Bridge to Terabithia
Close your eyes, but keep your mind wide open.
Country
Production
Budget
$17 000 000
Box office
$137 587 063
Director
Actors
Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Zooey Deschanel, Robert Patrick, Bailee Madison, Kate Butler, Devon Wood, Emma Fenton, Grace Brannigan, Latham Gaines
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Hal Lieberman, Lauren Levine, David Paterson, Alex Schwartz
Camera operator
Composer
Aaron Zigman
Artist
Robert Gillies
Audition
Liz Mullane, Stephanie Corsalini
Editing
Short description
Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. So he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences including that she's rich, he's poor, she's a city girl, and he's a country boy the two become fast friends. Together they create Terabithia, a land of monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants where they rule as king and queen.
What's left behind the scenes
- 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 film is based on the novel 'Bridge to Terabithia' (1977) by Katherine Paterson.
- 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.
- David Paterson became the screenwriter and 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, which states that the book is dedicated to David Paterson and Lisa Hill. The story written by Katherine Paterson is based on the real-life friendship between her son David and Lisa Hill, who died from a lightning strike when they were both eight years old.
- 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.
- The final film by cinematographer Michael Chapman.
- 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.
- 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.
- This is the last film by cinematographer Michael Chapman.
- The animal trapped in the greenhouse is a common brushtail possum, an Australian marsupial that has become established in New Zealand, where the film was shot, and is not found in North America.
- During the first lesson, before Leslie (AnnaSophia Robb) first appears in the new class, someone rewrites the name "Mrs. Myers" on the chalkboard three times.
- 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.
- The role of Leslie was originally offered to Dakota Fanning.
- The film is based on Katherine Paterson's novella "Bridge to Terabithia" (1977).
- In Katherine Paterson's novel, the story takes place in 1977. In the film, it has been moved thirty years forward to the present day.
- 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.
- The television series that Jess's sisters constantly watch is 'Hannah Montana', also produced by Disney. The song 'I Learned from You' from the first season's soundtrack of that series is also featured in the film and included in its soundtrack. However, in the series, it is performed by Miley Cyrus and her father Billy Ray Cyrus, while the version in the film is performed by Miley Cyrus alone.
- 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.
- In the scene where Jess and his father play with a toy car, the radio plays the song 'You've Got to Keep Your Mind Wide Open' performed by AnnaSophia Robb.
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