Bridge to Terabithia

Bridge to Terabithia (2007)

Timing: 1:35 (95 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2007-02-15

Country

United States

Production

Walt Disney Pictures, Walden Media, Lauren Levine Productions Inc., Hal Lieberman Company

Genre

Adventure, Drama, Family

Budget

$17 000 000

Revenue

$137 587 063

Website

http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/liveaction/bridgetoterabithia/

Director

Gábor Csupó

Actors

Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Zooey Deschanel, Robert Patrick, Bailee Madison, Kate Butler, Devon Wood, Emma Fenton, Grace Brannigan, Latham Gaines
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Scenario

Producer

Hal Lieberman, Lauren Levine, David Paterson, Alex Schwartz

Operator

Michael Chapman

Composer

Aaron Zigman

Artist

Audition

Liz Mullane, Stephanie Corsalini

Editing

John Gilbert
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• The film is based on the novella by Katherine Paterson, "Bridge to Terabithia" (1977).
• The role of Leslie was originally offered to Dakota Fanning.
• The television series that Jess and her sisters constantly watch is “Hannah Montana,” also produced by Disney. The song “I Learned from You” from the soundtrack of the first season of this series also appears in the film and is included in its soundtrack. In the series, it is performed by Miley Cyrus and her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, while the version in the film is performed solely by Miley Cyrus.
• In the scene where Jess and her father are playing with a toy car, the radio plays “You’ve Got to Keep Your Mind Wide Open” performed by AnnaSophia Robb.
• The animal trapped in the greenhouse is a common opossum, or brushtail possum, an Australian marsupial that has become established in New Zealand, where the film was shot, and is not found in North America.
• This is the last film by cinematographer Michael Chapman.
• The story in Katherine Paterson's novel takes place in 1977. In the film, it has been moved thirty years forward, to the present day.
• The word "Terabithia" sounds very similar to the name of the island Terabinthia in The Chronicles of Narnia. The author does not deny intentionally allowing this coincidence. However, the similarities do not end there – the film was shot in New Zealand, where the film adaptation of “The Chronicles of Narnia” was also created, and WETA, the company responsible for the visual aspects of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Chronicles of Narnia,” worked on the special effects.
• AnnaSophia Robb's single "Keep Your Mind Wide Open," from the film's soundtrack, ranked 90th on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a week.
• During casting, the director initially considered AnnaSophia Robb too attractive for the role. However, during the audition, the girl demonstrated a deep understanding of the character Leslie and received the role.
• David Paterson wrote the screenplay and was one of the film's producers. The novel "Bridge to Terabithia" was written by his mother, Katherine Paterson, and his name is mentioned on the first page, where it is indicated that the book is dedicated to David Paterson and Lisa Hill. The story written by Katherine Paterson is based on the real friendship between her son David and Lisa Hill, who died from a lightning strike when they were eight years old.
• In the first scene, before Leslie (Anna-Sophia Robb) appears in her new class for the first time, someone rewrites the inscription "Mrs. Myers" three times on the blackboard.
• The film is based on Katherine Paterson's novella "Bridge to Terabithia" (1977).
• The television series that Jess's sisters constantly watch is "Hannah Montana", also produced by Disney. The song "I Learned from You" from the soundtrack of the first season of this series also appears in the film and was included in its soundtrack. However, in the series it is performed by Miley Cyrus and her father Billy Ray Cyrus, while in the version featured in the film, it is performed solely by Miley Cyrus.
• In the scene where Jess plays with a toy car with his father, the radio plays "You've Got to Keep Your Mind Wide Open" performed by AnnaSophia Robb.
• The word “Terabithia” sounds very similar to the name of the island Terabinthia in The Chronicles of Narnia. The author does not deny that she allowed this coincidence intentionally. However, the similarities do not end there – the film was shot in New Zealand, where the film adaptation of “The Chronicles of Narnia” was also created, and WETA, the company responsible for the visual component of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Chronicles of Narnia,” worked on the special effects.
• David Paterson became the screenwriter and one of the producers of the film. The novella “Bridge to Terabithia” was written by his mother, Katherine Paterson, and his name is mentioned on the first page, where it is indicated that the book is dedicated to David Paterson and Lisa Hill. The story written by Katherine Paterson is based on the real friendship between her son David and Lisa Hill, who died from a lightning strike when they were eight years old.
• In the first scene, before Leslie (AnnaSophia Robb) first appears in the new class, someone rewrites the inscription “Mrs. Myers” on the blackboard three times.