Where the wild things are, directed by Spike Jonze ; screenplay by Spike Jonze & Dave Eggers ; produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, John Carls, Maurice Sendak, Vincent Landay ; executive producers, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Scott Mednick and Bruce Berman ; director of photography, Lance Acord ; a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation in asociation with Legendary Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures ; a Playtone/Wild Things production ; a Spike Jonze film
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Label
Where the wild things are, directed by Spike Jonze ; screenplay by Spike Jonze & Dave Eggers ; produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, John Carls, Maurice Sendak, Vincent Landay ; executive producers, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Scott Mednick and Bruce Berman ; director of photography, Lance Acord ; a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation in asociation with Legendary Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures ; a Playtone/Wild Things production ; a Spike Jonze film
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG; for mild thematic elements, some adventure action and brief language
Main title
Where the wild things are
Oclc number
497926953
Responsibility statement
directed by Spike Jonze ; screenplay by Spike Jonze & Dave Eggers ; produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, John Carls, Maurice Sendak, Vincent Landay ; executive producers, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Scott Mednick and Bruce Berman ; director of photography, Lance Acord ; a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation in asociation with Legendary Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures ; a Playtone/Wild Things production ; a Spike Jonze film
Runtime
101
Summary
Max has an active imagination, who will throw a fit if others don't go along with what he wants. Following an incident with his sister Claire and her friends, Max throws a tantrum when his mother pays more attention to her boyfriend than to him - runs away from home. Wearing his wolf costume at the time, Max not only runs away physically, but runs toward a world in his imagination. This world, an ocean away, is inhabited by large wild beasts, including Carol who has the same temperament as Max. Instead of eating Max like they normally would with creatures of his type, the wild things befriend Max after he proclaims himself a king who can magically solve all their problems
Target audience
adolescent
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Landay, Vincent
- Goetzman, Gary, 1952-
- Gandolfini, James
- Legendary Pictures
- Mednick, Scott
- Records, Max, 1997-
- Wild Things Productions
- Zumbrunnen, Eric
- Whitaker, Forest
- O, Karen, 1978-
- Keener, Catherine
- Carls, John
- Jashni, Jon
- O'Hara, Catherine
- Haygood, James
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Storm, Casey
- Eggers, Dave
- Acord, Lance
- Dano, Paul, 1984-
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
- Barrett, K. K.
- Sendak, Maurice
- Ambrose, Lauren, 1978-
- Tull, Thomas
- Burwell, Carter
- Cooper, Chris, 1951-
- Village Roadshow Pictures
- Berman, Bruce, 1952-
- Jonze, Spike
- Playtone (Firm)
- Hanks, Tom
- Ruffalo, Mark
Genre
Subject
- Temper tantrums -- Drama
- Mothers and sons -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Mothers and sons -- Juvenile drama
- Runaway children -- Drama
- Children's costumes -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Fantasy films
- Imagination -- Drama
- Brothers and sisters -- Drama
- Action and adventure films
- Imagination in children -- Drama
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor33
- Landay, Vincent
- Goetzman, Gary, 1952-
- Gandolfini, James
- Legendary Pictures
- Mednick, Scott
- Records, Max, 1997-
- Wild Things Productions
- Zumbrunnen, Eric
- Whitaker, Forest
- O, Karen, 1978-
- Keener, Catherine
- Carls, John
- Jashni, Jon
- O'Hara, Catherine
- Haygood, James
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Storm, Casey
- Eggers, Dave
- Acord, Lance
- Dano, Paul, 1984-
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
- Barrett, K. K.
- Sendak, Maurice
- Ambrose, Lauren, 1978-
- Tull, Thomas
- Burwell, Carter
- Cooper, Chris, 1951-
- Village Roadshow Pictures
- Berman, Bruce, 1952-
- Jonze, Spike
- Playtone (Firm)
- Hanks, Tom
- Ruffalo, Mark
- Genre6
- Subject14
- Temper tantrums -- Drama
- Mothers and sons -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Mothers and sons -- Juvenile drama
- Runaway children -- Drama
- Children's costumes -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Fantasy films
- Imagination -- Drama
- Brothers and sisters -- Drama
- Action and adventure films
- Imagination in children -- Drama
- Content1
- Actor9
- resource.cinematographer1
- Composer2
- resource.costumedesigner1
- resource.designer1
- Director1
- resource.filmeditor2
- Is Based On1
- Producer9
- resource.screenwriter2
- Mapped to1