Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

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 | Girl | Father Daughter Relationship | Family Relationships | Mother Daughter Relationship

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Felicity Huffman	...	Hillary Lichten
Elle Fanning	...	Phoebe Lichten
Patricia Clarkson	...	Miss Dodger
Bill Pullman	...	Peter 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
Bailee Madison	...	Olivia Lichten
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:

The first draft for the script was written one year before Elle Fanning (Phoebe) was even born.

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 (1933)

Terrific movie!

I just saw this movie in Rochester NY at the High Falls Film Festival. Bill Pullman introduced the movie.

To put it simply, this was a terrific movie! One of the best I have seen in a long time. How it is scoring so low on this site is beyond me. I would not trust the ratings on this site if this movie is scoring so low.

Elle Fanning is amazing in her role - one of the best performances I have ever seen by a child actor. Felicity Huffman gives her normal strong performance. Bill does not have a big part in the movie but plays it very effectively. Patricia Clarkson's performance as the drama teacher is perhaps the 2nd best in the movie behind Elle's. The rest of the cast was stellar as well.This movie holds you in its spell throughout. It's moving, funny at times and captivating in its style. Ignore the ratings - see this movie!