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Caterpillar Wish

IMDb ID: tt0454096 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 6.6 (300 votes)

Genres: Drama

A young girl's view on belonging and loss.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Caterpillar Wish (informal short title)
Germany: Caterpillar Wish
United Kingdom: Caterpillar Wish
United States: Caterpillar Wish
Hungary: Szárnypróbálgatás
Australia: The Caterpillar Wish
Szárnypróbálgatás
Content RatingNot RatedRelease Date2006-06-08Runtime100 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews9Critic Reviews8Countries / RegionsAustraliaLanguagesEnglishKeywordscloudiness
young
female topless nudity
harbor town
family relationships
Filming LocationsSouth East South Australia, South Australia, AustraliaProduction CompaniesBest FX (Boom Sound)
IndiVision
The South Australian Film Corporation
Official SitesIFM Film World Releasing Official Site - http://www.ifmfilm.com/the-caterpillar-wish/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454096/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0454096.jpgUpdated At2025-07-06T03:15:07

Stars

Victoria Thaine
Susie Porter
Wendy Hughes
Philip Quast
Robert Mammone
Khan Chittenden
Jamie Black
Will Traeger
Martha Lott
Renato Musolino

Directors

Sandra Sciberras

Writers

Sandra Sciberras

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Victoria Thaine | Character: Emily Woodbridge
Actor: Susie Porter | Character: Susan Woodbridge
Actor: Wendy Hughes | Character: Elizabeth Roberts
Actor: Philip Quast | Character: Carl Roberts
Actor: Robert Mammone | Character: Stephen Knight
Actor: Khan Chittenden | Character: Joel Roberts
Actor: Jamie Black | Character: Marc Peterson
Actor: Will Traeger | Character: Ewan Roberts
Actor: Martha Lott | Character: Mary - Bookshop
Actor: Renato Musolino | Character: Adrian - Police Officer
Actor: Romi Trower | Character: Carrie
Actor: Sonara Krix | Character: Topless Barmaid
Actor: Kate Whitbread | Character: Annie - Dead Wife
Actor: Matilda Whitbread-Phee | Character: Katie - Dead Child
Actor: Elspeth Ballantyne | Character: Mrs. Woodbridge
Actor: Bruce Myles | Character: Mr. Woodbridge
Actor: Michael Kan | Character: Pharmacist
Actor: Katie O'Reilly | Character: Michelle
Actor: Danika Gael-Krieg | Character: Café Waitress
Actor: Nicholas Bell | Character: Father Caleb
Actor: Robyn Maddern | Character: Motel Woman

[Directors Group]
Name: Sandra Sciberras | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Sandra Sciberras | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: John Hipwell | Role: Producer
Name: Zelda Rosenbaum | Role: Producer
Name: Daniel Scharf | Role: Producer
Name: Kate Whitbread | Role: Producer
Name: Antonio Zeccola | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Burkhard von Dallwitz | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Greig Fraser | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Jason Ballantine | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Cameron Harris | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Robert Webb | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Jodie Fried | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Tracy Phillpot | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jen Rossiter | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Sally Clarke | Role: Production Manager
Name: Ray Daley | Role: Production Manager
Name: Allan Forrester | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Jason Ballantine | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Rick Beecroft | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Sal Corcoran | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Mark Knight | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Obie O'Brien | Role: Art Department
Name: Tuesday Stone | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Marco Arlotta | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pete Best | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bruce Emery | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jason Hancock | Role: Sound Department
Name: Des Kenneally | Role: Sound Department
Name: Adrian Medhurst | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Simpson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alicia Slusarski | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pete Smith | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Alan Fairlie | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Neil Huxley | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Grant Lovering | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Ineke Majoor | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Kate McCarthy | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Sandra Cooke | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Luke Dyson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Peter Itsines | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Adam Kercheval | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mike Smith | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ben Taylor | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lisa Tomasetti | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jules Wurm | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Angela Heesom | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Amanda McCarthy | Role: Costume Department
Name: Heather Wallace | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Ian Anderson | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Pamela Hammond | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Justin Heitman | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Rachel Knowles | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Sean Lahiff | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Ian Letcher | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Peter Peric | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Tony Poriazis | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Sarah Robertson | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Neil Wood | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Corey Mansfield | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Daryl McKenzie | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Sonya Humphrey | Role: Production Department
Name: Corey Mansfield | Role: Production Department
Name: Melinda Standfield | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Joan Sauers | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Megan Simpson Huberman | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Daryl Watson | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Elspeth Baird | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Obie O'Brien | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Geoffrey Tarr | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Jannine Barnes | Role: Thanks
Name: Anthony B. Palmer | Role: Thanks

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454096/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Australia: April 7, 2006 (Sydney Seniors Film Festival)
Australia: June 3, 2006 (Robe, South Australia, premiere)
Australia: June 8, 2006
Hungary: October 24, 2007 (TV premiere)
United States: April 2008 (Newport Beach International Film Festival)

Awards

Nominee | 2006 | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | FCCA Award | Best Actress in a Lead Role | Victoria Thaine, Caterpillar Wish
Nominee | 2006 | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | FCCA Award | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Susie Porter, Caterpillar Wish
Nominee | 2006 | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | FCCA Award | Best Screenplay - Original | Sandra Sciberras, Caterpillar Wish
Winner | 2006 | Australian Film Institute | AFI Award | Best Supporting Actress | Susie Porter, Caterpillar Wish
Winner | 2006 | IF Awards | IF Award | Best Production Design | Robert Webb, Caterpillar Wish
Nominee | 2006 | APRA Screen Music Awards | Screen Music Award | Best Feature Film Score | Burkhard von Dallwitz, Caterpillar Wish
Nominee | 2006 | APRA Screen Music Awards | Screen Music Award | Best Soundtrack Album | Burkhard von Dallwitz, Caterpillar Wish
Nominee | 2006 | Australian Screen Editors | ASE Award | Best Editing in a Feature Film | Jason Ballantine, Caterpillar Wish
Nominee | 2006 | IF Awards | IF Award | Best Sound | Pete Best, Pete Smith, Des Kenneally, Alicia Slusarski, John Simpson, Caterpillar Wish
Nominee | 2007 | Zurich Film Festival | Golden Eye Award | Best New Fiction Film | Sandra Sciberras, Caterpillar Wish

Box Office

Australia: USD 194029
Period: Jun 15 – 18, 2006 | Rank: 15 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 24 | Gross to date: USD 194029 | Interval gross: USD 57401 | Per theater average: USD 2391
Period: Jun 8 – 11, 2006 | Rank: 12 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 24 | Gross to date: USD 94739 | Interval gross: USD 69151 | Per theater average: USD 2881