Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are
Release: 2009-10-16
·Runtime: 101m
·★ 6.5
Fantasy
Drama
Adventure
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 Countries
United States of America
Germany
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Legendary Pictures
Village Roadshow Pictures
Playtone
KLG Film Invest
Wild Things Productions
Cast
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)
Crew
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