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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
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Release Date:
25 December 2004 (USA) morePlot:
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 synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 8 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(48 articles)
U.K. box office: ‘Up’ still up (From FlickFilosopher. 30 October 2009, 10:16 AM, PDT)
Trailer #2: Fantastic Mr. Fox
(From SoundOnSight. 30 September 2009, 4:35 PM, PDT)
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Fun, Imaginative, Tragic, and Bowie... more (594 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) more
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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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Rated R for language, some drug use, violence and partial nudity.Parents Guide:
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119 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
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:14Fun Stuff
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An eel, dubbed the Hermes Eel, is patterned after an Hermes scarf. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When the crew is examining the sunken aircraft, we see the black box which is labeled "Black Box". In reality, airline "black box" flight recorders are colored bright orange. moreQuotes:
[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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I cannot express in words how many different styles of film making Wes Anderson combined into this masterpiece. At one point hilarious, sometimes even action-packed, while other times, you may feel a tear forming. Wes Anderson deserves major credit for this new addition to his excellent films.
The stop-motion animation, although underused, was extremely imaginative and is a lost art nowadays in movies that should be taken into consideration. The premise itself was great, but when you watch the film, you almost forget that the sole purpose of the film is to confront the jaguar shark, as you become connected with the characters emotionally.
Overall, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Seu Jorge (whose Portuguese interpretation of "Space Oddity" nearly drew me to tears with laughter) Cate Blanchett, and Owen Wilson, I applaud them for making such a great film better, Wes Anderson as well.
Excellent music, great acting, teary moments, and action-packed rescues make this a definite 9.5/10!