Charlie visits his unconventional mountain-dwelling aunt and can’t wait to get home. To keep him with her the aunt tells Charlie she can make him invisible and by pretending not to see him, her spell has seemingly worked. However when Charlie still wants to go home, the aunt creates another kind of invisible boy. Based on the short story by Ray Bradbury. Starring Christian Slater and Kate Reid. Suitable for upper primary and lower and middle secondary levels.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323637
Language
English
Subject categories
Childrens Films → Children's films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social isolation
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Aging
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Family relationships
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Social isolation
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aging
Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations
Literature → Bradbury, Ray, 1920-
Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)