Movie
Where the Wild Things Are
2009PG1h 41m6.5 / 10
There's one in all of us.
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.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Where the Wild Things Are opened in theaters October 16, 2009. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
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.
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Cast
Max RecordsMax
Catherine KeenerMom
James GandolfiniCarol (voice)
Lauren AmbroseKW (voice)
Catherine O'HaraJudith (voice)
Forest WhitakerIra (voice)
Chris CooperDouglas (voice)
Paul DanoAlexander (voice)Credits
- Directed by
- Spike Jonze
- Written by
- Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $100M
- Box office
- $100.1M
Production
Warner Bros. PicturesUnited States
Legendary PicturesUnited States
Village Roadshow PicturesUnited States
PlaytoneUnited States- KLG Film InvestGermany
- Wild Things ProductionsUnited States
Themes
based on children's bookchildren's bookchildren's perspectivescreaturelyingmaurice sendakoverflowing with imagination