

Where the Wild Things Are
"There's one in all of us."
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$100.0M
$100,000,000
Revenue
$100.1M
$100,140,916
Languages
English
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
+5 more
Key Crew

Vincent Landay
Producer

Tom Hanks
Producer

Maurice Sendak
Producer

Gary Goetzman
Producer

Dave Eggers
Screenplay

Spike Jonze
Screenplay

Spike Jonze
Director

Bruce Berman
Executive Producer
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

Michael Berry Jr.
The Bull (voice)
Vincent Crowley
Carol Suit Performer
Sonny Gerasimowicz
Alexander Suit Performer

Nick Farnell
Judith Suit Performer