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 | 11.883 |
Directed By
Noah Baumbach
Crew
Robert D. Yeoman
Tim Streeto
Reverge Anselmo
Dean Wareham
Clara Markowicz
Miranda Bailey
Andrew Lauren
Peter Newman
Britta Phillips
Charlie Corwin
Noah Baumbach
Stephanie Holbrook
Massoumeh Emami
Steve Kornacki
Jennifer Roth
Jennifer Dehghan
Randall Poster
Lisa Marzolf
James Hamilton
Douglas Aibel
Anne Ross
Perri B. Frank
Douglas W. Shannon
Nils Benson
Amy Westcott
Robert Covelman
Wes Anderson
Greg Johnson
Karen Malecki
Mei Lai Hippisley Coxe
Storn Peterson
Noah Baumbach
Alison Barton
Irapaul Turner
Scott Maher
Gay E. Riedel
Lisa Marie Gleeson
Alfredo Viteri
Bobby Andres
Scott Kincaid
Dave Rudolph
Todd Judson
Daniel Antonio Srebnick
Hans Graffunder
Susan Tatom
Mark Filip
Ulysses Terrero
Noëlle Penraat
Simeon Moore
Keith Kalohelani
Nancy Griffith
Leanne Shapton
Dave Pultz
Jay Peck
Shaun Brennan
Diego Garrido
George Elias
Damian Volpe
John Schwartz
Lewis Goldstein
Rachel Chancey
Doug Kofsky
Eric Yellin
Maya Hardinge
Robert M. Andres
Damian Volpe
Chris Hayes
Bernard James
Beth O'Brien
Julia Shirar
Jennifer Roth
Lori Guidroz
Allan Byer
Joe Hobeck
Lewis Goldstein
Steve Speers
Evelina Andres
Chris Kenneally
Jim Dunbar
Michael Fucci
Keith Krinsky
Rachel Chancey
David 'Wex' Wechsler
Jeff Butcher
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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