313:
calling for help and finds his little sister, May Belle, on the fallen tree trunk, frozen with terror after trying to follow him across. He rescues her, takes a minute to comfort her, then invites her to be the new queen, who is delighted after being previously denied every opportunity to enter
Terabithia. She and Jess bring it back in even greater splendor; he the king and she the princess, and they rule over the free people of the kingdom together forever.
297:
with her; she shares with him her love of fantasy stories. Together they venture into the woods, where they go across a creek on the trunk of a partially fallen tree, and later build a "castle" (actually a small shed) on the other side. Here, they invent a whole new world, Terabithia, and it comes to
308:
When Jess returns home, his family is worried sick, as they neglected to listen when he said he was going, then tells him the horrific news: Leslie died after trying to cross the fallen tree over a rain-swollen creek, only to fall in and drown, possibly hitting her head in the fall. Jess grieves for
312:
Jess feels overwhelming guilt for Leslie's death, thinking that it would not have happened if he invited her along on his trip with Miss
Edmunds. He is consoled by his father that their intense friendship should be kept alive for her sake. Later, after crossing the creek, he hears a girl's voice
292:
10-year-old Jess Aarons (Julian Coutts) is an aspiring yet shy fifth grader living in a financially struggling family. 10-year-old Leslie Burke (Julie
Beaulieu) is the new girl at his school, just arriving on its athletics day. She enters a running event which she wins with ease, despite her
31:
293:
classmates calling it a "boys only" race. Jess is, at first, quite sour about this and wants nothing to do with her, but her persistence in meeting him soon pays off, with them becoming friends. He shares his secret love of
305:), notices Jess' artistic skills and decides to take him on a field trip to an art museum. He has an unspoken crush on her and does not want to share the trip with Leslie, so he goes without inviting her.
451:
797:
782:
787:
792:
500:
335:
329:
322:
298:
life through their eyes, which they explore together. They base the
Creatures of Terabithia on the people that give them a hard time at school.
807:
533:
444:
495:
398:
284:
that nobody talks about" and goes on to say that "no one on our side was either involved with it or happy with the final product."
812:
490:
277:
802:
683:
587:
762:
817:
699:
437:
707:
619:
478:
461:
259:
772:
595:
233:
777:
659:
579:
526:
675:
352:
691:
667:
767:
739:
519:
466:
263:
56:
340:
302:
247:
84:
30:
731:
643:
611:
571:
555:
424:
270:
269:
The story was inspired by the death of Lisa Hill, the best friend of
Katherine Paterson's son
145:
429:
396:
retroCRUSH: The World's
Greatest Pop Culture Site interview with Katherine and David Paterson
651:
715:
603:
402:
281:
227:
395:
379:
Filming took place in
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from September 27 to October 13, 1984.
756:
563:
230:
723:
627:
242:
511:
543:
68:
251:
418:
294:
273:, who was struck and killed by lightning when she was eight years old.
255:
104:
280:, referred to this version as being "like the crazy cousin in a
515:
433:
237:
198:
16:
1985 film based on the children's novel by
Katherine Paterson
250:, Julian Coutts, and Julie Beaulieu. It was shot in
276:In a 2007 interview, David, who later co-wrote the
204:
194:
189:
175:
167:
159:
151:
141:
133:
123:
118:
110:
100:
90:
74:
64:
52:
40:
21:
309:her, and he and his parents visit hers together.
527:
445:
8:
258:. It is based on the 1977 children's novel
534:
520:
512:
452:
438:
430:
29:
18:
388:
323:List of Bridge to Terabithia characters
349:Tom Heaton as Jesse Oliver Aarons, Sr.
364:Jennifer Matichuk as May Belle Aarons
7:
14:
788:Canadian fantasy television films
361:Sharon Holownia as Brenda Aarons
798:Films based on children's books
793:Canadian drama television films
783:Canadian children's drama films
684:Getting Married in Buffalo Jump
185:Kicking Horse Productions Ltd.
1:
358:Darlene Bradley as Judy Burke
346:Gloria Carlin as Nancy Aarons
301:Their teacher, Miss Edmunds (
183:Alarcom (in association with)
620:If You Could See What I Hear
588:It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
370:Bridget Ryan as Janice Avery
808:Films directed by Eric Till
596:An American Christmas Carol
420:Bridge to Terabithia (1985)
834:
401:February 18, 2008, at the
367:Tyler Popp as Gary Fulcher
320:
208:February 4, 1985
660:A Muppet Family Christmas
550:
473:
181:Twenty Minute Productions
28:
813:Films about child death
405:Retrieved 19 March 2008
803:Films shot in Edmonton
763:1985 television films
818:1980s Canadian films
668:Glory Enough for All
636:Bridge to Terabithia
479:Bridge to Terabithia
462:Bridge to Terabithia
223:Bridge to Terabithia
176:Production companies
96:Thomas Richard Sharp
35:1980s NTSC VHS cover
23:Bridge to Terabithia
228:made-for-television
226:is a 1985 Canadian
142:Production location
124:Executive producers
773:1985 fantasy films
542:Films directed by
467:Katherine Paterson
334:Julie Beaulieu as
264:Katherine Paterson
57:Katherine Paterson
750:
749:
732:Duct Tape Forever
700:To Catch a Killer
644:The Christmas Toy
612:Improper Channels
572:The Walking Stick
556:A Great Big Thing
509:
508:
328:Julian Coutts as
278:2007 film version
236:produced for the
219:
218:
146:Edmonton, Alberta
111:Original language
101:Country of origin
825:
778:1985 drama films
708:Oh, What a Night
652:Turning to Stone
536:
529:
522:
513:
454:
447:
440:
431:
406:
393:
260:of the same name
215:
213:
190:Original release
33:
19:
833:
832:
828:
827:
826:
824:
823:
822:
753:
752:
751:
746:
676:The Challengers
604:Wild Horse Hank
546:
540:
510:
505:
496:Film soundtrack
469:
458:
415:
410:
409:
403:Wayback Machine
394:
390:
385:
377:
343:as Miss Edmunds
341:Annette O'Toole
325:
319:
303:Annette O'Toole
290:
282:mental hospital
248:Annette O'Toole
211:
209:
184:
182:
180:
137:Edward K. Dodds
128:
95:
85:Annette O'Toole
83:
81:
79:
59:
47:
45:
36:
17:
12:
11:
5:
831:
829:
821:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:
795:
790:
785:
780:
775:
770:
765:
755:
754:
748:
747:
745:
744:
736:
728:
720:
712:
704:
696:
688:
680:
672:
664:
656:
648:
640:
632:
624:
616:
608:
600:
592:
584:
576:
568:
560:
551:
548:
547:
541:
539:
538:
531:
524:
516:
507:
506:
504:
503:
498:
493:
488:
483:
474:
471:
470:
459:
457:
456:
449:
442:
434:
428:
427:
414:
413:External links
411:
408:
407:
387:
386:
384:
381:
376:
373:
372:
371:
368:
365:
362:
359:
356:
350:
347:
344:
338:
332:
321:Main article:
318:
315:
289:
286:
217:
216:
206:
202:
201:
196:
192:
191:
187:
186:
177:
173:
172:
169:
165:
164:
161:
157:
156:
153:
152:Cinematography
149:
148:
143:
139:
138:
135:
131:
130:
125:
121:
120:
116:
115:
112:
108:
107:
102:
98:
97:
92:
88:
87:
80:Julie Beaulieu
76:
72:
71:
66:
62:
61:
54:
50:
49:
42:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
830:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
794:
791:
789:
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
764:
761:
760:
758:
742:
741:
737:
734:
733:
729:
726:
725:
721:
718:
717:
713:
710:
709:
705:
702:
701:
697:
694:
693:
689:
686:
685:
681:
678:
677:
673:
670:
669:
665:
662:
661:
657:
654:
653:
649:
646:
645:
641:
638:
637:
633:
630:
629:
625:
622:
621:
617:
614:
613:
609:
606:
605:
601:
598:
597:
593:
590:
589:
585:
582:
581:
580:A Fan's Notes
577:
574:
573:
569:
566:
565:
561:
558:
557:
553:
552:
549:
545:
537:
532:
530:
525:
523:
518:
517:
514:
502:
499:
497:
494:
492:
489:
487:
484:
481:
480:
476:
475:
472:
468:
464:
463:
455:
450:
448:
443:
441:
436:
435:
432:
426:
422:
421:
417:
416:
412:
404:
400:
397:
392:
389:
382:
380:
374:
369:
366:
363:
360:
357:
355:as Bill Burke
354:
353:Peter Dvorsky
351:
348:
345:
342:
339:
337:
333:
331:
327:
326:
324:
316:
314:
310:
306:
304:
299:
296:
287:
285:
283:
279:
274:
272:
267:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
245:
244:
239:
235:
232:
229:
225:
224:
207:
203:
200:
197:
193:
188:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
158:
155:Philip Linzey
154:
150:
147:
144:
140:
136:
132:
129:Nancy Sackett
126:
122:
117:
113:
109:
106:
103:
99:
93:
89:
86:
78:Julian Coutts
77:
73:
70:
67:
63:
60:Nancy Sackett
58:
55:
51:
43:
39:
32:
27:
24:
20:
738:
730:
722:
714:
706:
698:
690:
682:
674:
666:
658:
650:
642:
635:
634:
626:
618:
610:
602:
594:
586:
578:
570:
564:Hot Millions
562:
554:
486:1985 TV film
485:
482:(1977 novel)
477:
460:
419:
391:
378:
336:Leslie Burke
330:Jesse Aarons
311:
307:
300:
291:
288:Plot summary
275:
268:
241:
222:
221:
220:
168:Running time
127:Bill Novodor
94:George Elian
22:
724:Win, Again!
628:Shocktrauma
246:, starring
243:WonderWorks
179:Wonderworks
65:Directed by
768:1985 films
757:Categories
501:Characters
383:References
375:Production
234:drama film
212:1985-02-04
171:57 minutes
163:Eric Wrate
119:Production
82:Tom Heaton
53:Written by
544:Eric Till
491:2007 film
69:Eric Till
716:Pit Pony
692:Clarence
399:Archived
252:Edmonton
134:Producer
91:Music by
75:Starring
295:drawing
256:Alberta
240:series
231:fantasy
210: (
205:Release
195:Network
114:English
48:Fantasy
743:(2003)
740:Luther
735:(2002)
727:(1999)
719:(1997)
711:(1992)
703:(1992)
695:(1990)
687:(1990)
679:(1989)
671:(1988)
663:(1987)
655:(1986)
647:(1986)
639:(1985)
631:(1982)
623:(1982)
615:(1981)
607:(1979)
599:(1979)
591:(1977)
583:(1972)
575:(1970)
567:(1968)
559:(1968)
160:Editor
105:Canada
46:Family
271:David
44:Drama
41:Genre
425:IMDb
317:Cast
465:by
423:at
262:by
238:PBS
199:PBS
759::
266:.
254:,
535:e
528:t
521:v
453:e
446:t
439:v
214:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
