Because of Winn-Dixie (film)
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| Because of Winn-Dixie | |
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 Movie poster for Because of Winn-Dixie |
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| Directed by | Wayne Wang |
| Produced by | Joan Singleton |
| Written by | Kate DiCamillo (novel) Joan Singleton (screenplay) |
| Starring | AnnaSophia Robb Jeff Daniels Cicely Tyson Dave Matthews Eva Marie Saint |
| Music by | Rachel Portman |
| Cinematography | Karl Walter Lindenlaub |
| Editing by | Deirdre Slevin |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | February 18, 2005 |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $14 million |
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Because of Winn-Dixie was adapted as a 2005 family film, directed by Wayne Wang.
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[edit] Plot
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Opal Buloni (played by AnnaSophia Robb) is a lonely 10-year-old who has just moved to the small town of Naomi, Florida with her father (played by Jeff Daniels). The move has resulted in her losing all her friends, and she now has to make new ones.
While in the Winn-Dixie supermarket, she encounters a scruffy dog that is wreaking havoc. She claims that it is hers, and names it Winn-Dixie. She discovers that Winn-Dixie becomes friends with everyone he encounters, and she makes some new friends in the process. She also rekindles the relationship with her father, and learns about her mother who abandoned them seven years ago.
[edit] Main cast
- AnnaSophia Robb — India Opal Buloni
- Jeff Daniels — Preacher
- Cicely Tyson — Gloria Dump
- Dave Matthews — Otis
- Eva Marie Saint — Miss Franny
- Courtney Jines — Amanda Wilkinson
- Nick Price — Dunlap Dewberry
- Luke Benward — Stevie Dewberry
- Elle Fanning — Sweetie Pie Thomas
- Harland Williams — Policeman
- Laiko and Scott — Winn-Dixie
[edit] Trivia
- Dave Matthews, who plays Otis, is also known as the leader of the Dave Matthews Band.
- The two dogs that appeared in the movie were rare Berger Picard (Picardy Shepherd) dogs named Laiko and Scott that were brought over from France for the movie.
- AnnaSophia Robb was seen eating a dog treat.
- The movie was filmed in Donaldsonville, Louisiana and Napoleonville, Louisiana.
[edit] Goofs
- At the store, Opal walks by the white rice, even though she was supposed to get white rice.
