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Where the Wild Things Are
There's one in all of us.
6.5(2,098)20091h 41m
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.
- Director
- Spike Jonze
- Created by
- Bruce Berman,Scott Mednick,Jon Jashni,Thomas Tull
- Writers
- Dave Eggers,Spike Jonze
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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
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Crew
Directing
- Spike JonzeDirector
- Thomas Patrick SmithFirst Assistant Director
- John MartinFirst Assistant Director
- Deborah AntoniouSecond Assistant Director
- Joshua WatkinsThird Assistant Director
- John MahaffieSecond Unit Director
- Miranda ColmanThird Assistant Director
- Eddie ThorneSecond Second Assistant Director
Writing
- Dave EggersScreenplay
- Spike JonzeScreenplay
- Maurice SendakBook
Production
- John B. CarlsProducer
- Vincent LandayProducer
- Tom HanksProducer
- Maurice SendakProducer
- Gary GoetzmanProducer
- Catherine KeenerAssociate Producer
- Bruce BermanExecutive Producer
- Natalie FarreyAssociate Producer
- Scott MednickExecutive Producer
- Emma WilcocksonAssociate Producer
- Jon JashniExecutive Producer
- Justine ArtetaCasting
Camera
- Joseph MessierDolly Grip
- Matt NettheimStill Photographer
- Jeremy RouseSecond Assistant Camera
- David ElmesFirst Assistant "A" Camera
- Luke NixonFirst Assistant Camera
- Simon HardingCamera Operator
- Toby CoppingKey Grip
- Warren GrieefKey Grip
- Ben KingAdditional Still Photographer
- Mark Goellnicht"A" Camera Operator
- Sky DaviesSecond Assistant Camera
- Hector RodriguezFirst Assistant Camera
Editing
- James HaygoodEditor
- Eric ZumbrunnenEditor
Sound
- Karen OOriginal Music Composer
- Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer
- Malcolm FifeSound Effects Editor
- Michael SemanickSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Juan PeraltaSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Ren KlyceSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Ren KlyceSound Designer
- Coya ElliottAssistant Sound Editor
Art
- Jeffrey ThorpSupervising Art Director
- Lisa ThompsonSet Decoration
- Lucinda ThomsonArt Direction
- K.K. BarrettProduction Design
- Conrad OlsonPainter
Costume & Make-Up
- Casey StormCostume Design
- Zeljka StaninHairstylist
- Chiara TripodiHair Supervisor
- Zeljka StaninMakeup Artist
- Chiara TripodiMakeup Supervisor
- Adam JohansenSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- Kylie O'TooleHairstylist
- Kylie O'TooleMakeup Artist
Visual Effects
- Ben GibbsVisual Effects Supervisor
- Marc KolbeVisual Effects Supervisor
- William AlexanderCG Artist
- Laraib AttaVisual Effects
- Christian KaestnerCompositing Artist
- Conrad OlsonRotoscoping Artist
- Ben KallerVisual Effects
Crew
- Skyler BrigmannActing Double
- Miranda JulyThanks
- Darrin PrescottStunt Coordinator
- Sean PennThanks
- Brad PittThanks
- Andy JenkinsThanks
- Steven SoderberghThanks
- Michelle WilliamsThanks
- Tom NoonanThanks
- Bennett MillerThanks
- Benicio del ToroThanks
- Miguel ArtetaThanks