The Squid and the Whale (2005)
Overview
Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $11,100,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 14.008 |
Directed By
Noah Baumbach
Crew
Noah Baumbach
Britta Phillips
Dean Wareham
Robert D. Yeoman
Tim Streeto
Reverge Anselmo
Miranda Bailey
Andrew Lauren
Charlie Corwin
Clara Markowicz
Peter Newman
Douglas Aibel
Wes Anderson
Amy Westcott
Randall Poster
Lisa Marzolf
Stephanie Holbrook
Perri B. Frank
Jennifer Dehghan
Robert Covelman
Anne Ross
Massoumeh Emami
Steve Kornacki
Douglas W. Shannon
James Hamilton
Nils Benson
Jennifer Roth
Greg Johnson
Storn Peterson
Karen Malecki
Mei Lai Hippisley Coxe
Noah Baumbach
Jennifer Roth
Hans Graffunder
Eric Yellin
Doug Kofsky
Steve Speers
Lori Guidroz
Maya Hardinge
Allan Byer
Alfredo Viteri
Robert M. Andres
Alison Barton
Evelina Andres
George Elias
Irapaul Turner
Bobby Andres
John Schwartz
Lisa Marie Gleeson
Scott Maher
Chris Hayes
Simeon Moore
Bernard James
Beth O'Brien
Keith Kalohelani
Gay E. Riedel
Scott Kincaid
Dave Rudolph
Todd Judson
Michael Fucci
Keith Krinsky
Nancy Griffith
Susan Tatom
Chris Kenneally
Joe Hobeck
Lewis Goldstein
Lewis Goldstein
Mark Filip
Julia Shirar
Rachel Chancey
Rachel Chancey
Damian Volpe
Damian Volpe
Jay Peck
Shaun Brennan
Leanne Shapton
Ulysses Terrero
Noëlle Penraat
Dave Pultz
Daniel Antonio Srebnick
Jim Dunbar
Diego Garrido
Jeff Butcher
David 'Wex' Wechsler
TOP CAST
Jeff Daniels
Bernard Berkman
Laura Linney
Joan Berkman
Jesse Eisenberg
Walt Berkman
Owen Kline
Frank Berkman
William Baldwin
Ivan
Halley Feiffer
Sophie Greenberg
Anna Paquin
Lili
David Benger
Carl
Molly Barton
Graduate Student
Bo Berkman
Graduate Student
Matthew Kaplan
Graduate Student
Simon Kaplan
Graduate Student
Matthew Kirsch
Graduate Student
Daniella Markowicz
Graduate Student
Elizabeth Meriwether
Graduate Student
Ben Schrank
Graduate Student
Amy Srebnick
Graduate Student
Josh Srebnick
Graduate Student
Emma Straub
Graduate Student
Alan Wilkis
Graduate Student
James Hamilton
Man with Joan
Adam Rose
Otto
Henry Glovinsky
Lance
Eli Gelb
Jeffrey
Wayne Lawson
Talent Show Judge
Michael Santiago
Talent Show Judge
Juan Torriente
Talent Show Judge
Patricia Towers
Talent Show Judge
Peggy Gormley
Mrs. Greenberg
Peter Newman
Mr. Greenberg
Greta Kline
Greta Greenberg
Melissa Meyer
Professor
Benjamin Smolen
Student with Puppets
Michael Countryman
Mr. Simic
Alexandra Daddario
Pretty Girl
Nico Baumbach
Jeb Gelber
Maryann Plunkett
Ms. Lemon
Hector Otero
Hector
Ken Leung
School Therapist
Jo Yang
Nurse
Jonathan Baumbach
Man Outside Ms. Lemon's Office (uncredited)
Andrew Kaempfer
Valet (uncredited)
Britta Phillips
Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited)
Bobby Shue
Student (uncredited)
Dean Wareham
Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited)
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