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Where the Wild Things Are

Spike Jonze

2009 • 1h 41m

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 an...

Where the Wild Things Are

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Cast

Max Records

Catherine Keener

Catherine KeenerMom

James Gandolfini

James GandolfiniCarol (voice)

Lauren Ambrose

Lauren AmbroseKW (voice)

Catherine O'Hara

Catherine O'HaraJudith (voice)

Forest Whitaker

Forest WhitakerIra (voice)

Chris Cooper

Chris CooperDouglas (voice)

Paul Dano

Paul DanoAlexander (voice)

Spike Jonze

Spike JonzeBob (voice) / Terry (voice)

Pepita EmmerichsClaire

Mark Ruffalo

Mark RuffaloThe Boyfriend

Max PfeiferClaire's Friend

Madeleine GreavesClaire's Friend

Joshua JayClaire's Friend

Ryan Corr

Ryan CorrClaire's Friend

Crew

Vincent Landay

Vincent LandayProducer

Tom Hanks

Tom HanksProducer

Maurice Sendak

Maurice SendakProducer

Gary Goetzman

Gary GoetzmanProducer

Dave Eggers

Dave EggersScreenplay

Spike Jonze

Spike JonzeScreenplay

Skyler Brigmann

Skyler BrigmannActing Double

Catherine Keener

Catherine KeenerAssociate Producer

Karen O

Karen OOriginal Music Composer

Bruce Berman

Bruce BermanExecutive Producer

Scott Mednick

Scott MednickExecutive Producer

Jon Jashni

Jon JashniExecutive Producer

Carter Burwell

Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer

Miranda July

Miranda JulyThanks

Michael Semanick

Michael SemanickSound Re-Recording Mixer

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Where the Wild Things Are (2009) — Backlot Notes