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The Spiderwick Chronicles is a 2008 American fantasy film directed by Mark Waters from a screenplay by Karey Kirkpatrick, David Berenbaum, and John Sayles, based on the book series The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.
With Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, Sarah Bolger. Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
- Mark Waters
- 3 min
Unable to explain the strange disappearances and accidents that seem to be happening on a daily basis, the family blames it all on Jared. When he, Simon, and Mallory investigate what's really going on, they uncover the fantastic truth of the Spiderwick estate and of the creatures that inhabit it.
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The Spiderwick Chronicles is a fantasy film inspired by the book series of the same name. The film stars Freddie Higmore, Mary-Louise Parker, and Sarah Bolger. It premiered on January 31, 2008.
Set in the Spiderwick Estate in New England, the story follows the Grace children who discover a field guide to fairies while encountering various magical creatures such as goblins, ogres, brownies, boggarts, hobgoblins, trolls and many others.
In 1928, Arthur Spiderwick writes a Field guide about the many Faeries he has encountered. After finishing the Book, he hides it away for fear of Mulgarath, a shapeshifting ogre who plans to use the Book’s secrets for evil.
Eighty years later, recently divorced Helen Grace inherits and moves into the abandoned Spiderwick estate with her children, twin sons Jared and Simon and daughter Mallory. Jared is angry about the move and would rather live with his father. After uncovering a hidden dumbwaiter, Jared discovers Arthur’s study where he finds the Field Guide. When Jared explains his discovery of the Book and the existence of magical creatures, his family doesn't believe him.
In the morning, Jared meets a fairy named Thimbletack and attempts to feed him crackers and honey. Thimbletack, a type of fairy called a brownie, is initially angry with Jared for having opened the book that Thimbletack was supposed to be protecting from the Mulgarath. Later, however, he gives Jared a holed stone. Looking through the hole in the stone, Jared see the normally invisible Faeries. Thimbletack tells him about the protective mushroom circle surrounding the house.
Jared witnesses Simon’s abduction by goblins, led by Redcap. Simon is taken to the goblins’ campsite where he is confronted by Mulgarath. Jared sneaks into the campsite where he meets Hogsqueal, a hobgoblin, who gives Jared the ability to see Faeries without the stone by spitting in his eyes. Mulgarath releases Simon so he can fetch the Book for him. Jared finds Simon and both fight over the book before they are chased by the goblins. The twins flee back to the house, but Simon got bitten by one of the goblins. Mallory appears and Jared and Simon begs her to come. She doesn't believe at first before getting attack by the goblins and runs back into the house.
The siblings patch up Simon's leg and Mallory explained to Jared of where the goblins come from and he doesn't know that it will unleash disaster. Mallory suggest that they should give it to them but Thimbletack refuses as he appears. They tried burning the book but it was cold because it had a charm on it.
Jared decide that he and Mallory had to visit Arthur’s daughter, their great-aunt Lucinda Spiderwick, for advice. Simon stays here and gives a seeing stone for Mallory to see them. While Simon distracts the goblins, Mallory and Jared escape through an underground tunnel. Chased by a troll sent by Redcap, they narrowly escape when it is struck and killed by an oncoming truck. Jared and Mallory meet the elderly Lucinda in the psychiatric hospital where she lives, surrounded by flower pixies. She tells the children that they need to find her father and have him destroy the book and that, for eighty years, Arthur has been held captive by the sylphs. At that moment, Redcap and his goblins attack them through the window and manage to tear off several pages from the book before being driven off. Among the stolen pages, Mulgarath is pleased to find information on how to break the protective circle.
Main
•Freddie Highmore as Jared Grace and Simon Grace •Mary-Louise Parker as Helen Grace •Nick Nolte as Mulgarath •Sarah Bolger as Mallory Grace •Andrew McCarthy as Richard Grace •Joan Plowright as Lucinda Spiderwick •Jordy Benattar as Young Lucinda Spiderwick •David Strathairn as Arthur Spiderwick •Lise Durocher-Viens as Constance Spiderwick
Supporting
•Tod Fennell as Helen Grace's co-worker •Mariah Inger as Nurse •Jeremy Lavalley as Tow Truck Driver
Voice Cast
•Seth Rogen as Hogsqueal •Martin Short as Thimbletack •Ron Perlman as Redcap •Ben Diskin, Bob Joles, Jonathan Lipow, John Mariano, Nolan North, Chris Parson, and Fred Tatasciore perform the goblin voices.
•The fourth Book is completely omitted from the movie.
•Arthur Spiderwick is held captive by elves after trying to trick them in the books. In the movie he was taken by the sylph after they saved him from goblins .
•Arthur Spiderwick turns to dust in the books. In the movie, he takes Lucinda back to the forest in her 6 year old form.
•The Protective Circle is not in the book.
•The books take place over the course of a few weeks. The movie takes place in 1 day.
•The final battle takes place at Mulgarath's Castle. In the Movie it takes place at the Spiderwick Mansion .
Watch The Spiderwick Chronicles with a subscription on Prime Video, rent on Fandango at Home, Apple TV, or buy on Fandango at Home, Apple TV. The Spiderwick Chronicles is an entertaining...
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- Mark Waters
- PG
- Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Mar 17, 2008 · Elegantly condensed from a series of books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, The Spiderwick Chronicles is an intimate fantasy flick: it never aims for the broad-canvas thrills of the Potter...
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The Spiderwick Chronicles is a 2008 American fantasy film directed by Mark Waters from a screenplay by Karey Kirkpatrick, David Berenbaum, and John Sayles, based on the book series The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.
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