The Spiderwick chronicles

Resource Information

The work The Spiderwick chronicles represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The Spiderwick chronicles

Statement of responsibility

Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present a Kennedy/Marshall and a Mark Canton production, a Mark Waters film ; produced by Mark Canton, Larry Franco, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Karey Kirkpatrick ; screenplay by Karey Kirkpatrick and David Berenbaum and John Sayles ; directed by Mark Waters

Title variation

• Nickelodeon Movies presents
• Chroniques de Spiderwick

Creator

• Spiderwick chronicles (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Kennedy/Marshall Company
• Nickelodeon Movies
• Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Paramount Pictures Corporation
• Berenbaum, David
• trueBlack, Holly
• Canton, Mark
• trueDiTerlizzi, Tony
• Franco, Larry J
• Goldsmith-Vein, Ellen
• Highmore, Freddie, 1992-
• Horner, James
• Kirkpatrick, Karey
• trueNolte, Nick
• trueParker, Mary-Louise
• Plowright, Joan
• trueRogen, Seth, 1982-
• trueSayles, John, 1950-
• trueShort, Martin, 1950-
• Strathairn, David
• Waters, Mark S., 1964-

Subject

• Action and adventure films
• Action and adventure films
• Adventure -- Feature
• Blu-ray discs
• Brothers and sisters
• Brothers and sisters -- Drama
• Casas -- Teatro
• Country homes
• Country homes -- Drama
• Country homes -- Drama
• Drama
• Familia -- Teatro
• Families
• Families -- Drama
• Families -- Drama
• Fantasy -- Feature
• Fantasy films
• Fantasy films
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Fiction films
• Siblings -- Drama
• Twins
• Twins -- Drama
• Twins -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Youth -- Feature

Genre

• Action and adventure films
• Adventure
• Blu-ray discs
• trueDrama
• Fantasy
• Fantasy films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Teatro
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Youth

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• fre
• por
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

From the moment the Grace family moves into a secluded old house, strange things start to happen. As Jared investigates, he discovers Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide and the unbelievable truth of the Spiderwick Estate. The estate is where a secret world of fantasical creatures hides within our own. Now Jared, his sister and his twin brother are pulled into an unforgettable adventure as they try to protect the secrets of the book

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Caleb Deschanel ; editor, Michael Kahn ; music, James Horner ; costume designer, Joanna Johnston ; production designer, James Bissell ; special visual effects, Industrial Light & Magic ; visual effects, Tippett Studio

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

• MPAA rating: PG; for scary creature action and violence, peril, and some thematic elements
• CHV rating: PG; not recommended for young children; frightening scenes

Language note

English (TrueHD 5.1), dubbed French (Dolby 5.1) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby 5.1) dialogue with optional English, French, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.S653479535 2008

PerformerNote

• Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, Joan Plowright, David Strathairn
• Voices: Seth Rogen, Martin Short

Runtime

101

Target audience

general

Technique

live action