| Advice from a Caterpillar | |
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| Directed by | Don Scardino |
| Written by | Douglas Carter Beane (play and screenplay) |
| Produced by | Jana Edelbaum |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Advice from a Caterpillar is a 1999 independent drama film directed by Don Scardino and adapted by Douglas Carter Beane from his play of the same name. The title is derived from chapter five of the classic children's novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland , by Lewis Carroll.
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