Where the Wild Things Are

Max Records as Max Catherine Keener as Mom James Gandolfini as Carol (voice) Lauren Ambrose as KW (voice) Catherine O'Hara as Judith (voice) Forest Whitaker as Ira (voice) Chris Cooper as Douglas (voice) Paul Dano as Alexander (voice) Spike Jonze as Bob (voice) / Terry (voice) Mark Ruffalo as The Boyfriend Ryan Corr as Claire's Friend Steve Mouzakis as Teacher Michael Berry Jr. as The Bull (voice) Nick Farnell as Judith Suit Performer Angus Sampson as The Bull Suit Performer Mark McCracken as The Bull Additional Suit Performer John Leary as Douglas Suit Performer Alice Parkinson as KW Suit Performer Kalia Prescott as Max's Classmate (uncredited)

Spike Jonze Director Spike Jonze Screenplay Dave Eggers Screenplay Tom Hanks Producer Gary Goetzman Producer Vincent Landay Producer Maurice Sendak Producer Bruce Berman Executive Producer Jon Jashni Executive Producer Catherine Keener Associate Producer Scott Mednick Executive Producer Carter Burwell Original Music Composer Karen O Original Music Composer Skyler Brigmann Acting Double Miranda July Thanks K.K. Barrett Production Design Michael Semanick Sound Re-Recording Mixer Darrin Prescott Stunt Coordinator Steven Soderbergh Thanks Michelle Williams Thanks Edward Saxon Thanks David O. Russell Thanks Brad Pitt Thanks Sean Penn Thanks Tom Noonan Thanks Mike Mills Thanks Bennett Miller Thanks Nicole Holofcener Thanks David Fincher Thanks Benicio del Toro Thanks Chris Cunningham Thanks Ceán Chaffin Thanks Lance Bangs Thanks Miguel Arteta Thanks Ren Klyce Sound Designer Ren Klyce Sound Re-Recording Mixer Lance Acord Director of Photography Troy Robinson Stunts Coya Elliott Assistant Sound Editor Thomas Tull Executive Producer Laraib Atta Visual Effects Maurice Sendak Book Christian Kaestner Compositing Artist