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“‘Charlotte’s Web’ is absolutely
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Now you can share the magic as a tiny
spider spins a great tale of friendship
and adventure in this dazzling film
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NARRATOR: There was nothing
special about Somerset Country.
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It was a deeply
ordinary place.
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No astonishing thing
ever happened there.
The people who lived there
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And the animals…
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Well, they were
just plain old animals.
They didn’t question
the order of things.
So, the days passed,
one very much like the other.
But, one spring,
on a small farm,
a little girl did something,
something that would
change everything.
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“CHARLOTTE’S WEB”
(RAIN PATTERING)
(THUNDER RUMBLING)
(PIGLETS GRUNTING)
(GRUNTING)
(SIGHS)
(YELPS)
What are you doing?
Fern, go back to bed.
You’re not going to
kill it, are you?
It’s a runt.
Now, go back to bed.
No, it’s not fair!
It can’t help
being born small.
Careful.
If I’d been born small,
would you have killed me?
Of course not.
A little girl is one thing.
A runty pig is another.
There’s no difference!
This is unfair and unjust.
How could you
be so heartless?
Come here.
I want to show you something.
You see that? You see?
There’s 11 pigs
and only 10 teats.
Sow can’t feed it, honey.
Then I will.
I’ll feed you
and take care of you and…
…absolutely will not
let you kill him.
(SIZZLING)
(RADIO CHATTERING)
Hey! Where did Fern get a pig?
Avery, it’s rude to point.
Give me that.
Come, sit,
eat your breakfast.
The bus will be
here any minute.
ARABLE: Good morning.
Hey, Pop,
can I have a pig, too?
No. I only give pigs
to early risers.
Fern was up before dawn,
ridding the world
of injustice.
(SCHOOL BUS HONKING)
Fern, put that pig down
and get to school.
Avery.
See ya.
Bye, Pop.
ARABLE:
Have a good one, buddy.
Says here we’re gonna get
a lot of rain this month.
MOTHER: Fern! Your books!
Bye.
Class, there are
some of the questions
that you’re likely to be
asked in the exam this week.
So, please take
particular note of every one.
(GRUNTING)
(WHISPERS) Shh!
You got to be quiet, okay?
You’re gonna
get me in trouble.
Drink that.
(SHUSHING)
So, it’s just a matter of
following these questions
(THUDDING)
and learning the answers.
Fern, what’s going on?
(PIG SQUEALING)
Nothing.
Fern, what’s in your desk?
Nothing.
Open it.
(ALL LAUGHING)
PRINCIPAL:
Thank you, Mrs. Arable.
Fern, you know better.
It’s a pig, okay?
It’s not a toy,
not a doll, not a baby.
A pig.
And you need to start
treating it like one.
This is going too far.
I know she loves animals,
but you have to tell her.
I know.
She’s just
so happy with it.
I know.
FERN: Doesn’t that feel good?
Fern,
I’m really sorry, honey,
but it’s been long enough.
What?
Look, he’s not
a baby anymore.
I can’t keep you keeping
what will soon be
a 300-pound pet
around the house.
No.
Can’t he stay in the barn?
Please, Dad?
No.
Please?
No. Fern, look.
You know I’ve been
selling the animals
to get the new
harvesting equipment.
Pretty soon there’s
gonna be no place
in the barn for a pig.
I promised I’d
take care of him.
Well, I’m letting you
out of your promise.
I didn’t promise you.
I promised Wilbur.
What about Homer?
He has animals.
Uncle Homer?
I’m sure he could
make room for a pig.
Yeah.
He’d be right
across the road.
♪ Go to sleep, my little one
♪ The sun has said
goodbye for now
♪ The moon shines on
your beautiful face ♪
My mom used to sing that
to me to make me feel safe.
Good night,
Wilbur.
NARRATOR: Fern had
walked across the road
to her uncle’s barn
hundreds of times before,
but it had never
felt so far away.
It was just a big red barn
full of typical stuff.
Come to think of it,
it couldn’t have
been more ordinary.
But sometimes, when you
take two ordinary things
and put them together
at just the right time,
there’s a chance
they’ll become two
less ordinary things.
That runty pig, for instance,
and that big old smelly barn.
One sniff,
and you know it was a place
full of living things.
But that didn’t
necessary mean
it was full of life.
(WILBUR GRUNTING)
It’s okay. It’s okay.
Nope. For that,
this barn needed a pig.
This isn’t so bad.
Only no one knew it yet.
Don’t be afraid.
(SHUSHING)
(GRUNTING)
(HORSE SNUFFLING)
You’ll be okay.
I’ll come see you every day.
I’ll be around so much
you’ll be sick of me.
(SCHOOL BUS HONKING)
I love you.
MOTHER:
Avery, the bus is here!
(SCHOOL BUS HONKING)
Did you remember
your sister’s lunch?
Got it!
What the hay?
What’s he doing?
Probably-obably
something smart.
Pigs are smart.
Pigs are not smart!
Apparently, they’re as
intelligent as dolphins.
Advantage dolphin.
GOLLY: He’s going to
knock himself out.
BETSY: Yeah!
That’s using your head!
GUSSY: How many times
is he going to try that?
Pig’s out!
I told you pigs are smart.
IKE: That’s going to
leave a mark.
(SHUDDERS)
Oh, looks, Bits. Pig’s out.
Sure is out.
Out of his mind!
(BITSY AND BETSY LAUGHING)
Homer!
Lurvy!
EDITH: Pig’s out!
SHEEP: Pig’s out,
pig’s out, pig’s out!
IKE: How about you
walk a little faster?
BETSY: Wait your turn!
Wait! Wait!
Fern, Come back!
Just run!
GOLLY: Run, pig! Be free!
I would if I could.
Retreat!
SAMUEL: Retreat!
IKE: Don’t retreat, pig!
Giddyup!
Oh, no! Not the smokehouse!
No! Not the smokehouse!
Is he looking?
Yeah, he’s seen it.
Think he knows what it is?
Of course not.
He’s a spring pig.
He doesn’t know anything.
Here, pig, pig, pig,
pig, pig, pig, pig!
GOLLY: Don’t fall for it.
You’re out.
And you’re back in.
Here you go, piggy.
Attaboy. Eat it up.
GOLLY: Sold out for slop.
I’d have been to
the county line by now.
He’d have made it
if you’d have
just let me talk.
Made it to where? He’s a pig!
SAMUEL: He’s a pig.
Sorry I made such a fuss.
Your suggestions
were really good,
but I think
I’d better stay here.
Fern’s going to be
back soon, anyway.
BITSY: He’s just stupid
as a stick, poor thing.
Should we speak to him?
Certainly not!
Oh, certainly not.
Sweetheart, it sounded-ounded
almost like you said you’d run
and be free if you could.
I meant if I were a pig.
You know what happens
to pigs around here.
Yes, I do.
And it should never,
ever be spoken of.
(THUNDER RUMBLING)
I’m gonna miss you today.
See you when I get back, okay?
(SCHOOL BUS HONKING)
All right,
I gotta go, okay?
See you later.
Bye.
(CHILDREN CHATTERING)
Goodbye, Fern. Hurry back.
WILBUR: Uh, hi.
My name’s Wilbur.
Anyone want to play?
Anyone?
It’s raining, you know.
And you know
what you get with rain?
Lighting.
Typhoons.
Cholera.
Dysentery.
Frizzy hair.
That sad feeling.
No, mud!
IKE: What the heck
is he doing now?
Hey, come on.
You wanna join me?
Come on! Let’s go!
ALL: Let’s go,
let’s go, let’s go!
Let’s not.
How many times
must I tell you?
Just because we’re sheep,
it doesn’t mean,
we have to follow.
Think for yourselves.
Yourselves. Quite right!
Look at me!
No, no, no. Yourselves.
Oh, myself?
(WHOOPING)
Hey, kid, this is a barn.
We don’t play, we work.
Some of us, anyway.
“Some of us”?
Are you implying, Ike,
that we don’t work?
Because we work bloody hard,
thank you!
Hard? You grow hair!
(ALL GASPING)
(LAUGHING)
“Grow hair.” Good one!
(FARTING)
Excuse me.
Oh, and is that your
contribution to society,
you gassy rib eyes?
(GASPS) Filthy hairball!
Rib eyes!
BITSY: Dirty lintball!
Ah, zip it.
They’re at it again.
SAMUEL: Rib eyes! Rib eyes!
It’s really slippery.
That’s the fun part!
Oh, little itty-bitty pig,
could you come here, please?
You said your name
is Wilbur, right?
That’s right.
What’s your name?
Gussy.
Gussy?
Great name!
Thank you, Wilbur.
Now, you’re so cute and pink,
but you’re wasting your time.
These animals won’t play.
What about you?
Me?
Well, I have to
stay on my eggs.
Oh, wow! Look at that!
Otherwise, of course,
I’d love to play.
So, why can’t you play?
Because what’s good
for the goose is
good for the gander.
What about the rest of you?
Don’t any of you
like to play?
Can’t play on
three empty stomachs.
Well, for us
there’s this whole
smell-of-wet-wool business.
Ghastly!
See? I’m afraid it’s just
not a play kind of place.
But you’re all friends,
right?
Oh, sure.
We’ve been here together
our whole lives.
I’m not so sure being
in the same place is
the same as being friends.
I’m not hungry.
I just wanted someone
to play with me.
(SNIFFING)
What’s that?
What is…
Oh, oh, oh…
Could it be?
(EXCLAIMS)
Slops!
Oh, joy.
It seems the pig slop has
brought out the rodent.
TEMPLETON:
Moldy cheese. Oh, yeah.
(GULPING)
Did I have salami last night?
(BELCHING)
Yep. I guess I did.
SAMUEL: Oh, charming.
BETSY: Disgusting creature!
Hi, there.
(SHRIEKS)
Oh, you’re a pig.
(SNIFFING)
You’re a pig.
Pig equals slop.
Mmm, the rat is happy.
My name’s Wilbur.
Do you have a name?
Or is it just “the rat”?
(CHOKING)
Did you say “just the rat”?
For your information, pig,
the rat rules.
We were here
long before your kind,
and we’ll be here long after.
So, y-you just
keep that in mind
next time you feel like
reducing me to “just the rat.”
You called yourself
“the rat.”
I can call me that.
You can’t.
So you don’t have a name?
Of course I do.
It’s Templeton.
Templeton? Great name!
Oh, gee, thanks.
Hey!
You want to play, Templeton?
For so many reasons, no.
See, I don’t play.
I gnaw, I spy, I eat, I hide.
Me in a nutshell.
Couldn’t you
just stay and chat?
Chat? Uh, let me see.
Gnaw, spy, eat, hide.
Nope,
“chat” ain’t on the list.
(SCATTING)
Mmm, the rat is handsome.
(CHUCKLES)
(GROANS)
(GULPING)
Tonight I dream of slop!
Fern, you are not going
to see that pig again.
It’s too late.
But he’s expecting me!
And I’m expecting you
to finish your homework
and go straight to bed.
But, Mom,
I always tell him
good night!
Not tonight.
He can’t sleep if I don’t.
Good night.
Good night.
Good night!
CHARLOTTE: Good night.
Huh? Who said that?
(CHARLOTTE SHUSHING)
Who are you?
Where are you?
Are you invisible?
No, I’m nocturnal,
which means I work at night,
when you should be sleeping.
Now, I need to concentrate,
so, good night.
But I can’t sleep now!
Please, tell me who you are.
I’m just really lonely.
So I’ve seen.
Look, you seem like
a very nice pig,
so I’ll tell you what.
If you go to sleep right now
and let me work,
we can converse tomorrow.
Converse?
Uh, I think
your word was “chat.”
Oh. Great! All right.
Good night. Good night.
Good night.
(CHARLOTTE SHUSHING)
(WHISPERS) Good night.
BROOKS: Okay,
he still hasn’t moved.
We’ve been here one,
wait, uh, two…
We’ve been here
a long time, Elwyn,
and that guy ain’t moving!
ELWYN: He’s like
a freak of nature.
I’m dying, man.
I’ve got to get some corn!
I know, Brooksie.
Just be patient.
(BROOKS GROANS)
Come on.
Come on.
Just a little further.
Okay, it’s morning!
Hey, Bits,
I wasn’t drooling, was I?
Suck it up, Bets.
WILBUR: Would whoever
addressed me last night
kindly make yourself known?
What luck! An early riser,
and he has things
he needs to say.
Yeah, loud things.
I’m speaking to whoever
spoke to me last night.
CHARLOTTE:
I suppose that would be me.
Okay.
I can’t see you.
Up here, in the corner.
The other corner.
I’m sorry.
I still can’t see you.
Move a little closer.
I’ll come down.
WILBUR: Oh.
Hi. You’re a…
Look, I’ve got a long day
ahead of me and I’m trying
to get a little…
Spider! Spider!
Get it away from me!
Get it away! Get it away!
SAMUEL: All right,
keep your distance there.
That thing is creepy.
Golly! You’re not
being rude, are you?
No, no, no. I meant
“creepy” in a nice way.
You know, creepy good.
BITSY: Disgusting!
They eat their
menfolk, you know.
BETSY: I know!
Well? Still want to chat,
or are you gonna join them?
I’ve never met
a spider before.
Did you make that?
Is that what you were
concentrating on last night?
Yes.
It’s amazing.
Think you could teach me
how to make one of those?
(BUZZING)
Oh, hold that thought, please.
What are you doing?
Making breakfast.
WILBUR: Oh, boy.
Relax.
First,
I give him a little nip
to anesthetize him,
so he’ll be more comfortable.
It’s a little service
I throw in.
Then I wrap him up.
Then I just say grace because
well, that’s always nice,
and he’ll make
a perfectly delicious meal.
So, you eat flies?
No, no, no.
I drink their blood.
(SIGHING)
(LAUGHING)
Lying down on the job, eh?
BETSY: Fainted like a girl.
That’s disgusting.
Well, that’s easy
for you to say.
You have all your meals
brought to you in a pail.
I don’t get that kind
of royal treatment.
I am a trapper.
I have to catch my food.
Which is why I make
my home near you.
Please don’t hurt me.
Well,
since you said “please.”
(CHUCKLING)
And just imagine how many bugs
there would be in this barn,
no, actually, in the world,
if spiders didn’t catch them.
Insects would
take over the planet!
The way I see it,
I’m doing everyone a favor.
Except for the fly.
(CHUCKLES)
Yes. Except for the fly.
I think now is the time
for me to say salutations.
What?
Salutations.
Oh, okay. I’ll leave.
CHARLOTTE: No, Wilbur.
“Salutations” is
just a fancy way
of saying hello.
Oh! Hello.
Hey, you know my name!
What’s yours?
My name?
My name is Charlotte.
Charlotte A. Cavatica.
Charlotte. Great name!
Thank you.
I’ve always thought so.
Hey, since you’ve said…
You know, that word,
does that mean we’re friends?
Hmm, I suppose it does.
Yeah!
(WHOOPING)
GUSSY: Golly, go see
what’s going-oing on
over there.
What’s going-oing…
Hey, kid,
what’s going on over here?
Oh, sorry.
I just made a new friend,
that’s all.
The spider.
Oh, yeah. Good choice.
Yeah, perfect.
You picked someone
even more despised than me.
Why would anyone
despise Charlotte?
She made that amazing web,
and she keeps
bugs out of the barn.
Look at her.
I mean, don’t you
think she’s a little…
Oh, what’s the word?
Ew!
I think she’s beautiful.
I beg your pardon.
She is hideous!
Are we even seeing
the same ruddy creature?
I guess not.
(GROANS)
Hopeless.
What a sorry
little friendship
that’s going to be.
NARRATOR: There’s an old
expression that says
that ignorance is bliss,
and I’m inclined to
believe it’s true,
because,
on that late spring day,
Wilbur was as happy
as a pig could be.
And those spring days
rolled into summer days,
days filled with
endless conversation
between the two
unlikeliest of friends.
Charlotte,
what’s a spring pig?
A pig who was
born in the spring.
Oh. And I thought
it meant bouncy.
That would be a springy pig.
(CHUCKLES)
“After Mrs. Mallard had
laid eight eggs in the nest,
“she couldn’t go to
visit Michael anymore,
“because she had
to sit on the eggs
to keep them warm.
“She moved off the nest
only to get a drink of water,
or to have her lunch,
“Or to count the eggs
and make sure
they were all there.
“One day,
the ducklings hatched out.
“First came Jack,
then Kack…”
Yeah! Yeah!
This is going to be great!
CHARLOTTE: Wilbur,
what on earth are you doing?
You’ll see.
Oh, that feels marvelous!
Yes, over to the left a bit.
Ah, yes.
Is that a breeze I feel?
I’m 10 pounds lighter!
I’m next!
I’m next!
I’m next!
I’m next, too!
Looking pretty good, huh?
CHARLOTTE: Sure is.
Hi, there.
Are you new to the barn?
I’m Wilbur.
Wilbur, it’s me.
Me? Great name!
No, me. Me!
Samuel! The sheep!
Wow! What happened to you?
(SCOFFS)
(GIGGLES)
The world’s first pig web!
Ta-da!
(GROANS)
CHARLOTTE: I think
you’d better leave
the web-spinning to me.
GOLLY:
After weeks and weeks,
And I’m talking about
some long weeks of
waiting and expecting,
all the hard work
has finally paid off.
(PEEPING)
WILBUR: Wow! Look at them!
They were eggs,
and now they’re…
They’re just…
Look at them!
Wow, Gussy, you did
a really terrific job!
They don’t call me
Mother Goose for nothing.
Congratulations.
Oh.
Would you look at that!
(LAUGHS)
Yes, thank you, thank you!
It wasn’t easy,
but I managed.
You managed?
(LAUGHS)
I’m kidding, honey.
We managed.
Six, seven.
Weren’t there eight eggs?
Could this be a dud?
G-G-Golly! Golly! Golly!
TEMPLETON: Whoa!
W-W-Whoa, there, Father Goose!
I--I--I’m trying to
help the happy couple.
What do you want
with a rotten egg, anyway?
I want a rotten egg
for the simple reason that…
You never know.
This one didn’t make it.
I think we have to
let it go.
Mmm-hmm.
Oh, take it!
And add it
to that nasty-asty
collection of yours.
Last one out is
a rotten egg!
(LAUGHS MALICIOUSLY)
Well, I thought it was funny.
I should have pecked him!
BETSY: Don’t you
break that egg, rat.
A broken rotten egg
would make this barn
stink to high heaven.
TEMPLETON:
That would be a change.
(LAUGHING) Why are you laughing, bits? He just said we stink. Oh, yeah. This is good.
This will come in handy.
(GRUNTING)
(SNIFFING) You really are a handsome devil.
(CHUCKLES)
Oh, boy.
(SCREAMING)
(PANTING)
(SCREAMING)
Egg-xactly!
(LAUGHING)
(WHOOPING)
Saw a big old spider
in the doorway! Gonna go catch it! No, Avery! Come back here!
Here, spidey-spidey.
FERN: You can’t do that!
Stop!
Gotcha!
(WILBUR GRUNTING)
No, no, Avery!
Wilbur, no!
Come on, Wilbur, get off!
(GROANS)
AVERY: Wilbur, Wilbur,
why did you do that?
(GASPS)
Avery! No!
(GRUNTING)
(GROANS DISGUSTEDLY)
AVERY: Ew, that stinks!
(EXCLAIMS)
Oh, that is gross. (GROANS DISGUSTEDLY) Whew! Man, is that you?
No. I smell a smell, though.
Think it’s scary guy?
He’s trying to stink
us away from the…
Corn!
(ALL GROANING)
Guess the yolk’s on me.
(LAUGHING)
GOLLY: That is one ripe egg.
That stinks good!
Ew!
That is disgusting!
We told you not
to break that egg. Now look what you’ve done, rat!
It saved Charlotte,
didn’t it?
Yeah, ingrates.
I saved
the leggy lady’s life.
You mean that as
a good thing, right?
Of course. CHARLOTTE: I do have a few eyes, you know,
and I think Wilbur did
most of the saving.
I know. Ironic, isn’t it?
He’s saving you,
and they’re saving him
for Christmas.
Templeton!
What’s Christmas?
The day you’ll be cured.
But I’m not sick.
Oh, I didn’t say
you were sick.
Uh-oh. That was a mistake.
Yep. Typical rat.
What? You’re going to lie to the future football here? Okay.
But it’s a sad statement
when I’m the most honest guy
in the place.
Templeton,
what are you talking about?
Come winter,
the farmer will be
checking you
into the old
smokehouse hotel.
And the only checking out
that happens is
when people gather
around and say,
“Mmm, check out
that yummy sausage.
“Check out that
sizzling bacon.”
(GULPS)
So, that’s what that is for.
Ain’t for roasting chestnuts.
He--He--He wouldn’t.
Humans love pigs.
Well, they love pork.
Well, this is awkward, isn’t it? Charlotte!
Charlotte, is it true?
Wilbur, few spring pigs get
to see the snows of winter.
No! I--I can’t believe this.
I won’t believe it.
Oh, Wilbur.
It isn’t fair!
I want to live!
I want to see the snow!
And you will.
I’m making you
a promise right now.
I am not going to
let them kill you.
You’re a spider.
You’re little.
isn’t it?
Charlotte!
Charlotte, is it true?
Wilbur, few spring pigs get
to see the snows of winter.
No! I--I can’t believe this.
I won’t believe it.
Oh, Wilbur.
It isn’t fair!
I want to live!
I want to see the snow!
And you will.
I’m making you
a promise right now.
I am not going to
let them kill you.
You’re a spider.
You’re little.
They’re huge!
How are you
going to stop them?
I have no idea.
But it’s a promise,
and promises are something
I never break.
Just don’t you
worry about it, Wilbur.
Besides, it’s a long time
until Christmas.
Okay, Charlotte.
If you say so.
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
Dad?
Yeah.
Can I walk home?
I promised Wilbur
I’d be there right away.
Sure. That’s fine with me.
Thanks.
Fern, wait!
Why don’t you,
um, go to the Whites’
or the Sergeants’
today and play?
Or you could
have someone over.
Why?
Because you’re spending
too much time in that barn.
It isn’t good for you
to be alone so much.
Alone? All my best
friends are there.
Except the rat.
The rat?
I wouldn’t call him my friend,
but the rest of them are.
They tell
the greatest stories.
They make me laugh.
And I promised them
I’d read ‘em this book,
so I got to go. Bye!
Dr. Dorian,
It’s ridiculous, isn’t it?
To think that animals
can actually talk?
I don’t know.
Maybe an animal said
something to me
and I didn’t hear it
because I wasn’t
paying attention.
Maybe children are
just better listeners
than we are.
Well,
it worries me to no end.
What’s got you worried
is that her oly friends
are pigs, sheep,
geese and rats.
Well, not rats.
No.
Does she look well?
Yes.
Appetite’s good?
Mmm-hmm.
Does she sleep
well at night?
Yes.
I mean, she’s right
as rain in that way.
Well, there is
a name for her condition.
It’s called
a childhood phase.
DORIAN: And, sadly,
it’s something
she’ll grow out of.
Charlotte,
what are you doing?
Thinking.
I do my best thinking
upside down.
Blood goes to my head
and perks me up.
I’ve been thinking, too,
you know, about Christmas.
Don’t worry, Wilbur,
We’ll figure something out.
Come on, Ike. Come on.
Um, not to be
too much trouble,
but have you
figured something out?
Not yet,
but it’s like a web.
You make it, you wait,
and something always comes.
Good night, Charlotte.
Good night, Wilbur.
And swing.
And stick.
And loop.
And back up, stick, and…
Hmm.
(WHISTLING)
Mr. Zuckerman!
Uh, okay,
y-y-you gotta come see this.
EDITH: Come on, Homer!
Come on!
(CHOMPING)
(YELLS)
(GRUNTING)
What’s a “so me pig”?
HOMER: It’s “some pig.”
It’s a miracle.
It’s nothing short of
a bona fide miracle.
Minister Beecher?
Homer. Edith.
What brings you here?
Divinity?
We think so.
(MINISTER CLEARS THROAT)
We’d better keep this quiet
until I address it
in my sermon.
You can’t tell a soul,
but you gotta come up
to the barn.
Keep it between me and you.
(WHISPERS) Swing by the farm.
Okay. Goodbye.
Now, don’t tell nobody.
Shouldn’t get around.
There’s a word
in a spider web
at Zuckerman’s barn.
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
Uh, Charlotte,
what does a “some pig” do?
This isn’t for what you do.
It’s for what you are.
Some pigs might smile a bit.
Oh, the lifting of the head,
nice touch!
As ugly as that spider is,
we should have known
she was smart.
So, you don’t believe
that someone might be
smart and pretty?
No. Yes! I mean, yes,
because you are.
Clever little spider,
isn’t she?
Where’s the spider
who did this?
Well, we--we looked all over
and couldn’t find one.
(GIGGLING)
(SHUSHING)
Looks pretty good.
Still ain’t gonna
change everything.
He’s a goner.
Yeah. Glad nobody eats cows.
Got to admit,
that’s a fine-looking pig.
Yep, that’s some pig,
all right.
NARRATOR: After a few weeks,
the phenomenon of
the web wore off.
Nobody cared anymore,
and what was
amazing yesterday
was suddenly
ordinary again today.
It looked like
Wilbur might not
see snow after all.
SAMUEL: Excuse me,
but why are we here?
I mean, yes, yes,
barn meeting and so on
and so forth.
I understand that.
But must this concern us?
And at such an ungodly hour!
You know,
Wilbur’s not the only one
who could end up being
Christmas dinner
with an apple
in his mouth.
Ah, good point.
Yes. Carry on, then.
Ike, this involves
every one of us.
I just have trouble
looking at you.
That’s all.
This isn’t about me.
It’s about Wilbur.
And, for the record,
my view of you is not
exactly a treat, either.
(ALL LAUGHING)
(CLEARS THROAT)
As we have all seen,
humans have very
short attention spans,
and there’s just
too much time between
now and Christmas.
Certainly enough time
for Zuckerman to find
his affection for a pig
losing out to
his hunger for ham.
That spider can talk!
IKE: Yeah.
What did she say, exactly?
She said the farmer
might possibly still
slaughter the pig.
Sorry, old chap,
but it is a common fate
for your ilk.
I could just bust
through the fence again.
CHARLOTTE: No.
Once was enough for that.
I just have to get
the right word written.
Something that makes
Wilbur so special
that Zuckerman will
never think about
killing him again.
You need something snappy,
like “pig supreme.”
That sounds like a dessert.
So, what’s the point, anyway?
It won’t work.
Could you please,
just once, say
something-ometing positive?
Okay.
I’m positive
it won’t work.
How about
“harmoniously proportioned”?
SHEEP: Harmoniously
proportioned, yes!
Stop that! Stop that!
You’re following again.
Please, all of you!
What’s the perfect word
for Wilbur?
How about “delicious”?
Or “nutritious”?
Or “extra crispy”?
(LAUGHING)
BITSY: How about…
(FARTING)
Yep. Bull’s-eye.
How about “terrific,
terrific, terrific”?
Good. Much too long, though.
I’ve only got so much web.
But one “terrific” might work.
SAMUEL: It simply isn’t true.
The pig is not terrific.
Look at him!
He’s absolutely average.
If you wish to be truthful,
then that is the word
You should write. “Average.”
Hmm, Wilbur, this only weeks
if the word I write is true.
And only you can tell us
which word that is.
So look around.
We’ve all gathered
around to help you.
Now tell everyone
how you feel.
AVERY:
Look, there’s a red one!
And a blue one!
(AVERY WHOOPING)
FERN: Avery!
You’ll never catch me!
I’m going to get you!
Look at the fireworks, Mom!
Avery, come on
if you ever want
to catch me!
This web thing is
really paying off.
LURVY: Mr. Zuckerman!
There it is, side to side,
right in the same place.
“Terrific.”
LURVY:
It was the most
amazing thing!
Last time we had
hundreds of people.
This time it’s going
to be hundreds!
EDITH: It says “terrific”
just as clear as day.
T-E-double-R-I-F-I-C.
I mean, can you imagine
a spider being able
to spell that word?
I don’t think
I could spell that word
till the 10th grade.
50 cents.
Oh, do you like
that one, sir?
That’s going to be $1.
MAN: Wow!
HOMER: Gather ‘round, folks!
Remember, you saw it
right here at Zuckerman’s.
And, before you leave,
don’t forget to take some of
our berries home with you!
So, you think
this might work?
Nope.
SAMUEL: Dare I say it?
He looks “terrific.”
Look at them all!
Yeah. Smile pretty.
I wish geese had teeth.
Been down here since dawn…
What are you suggesting?
That Fern has something
to do with all this?
How else could those words
have gotten into that web?
I know everyone is saying
it’s some kind of miracle,
but…
But what?
You don’t think it is?
Do you?
The web itself is a miracle.
Wouldn’t you agree?
Well, can you spin one?
I can crochet a doily.
Because someone
taught you how.
Nobody teaches a spider.
They just know
how to spin a web.
Don’t you think
that’s a miracle?
NARRATOR: As summer ended,
so did the excitement
about the web.
Charlotte needed to
think of something special.
Special enough
to change the way
people saw the world,
or at least one pig
in the world, anyway.
The truth is,
Charlotte feared she would
never find a word
that could do all that.
And she had to hurry.
Time was running out for her.
But once a promise is made,
it needs to be kept.
HOMER: Still no web, huh?
Nope.
I haven’t seen one in,
I’d say, at least a month.
Funny how you get used to
all those people
being around the place.
Kind of quiet
without them, isn’t it?
I noticed the hinge pin’s
busted on the damper
in the smokehouse.
Want me to order a new one?
Suppose you better.
That’s a special order.
Better get a jump on
that if we’re going
to smoke any ham
before the holidays.
We may need another
cord of wood, too.
(GROANS)
I’m just going to throw
this out here one more time.
“Pig supreme.”
Oh, Golly! Now you’re
just beating a dead horse.
Hey!
Sorry.
Look, I don’t come across
many words in the field,
other than “Hyah!”
or “Giddyup!”
But that rat’s always
dragging in trash
with writing on it.
CHARLOTTE: I agree.
It’s about time
Templeton started
pulling his weight
around here
instead of just eating it.
I bet he could bring us
some choice words.
TEMPLETON: I’ve got
a choice word for you.
A little word called,
“Uh-uh.”
Well, that’s two words.
And here’s a few more.
Negative. No way.
Nothing doing.
I ain’t breaking my back
to try and save “some pig,”
no matter how “terrific”
you think the little
lunch meat is.
(GROANS)
(ALL LAUGHING)
CHARLOTTE: You’ll sing
a different tune
when he’s gone
and nobody brings around
those scrumptious buckets
of slop.
And three, two…
Cue the rat!
Let’s get one thing straight.
(GRUNTS)
I don’t care about the pig.
What I care about
is the slop.
Of course.
And since I’ll be
at the dump anyway,
and I won’t take
any extra effort,
maybe, maybe
I’ll pick something up.
You’re very kind.
Don’t go spreading it around.
What? What do you want?
You’ll need your strength.
Oh.
Thanks.
FERN: But, Dad, I heard them.
I heard them talking
about the smokehouse!
He’s not your pig anymore.
Well, I wouldn’t have
sold him in the first place
if I knew that is what
they were gonna do to him.
That’s what happens
to a pig on a farm, Fern.
You know that.
I’ll see about that.
I’ve got maybe two,
three years before
she can out-argue me.
Then I’m doomed.
TEACHER: A members of
our own 4-H Club will have
the opportunity to enter
livestock and poultry
in the competition.
So, in addition to
the rides and games,
make sure you show them
your support, as well.
Any questions? Rita.
RITA: Miss Lewis,
can I bring my chickens?
Your chickens, I’m sure.
Pigs, chickens,
horses and cows.
You certainly can,
and I hope you win
first prize.
MAN: All right, back it up!
BROOKS: How can he be
in every cornfield?
It can’t be the same guy.
It can’t be!
He’s wearing the same hat.
I’m telling you,
he is following us!
ELWYN: I hate that guy.
I have got to get
some corn, Elwyn!
All right!
All right! All right!
This is crazy.
There’s two of us, right?
Yeah.
Trust me, there’s two of us,
and there’s only one of him.
I--I don’t know, man.
He scares me.
He really does.
Just think about
that corn. Corn.
Yeah.
The corn.
Corn.
All right, let’s do it!
Let’s do it! Let’s do it!
(BOTH YELLING)
(BOTH SCREAMING)
BROOKS: Abort! Abort! Abort!
ELWYN: Abort! Abort! Abort!
(BROOKS SOBBING)
Man, he is good!
I bet he’s laughing at us.
Don’t look at him!
Don’t even give him
the satisfaction.
Just think about
something else.
Think about something else.
Anything.
I think I see a rat.
That’s good.
No, really, I see a rat.
TEMPLETON:
Oh, the rat is stealthy.
The rat is nimble.
The rat is on the -- whoa!
(RATTLING)
(GROANING)
(PANTING)
The rat is losing his touch.
You want to go
mess with him?
Oh, yeah!
I’ve got to peck something.
Rat on three.
One, two, three!
(BOTH CAWING)
TEMPLETON:
The rat has been spotted!
(GROANS)
The rat is not
enjoying this!
(GROANS)
(BOTH CAWING)
All this for slop?
The rat is desperate.
The rat is trapped.
The rat needs to stop
calling himself “the rat.”
“Find some words.”
Yeah, right, the rat will
never find words!
Hey, look. Words.
ELWYN: Hey,
is he still in the can?
BROOKS: He’s in the can?
Maybe we should
give him some privacy.
Always helps me out.
No, no, genius,
not that can.
Where did he go?
I can’t see him.
Uh, all I see is
that fruit moving.
What fruit?
The fruit with the tail!
TEMPLETON:
They’ll never get me now
Let’s go get him!
Go get him!
(PANTING)
A-ha! The rat rules!
(ELWYN AND BROOKS GRUMBLING)
ELWYN: We’re pink!
BROOKS:
Hey, what the… Pink?
But that’s all right,
isn’t it?
I mean, black pretty much
goes with everything.
No, it’s not all right.
That rat is going to pay!
(GROANS)
“Radiant.”
This might just work.
Might?
Oh, for the love of Lucy!
Ooh, ooh, here it comes.
It did this yesterday.
Look that way, everyone!
Right towards that cloud!
Good gracious.
Has it always done that?
BITSY: No, it can’t have.
SAMUEL: Brilliant!
Absolutely brilliant!
WILBUR: Wow!
CHARLOTTE: Oh, yes.
This word will
work quite nicely.
Then my work is done.
And now for
the fruits of my labor.
And the vegetables!
And the gravy!
(SPLASHING)
CHARLOTTE: All right, now.
“R.”
And stick.
And loop.
And…
Come on, Charlotte,
you can do this.
Don’t slow down yet.
(ALL CHEERING)
Welcome to Zuckerman’s!
Thank you all for coming.
Well, the web says it
better than I ever could.
That is some terrific,
radiant pig!
And for that reason,
I’ve decided to enter
Wilbur into the county fair.
Did you hear
what they said, Charlotte?
I’m going to the fair!
(LAUGHS) Going to the fair!
Wilbur might just see
Christmas after all.
Is it good? Did we do it?
Yes, Wilbur. It’s very good.
CHARLOTTE: Now, smile.
The fair, Homer?
What’s gotten into you?
I don’t know, Sis.
It just come to me.
He’s a runt, Homer.
He doesn’t stand a chance.
Well done!
Never had a doubt!
That spider did
a heck of a job.
IKE: She’s a hard worker.
Thank you, Charlotte.
You should take a little bow.
And have a beauty
steal the show?
Now, go on and show them
what a radiant pig can do.
(CAMERA CLICKING)
What do you mean
you’re not going to the fair?
I’m going to get a prize.
Don’t you want to be there?
Of course I do, Wilbur,
very much.
I’m just not up to
traveling at the moment.
Why not?
Because I’m expecting.
Expecting what?
“Expecting” means…
I’m expecting you
to do fine without me.
You’re getting
to be a big pig,
and you’ll do
just great on your own.
WILBUR: Okay. I’ll miss you.
(RINGING)
Come on, Homer,
up and at ‘em.
It’s the big day.
Fern?
Mom!
I’m not wearing that.
What the heck is she doing?
Bathed in buttermilk.
(WILBUR CHUCKLES)
I’ve had this dream.
(CHUCKLES)
I’ve got to say
he really is some pig.
That’s my buttermilk working.
You sure you want to
go through with this, Homer?
If you lose,
you’re out your entry free.
HOMER: He could win, though.
Stranger things have been
happening around here.
If he doesn’t win, though?
Well, the way I figure it,
even if he does lose,
I can make it all back
on the bacon alone.
(GASPS)
Wilbur! Wilbur!
(GROANS)
EDITH: Do something, Homer.
What happened?
HOMER: I don’t know.
He just fainted.
It’s all right, hon.
Lurvy, get some water!
FERN: It’s okay, Wilbur.
Charlotte,
are you feeling-eeling okay?
Why is it so hard
for that farmer to see
what is right in
front of his face?
Look what Wilbur
has done for this farm.
Isn’t that better than ham?
Well, there’s only
one thing to do,
and I have to be
there to do it.
Charlotte,
you have your babies
to think about now.
Yes, I know.
But I made a promise
to my friend.
A big blue ribbon
ought to finally get
the point through
that farmer’s head.
HOMER: Easy, Lurvy. Easy.
Coming through!
Coming through!
Here we go!
(GRUNTING)
HOMER: There we go.
He’s up.
HOMER: Okay, let’s see
if he’ll get in the crate.
(MOANING) Buttermilk.
Templeton?
I need you to go with me.
We’ll have to
find another world,
a really good one.
Sorry, lady.
Comes a time when the rat’s
got to ask himself,
“What’s in it for the rat?”
He’s right.
We’ve been to the fair.
We have?
Remember?
All that garbage there?
Oh, yeah!
It’s littered with hunks
of chewed-on funnel cakes…
How’s that?
And dribs of ice cream
going sour in the sun.
(SQUEALING)
And spitty little
cotton candy bits
ground into the mud.
Popcorn, moldy cheeses,
half-eaten sandwiches
and sticky-icky-icky
candy apples.
W-W-W-Wait!
Go back to
the moldy cheese thing.
BITSY: I’ve never seen
so much disgusting trash!
ARABLE: Come on, Wilbur.
Good boy.
Don’t hurt him, Dad!
BITSY: Nearly made me gag,
the stink of it, especially
that deviled egg.
You better hurry up, rat.
They’re gonna leave you!
Hey, wait for me!
Nice and easy.
Come on, Wilbur. Good boy.
BITSY: More food than
you’ll see in a lifetime!
Bye, Aunt Edith!
AVERY: Bye.
Bye, Fern! Bye, Avery!
EDITH: See you
at the fair, guys!
BETSY: Hey, it worked!
I think we milked
it a little there
at the end, though.
(LAUGHING)
HOMER:
All right, All right, John,
I’ll see you over there!
Charlotte,
you’re coming with me!
I wouldn’t miss it
for the world.
Thank you for coming.
Good luck, Wilbur!
Win that ribbon!
Go get ‘em, Wilbur!
FERN: We’re going to the fair!
♪ Going to the fair!
Going to the fair! ♪
I’m going on the bumper cars.
So fun!
The sign looks good, Homer.
Nice and even.
All right, there we go.
There you go, Wilbur.
Okay, where’s the filth?
Have you heard
that good things come
to those who wait?
No, good things come
to those who find it
and shove it in their mouth.
(WILBUR GRUNTING)
Don’t think
I don’t know, Fern,
that we’re all here because
a determined little girl
made a promise to a pig.
Wilbur.
Sorry.
I mean Wilbur.
I’m proud of you, honey.
Thanks.
Fern? Avery?
I’m going to give you
each 10 tickets to do
as you like out there.
And you have to
make them last all day,
so don’t go spending them
all at once. Okay?
Wow!
All right!
I’ll be right back. Okay.
Come on!
You’re going to win
the prize tomorrow.
I know it.
Everything will be all right.
Fern, let’s go!
Okay.
Oh, my.
(SNORING)
Is that what
we’re up against?
(CLEARS THROAT)
Excuse me.
What is your name?
(MUTTERS)
When someone wants to
get your attention,
what is it they call out?
Uncle.
Tell me, Uncle,
what is the date
of your birth?
(MUMBLING)
Your birthday?
Uh…
Oh, for heaven’s sake,
all I want to know
is if you’re a spring pig.
Of course.
What did you think I was?
A spring chicken?
(LAUGHING)
Huge and humorous.
Aren’t we talented!
Spring chicken.
(LAUGHING)
Charlotte,
who are you talking to?
The pig next door.
Oh. Should I be worried?
Of course not.
What good would that do?
Whoa!
Have you seen
the beast next door?
I think his mama
was part hippo.
If I had to name
five of the fattest pigs
I’ve ever seen,
he’d be three of them.
He’s a shoo-in.
Please.
That pig is not nearly
as handsome as Wilbur,
or as harmoniously
proportioned,
and not nearly as clean.
There’s a real tiebreaker.
We just have to prove
that the finest pig
is not necessarily
the fattest.
And you can do
your part, Wilbur,
by getting some rest.
I’m not tired, Charlotte.
Okay.
Well, could you excuse me
for just a minute, please?
All right, Templeton,
you’re right.
That pig over there
is a shoo-in.
So, I need words
that are even better
than that pig is fat.
Special words,
and lots of them.
How about “pushy”
and “demanding”?
Templeton, please!
This is our last chance
to save Wilbur’s life.
You do realize I’m just
here for the food, right?
Of course.
Enjoy the ride.
One, please.
Must be in the other pocket.
Sorry. One second.
All right.
Two, please.
Is that Fern up there?
(HENRY AND FERN YELLING)
Well, I’ll be.
She’s with a boy.
She is! She’s with a boy!
Oh, no.
She’s with a boy.
Mmm, Manna from heaven!
(CHOMPING)
I don’t know what this is,
but I love it!
(BOTH WHOOPING)
One-stop slopping.
(LAUGHING)
All right.
Let’s go get
the spider off my back.
BROOKS: How come I’m not
in a cornfield, Elwyn?
How come?
Hey, hey.
They got all kinds
of corn right here.
You got your popcorn,
caramel corn, candy corn.
Stop torturing me!
I’m starving here,
and now I’m cross-eyed
because of this pink stuff.
If I ever see
that rat again…
Words, words, words.
Mmm, “Pork rinds.”
That’ll draw a crowd.
(LAUGHS)
Hmm, this looks promising.
Hey! That rat!
BROOKS: I’m going to
get me some rat!
Oh, not these birdbrains.
Let’s get rid of them
once and for all.
…and everything.
Rat on three! Three!
Hey, wait up, Brooksie!
I’m coming with you!
(BROOKS AND ELWYN CAWING)
(PEOPLE SCREAMING)
(WHOOPING)
Little flamingoes!
Come and get me!
BROOKS: It’s scary guy!
ELWYN: Abort! Abort!
Peck him! Peck him! Elwyn!
Wait a minute.
His eyes and buttons,
and his hair is straw.
This guy ain’t real!
He’s not?
No!
Oh, yeah!
The rat rules! Take that!
BROOKS: Do you know
what this means?
Yeah.
What?
We could’ve had corn!
TEMPLETON:
Well, Your Highness,
your satisfied or what?
‘Cause I’ve got
a spitty hunk of pineapple
upside-down cake out there
with my name on it.
Yes, very satisfied.
Be careful.
If you keep this up,
someone might think you care.
Gee, I’m all choked up.
Charlotte?
If I don’t win
the prize tomorrow,
they’re gonna send me
to the smokehouse.
You’re going to win, Wilbur.
And you’re going to see
the snows of winter.
I told you,
I never break a promise.
FERN: Mom?
Will you put these in for me?
AVERY: Ew!
You look like a girl!
(GROANS)
And I still hit like one.
CHARLOTTE:
Well, what do you think?
It’s a great word.
It’s just…
Just what?
Is it the right word?
Is it true?
Because I don’t
really like feel
I deserve any of the things
you’ve written about me.
Then it is the perfect word.
The web!
Hey, Wilbur!
“Humble.”
Hey, Wilbur.
ARABLE: If that’s not
a prize-winner,
I don’t know what is.
He’s going to win
this thing, isn’t he?
Oh, Homer, I can’t
go up to that grandstand
looking like this.
(GASPS)
EDITH: Homer.
It’s not fair.
Why didn’t they tell us
the judging was going to
be so early?
We did our best.
I’ll get the truck
and take him home.
I really thought
we had a shot.
It’s okay. It’ll be okay.
BOY: I told you,
There it is! The web!
Mom…
WOMAN: What’s going on?
It looks like it’s “humble.”
OFFICIAL:
Excuse me. Thank you.
Coming through. Excuse me.
Mr. Zuckerman!
Could you come
with me, please?
Oh, and bring the pig, too.
Homer.
(BAND PLAYING)
(CROWD CHEERING)
MAN ON PA:
Ladies and gentlemen,
on behalf of
the state in Maine,
it gives us great
pleasure to present
Zuckerman’s famous pig!
Folks! Folks!
I think we all remember
the start of summer,
when the writing
appeared on the web
in Mr. Zuckerman’s barn.
And now it has
happened yet again!
Which is why
the governors of the fair
are honored to present
this handsome medal.
A token of our amazement
and our appreciation.
(ALL APPLAUDING)
(GRUNTING)
I love you, Wilbur.
HOMER: Well, what can
I say about this pig
that hasn’t
already been said?
I know a lot of you folks
have come out to the farm,
and you’ve seen the words.
A lot of you have asked me,
“How could this
have happened?”
I don’t know.
But it has happened
in a time when we really
don’t see many
miraculous things.
Or maybe we do.
Maybe they’re all
right there around us,
every day,
and we just don’t know
where to look.
There’s no denying
that our own little Wilbur,
he’s part of something
that’s bigger than all of us.
And life on that farm
is just a whole lot
better with him in it.
He really is some pig.
MAN: Way to go, Wilbur!
(ALL CHEERING)
(BOTH WHOOPING)
Charlotte,
look how happy she is!
Isn’t that great?
Yes, it’s wonderful.
Hey, what’s that?
This is my magnum opus.
What’s a magnet opus?
Magnum opus.
It means “great work.”
It’s a nutrient-filled,
waterproof egg sac.
Really?
There’s eggs in there?
My babies, 514 of them.
Wow! With 514 baby spiders
all over the place,
it’s going to be
really radiant in the barn!
Wilbur, I’m afraid
they’re not going to
make it back to the barn.
What?
What are you talking about?
You’re not going to
leave them here alone,
are you?
I have no choice.
I’m languishing.
What does that mean?
It means I’m dying.
What?
You can’t die!
Wilbur, we’re born, we live,
and, when our time comes,
we die.
It’s just the natural
cycle of life.
No! No, just climb down.
I’ll carry you
the rest of the way.
We’ll go back to the barn,
and I’ll take care of you.
No, Wilbur.
I don’t even have
the strength to climb down.
You have to.
You’ve done so much for me!
And it was my great pleasure.
Please come down, Charlotte.
Please. There must be
something I can do.
No, Wilbur.
Don’t you know
what you’ve already done?
You made me your friend,
and, in doing so,
you made a spider
beautiful to everyone
in that barn.
I didn’t do anything,
Charlotte.
You did it all.
No. My webs were
no miracle, Wilbur.
I was only describing
what I saw.
The miracle is you.
(GRUNTING)
Templeton!
Charlotte is very sick.
Yeah, and twisted.
She’s dying!
She can’t go home with us.
So, I need you to help me
take her egg sac with us.
Did you say eggs?
It’s an egg sac.
And it’s right up there,
and it has her
children in it.
And I can’t
just leave it here.
What if something
happened to them?
Now, I can’t reach it,
so I need you
to get it for me.
And I need you
to do it now.
I don’t think
I like your tone.
Can’t you just
once in your life think of
someone other than yourself?
MAN: A little further.
Keep coming.
Once? Once?
Come on.
No, you come on!
Who got his hindquarters
pecked to make you
“radiant,” huh?
Templeton, that’s who.
And who interrupted
the gorging of a lifetime
so you could be “humble”?
Why, I think
it was Templeton?
Templeton! Templeton!
Templeton!
And do I get thanked?
No!
(TRUCK ENGINE ROARING)
Well, has it ever
occurred to you
that even a rat might like
a little appreciation?
A little, dare I say, love?
Do it and you’ll get
dibs on my slop
for the rest of my life.
Done.
WILBUR: Hurry! Up in
the corner on the ledge.
Oh, boy.
Whew!
Templeton!
Come on!
(GRUNTING)
Thank you, Templeton,
for everything.
WILBUR: It’s okay,
Just drop it. Hurry!
HOMER: Here you go.
Here’s your medal.
In you go.
LURVY:
Time to go home, Wilbur.
All right.
Close her up, Lurvy.
Okay, easy now.
(GRUNTING)
Goodbye,
my sweet, sweet Wilbur.
Goodbye, Charlotte.
WILBUR: I love you.
GUSSY: Is that our
lovely-ovely-ovely
little Wilbur?
SAMUEL:
And he’s got a medal!
Strong work, kid.
GUSSY: Oh, he looks
so grown up.
I always knew
he could do it.
Never had a doubt.
GOLLY: Welcome home, Wilbur.
Wilbur?
BITSY: Where’s Charlotte?
BETSY: I got
a bad feeling, Bits.
Me, too.
(SNIFFLING)
NARRATOR:
Now, that isn’t to say
Charlotte was gone forever.
She lived on
in the hearts of
those that knew her,
and even those that didn’t.
Something had changed
in Somerset County.
It was as if
people knew they lived
in a special place now.
And, in small ways,
they started being
special people,
a little bit kinder,
a bit more understanding.
And the animals
felt different, too.
Closer.
The warmth of their
friendship carried them
through the long,
cold months.
They showed it in little
gestures of kindness,
unusual patience,
and promises kept.
Even the hardest of hearts
found themselves
rising to the occasion.
And, finally,
the greatest promise of all,
a spring pig saw
his first snowfall.
It was as though
Charlotte herself had
shaken it out of the sky.
(ALL CHATTERING)
The stillness of
winter continued
to the first thaw,
like it always does.
And then,
the first buds of spring.
And, before you knew it,
life had come full circle.
They’re here! They’re here!
They’re here, everybody!
Hey, there. I’m Wilbur.
I’m a friend of your mom’s.
Boy, are we glad to see you!
(WHOOPING)
GOLLY: Ew, so creepy!
And cute!
Just like their mother.
GUSSY:
They’re so, so beautiful.
Oh, I just want to
scoop them up
and hug them all.
WILBUR: Wow, you can fly!
Look at you go!
BABY SPIDERS: Whee!
BOTH: Whee!
Whee!
Now that is
something to follow.
ALL: Whee! Whee!
Go, little spiders!
Be free! I wish I could.
(LAUGHS)
Mmm-hmm. I’m kidding, honey.
I think I got one
inside my beak. Ah!
Thanks, baby.
GUSSY:
That’s my Golly-olly-olly.
WILBUR: Wow!
I can’t believe
they’re really here.
So pretty.
Yeah, Bits.
You doing okay
over there, Ike?
I--I--I’m okay with it.
I’m okay with it, Bets.
I’m okay with it.
Spiders are nice.
Spiders are my friend.
Spiders won’t hurt me.
Wait! What’s happening?
What are you doing?
SPIDER 1: Bye!
SPIDER 2: Bye!
WILBUR: Please don’t go.
SPIDER 3: Goodbye! Bye!
Wait! Wait!
SPIDER 4: Goodbye!
Where are you going?
SPIDER 5:
We’re setting forth.
We take to the breeze.
We go as we please.
We take to the breeze!
Bye!
But you can’t go!
I had so much
I wanted to tell you!
And someone I wanted
to tell you about.
SPIDER 6: Salutations!
Huh?
Who said that?
I’m up here.
SPIDER 7: So am I.
SPIDER 8: Me, too.
SPIDER 6: We’d like to stay.
SPIDER 7: We like it here.
SPIDER 8:
And we like you, too.
You’re staying?
Oh, that’s great!
That’s really, really great!
Three friends!
What are your names?
SPIDER 6: I’ll tell you
my name if you’ll tell me
why you’re trembling.
Oh, well, I think
I’m trembling with joy.
Then my name is Joy.
Joy? Perfect.
SPIDER 7: What was
my mom’s middle initial?
A.
Then my name is Aranea.
Wow! Great name!
SPIDER 8: Why don’t you
pick my name for me?
Something sensible.
Not too long, not too fancy.
Oh, and not too dumb.
Hmm, tricky. How about
Nellie?
Nellie? I like it. Well done!
Joy, Aranea, Nellie,
you have chosen
a hallowed doorway
in which to spin your webs.
This was your
mother’s doorway.
She was loyal,
brilliant, beautiful,
and she was my friend.
I will treasure
her memory forever.
So, to you, her daughters,
I pledge my friendship.
I pledge mine!
I do, too!
So do I!
(TEMPLETON GROANING)
(PANTING)
Okay, I’d like to make
a couple of announcements.
First of all,
if you gals are word-lovers,
and you need a few scraps
of paper for inspiration,
don’t look at me.
My word-fetching days
are over.
I’m not the rat
I used to be.
I’m at least twice that.
(LAUGHS)
So, if you need
something to write,
try this,
“Some rat.” Some rat.
Think about it.
Slops! Oh, yeah!
(BABY SPIDERS LAUGHING)
NARRATOR:
And, in an ordinary barn,
an ordinary pig,
a runt no less,
stood surrounded by friends,
welcoming his second spring.
And that spring
was followed by many,
many more.
All because someone
stopped to see the grace
and beauty and nobility
of the humblest creature.
That is
the miracle of friendship.
It is not often that
someone comes along
who is a true friend
and a good writer.
Charlotte was both.
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(ORDINARY MIRACLE PLAYING)
DIRECTED BY
GARY WINICK
SCREENPLAY BY
SUSANNAH GRANT
AND KAREY KIRKPATRICK
♪ It’s not that unusual
♪ When everything is beautiful
BASED ON THE BOOK BY
E.B. WHITE
♪ When everything is beautiful
PRODUCED BY
JORDAN KERNER
♪ It’s just another
ordinary miracle today
♪ The sky knows
when it’s time to snow
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
EDGAR M. BRONFMAN
JULIA PISTOR
BERNIE WILLIAMS
PAUL NEESAN
♪ Don’t need to teach
a seed to grow
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
EDGAR M. BRONFMAN
JULIA PISTOR
BERNIE WILLIAMS (PRODUCER)
PAUL NEESAN
♪ It’s just another
ordinary miracle today
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
SEAMUS McGARVEY, B.S.C.
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
STUART WURTZEL
♪ Life is like a gift they say
♪ Wrapped up for you every day
FILM EDITORS
SUSAN LITTENBERG
SABRINA PLISCO, A.C.E.
♪ Open up and find a way
COSTUME DESIGNER
RITA RYACK
♪ To give some of your own
VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
JOHN ANDREW BERTON, JR.
♪ Isn’t it remarkable?
CHARLOTTE ANIMATION SUPERVISOR
ERIC LEIGHTON
TEMPLETON ANIMATION SUPERVISOR
BLAIR CLARK
♪ Like every time
a rain drop falls
MUSIC BY
DANNY ELFMAN
♪ It’s just another
ordinary miracle today
CASTING BY
DAVID RUBIN, C.S.A.
AND ELLEN LEWIS
♪ Birds in winter
have their fling
Charlotte A. Cavatica (character)
JULIA ROBERTS
♪ But always make it
home by spring
Fern Arable (character)
DAKOTA FANNING
♪ It’s just another
ordinary miracle today
Templeton (character)
STEVE BUSCEMI
♪ When you wake up every day
♪ Please don’t throw
your dreams away
Samuel the Sheep (character)
JOHN CLEESE
♪ Hold them close
to your heart
♪ Cause we’re all a part
Gussie, the goose
OPRAH WINFREY
♪ Of the ordinary miracle
Golly the Goose
CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER
Bitsy the Cow (character)
KATHY BATES
♪ Ordinary miracle
Betsy the Cow
REBA McENTIRE
♪ And you’ll always
see a miracle
Ike the Horse (character)
ROBERT REDFORD
Brooks the Crow
THOMAS HADEN CHURCH
Elwyn the Crow (character)
ANDRE BENJAMIN
Wilbur
DOMINIC SCOTT KAY
♪ It seems so exceptional
the Narrator
SAM SHEPARD
♪ That things just
work out after all
♪ It’s just another
ordinary miracle today
Charlotte’s
Web
“CHARLOTTE’S WEB”
♪ Sun comes up
and shines so bright
Charlotte’s
Web
“CHARLOTTE’S WEB”
♪ Disappears again at night
♪ It’s just another
ordinary miracle today
KEVIN ANDERSON (ACTOR)
♪ It’s just another
ordinary miracle today
GARY BASARABA
BEAU BRIDGES
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh
ESSIE DAVIS
♪ It’s just another ordinary
SIOBHAN FALLON HOGAN
♪ Miracle today ♪
NATE MOONEY
(A PLACE IN THE SUN PLAYING)
Unit Production Manager
BERNIE WILLIAMS
First Assistant Director
BENITA ALLEN
Second Assistant Director
PAUL SULLIVAN
VOICE CAST
the Narrator
SAM SHEPARD
Ike the Horse (character)
ROBERT REDFORD
Golly the Goose
CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER
Gussie, the goose
OPRAH WINFREY
Betsy the Cow
REBA McENTIRE
Samuel the Sheep (character)
JOHN CLEESE
Bitsy the Cow (character)
KATHY BATES
Wilbur
DOMINIC SCOTT KAY
Templeton (character)
STEVE BUSCEMI
Charlotte A. Cavatica (character)
JULIA ROBERTS
Brooks the Crow
THOMAS HADEN CHURCH
Elwyn the Crow (character)
ANDRE BENJAMIN
Uncle the Pig (character)
ABRAHAM BENRUBI
♪ There’s a place in the sun
CAST
IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
Fern Arable (character)
DAKOTA FANNING
Mr. Arable (character)
KEVIN ANDERSON (ACTOR)
Avery
LOUIS CORBETT
Phyllis Arable (character)
ESSIE DAVIS
Fern’s Teacher
ROBYN ARTHUR
Henry Fussy (character)
JULIAN O’DONNELL
Mrs. Zuckerman
SIOBHAN FALLON HOGAN
Homer Zuckerman
GARY BASARABA
Lurvy
NATE MOONEY
Dr. Dorian (character)
BEAU BRIDGES
The Church Minister
NICHOLAS BELL (ACTOR)
Well Dressed Man
TEAGUE ROOK
♪ Where there’s hope
for everyone
♪ When my poor restless
heart’s gotta run
Well Dressed Man
TEAGUE ROOK
Photographer
DALE AZZOPARDI
Sheep Group
FRED TATASCIORE
BRIAN STEPANEK
BRADLEY WHITE
JOEL MCCRARY
Farmer
GREG MARIAN
Charlotte
DANIELA HOFFMANN
New Teacher
DENISE KIRBY (ACTOR)
Ball Thrower
ROBERT PLAZEK
The Carnival Girl
APHRA WILLIAMS
Fair Official
IAN WATKIN
Girl At Fair
ELLA SCOTT LYNCH
Girl At Fair
BERNADETTE HOGAN (ACTOR)
Fair Girl
DANIELLE TALBOT
Girl At Fair
ELIZABETH SAUNDERS
Bystander
JULIA ZEMIRO
Man at carnival
JAMES BRIGGS
Young Boy
JOSEPH LOTESTO
Boy at Fair
PETE HOGAN (PRODUCER)
Announcer
DON BRIDGES
Fair Photographer
CAMERON PINCHES
Fair Member
STEFANO MAZZEO
The Mayor
MICHAEL ROLAND
Samuel
THOMAS DANNEBERG
Joy
MAIA KIRKPATRICK
Aranea (character)
JENNESSA ROSE
Nellie The Little Baby Spider
BRIANA HODGE
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