Where the Wild Things Are

Synopsis

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.

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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)

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Pepita Emmerichs

Claire

Mark Ruffalo

The Boyfriend

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Max Pfeifer

Claire's Friend

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Madeleine Greaves

Claire's Friend

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Joshua Jay

Claire's Friend

Ryan Corr

Claire's Friend

Steve Mouzakis

Teacher

Michael Berry Jr.

The Bull (voice)

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Vincent Crowley

Carol Suit Performer

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Sonny Gerasimowicz

Alexander Suit Performer

Nick Farnell

Judith Suit Performer

Crew

Art

• Jeffrey Thorp Supervising Art Director
• Lisa Thompson Set Decoration
• Lucinda Thomson Art Direction
• K.K. Barrett Production Design
• Conrad Olson Painter

Camera

• Joseph Messier Dolly Grip
• Matt Nettheim Still Photographer
• Jeremy Rouse Second Assistant Camera
• David Elmes First Assistant "A" Camera
• Luke Nixon First Assistant Camera
• Simon Harding Camera Operator
• Toby Copping Key Grip
• Warren Grieef Key Grip
• Ben King Additional Still Photographer
• Mark Goellnicht "A" Camera Operator
• Sky Davies Second Assistant Camera
• Hector Rodriguez First Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

• Casey Storm Costume Design
• Zeljka Stanin Hairstylist
• Chiara Tripodi Hair Supervisor
• Zeljka Stanin Makeup Artist
• Chiara Tripodi Makeup Supervisor
• Adam Johansen Special Effects Makeup Artist
• Kylie O'Toole Hairstylist
• Kylie O'Toole Makeup Artist

Crew

• Skyler Brigmann Acting Double
• Miranda July Thanks
• Darrin Prescott Stunt Coordinator
• Sean Penn Thanks
• Brad Pitt Thanks
• Andy Jenkins Thanks
• Steven Soderbergh Thanks
• Michelle Williams Thanks
• Tom Noonan Thanks
• Bennett Miller Thanks
• Benicio del Toro Thanks
• Miguel Arteta Thanks

Directing

• Spike Jonze Director
• Thomas Patrick Smith First Assistant Director
• John Martin First Assistant Director
• Deborah Antoniou Second Assistant Director
• Joshua Watkins Third Assistant Director
• John Mahaffie Second Unit Director
• Miranda Colman Third Assistant Director
• Eddie Thorne Second Second Assistant Director

Editing

• James Haygood Editor
• Eric Zumbrunnen Editor

Production

• John B. Carls Producer
• Vincent Landay Producer
• Tom Hanks Producer
• Maurice Sendak Producer
• Gary Goetzman Producer
• Catherine Keener Associate Producer
• Bruce Berman Executive Producer
• Natalie Farrey Associate Producer
• Scott Mednick Executive Producer
• Emma Wilcockson Associate Producer
• Jon Jashni Executive Producer
• Justine Arteta Casting

Sound

• Karen O Original Music Composer
• Carter Burwell Original Music Composer
• Malcolm Fife Sound Effects Editor
• Michael Semanick Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Juan Peralta Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Ren Klyce Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Ren Klyce Sound Designer
• Coya Elliott Assistant Sound Editor

Visual Effects

• Ben Gibbs Visual Effects Supervisor
• Marc Kolbe Visual Effects Supervisor
• William Alexander CG Artist
• Laraib Atta Visual Effects
• Christian Kaestner Compositing Artist
• Conrad Olson Rotoscoping Artist
• Ben Kaller Visual Effects

Writing

• Dave Eggers Screenplay
• Spike Jonze Screenplay
• Maurice Sendak Book

Photos