Bridge to Terabithia [Blu-ray] DVD

Bridge to Terabithia
From the producers of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and mind of author Katherine Paterson comes a rousing fantasy adventure about family, friendship, and the wondrous power of imagination. A perpetual outsider both at home and at school, Jess Aarons (Josh Hutcherson) just never seems to fit in no matter how hard he tries. When his goal to become the fastest runner in middle school is unexpectedly thwarted by newly arrived classmate Leslie Burke (AnnaSophia Robb), who enters in an "all boys" race and leaves her competitors in the dust, Jess soon strikes up a friendship with the imaginative outsider. Their bond is soon cemented thanks to Leslie's love for storytelling and Jess' skill as an artist, and the two lonely kids create a secret kingdom called Terabithia that is only accessible by swinging over a stream on a nearby rope. Though Jess and Leslie may be considered outcasts by their classmates, their adventures in Terabithia find the pair doing battle against the dreaded Dark Master and his malevolent creatures while plotting revenge against the schoolyard bullies. Now, thanks to his adventures in Terabithia and his friendship with Leslie, Jess finally finds the confidence needed to stand tall and be himself. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast Josh Hutcherson as Jess Aarons AnnaSophia Robb as Leslie Burke Zooey Deschanel as Ms. Edmonds Robert Patrick as Jack Aarons Bailee Madison as May Belle Aarons Kate Butler as Nancy Aarons Devon Wood as Brenda Aarons Emma Fenton as Ellie Aarons Grace Brannigan as Joyce Aarons Latham Gaines as Bill Burke Judy McIntosh as Judy Burke Patricia Aldersley as Grandma Burke Lauren Clinton as Janice Avery Isabelle Rose Kircher as Carla Cameron Wakefield as Scott Hoager Elliot Lawless as Gary Fulcher Carly Owen as Madison Jen Wolfe as Mrs. Myers James Gaylyn as Principal Turner Ian Harcourt as Kenny (Bus Driver) Brandon Cook as First Grade Boy Tyler Atfield as Eighth Grade Boy Maisy McLeod-Riera as First Grade Girl Hudson Mills as Willard Hughes Matt Gibbons as Dark Master Philip Grieve as Mr. Bailey

Crew Michael Pangrazio - Art Director Jennifer Ward - Art Director Peter Godden - Animator Daniel Barrett - Animator John Sore - Animator Adam Bradley - Animator Simon Millanta - Animator Alex Burt - Animator Victor Huang - Animator Denis Trutanic - Animator Patrick Kalyn - Animator Richard Hopkins - Animator Eric Reynolds - Animation Director David Kaufmann - Associate Producer Mark Williams - Boom Operator Stephanie Corsalini - Casting Liz Mullane - Casting Nicholas Gaul - Coordinator Andrew Cochrane - Coordinator Mia Jewett - Coordinator Chris Burness - Coordinator Aaron Zigman - Conductor Meyer Schwarztein - Co-producer Tim Coddington - Co-producer Kevin Halloran - Co-producer Barbara Darragh - Costume Designer Petra Verweij - Costume Designer Victoria Ingram - Costume Designer Todd Michael Amateau - First Assistant Director Gabor Csupo - Director Aaron Cubis - Editor Brett Skinner - Editor John Gilbert - Editor Hayley French - Editor Ben Hatton - Editor Alex Schwartz - Executive Producer Vinnie Smith - Hair Styles Anita Aggrey - Hair Styles Jane O'Kane - Hair Styles Ruth Stoffels - Hair Styles Vanita Thomas - Hair Styles Michael Krehl - Hair Styles Amelia Owen - Hair Styles Kylie Howell - Hair Styles Peta Sinclair - Location Manager Aaron Zigman - Composer (Music Score) George Acogny - Musical Direction/Supervision Ruth Stoffels - Makeup Michael Krehl - Makeup Vanita Thomas - Makeup Jane O'Kane - Makeup Kylie Howell - Makeup Anita Aggrey - Makeup Amelia Owen - Makeup Cameron McLean - Camera Operator Mike Bain - Camera Operator Lars Kramer - Camera Operator Rob Marsh - Camera Operator Robert Gillies - Production Designer John Cavill - Cinematographer Michael Chapman - Cinematographer Simon Ambridge - Production Manager David L. Paterson - Producer Lauren Levine - Producer Hal Lieberman - Producer Samuel J. Storey - Set Designer Gilbert Lake - Sound Mixer Michael Hedges - Sound Mixer Tony Johnson - Sound/Sound Designer Brent Burge - Sound/Sound Designer Graig Taylor - Sound Recordist Jonathan Costelloe - Stunts Shea Farrell - Stunts Jessica Ria - Stunts Tyron Costelloe - Stunts Dominic Melchers - Stunts Darcy Costelloe - Stunts Joris Melchers - Stunts Fintan Cestelloe - Stunts Alan Poppleton - Stunts Coordinator Jason Durey - Special Effects Supervisor Jeff Stockwell - Screenwriter David L. Paterson - Screenwriter Kylie Gaudin - Production Assistant Ashleigh Robinson - Production Assistant Natacha Lee - Second Unit Camera Philip Smith - Second Unit Camera Helen Ward - Second Unit Camera Bill Kent - Visual Effects Supervisor Matt Aitken - Visual Effects Supervisor George Port - Visual Effects Supervisor Melanie Graham - Sound Effects Editor Karen Sadler - Animal Trainer/Wrangler Jill Newman - Animal Trainer/Wrangler William J. Earl - Model Effects John Homer - Model Effects Kaori Miyazawa - Model Effects Matt Bullock - Model Effects Marco Di Lucca - Model Effects Lars Johansson - Model Effects Mia Jewett - Model Effects Peter Syomka - Model Effects Nicholas Gaul - Model Effects Jens Schwarz - Model Effects Chris Burness - Model Effects Ruth-Anne Loveridge - Model Effects Paul Jenness - Model Effects Cedric Canlas - Model Effects James Moore - Model Effects Justin Steel - Model Effects Gershom Sissing - Model Effects Niklas Preston - Model Effects Diana Goulding - Unit Publicist Dima Malanitchev - Creature Design Klasky Csup Inc. - Creature Design Bruce Polwart - First Assistant Camera Brenden Holster - First Assistant Camera Ullric Raymond - First Assistant Camera Jono Kouzouyan - Gaffer Henare Mato - Gaffer Dave Sargison - Grip Matt Oakes - Grip Conrad Hoskins - Grip Kim Worthington - Grip Kayne Asher - Grip George Huhu - Grip Simon Hawkins - Key Grip Bryan Lawson - Music Editor Hollywood Studio Orchestra - Musical Performer Rebecca Rowe - Post Production Coordinator Pamela Harvey-White - Post Production Supervisor Stephen Nixon - Production Coordinator Matt Cornelius - Properties Master Dianne Moffatt - Script Supervisor Katya Wilson - Script Supervisor Emma Hinton - Second Assistant Director Anton Steel - Second Assistant Director Cameron McLean - Steadicam Operator Kristy Griffin - Still Photographer Chris Ward - Supervising Sound Editor Tim Prebble - Supervising Sound Editor Eileen Moran - Visual Effects Producer Eric Napier - Assistant Location Manager James Melvin - Assistant Location Manager Ben Cortlett - Assistant Location Manager Nik Williams - Assistant Location Manager Tim Burrows - Assistant Properties Mark Lomani Archibald - Best Boy Electric Jonathan Bixley - Best Boy Grip Nicola Clegg - Buyer Olivia Dobson - Buyer Sam Bailey - Camera Loader Charley Medigovich - Casting Assistant Victoria Cole - Casting Assistant Dianne Foothead - Costumes Supervisor Martin Kwok - Dialogue Editor Jason Canovas - Dialogue Editor Simon Jones - Dolly Grip Fiona Edgar - Extra Casting Sandra Finstone - First Assistant Accountant Deana Fodie - First Assistant Accountant Martin Elfalan - First Assistant Accountant Ryan Chavez - First Assistant Editor Peter Skarratt - First Assistant Editor Carolyn McLaughlin - Foley Artist Matt Lambourn - Foley Editor Ryan Leggatt - Greensman Christian Pick - Greensman Jared Edley - Greensman Vinnie Smith - Key Make-up Milton Candish - Leadman Timothy Cooper - Personal Assistant Michelle Sergeant - Personal Assistant Sally-Ann Louisson - Personal Assistant Kelvin J. Padfield - Personal Assistant Tamie James - Personal Assistant Bonnie Sumner - Personal Assistant Katya Wilson - Personal Assistant Diana Mendez - Personal Assistant Francisco Ramirez - Post Production Assistant Ruben Ferguson - Production Accountant David Rowell - Production Accountant Paul Radford - Scenic Artist Reg Gibson - Transportation Captain Amber Lynch - Transportation Coordinator Lars Cawley - Visual Effects George Ritchie - Visual Effects Pania Williams - Visual Effects Abigail Gee - Visual Effects PRPVFX - Visual Effects Jacof Leaf - Visual Effects Stephen Donoghue - Visual Effects Stephen Karl - Visual Effects Clifford Chan - Visual Effects Merrin McLeod - Visual Effects Kirstin Wright - Visual Effects Abigail Scollay - Visual Effects Weta Digital - Visual Effects Jon Thorsen - Visual Effects Giles Molloy - Visual Effects Carol Petrie - Visual Effects Pamela Morrow - Visual Effects Jackie Gilmore - Set Decorator Polly McKinnon - Additional Dialogue Katherine Paterson - Book Author Barbara Harris - ADR Voice Casting Lee Weimer - Color Timing Steele Letner Hemana-Morehu - Craft Service/Catering Wild Wild Kitchen - Craft Service/Catering Rua Howe - Craft Service/Catering Tama Morehu - Craft Service/Catering Mihi Morehu - Craft Service/Catering Scotty Chiplin - Driver Donna Harvey - Driver Kay Taylor - Driver Elizabeth Lane - Driver Kosta Vatselias - Driver Graham Hughes - Driver Hayden Collow - Foley Recordist Tony Monk - Pilot Georgina Bakker - Production Secretary Bryce Wood - Runner Tim Watson - Special Effects Technician Aaron McLachlan - Special Effects Technician Mark White - Special Effects Technician Oliver Gee - Special Effects Technician Steve Yardley - Special Effects Technician Chris Rudkin - Video Assist Dean Thomas - Video Assist Lucas Putnam - Visual Effects Editor Kyle Cooper - Title Design Birgitta Nilsson - Art Department Coordinator Sam Zeines - Assistant Music Editor Raoul Cotter - Properties Maker Felix Ponce - Properties Maker Karl Jones - Properties Maker Michael Day - Properties Maker Jacque Drew - Dialect Coach Jakson Stancich - Carpenter Brendan Relf - Carpenter Wayne Chittenden - Carpenter Murray Stancich - Carpenter Warren Boswell - Carpenter Joe Moors - Carpenter Terry Morris - Carpenter Eti Eves - Carpenter Christopher Carthy - Carpenter Julian Rosenberg - Carpenter Robert Maxwell - Carpenter Steven Key - Carpenter Peter Carter - Carpenter Reg Ferguson - Carpenter Seth Lukupa - Assistant Carpenter Laure Lacroix - Compositor Matt Holland - Compositor Mark Richardson - Compositor Ben Morgan - Compositor Lyse Beck - Compositor Sonia Calvert - Compositor Peter Connelly - Compositor Steve Cronin - Compositor Marco Di Lucca - Compositor Kaori Miyazawa - Compositor Steve McGillen - Compositor Niklas Preston - Compositor Simon Jung - Compositor Hamish Schumacher - Compositor Goeff Hadfield - Compositor Edward Hawkins - Compositor Alex Lanzensberger - Compositor Martin Simcock - Compositor Paul Redican - Compositor Brett Dix - Compositor Christian Wieser - Compositor Justin Steel - Compositor Caterina Schiffers - Compositor Erich Eder - Compositor Helen Paul - Compositor Matt Welford - Lead Compositor Charlie Tait - Lead Compositor Emrys Plaisted - Rotoscope Artist Evan Christie - Rotoscope Artist Tim Cheng - Rotoscope Artist Phil Van der Reyden - Rotoscope Artist Roxanne Sutherland Valentine - Rotoscope Artist Paul Everitt - Rotoscope Artist George Oliver - Rotoscope Artist Danny Jones - Rotoscope Artist David Owen - Rotoscope Artist

Bridge to Terabithia
Dealing with subjects of life and death in a story aimed at kids befuddles many storytellers. The best aspect of Gabor Csupo's adaptation of the classic novel Bridge to Terabithia is the very personal, unique way the character responds to the profound events that affect him. Jess Aarons (Josh Hutcherson) is a shy boy, unable to express his frustrations with bullies, his father, and the fact he is forced to wear hand-me-down sneakers from his sister. Only by drawing can he get these feelings out. That is until a new family moves in next door, and soon he has a friend for life in Leslie (AnnaSophia Robb), the daughter of authors who love her but let her spend a great deal of time alone. She can create a story with as much facility as Jess can draw, leading to their creation of Terabithia, a fantasy world where the pair symbolically confront the problems they face in the real world. Csupo manifests this fictional world in the most natural ways, the magical creatures they create in their minds simply appear without any fanfare. These sequences become more and more ornate as the film progresses, but Csupo manages to keep these sequences grounded in an uncomplicated psychological truth. By staying true to these characters' unique personalities, the audience can see them not as symbols but as real people with familiar problems. When fate deals Jess a very painful life lesson in the film's third act, the filmmakers have gotten so far inside the character that the they don't have to overwhelm the viewer with any gaudy emotional excess. For a film that deals with powerful feelings of mourning and grief and guilt, the screenwriters and the director earn profound emotions without magnifying them into melodramatic excess. The viewers experience the pain and catharsis exactly as Jess does. It would be enough that Bridge to Terabithia never talks down to its preteen audience, but it turns out to be something much better because it doesn't talk down to the adults in the audience either. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
 

AnnaSophia Robb: Broadcast Film Critics Association, Best Young Actress (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo Additional Features: Backstage: "Digital Imagination: Bringing Terabithia to Life", "Behind the Book: the Themes of Bridge to Terabithia", Music Video - AnnaSophia Robb: "Keep Your Mind Wide Open" Movie Showcase: Instant Access to Select Movie, Scenes that Showcase the Ultimate in High Definition Picture and Sound Seamless Menus. DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: A Content Length: 96 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- Bridge to Terabithia 1. Jess Aarons 2. Leslie Burke 3. Fastest Kid in the Fifth Grade 4. "Why Cant We Be Friends?" 5. Enchanted Rope 6. Rulers of Terabithia 7. Prince Terrien, Giant Troll Hunter 8. The Golden Room 9. Church Sunday 10. Lost Keys 11. The Perfect Day 12. No! 13. Stranded 14. Building the Bridge 15. Credits