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Bridge to Terabithia was the name of a telefilm shot in Edmonton, Alberta for PBS in 1985, starring Annette O'Toole, Julian Coutts, and Julie Beaulieu. The film is based on the children's novel of the same name by Katherine Paterson. The story was based on the death of Lisa Hill, the best friend of Katherine Paterson's son David L. Paterson, who was struck and killed by lightning when she was eight years old. In a 2007 interview, David L. Paterson, who later co-wrote the 2007 movie version, referred to this version as being "like the crazy cousin 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."
Original Release
02/04/1985
US Release
02/04/1985
Cast
Name | Character |
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Annette O'Toole | Miss Edmunds |
Julian Coutts | Jesse Oliver Aarons Jr. |
Julie Beaulieu | Leslie Burke |
Gloria Carlin | Mrs. Aarons |
Tom Heaton | Jesse Oliver Aarons Sr. |
Jennifer Matichuk | May Belle Aarons |
Peter Dvorsky | Mr. Bill Burke |
Darlene Bradley | Mrs. Judy Burke |
Sharon Alexander | Brenda Aarons |
Tyler Popp | Gary Fulcher |
Directors
Writers
Katherine Paterson, Nancy Sackett
Cast
Name | Character |
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Annette O'Toole | Miss Edmunds |
Julian Coutts | Jesse Oliver Aarons Jr. |
Julie Beaulieu | Leslie Burke |
Gloria Carlin | Mrs. Aarons |
Tom Heaton | Jesse Oliver Aarons Sr. |
Jennifer Matichuk | May Belle Aarons |
Peter Dvorsky | Mr. Bill Burke |
Darlene Bradley | Mrs. Judy Burke |
Sharon Alexander | Brenda Aarons |
Tyler Popp | Gary Fulcher |
Bridget Ryan | Janice Avery |
Asaph Fipke | Earle Watson |
Paul McGaffey | Mr. Turner |
Cathy Wenschlag | Puppy Girl |
Anthony Mandler | Puppy Boy |
Josephine Stebbings | Girl #1 |
Jennifer Rozenhart | Girl #2 |
Michael Bittner | Boy #1 |
Kresse Wesling | Little Girl |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Nancy Sackett | Executive Producer |
Bill Novodor | Executive Producer |
Edward K. Dodds | Producer |
Cary Granat | Producer |