Examine individual changes

'{{Multiple issues| {{refimprove|date=December 2017}} {{tooshort|date=December 2017}} }} {{pp-move-indef}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2014}} {{Infobox film | name = Charlotte's Web | image = Charlotte's Web 2006.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[Gary Winick]] | producer = [[Jordan Kerner]] | screenplay = {{Plainlist| * [[Susannah Grant]] * [[Karey Kirkpatrick]] }} | based on = {{Based on|''[[Charlotte's Web]]''|[[E. B. White]]}} | narrator = [[Sam Shepard]] | starring = {{Plainlist| <!-- Starring per poster --> * [[Julia Roberts]] * [[Dakota Fanning]] * [[Steve Buscemi]] * [[John Cleese]] * [[Oprah Winfrey]] * [[Cedric the Entertainer]] * [[Kathy Bates]] * [[Reba McEntire]] * [[Robert Redford]] * [[Thomas Haden Church]] * [[André 3000|Andre Benjamin]] }} | music = [[Danny Elfman]] | cinematography = [[Seamus McGarvey]] | editing = {{Plainlist| * [[Susan Littenberg]] * Sabrina Plisco }} | studio = {{Plainlist| * [[Jordan Kerner|The K Entertainment Company]] * [[Walden Media]] * [[Nickelodeon Movies]] }} | distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]] | released = {{Film date|2006|12|7|Australia|2006|12|15|United States}} | runtime = 97 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $85 million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=charlottesweb.htm|title=Charlotte's Web (2006)|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=September 4, 2010}}</ref> | gross = $144.9 million }} '''''Charlotte's Web''''' is a 2006 American [[live-action]] [[feature film]] based on the 1952 [[children's literature|children's novel]] [[Charlotte's Web|of the same name]] by [[E. B. White]]. It was directed by [[Gary Winick]] and produced by [[Paramount Pictures]], [[Walden Media]], [[Jordan Kerner|The K Entertainment Company]], and [[Nickelodeon Movies]]. The screenplay is by [[Susannah Grant]] and [[Karey Kirkpatrick]], based on White's book. It is the second film adaptation of White's book, preceded by a [[Charlotte's Web (1973 film)|1973 cel-animated version]] produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]] for [[Paramount Pictures]]. ==Plot== {{expand plot|date=April 2017}} One spring, on a farm in [[Somerset County, Maine]], Fern Arable finds her father John about to kill the runt of a litter of newborn pigs. She successfully begs her father to spare the piglet's life. John gives the piglet to Fern, and she nurtures the piglet lovingly, naming him Wilbur. To her regret, when Wilbur has matured, Fern is forced to take him to her uncle, Homer Zuckerman, in whose barnyard he is left yearning for companionship but is snubbed by other barn animals, until befriended by Charlotte, a spider who lives in the space above Wilbur's sty in the Zuckermans' barn. When the other animals reveal to Wilbur that he will be prepared for dinner in due time, Charlotte promises to hatch a plan guaranteed to spare Wilbur's life. With the help of the other barn animals, including a comedic rat named Templeton, Charlotte convinces the Zuckerman family that Wilbur is actually quite special, by spelling out descriptions of him in her [[spider web|web]]: "Some pig", "Terrific", "Radiant", and "Humble". She gives her full name to be Charlotte A. Cavatica, revealing her to be a [[barn spider]], an [[orb-weaver spider]] with the scientific name ''[[Araneus cavaticus]]''. The Arables, Zuckermans, Wilbur, Charlotte, and Templeton go to a fair, where Wilbur is entered in a contest. While there, Charlotte produces an [[spider#Reproduction|egg sac]] containing her unborn offspring, and Wilbur, despite winning no prizes, is later celebrated by the fair's staff and visitors (thus made too prestigious alive, to justify killing him). Exhausted from laying eggs, Charlotte cannot return home because she is dying. Wilbur bids an emotional farewell to her as she remains at the fair and dies shortly after Wilbur's departure, but Wilbur manages to take her egg sac home, where hundreds of offspring emerge. Most of the young spiders soon leave, but three, named Joy, Aranea, and Nellie, stay and become Wilbur's friends. ==Cast== ===Live-action actors=== * [[Dakota Fanning]] as Fern Arable * [[Kevin Anderson (actor)|Kevin Anderson]] as John Arable * [[Beau Bridges]] as Dr. Dorian * Louis Corbett as Avery Arable * [[Essie Davis]] as Phyllis Arable * [[Siobhan Fallon Hogan]] as Edith Zuckerman * [[Gary Basaraba]] as Homer Zuckerman * [[Nate Mooney]] as Lurvy, the Zuckermans' farmhand worker ===Voice actors=== * [[Dominic Scott Kay]] as Wilbur the Spring Pig * [[Julia Roberts]] as Charlotte A. Cavatica the Spider * [[Steve Buscemi]] as Templeton the Rat * [[John Cleese]] as Samuel the Sheep * [[Oprah Winfrey]] as Gussy the Goose * [[Cedric the Entertainer]] as Golly the Gander * [[Kathy Bates]] as Bitsy the Cow * [[Reba McEntire]] as Betsy the Cow * [[Robert Redford]] as Ike the Horse * [[Thomas Haden Church]] as Brooks the Crow * [[André Benjamin]] as Elwyn the Crow * [[Abraham Benrubi]] as Uncle the Pig * [[Sam Shepard]] as the Narrator ==Production== ''Charlotte's Web'' was produced without any involvement from E. B. White's estate.<ref>{{cite web|title=E.B. White's Web| work = : Lifestyle section of Bangor Metro|publisher=Webster-Atlantic|date=May 10, 2007|url=http://bangormetro.com/media/Bangor-Metro/May-2007/E-B-Whites-Web/|accessdate=October 18, 2007|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723182320/http://bangormetro.com/media/Bangor-Metro/May-2007/E-B-Whites-Web/|archivedate=July 23, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref> It was the first film based on a book by E. B. White since 2001's ''[[The Trumpet of the Swan (film)|The Trumpet of the Swan]]''. Paramount had distributed the film as a result of its acquisition of [[DreamWorks]], whose animation division [[spin out|became its own company]] in late 2004. Major shooting was completed in May 2006. It was filmed on location in [[Greendale, Victoria]] and suburbs in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]. The fair scene in the story was filmed in [[Heidelberg, Victoria|Heidelberg]] in [[Melbourne, Australia]] at [[Heidelberg West Football Club]]'s football ground. The school scenes were filmed at Spotswood Primary School. Visual effects are by [[Rising Sun Pictures]], [[Fuel International]], [[Proof (studio)|Proof]], [[Rhythm and Hues Studios]], [[Digital Pictures Iloura]] and [[Tippett Studio]]. The visual effects supervisor for the film as a whole was [[John Berton]], who noted that a live-action version of ''Charlotte's Web'' has become much more practical in recent years due to advances in technology.<ref>{{cite web|title=Filming in "Radiant" Victoria Australia|work=: About the Film. Charlotte's Web Movie official site|publisher=Walden Media / Paramount Pictures|date=December 15, 2006|url=http://www.charlotteswebmovie.com/|format=Macromedia Flash|accessdate=December 18, 2006|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061219133436/http://www.charlotteswebmovie.com/|archivedate=December 19, 2006|df=mdy}}</ref> Winick "was adamant" that Charlotte and Templeton (the film's two entirely computer-generated characters) should be realistic and not stylized, although they did give Charlotte almond-shaped eyes.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Doyle|first=Audrey|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=December 2006|title=Web Design: A realistic CG Charlotte and Templeton act alongside a real barnyard cast in the latest iteration of Charlotte's Web|journal=Computer Graphics World|volume=29|issue=|pages=26–32|id=|url=|quote=}}</ref> John Dietz, visual effects supervisor for [[Rising Sun Pictures]], notes that there was a debate over whether to give her a mouth and that in the end, they decided to have her [[chelicerae]] move in what he describes as being almost like a veil as if there were a mouth behind it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vfxworld.com/?atype=articles&id=3119&page=3|title=Spinning A New Charlotte’s Web|accessdate=July 30, 2008|last=Peszko|first=J. Paul|coauthors=|date=December 19, 2006|work=VFXWorld|publisher=AWN, Inc. }}</ref> ==Release== The film was at one time intended for a June 2006 release, but was pushed back to December 2006 to avoid competition with two other films from [[Nickelodeon Movies]] - ''[[Nacho Libre]]'' and ''[[Barnyard (film)|Barnyard]]'' - as well as ''[[Over the Hedge (film)|Over the Hedge]]'' and ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]'' among other films.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}} ===Home media=== ''Charlotte's Web'' was released on DVD on April 3, 2007, in the United States and Canada and May 28 in the United Kingdom. It was released on Blu-ray on March 29, 2011, along with ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]''. About 10 years later, the film was re-released on DVD on January 24, 2017. ==Reception== Reviews were generally positive, especially with respect to Dakota Fanning's portrayal of Fern. The film currently holds a 79% "Certified Fresh" rating at [[Rotten Tomatoes]], saying that "Kids will be entertained by the straightforward plot and cute animals, and adults will be charmed by how quiet and humble the production is, a fine translation of E.B. White's genteel prose."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/charlottes_web/|title=Charlotte's Web (2006)|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=February 1, 2014}}</ref> [[Michael Medved]] gave ''Charlotte's Web'' three and a half stars (out of four) calling it "irresistible" and "glowing with goodness". Medved also said that Dakota Fanning's performance was "delightfully spunky".<ref>{{cite web|last=Medved|first=Michael|authorlink=Michael Medved|title=Charlotte's Web|work=Michael Medved's Eye on Entertainment|publisher=MichaelMedved.com|date=December 15, 2006|url =http://www.michaelmedved.com/pg/jsp/eot/review.jsp?pid=3649|access-date=December 18, 2006|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930160131/http://www.michaelmedved.com/pg/jsp/eot/review.jsp?pid=3649|archivedate=September 30, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s [[Owen Gleiberman]] complains that the film is "a bit noisy" but applauds the director for putting "the book, in all its glorious tall-tale reverence, right up on screen." He goes on to say that "What hooks you from the start is Dakota Fanning's unfussy passion as Fern."<ref>{{cite web|last=Gleiberman|first=Owen|authorlink=Owen Gleiberman|title=Movie Review: Charlotte's Web|work =[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=December 15, 2006|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/movie/0,6115,1569403_1_0_,00.html|accessdate=December 18, 2006}}</ref> Colm Andrew of the [[Manx Independent]] gave the film 6/10, saying that the main problem was "the ultra-cute characterisation of Wilbur, resulting in half the audience rooting for his demise" although overall it was "a competent retelling of a classic story that won't offend".<ref>[http://www.iomtoday.co.im/what-where-when/FILMREVIEW-A-SUGARCOATED-WEB.2052021.jp Review by Colm Andrew], IOM Today</ref> The film was awarded a 2006 Critics' Choice Award for Best Family Film in the live-action category,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.variety.com/profiles/Film/main/168195/Charlotte's%20Web.html?dataSet=1|title=Charlotte's Web|accessdate=July 27, 2008|last=|first=|coauthors=|date=|work=Variety|publisher=|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208034110/http://www.variety.com/profiles/Film/main/168195/Charlotte%27s%20Web.html?dataSet=1|archivedate=December 8, 2008}}</ref> and Fanning won the Blimp Award for Favorite Movie Actress at the [[2007 Kids' Choice Awards]]. The film debuted in third place at the box office with only $11 million. The film performed very well after spending 14 weeks in theaters for a total of $82 million, $61 million elsewhere, for a total of $144 million before closing on March 22, 2007.<ref name="BOM"/> ==Soundtrack== {{Infobox album | name = Charlotte's Web | type = [[Film score]] | artist = [[Danny Elfman]] | cover = Charlotte's Web Soundtrack.jpg | alt = | released = 2006 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = | length = | label = | producer = | prev_title = [[Serenada Schizophrana]] | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = [[Standard Operating Procedure (film)#Soundtrack|Standard Operating Procedure]] | next_year = 2008 }} '''''Charlotte's Web: Music from the Motion Picture''''' was released by [[Sony Classical]] on December 5, 2006. In addition to the instrumental score by [[Danny Elfman]], the soundtrack includes a song named "Ordinary Miracle" by [[Sarah McLachlan]], which she herself performed during the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremonies of her hometown Vancouver Winter Olympics]]. A CD compilation of "Music Inspired by the Motion Picture" was issued on December 12, 2006. == Video game == {{main|Charlotte's Web (video game)}} A [[video game]] based on the movie, developed by [[Backbone Entertainment]] and published by [[Sega]], was released on December 12, 2006, for the [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Nintendo DS]], and [[Personal computer|PC]]. Another game based on the film was released in Europe for the [[PlayStation 2]] by Blast Entertainment on April 5, 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/938551-charlottes-web/images/185438|title=Charlotte's Web Box Shot for PlayStation 2 - GameFAQs|website=www.gamefaqs.com|access-date=July 13, 2016}}</ref> == References == {{reflist|2}} == External links == {{Portal|Film in the United States|2000s}} * {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20120711232159/http://www.charlotteswebmovie.com/site/index.php}} archived at [[Wayback Machine]] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20081222021207/http://www.nick.com/all_nick/movies/charlottesweb/ Official website at Nick.com], archived at Wayback Machine * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070516040147/http://www.walden.com/walden/properties/charlotte/ Official website at Walden Media], archived at Wayback Machine * {{IMDb title|0413895|Charlotte's Web}} * {{tcmdb title|612690|Charlotte's Web}} * {{Amg movie|318186|Charlotte's Web}} {{Charlotte's Web}} {{Nickelodeon Movies}} {{Gary Winick}} [[Category:2006 films]] [[Category:2000s comedy-drama films]] [[Category:2000s fantasy films]] [[Category:American children's comedy films]] [[Category:American children's fantasy films]] [[Category:American comedy-drama films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Children's comedy-drama films]] [[Category:Films about friendship]] [[Category:Films about pigs]] [[Category:Films about spiders]] [[Category:Films based on American novels]] [[Category:Films based on children's books]] [[Category:Films directed by Gary Winick]] [[Category:Films featuring anthropomorphic characters]] [[Category:Films set in Maine]] [[Category:Films scored by Danny Elfman]] [[Category:Films shot in Melbourne]] [[Category:Films with live action and animation]] [[Category:Nickelodeon Movies films]] [[Category:Paramount Pictures films]] [[Category:Walden Media films]]'