The Spiderwick chronicles [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present a Kennedy/Marshall and a Mark Canton Productions, a Mark Waters film ; produced by Mark Canton, Larry Franco, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Karey Kirkpatrick ; screenplay by Karey Kirkpatrick and David Berenbaum and John Sayles ; directed by Mark Waters.
Special features : featurettes : Spiderwick : it's all true and It's a Spiderwick world; Arthur Spiderwick's field guide (with optional in-movie mode). Based on the book by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. DVD release of the 2008 motion picture. Voices: Seth Rogen, Martin Short, Chris Parson. Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, Sarah Bolger, David Strathairn.
Summary:
The moment the Grace family moves into the dilapidated Spiderwick Estate, strange things begin to happen. Jared, a curious, adventurous boy, quickly seeks out and finds the hidden laboratory of his great great uncle Arthur Spiderwick. He unleashes a mysterious force when he locates a field guide full of the secrets of the magical creatures that inhabit the forest surrounding the mansion. His twin brother Simon is calm and reserved but is rapidly drawn into the fantastical world of fairies and goblins. Older sister Mallory and their mom are harder to convince, but after the almighty and ruthless ogre leader Mulgarath begins to attack the home, the entire family must band together to combat the hordes of goblins and creatures that lurk just outside.
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