Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

Director:

Spike Jonze

Writers (WGA):

Spike Jonze (screenplay) &
Dave Eggers (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

16 October 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

There's one in all of us.

Plot:

An adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's story, where Max, a disobedient little boy sent to bed without his supper, creates his own world--a forest inhabited by ferocious wild creatures that crown Max as their ruler. |

Plot Keywords:

Crown | Forest | Creature | Sun | Tree

Cast

Max Records	...	Max
Pepita Emmerichs	...	Claire
Max Pfeifer	...	Claire's Friend #1
Madeleine Greaves	...	Claire's Friend #2
Joshua Jay	...	Claire's Friend #3
Ryan Corr	...	Claire's Friend #4
Catherine Keener	...	Mom
Steve Mouzakis	...	Teacher
Mark Ruffalo	...	The Boyfriend
James Gandolfini	...	Carol (voice)
Paul Dano	...	Alexander (voice)
Catherine O'Hara	...	Judith (voice)
Forest Whitaker	...	Ira (voice)
Michael Berry Jr.	...	The Bull (voice)
Chris Cooper	...	Douglas (voice)

Also Known As:

Where the Wild Things Are: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
Donde viven los monstruos (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
Max et les maximonstres (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Там, где живут чудовища (Russia) [ru]
Arkadasim Canavar (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Hassut hurjat hirviöt (Finland) [fi]
Kaijû tachi no iru tokoro (Japan) [ja]
Maksas ir maksimonstrai (Lithuania) [lt]
Max a maxipríserky (Czech Republic) [cs]
Max en de maximonsters (Netherlands) (dubbed version) [nl]
Nel paese delle creature selvagge (Italy) [it]
O Sítio das Coisas Selvagens (Portugal) [pt]
Onde Vivem os Monstros (Brazil) [pt]
Sti hora ton magikon plasmaton (Greece) [el]
Till vildingarnas land (Sweden) [sv]
Wo die wilden Kerle wohnen (Germany) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild thematic elements, some adventure action and brief language.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #45516) | Finland:K-7 | Ireland:PG | Canada:G (British Columbia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Portugal:M/12 | Japan:G | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Central City Studios, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

In Max Records' previous film The Brothers Bloom (2008), he played Mark Ruffalo's character when he was young. Ruffalo and Records co-star together in this film.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the scene in which Max is riding in the car in the pouring rain, at one point the camera pans to show the sun shining brightly directly above the window to his right.

Quotes:

Carol: Will you keep out all the sadness?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2009-10-10)" (2009)

What you want to make of it

The best way of describing this movie is saying that some will love it and some will be bored with it. I could write an entire book on what makes this movie possibly my favorite movie of all time. I may sit down and write an actually essay at some point about the pure genius that is this movie. If one approaches this movie as entertainment then they maybe disappointed, but if you approach this movie a piece of art that provides a window in which the viewer is allowed to discover things about themselves and those around them, as every great piece of art should, then you will not be disappointed. There is so much depth to this movie, but one can really enjoyed it at any level, but the more levels that you are able to enjoy it the more powerful the movie can become. I love this movie and that is all I have to say about it. It is near perfection and as close to the perfect movie that I have ever watched.