Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Overview
Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $100,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $100,140,916.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 23.172 |
Directed By
Spike Jonze
Crew
Maurice Sendak
Tom Hanks
Spike Jonze
Vincent Landay
Dave Eggers
John B. Carls
Spike Jonze
Maurice Sendak
Gary Goetzman
Sky Davies
Darin Necessary
Jeremy Rouse
Matt Copping
Mark Goellnicht
Cameron Morley
Shawn Records
Hector Rodriguez
Gino Nix
Simon Harding
Warren Grieef
Toby Copping
Ben King
Joseph Messier
Stephen MacDougall
David Elmes
Matt Nettheim
Luke Nixon
Gary Scott
Ricky Schamburg
Peter White
Brad Shield
Michael Vivian
Emma Wilcockson
Scott Mednick
Catherine Keener
Skyler Brigmann
Jon Jashni
Natalie Farrey
James Haygood
Eric Zumbrunnen
Karen O
Bruce Berman
Carter Burwell
Miranda July
Lisa Thompson
Marc Kolbe
K.K. Barrett
Casey Storm
Ben Gibbs
Lucinda Thomson
Malcolm Fife
Michael Semanick
Jeffrey Thorp
Juan Peralta
Darrin Prescott
Zeljka Stanin
Chiara Tripodi
Michelle Williams
Benicio del Toro
Miguel Arteta
Steven Soderbergh
Chris Cunningham
Eddie Thorne
Adam Johansen
Kylie O'Toole
Tory Metzger
Ceán Chaffin
Edward Saxon
Miranda Colman
Kim Davis-Wagner
Sam Spiegel
Thomas Patrick Smith
John Mahaffie
Joshua Watkins
Justine Arteta
Chiara Tripodi
Catherine Bishop
Brad Pitt
Andy Jenkins
Sean Penn
Tom Noonan
Mike Mills
Bennett Miller
Kylie O'Toole
Zeljka Stanin
Megan Baltimore
Andy Pappas
David Fincher
Lance Bangs
Deborah Antoniou
John Martin
Nicole Holofcener
David O. Russell
Ren Klyce
Ren Klyce
Lance Acord
Troy Robinson
William Alexander
Shaun Greenspan
Coya Elliott
Thomas Tull
Laraib Atta
TOP CAST
Max Records
Max
Catherine Keener
Mom
James Gandolfini
Carol (voice)
Lauren Ambrose
KW (voice)
Catherine O'Hara
Judith (voice)
Forest Whitaker
Ira (voice)
Chris Cooper
Douglas (voice)
Paul Dano
Alexander (voice)
Spike Jonze
Bob (voice) / Terry (voice)
Pepita Emmerichs
Claire
Mark Ruffalo
The Boyfriend
Max Pfeifer
Claire's Friend
Madeleine Greaves
Claire's Friend
Joshua Jay
Claire's Friend
Ryan Corr
Claire's Friend
Steve Mouzakis
Teacher
Michael Berry Jr.
The Bull (voice)
Vincent Crowley
Carol Suit Performer
Sonny Gerasimowicz
Alexander Suit Performer
Nick Farnell
Judith Suit Performer
Sam Longley
Ira Suit Performer
Angus Sampson
The Bull Suit Performer
Mark McCracken
The Bull Additional Suit Performer
John Leary
Douglas Suit Performer
Alice Parkinson
KW Suit Performer
Garon Michael
KW Additional Suit Performer
James Epinfaniou
Additional Max Performer
Joshua Evans
Additional Max Performer
Tess Grimshaw Lloyd
Additional Max Performer
Lucas Haynes
Additional Max Performer
Nathan Veal
Additional Max Performer
Skyler Brigmann
Double: Max (uncredited)
Kalia Prescott
Max's Classmate (uncredited)
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