There's one in all of us.
Where the Wild Things Are
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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.
- Directed by
- Spike Jonze
- Written by
- Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers, Maurice Sendak
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
Details
- Released
- October 16, 2009
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America, Germany
- Budget
- $100,000,000
- Box office
- $100,140,916
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