A Wrinkle in Time ( 2003 film ) - wikipedia A Wrinkle in Time ( 2003 film ) A Wrinkle in Time A Wrinkle in Time DVD cover Based on A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle Written by Susan Shilliday ( teleplay ) Directed by John Kent Harrison Starring Katie Stuart Gregory Smith David Dorfman Chris Potter Kyle Secor Seán Cullen Sarah - Jane Redmond Kate Nelligan Alison Elliot Alfre Woodard Theme music composer Jeff Danna ( film version ) Patric Caird ( four - hour mini series cut ) Shawn Pierce ( four - hour mini series cut ) Country of origin United States Canada Original language ( s ) English Production Producer ( s ) Jolee B. Lovick Jordan Kerner Cinematography Jon Joffin Philip Linzey Editor ( s ) Sue Maggi Running time 124 minutes Production company ( s ) Walt Disney Television Dimension Television Fireworks Entertainment The Kerner Entertainment Company Distributor Buena Vista Television Release Original network ABC Original release April 24, 2003 ( Canada ) May 10, 2004 ( United States ) A Wrinkle in Time is a 2003 Canadian - American made - for - television fantasy film directed by John Kent Harrison from a teleplay by Susan Shilliday based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Madeleine L'Engle. Produced by Walt Disney Television, Dimension Television, Fireworks Entertainment, and The Kerner Entertainment Company, it stars Katie Stuart, Gregory Smith, David Dorfman, Chris Potter, Kyle Secor, Seán Cullen, Sarah - Jane Redmond, Kate Nelligan, Alison Elliot, and Alfre Woodard. Although footage from the project appeared in a trailer on Spy Kids DVD and VHS copies as early as 2001, broadcast of the completed film was delayed several times ; it finally aired in the United States on ABC May 10, 2004. A Wrinkle in Time premiered at the Toronto Children 's Film Festival in Canada, where it won the festival 's 2003 Best Feature Film Award, though it received negative reviews. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 Release history 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Plot From left : David Dorfman as Charles Wallace Murry, Katie Stuart as Meg Murry and Gregory Smith as Calvin O'Keefe on the planet Uriel. Meg Murry ( Katie Stuart ) is having a difficult time. Her father, astrophysicist Dr. Jack Murry ( Chris Potter ), has mysteriously disappeared. Her youngest brother, Charles Wallace ( David Dorfman ), a genius, is teased and belittled and thought to be stupid because he does not talk to anyone but family. Meg does not get along with her peers, teachers, her 10 - year - old twin brothers ( Munro Chambers, Thomas Chambers ), or even with herself. Into this unhappy situation comes a stranger, the mysterious, weirdly dressed Mrs. Whatsit ( Alfre Woodard ), and her friends Mrs. Who ( Alison Elliott ) and Mrs. Which ( Kate Nelligan ). They take Meg, Charles Wallace, and their new friend Calvin O'Keefe ( Gregory Smith ) via tesseract to other planets, preparing the children for a mission to rescue Dr. Murry from the malevolent `` IT '' on the planet Camazotz. Along the way they ride on the back of a beautiful winged creature ( the transformed Mrs. Whatsit ), learn about the shadow of tangible evil known as the Black Thing, and visit the Happy Medium ( Seán Cullen ). Once they reach Camazotz, however, it is up to Meg, Calvin, and Charles Wallace to face the dangers of CENTRAL Central Intelligence, aided only by each other and a pair of Mrs. Who 's glasses. They do find and rescue Dr. Murry, but Charles Wallace is seduced away from his family by IT 's agent, the Man with Red Eyes ( Kyle Secor ), and thus comes under the control of IT. Dr. Murry manages to tesser himself, Meg and Calvin, away from Camazotz, but Charles Wallace is left behind, trapped in the mind of IT. Angry with her father, Calvin and herself for leaving Charles Wallace behind, Meg is cared for by the sightless and motherly Aunt Beast ( Ellen Dubin ) on the planet Ixchel and argues with Mrs. Which about returning to rescue her brother. Returning alone to Camazotz, Meg must find a quality in herself -- love -- to free Charles Wallace, and possibly free the planet Camazotz as well. Cast Katie Stuart as Meg Murry Gregory Smith as Calvin O'Keefe David Dorfman as Charles Wallace Murry Chris Potter as Dr. Jack Murry Kyle Secor as the Man With Red Eyes and `` Hank '', Jack Murry 's research partner Sean Cullen as the Happy Medium Sarah - Jane Redmond as Dr. Dana Murry Kate Nelligan as Mrs. Which, the witch Alison Elliott as Mrs. Who, the talking lady Alfre Woodard as Mrs. Whatsit, the lady with the clothes Munro Chambers and Thomas Chambers as Sandy and Dennys Murry, the twins Reception This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. ( January 2016 ) A Wrinkle in Time received generally negative reviews from film critics. In a Q&A with MSNBC / Newsweek Entertainment reporter Melinda Henneberger, author L'Engle said of the film `` I have glimpsed it... I expected it to be bad, and it is. '' Release history A Wrinkle in Time premiered at the Toronto Children 's Film Festival, where it won the festival 's 2003 Best Feature Film Award. Originally produced as a television miniseries, A Wrinkle in Time was at one point intended to air on The Wonderful World of Disney for two nights in February 2002. It was postponed, however, rescheduled for February 2003, postponed again, cut to 128 minutes, and aired in a single three - hour block on ABC May 10, 2004. The film was released on DVD November 16, 2004 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment. The special features included deleted scenes, a `` behind the scenes '' segment, and a `` very rare '' interview with Madeleine L'Engle who discusses the novel. The home video rights to the film have since been obtained by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, which has released the title both as a standalone DVD and as part of several family film bundles. See also A Wrinkle in Time ( 2018 film ) References ^ Jump up to : `` A Wrinkle in Time DVD Review ''. UltimateDisney.com. November 2004. Archived from the original on 30 December 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2006. Jump up ^ `` I Dare You : Madeleine L'Engle on God, ' The Da Vinci Code ' and aging well ''. www.newsweek.com. May 7, 2006. Retrieved January 8, 2009. Jump up ^ `` News : Announcements and Press ''. madeleinelengle.com. Crosswicks Ltd. March 31, 2005. Archived from the original on 12 December 2006. Retrieved 2006 - 12 - 10. Jump up ^ A Wrinkle in Time ( DVD ed. ). November 16, 2004. ISBN 0 - 7888 - 4336 - 2. External links A Wrinkle in Time at AllMovie L'Engle's Official Site A Wrinkle in Time ( TV ) ( mini ) on IMDb Madeleine L'Engle Time Quintet A Wrinkle in Time A Wind in the Door Many Waters A Swiftly Tilting Planet An Acceptable Time Polly O'Keefe series The Arm of the Starfish Dragons in the Waters A House Like a Lotus An Acceptable Time Austin family series The Twenty - four Days Before Christmas A Full House : An Austin Family Christmas The Anti-Muffins Meet the Austins The Moon by Night The Young Unicorns A Ring of Endless Light Troubling a Star Katherine Forrester series The Small Rain A Severed Wasp Camilla Dickinson series Camilla Dickinson A Live Coal in the Sea Other fiction Ilsa And Both Were Young The Other Side of the Sun Certain Women A Winter 's Love The Joys of Love Characters Major characters in the works of Madeleine L'Engle Meg Murry Charles Wallace Murry Calvin O'Keefe Sandy and Dennys Murry Polly O'Keefe Vicky Austin Canon Tallis Adam Eddington Zachary Gray Other Places in the works of Madeleine L'Engle Echthroi Kything Hugh Franklin A Wrinkle in Time ( 2003 film ) A Ring of Endless Light ( film ) A Wrinkle in Time ( 2018 film ) Films directed by John Kent Harrison Beautiful Dreamers ( 1990 ) What the Deaf Man Heard ( 1997 ) You Know My Name ( 1999 ) In Love and War ( 2001 ) A Wrinkle in Time ( 2003 ) Helen of Troy ( 2003 ) A Bear Named Winnie ( 2004 ) The Winning Season ( 2004 ) Pope John Paul II ( 2005 ) The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler ( 2009 ) When Love Is Not Enough : The Lois Wilson Story ( 2010 ) L.M. 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Question: when did the movie a wrinkle in time come out
Answer: 2003