Maps of Movies

Charlotte's Web (2006)

Where Charlotte's Web says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A Maine farm story that was shot in Victoria: a Melbourne school, a farm set at Ballan and a suburban football ground

Scenes and places

Fern saves the runt pig (2006)

Fern finds her father about to kill the smallest piglet and begs him to spare it. She wins, names the pig Wilbur and takes on looking after him.

Set in Arable family farm, Somerset County, Maine — A farm in Somerset County, Maine, where Fern stops her father from killing the runt of a litter.

The film places the story on a farm in Somerset County, Maine.

A pig in the school desk (2006)

Fern sneaks Wilbur into her school desk. The teacher catches her, and she is sent to the principal's office with the pig, so her mother has to come and collect them.

Set in Fern's school, Somerset County, Maine — Fern's school, where the teacher finds a pig in her desk.

The film's school scenes were shot at a primary school in Melbourne's inner west.

Filmed at Spotswood Primary School, Spotswood, Melbourne (Spotswood, Melbourne, Australia) — The school scenes were filmed here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Wilbur meets Charlotte in the barn (2006)

Lonely in his new home, Wilbur is turned away by the other animals until the spider Charlotte befriends him. When the animals say he will be dinner by Christmas, she promises to save him by spelling words about him in her web.

Set in Zuckerman barnyard — Uncle Homer Zuckerman's barnyard, home to Wilbur, Charlotte and the other barn animals.

The barn scenes were filmed on a farm set near Ballan, west of Melbourne, where barns from the set are reported to remain.

Filmed at Ballan-Greendale Road farm set, Ballan (Ballan-Greendale Road, Ballan, Australia) — The farmyard scenes were recreated on a farm on this road near Ballan; the position shown is the town of Ballan, not the farm itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The county fair (2006)

The whole group travels to the fair, where Wilbur is entered in a contest. There Charlotte produces an egg sac holding her unborn offspring.

Set in County fair — The county fair where Wilbur is entered in a contest.

A suburban football ground in Heidelberg West stood in for the fair.

Filmed at Heidelberg West Football Club ground, Heidelberg West, Melbourne (Heidelberg West, Melbourne, Australia) — The fair scene was filmed at the football ground; the position shown is the suburb, the ground has no recorded coordinates in the sources used. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• Fern Arable — A girl who spares a runt pig and names him Wilbur.
• Wilbur — The runt pig, voiced by Dominic Scott Kay, who is lonely in his new barn.
• Charlotte A. Cavatica — A barn spider, voiced by Julia Roberts, who befriends Wilbur.