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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
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Overview
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Release Date:
25 December 2004 (USA)
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Plot:
With a plan to exact revenge on a mythical shark that killed his partner, oceanographer Steve Zissou rallies a crew that includes his estranged wife, a journalist, and a man who may or may not be his son. full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Shark
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Expedition
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Pirate
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Oceanographer
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Revenge
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Awards:
3 wins
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8 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(59 articles)
Wes Anderson Interview Fantastic Mr. Fox
(From Collider.com. 27 November 2009, 2:41 PM, PST)
Fantastic Mr. Fox review
(From Twitch. 25 November 2009, 5:00 AM, PST)
(From Collider.com. 27 November 2009, 2:41 PM, PST)
Fantastic Mr. Fox review
(From Twitch. 25 November 2009, 5:00 AM, PST)
User Comments:
A real treat!
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Cast
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Additional Details
Also Known As:
The Life Aquatic (USA) (working title)
Untitled Wes Anderson Project (USA) (working title)
Die Tiefseetaucher (Austria) (Germany) [de]
La vie aquatique (Belgium: French title) (dubbed version) (France) [fr]
Édes vízi élet (Hungary) [hu]
Acquatici lunatici (Italy) (pre-release title) [it]
La vida acuática con Steve Zissou (Mexico) [es]
Le avventure acquatiche di Steve Zissou (Italy) [it]
Life Aquatic (Sweden) [sv]
Life Aquatic (Spain) [es]
Mereelu Steve Zissou seltsis (Estonia) [et]
Panika pod morem (Croatia) [hr]
Steve Zissou ile suda yasam (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Steve Zissoun vedenalainen maailma (Finland) [fi]
Vida acuática (Argentina) [es]
Vida acuática, con Steve Zissou (Chile) [es]
Ydatines istories (Greece) [el]
Zivot pod vodou (Czech Republic) [cs]
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Untitled Wes Anderson Project (USA) (working title)
Die Tiefseetaucher (Austria) (Germany) [de]
La vie aquatique (Belgium: French title) (dubbed version) (France) [fr]
Édes vízi élet (Hungary) [hu]
Acquatici lunatici (Italy) (pre-release title) [it]
La vida acuática con Steve Zissou (Mexico) [es]
Le avventure acquatiche di Steve Zissou (Italy) [it]
Life Aquatic (Sweden) [sv]
Life Aquatic (Spain) [es]
Mereelu Steve Zissou seltsis (Estonia) [et]
Panika pod morem (Croatia) [hr]
Steve Zissou ile suda yasam (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Steve Zissoun vedenalainen maailma (Finland) [fi]
Vida acuática (Argentina) [es]
Vida acuática, con Steve Zissou (Chile) [es]
Ydatines istories (Greece) [el]
Zivot pod vodou (Czech Republic) [cs]
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, some drug use, violence and partial nudity.
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Runtime:
119 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:12 |
Hungary:14 |
Norway:11 |
USA:R (certificate #41059) |
South Korea:12 |
Malaysia:U (DVD) |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:M |
Canada:14A (Ontario) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-11 |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Ireland:15A |
Netherlands:12 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
Brazil:14
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Continuity: The team's Glock automatics frequently turn into Berettas when being fired. This is very noticeable during the rescue of Hennessy during the card game, when Zissou draws a Glock, but in the next shot he is clearly firing a Beretta Model 92.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
[in Italian]
Festival Director: Ladies and gentlemen, we are very pleased to welcome you to the world premiere of Part 1 of the newest film from a great favorite of ours here at Loquasto, Mr. Steve Zissou. A brief Q & A will immediately follow the screening. Thank you.
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[in Italian]
Festival Director: Ladies and gentlemen, we are very pleased to welcome you to the world premiere of Part 1 of the newest film from a great favorite of ours here at Loquasto, Mr. Steve Zissou. A brief Q & A will immediately follow the screening. Thank you.
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Soundtrack:
Lady Stardust
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Although one person I was with at the pre-screen hated it, I absolutely loved it. I think it will just be one of those kinds of films (but hey, I also loved "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" which this reminded me of). Pure crazy fantastical stuff and I was completely taken with it.
It's a visually beautiful film with loads of odd little CG touches and subtle visual gags. The cutaway tour of the ship was a classic. Murray gives an amazing, energetic, yet deadpan performance and I also liked the richness of the smaller roles like "Klaus." The soundtrack was quirky and wonderful with unexpectedly hilarious Bowie covers and pounding, rocking tracks in the action scenes.
I think the gorgeous locations, sets and props nearly steal the show--kind of reminded me of "Brazil" in that way and I think it is destined to become a cult film in the same way "Brazil" has.
I can't wait to take some friends of mine and see what they think once it opens--this is one of those movies that's so different and off the wall that it will be interesting to see how it plays out. Although I realize it's getting mixed reviews, I'll stick my neck out and call it a masterpiece.
Being old enough to have grown up with Jacques Cousteau, I felt Anderson really captured the look and feel he was after with the the "movie within the movie" sequences and the yellow typographical stuff was spot-on.
If, like me, you're bored with the usual metroplex fare, this odd, unexpected movie is for you. What a blast! Wheeeeee!