Fantasy ·Drama ·Adventure ·Family · United States of America · 2009 · 1h 41m

Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are poster
Director
Spike Jonze
Cast
Max Records as Max Catherine Keener as Mom James Gandolfini as Carol (voice) Lauren Ambrose as KW (voice) Catherine O'Hara as Judith (voice) Forest Whitaker as Ira (voice)
Crew
Lance Acord — Director of Photography James Haygood — Editor Eric Zumbrunnen — Editor Karen O — Original Music Composer Carter Burwell — Original Music Composer Spike Jonze — Screenplay
Tagline

There's one in all of us.

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.

Trailer Where the Wild Things Are — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
creaturebased on children's bookchildren's booklyingoverflowing with imaginationchildren's perspectivesmaurice sendak
Key Collaborators
Spike Jonze Director Lance Acord Director of Photography James Haygood Editor Eric Zumbrunnen Editor Karen O Original Music Composer Carter Burwell Original Music Composer Spike Jonze Screenplay Dave Eggers Screenplay Maurice Sendak Producer Tom Hanks Producer Vincent Landay Producer John B. Carls Producer
Follow the Thread

Spike Jonze directed Where the Wild Things Are. Explore their complete filmography and the collaborators who shaped their vision.

Spike Jonze's filmography → More Fantasy → More Drama → More Adventure → More Family → Lance Acord's cinematography →
Agent-readable