This film is based on the children's novel by E.B. White. Wilbur was the runt of the pig litter but Fern, the farmer's daughter said she would raise him. Wilbur is a very BIG pig now, he was sold to Fern's Uncle Homer Zuckerman and you would never know that he was the runt. Wilbur the pig is very frightened about the start of the winter season. He knows that he could end up on the family's dinner table? Charlotte is a spider and she is Wilbur's best friend. She has an idea to spin something into her web that will astonish people and let them know that Wilbur is a special pig!!
People come from far and wide to line up to see what Charlotte has spun in her web about Wilbur. Everyone thinks it's because Wilbur is such a special pig but isn't it really because Charlotte is a very special spider. Home Zuckerman takes Wilbur to the county fair and he wins a medal because he is a very special pig. This will enhance his chances of not becoming dinner!! Charlotte spins an egg sack and Wilbur takes care of it for Charlotte. When the eggs hatch, he takes care of Charlotte's children. Loyalty, acceptance and faith in your friends are important themes of this film. 4* (I really liked this movie)
97 min, Family directed by Gary Winick with the voices of Dakota Fanning, Julia Roberts, Oprah Winfrey, Cedric the Entertainer, Kathy Bates, Reba McEntire, Robert Redford, Thomas Haden Church, Andre Benjamin, Dominic Scott Kay, Sam Shepard, Abraham Benrubi, Kevin Anderson.
Note: Imdb 6.3* out of 10 with 34,431 reviews, Rotten Tomatoes 78% critic 62% audience, Plugged In 5* Bob Hoose, Common Sense Media 5* Cynthia Fuchs, age 5+, 2* educational, 4* positive, 4* role models, 2* scariness 1* language, Amazon 4 1/2* out of 5* with 1043 reviews, Letterboxd 2.7*.
Special Note: Estimated budget was $85 million with a worldwide gross of $144,877,632. Most of the filming was done in Victoria Australia. The season was not correct in Melbourne during the country fair scenes.
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