| Bridge to Terabithia | |
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| Genre | Drama Family Fantasy |
| Written by | Katherine Paterson Nancy Sackett |
| Directed by | Eric Till |
| Starring | Julian Coutts Julie Beaulieu Tom Heaton Annette O'Toole |
| Music by | George Elian Thomas Richard Sharp |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Bill Novodor Nancy Sackett |
| Producer | Edward K. Dodds |
| Production location | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Cinematography | Philip Linzey |
| Editor | Eric Wrate |
| Running time | 57 minutes |
| Production companies | Wonderworks Twenty Minute Productions Alarcom (in association with) Kicking Horse Productions Ltd. |
| Original release | |
| Network | PBS |
| Release | February 4, 1985 |
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Bridge to Terabithia is a 1985 Canadian made-for-television fantasy drama film produced for the PBS series WonderWorks, starring Annette O'Toole, Julian Coutts, and Julie Beaulieu. It was shot in Edmonton, Alberta. It is based on the 1977 children's novel of the same name by Katherine Paterson.
The story was inspired by the death of Lisa Hill, the best friend of Katherine Paterson's son David, who was struck and killed by lightning when she was eight years old.
In a 2007 interview, David, who later co-wrote the 2007 film version, referred to this version as being "like the crazy cousin in a mental hospital 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."[1]
- ^ retroCRUSH: The World's Greatest Pop Culture Site interview with Katherine and David Paterson Archived February 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 19 March 2008