Wo die wilden Kerle wohnen (2009)
Max ist ein Kind voller Wut und unkontrollierter Impulse, und doch eine sensitive Seele, die sich allein gelassen fühlt. Nach einem Streit mit seiner gutmütigen, aber überforderten Mutter flüchtet er in eine Traumwelt - auf eine Insel mit monströs wirkenden, im Grunde aber kindlichen Kreaturen, die den wilden Jungen als König akzeptieren. Einige Tage lebt und tollt Max mit den neuen Freunden, bis es auch hier zu Enttäuschungen und Streit kommt. Doch Max weiß, dass jemand auf ihn wartet, der ihn immer lieben wird. Bedingungslos.
Der Regisseur:
Spike Jonze
Die Autor:
Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers.
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Max Records as Max |
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Catherine Keener as Mom |
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James Gandolfini as Carol (voice) |
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Lauren Ambrose as KW (voice) |
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Catherine O'Hara as Judith (voice) |
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Forest Whitaker as Ira (voice) |
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Chris Cooper as Douglas (voice) |
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Paul Dano as Alexander (voice) |
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Spike Jonze as Bob (voice) / Terry (voice) |
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Pepita Emmerichs as Claire |
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Mark Ruffalo as The Boyfriend |
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Max Pfeifer as Claire's Friend |
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Madeleine Greaves as Claire's Friend |
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Joshua Jay as Claire's Friend |
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Ryan Corr as Claire's Friend |
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Steve Mouzakis as Teacher |
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Michael Berry Jr. as The Bull (voice) |
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Vincent Crowley as Carol Suit Performer |
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Sonny Gerasimowicz as Alexander Suit Performer |
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Nick Farnell as Judith Suit Performer |
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Sam Longley as Ira Suit Performer |
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Angus Sampson as The Bull Suit Performer |
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Mark McCracken as The Bull Additional Suit Performer |
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John Leary as Douglas Suit Performer |
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Alice Parkinson as KW Suit Performer |
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Garon Michael as KW Additional Suit Performer |
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James Epinfaniou as Additional Max Performer |
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Joshua Evans as Additional Max Performer |
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Tess Grimshaw Lloyd as Additional Max Performer |
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Lucas Haynes as Additional Max Performer |
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Nathan Veal as Additional Max Performer |
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Kalia Prescott as Max's Classmate (uncredited) |
| Directing | Spike Jonze | Director |
| Writing | Spike Jonze | Screenplay |
| Writing | Dave Eggers | Screenplay |
| Production | Tom Hanks | Producer |
| Production | John B. Carls | Producer |
| Production | Gary Goetzman | Producer |
| Production | Vincent Landay | Producer |
| Production | Maurice Sendak | Producer |
| Camera | Matt Copping | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Toby Copping | Key Grip |
| Camera | Sky Davies | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | David Elmes | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Mark Goellnicht | "A" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Warren Grieef | Key Grip |
| Camera | Simon Harding | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Ben King | Additional Still Photographer |
| Camera | Stephen MacDougall | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Joseph Messier | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Cameron Morley | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Darin Necessary | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Matt Nettheim | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Gino Nix | Key Grip |
| Camera | Luke Nixon | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Shawn Records | Additional Still Photographer |
| Camera | Hector Rodriguez | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jeremy Rouse | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ricky Schamburg | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Gary Scott | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Brad Shield | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | Michael Vivian | Key Grip |
| Production | Bruce Berman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Natalie Farrey | Associate Producer |
| Production | Jon Jashni | Executive Producer |
| Production | Catherine Keener | Associate Producer |
| Production | Scott Mednick | Executive Producer |
| Production | Emma Wilcockson | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Carter Burwell | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Karen O | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | James Haygood | Editor |
| Editing | Eric Zumbrunnen | Editor |
| Crew | Skyler Brigmann | Acting Double |
| Crew | Miranda July | Thanks |
| Art | K.K. Barrett | Production Design |
| Art | Lucinda Thomson | Art Direction |
| Art | Jeffrey Thorp | Supervising Art Director |
| Art | Lisa Thompson | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Casey Storm | Costume Design |
| Sound | Malcolm Fife | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Juan Peralta | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Michael Semanick | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Ben Gibbs | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Marc Kolbe | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Darrin Prescott | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Thomas Patrick Smith | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Deborah Antoniou | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Miranda Colman | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | John Mahaffie | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Eddie Thorne | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Joshua Watkins | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | John Martin | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Justine Arteta | Casting |
| Production | Kim Davis-Wagner | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adam Johansen | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kylie O'Toole | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kylie O'Toole | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zeljka Stanin | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zeljka Stanin | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chiara Tripodi | Hair Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chiara Tripodi | Makeup Supervisor |
| Production | Catherine Bishop | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Andy Pappas | Unit Manager |
| Crew | Steven Soderbergh | Thanks |
| Crew | Michelle Williams | Thanks |
| Crew | Sam Spiegel | Thanks |
| Crew | Edward Saxon | Thanks |
| Crew | David O. Russell | Thanks |
| Crew | Brad Pitt | Thanks |
| Crew | Sean Penn | Thanks |
| Crew | Tom Noonan | Thanks |
| Crew | Mike Mills | Thanks |
| Crew | Bennett Miller | Thanks |
| Crew | Tory Metzger | Thanks |
| Crew | Andy Jenkins | Thanks |
| Crew | Nicole Holofcener | Thanks |
| Crew | David Fincher | Thanks |
| Crew | Benicio del Toro | Thanks |
| Crew | Chris Cunningham | Thanks |
| Crew | Ceán Chaffin | Thanks |
| Crew | Lance Bangs | Thanks |
| Crew | Megan Baltimore | Thanks |
| Crew | Miguel Arteta | Thanks |
| Sound | Ren Klyce | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Ren Klyce | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Lance Acord | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Troy Robinson | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | William Alexander | CG Artist |
| Production | Shaun Greenspan | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Coya Elliott | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Production | Thomas Tull | Executive Producer |
| Visual Effects | Laraib Atta | Visual Effects |
| Writing | Maurice Sendak | Book |
| Visual Effects | Christian Kaestner | Compositing Artist |
| Art | Conrad Olson | Painter |
| Visual Effects | Conrad Olson | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Visual Effects | Ben Kaller | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Peter White | First Assistant Camera |