Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

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 | Mother Daughter Relationship | School | Father Daughter Relationship | Teacher Student Relationship

Awards:

1 nomination

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:

Hillary Lichten: Did you have your try-out today?
Phoebe: I'm concentrating.
Hillary Lichten: I was going to make a cake. Want to help me?
Phoebe: Stop! Now I can't remember what number I'm on! I have to start all over again!
Hillary Lichten: Why don't you come inside?
Phoebe: I can't, not until I've stepped on all the stones in the right order.
Hillary Lichten: Are you pretending this is Looking-Glass Land? It looks more like a chess board. Phoebe, what would happen in you didn't step on all the squares in the right order?
Phoebe: I won't get in the play.

Movie Connections:

References Alice in Wonderland (1933)

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.