I'mseeing a lotofsmart, geeky kids and there's no Dr.Carlock [a high school scienceteacherplayed by David Strathairn] around to mentorthem. Actually, my teacher was Mr. Carlock.
The estate once belonged to their great-great-uncle, Arthur Spiderwick (David Strathairn), a naturalist whose field research revealed some unexpected new species: fairies, goblins and the like.
A. agent, River Phoenix as an ethereal computer-age juvenile delinquent, Dan Aykroyd as an ex-con gadget freak, and DavidStrathairn as a blind master of sound tracing.