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

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:

This movie is Elle Fanning's first lead role in a feature film.

Quotes:

Miss Dodger: At a certain part in your life. Probably when too much of it has gone by. You will open your eyes and see yourself for who you are. Especially for everything that made you so different from all the awful normals. And you will say to yourself, "But I am this person." And in that statement, that correction, there will be a kind of love.

Movie Connections:

References Alice in Wonderland (1951)

Awesome!

I walked into the theater during a special screening through Boston's International Film Festival only seeing the trailer and hearing bits and pieces of the plot.

Let me be the first to say on the IMDb that the ensemble acting, plot development, and art direction is simply fantastic! In a word, the film was awesome! While a drama, there were many comedic moments through the talents of Elle Fanning and other characters, and stay tuned to a tear-jerking moment near the end that caused many of us in the theater to sniffle.

I recommend this to everyone once it hits mainstream theaters this fall.