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 | 3.702 |
Directed By
Spike Jonze
Crew
Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze
Dave Eggers
Tom Hanks
John B. Carls
Gary Goetzman
Vincent Landay
Maurice Sendak
Matt Copping
Toby Copping
Sky Davies
David Elmes
Mark Goellnicht
Warren Grieef
Simon Harding
Ben King
Stephen MacDougall
Joseph Messier
Cameron Morley
Darin Necessary
Matt Nettheim
Gino Nix
Luke Nixon
Shawn Records
Hector Rodriguez
Jeremy Rouse
Ricky Schamburg
Gary Scott
Brad Shield
Michael Vivian
Peter White
Bruce Berman
Natalie Farrey
Jon Jashni
Catherine Keener
Scott Mednick
Emma Wilcockson
Carter Burwell
Karen O
James Haygood
Eric Zumbrunnen
Skyler Brigmann
Miranda July
K.K. Barrett
Lucinda Thomson
Jeffrey Thorp
Lisa Thompson
Casey Storm
Malcolm Fife
Juan Peralta
Michael Semanick
Ben Gibbs
Marc Kolbe
Darrin Prescott
Thomas Patrick Smith
Deborah Antoniou
Miranda Colman
John Mahaffie
Eddie Thorne
Joshua Watkins
John Martin
Justine Arteta
Kim Davis-Wagner
Adam Johansen
Kylie O'Toole
Kylie O'Toole
Zeljka Stanin
Zeljka Stanin
Chiara Tripodi
Chiara Tripodi
Catherine Bishop
Andy Pappas
Steven Soderbergh
Michelle Williams
Sam Spiegel
Edward Saxon
David O. Russell
Brad Pitt
Sean Penn
Tom Noonan
Mike Mills
Bennett Miller
Tory Metzger
Andy Jenkins
Nicole Holofcener
David Fincher
Benicio del Toro
Chris Cunningham
Ceán Chaffin
Lance Bangs
Megan Baltimore
Miguel Arteta
Ren Klyce
Ren Klyce
Lance Acord
Troy Robinson
William Alexander
Shaun Greenspan
Coya Elliott
Thomas Tull
Laraib Atta
Maurice Sendak
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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