Charlotte's Web (2006)
- Starring:
- Julia Roberts, Steve Buscemi, (more)
- Director(s):
- Susannah Grant, Gary Winick, (more
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G
- Category:
- Family & Kids
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E.B. White's classic children's story comes to the screen in this live-action adaptation with an all-star voice cast. Fern Arable (Dakota Fanning) is a young girl growing up on her family's farm. When a sow gives birth to some piglets, Fern's father (Kevin Anderson) intends to do away with the runt of litter, but Fern has become attached to the little pig and persuades her father to let him live. The pig, named Wilbur (voice of Dominic Scott Kay), becomes Fern's pet, but when he grows larger, he's put in the care of Homer Zuckerman (Gary Basaraba), a farmer down the road. Fern is still able to visit Wilbur regularly, and it soon occurs to both of them that pigs tend to have a limited life expectancy on a farm, and that unless something unusual happens, Wilbur will eventually becomes someone's dinner. Charlotte, a friendly spider, hatches a plan to make Wilbur seem special enough to save by weaving messages about the "terrific" pig into her web, and she soon persuades her barnyard friends to join in her plan. Charlotte is voiced by Julia Roberts, while the other actors who provide the voices of the animals on Zuckerman's farm include Robert Redford, John Cleese, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Buscemi, Kathy Bates, Cedric the Entertainer. Thomas Haden Church, and André Benjamin. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 96 mins
Complete Cast:
- Julia Roberts - Charlotte the Spider
- John Cleese - Samuel the Sheep
- Cedric the Entertainer - Golly the Goose
- Reba McEntire - Betsy the Cow
- Thomas Haden Church - Brooks the Crow
- Dominic Scott Kay - Wilbur
- Abraham Benrubi - Uncle the Pig
- Kevin Anderson - Mr. Arable
- Louis Corbett - Avery
- Robyn Arthur - Teacher
- Gary Basaraba - Homer Zuckerman
- Nicholas Bell - Minister
- Teague Rook - Well Dressed Man
- Denise Kirby - New Teacher
- Joseph Lotesto - Young Boy
- Don Bridges - Announcer
- Joel McCrary - Sheep Group
- Fred Tatasciore - Sheep Group
- Maia Kirkpatrick - Joy the Baby Spider
- Briana Hodge - Nellie the Baby Spider
- Steve Buscemi - Templeton the Rat
- Oprah Winfrey - Gussy the Goose
- Kathy Bates - Bitsy the Cow
- Robert Redford - Ike the Horse
- André Benjamin - Elwyn the Crow
- Sam Shepard - Narrator
- Dakota Fanning - Fern
- Essie Davis - Mrs. Arable
- Julian O'Donnell - Henry Fussy
- Siobhan Fallon-Hogan - Mrs. Zuckerman
- Nate Mooney - Lurvy
- Beau Bridges - Dr. Dorian
- Julia Zemiro - Bystander
- Robert Plazek - Ball Thrower
- Michael Roland - Mayor
- Ian Watkin - Fair Official
- Brian Stepanek - Sheep Group
- Bradley White - Sheep Group
- Jennessa Rose - Aranea the Baby Spider
- Jane Sibbett
- Director(s):
- Gary Winick, Karey Kirkpatrick, Susannah Grant
- Writer(s):
- Karey Kirkpatrick, Susannah Grant
- Producer(s):
- Jordan Kerner
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G
- Categories:
- Family & Kids
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- 2006 - Charlotte's Web - Broadcast Film Critics Association - Best Live Action Family Film
- 2006 - Charlotte's Web - Las Vegas Film Critics Association - Best Song
- 2006 - Charlotte's Web - Las Vegas Film Critics Association - Best Song
- 2006 - Charlotte's Web - Las Vegas Film Critics Association - Best Family Film
- 2006 - Charlotte's Web - Las Vegas Film Critics Association - Best Song
- 2006 - Charlotte's Web - Phoenix Film Critics Association - Best Live Action Family Film
