant camera
Anthony T. Marra II	....	key grip: USA
Alain Masse	....	key grip
Melanie Morin	....	grip coordinator
Michael B. Mullins	....	camera loader
Jeff Nichol	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Mathieu Price	....	set grip
Scott Rathner	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
David Reinhard	....	daily second assistant camera
Jesse Roth	....	assistant camera: Los Angeles
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

Animation Department
Michael Brunet	....	lead animator
Chuck Duke	....	animator
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
Michael Alvarado	....	production secretary: Los Angeles
Marie-Elaine Bailly	....	production coordinator
Brooks Baldwin	....	dialect coach: Mr Highmore, Ms Bolger
Lori Berlanga	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Lyssa J. Caster	....	assistant: Kathleen Kennedy
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
François Doré	....	police liaison: Surete du Quebec
K. Jessica Doyle	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Paul Dupont	....	safety coordinator
Morgan Elam	....	production assistant
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
Marjorie Hamel