Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
Cast
Jeff Daniels
Bernard Berkman
Laura Linney
Joan Berkman
Jesse Eisenberg
Walt Berkman
Owen Kline
Frank Berkman
William Baldwin
Ivan
Halley Feiffer
Sophie Greenberg
Anna Paquin
Lili
David Benger
Carl
Molly Barton
Graduate Student
Bo Berkman
Graduate Student
Matthew Kaplan
Graduate Student
Simon Kaplan
Graduate Student
Matthew Kirsch
Graduate Student
Daniella Markowicz
Graduate Student
Elizabeth Meriwether
Graduate Student
Ben Schrank
Graduate Student
Amy Srebnick
Graduate Student
Josh Srebnick
Graduate Student
Emma Straub
Graduate Student
Alan Wilkis
Graduate Student
James Hamilton
Man with Joan
Adam Rose
Otto
Henry Glovinsky
Lance
Eli Gelb
Jeffrey
Wayne Lawson
Talent Show Judge
Michael Santiago
Talent Show Judge
Juan Torriente
Talent Show Judge
Patricia Towers
Talent Show Judge
Peggy Gormley
Mrs. Greenberg
Peter Newman
Mr. Greenberg
Greta Kline
Greta Greenberg
Melissa Meyer
Professor
Benjamin Smolen
Student with Puppets
Michael Countryman
Mr. Simic
Alexandra Daddario
Pretty Girl
Nico Baumbach
Jeb Gelber
Maryann Plunkett
Ms. Lemon
Hector Otero
Hector
Ken Leung
School Therapist
Jo Yang
Nurse
Jonathan Baumbach
Man Outside Ms. Lemon's Office (uncredited)
Andrew Kaempfer
Valet (uncredited)
Britta Phillips
Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited)
Bobby Shue
Student (uncredited)
Dean Wareham
Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited)
Crew
Noah Baumbach
Director, Writer
Tim Streeto
Editor
Perri B. Frank
Assistant Editor
Robert D. Yeoman
Director of Photography
Dave Pultz
Color Timer
David 'Wex' Wechsler
First Assistant Director
Eric Yellin
Second Assistant Director
Todd Judson
Assistant Production Coordinator
Steve Kornacki
Production Coordinator
Reverge Anselmo
Executive Producer
Miranda Bailey
Executive Producer
Andrew Lauren
Executive Producer
Greg Johnson
Executive Producer
Charlie Corwin
Producer
Clara Markowicz
Producer
Peter Newman
Producer
Wes Anderson
Producer
Jennifer Roth
Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager
Anne Ross
Production Design
Nils Benson
Camera Operator
Storn Peterson
First Assistant Camera
Steve Speers
Second Assistant Camera
Doug Kofsky
Second Assistant Camera
Joe Hobeck
Post Production Supervisor
Chris Kenneally
Post Production Supervisor
Stephanie Holbrook
Casting Associate
Douglas Aibel
Casting
Ulysses Terrero
Extras Casting
Mei Lai Hippisley Coxe
Set Costumer
Karen Malecki
Assistant Costume Designer
Lisa Marzolf
Costume Supervisor
Amy Westcott
Costume Design
Lori Guidroz
Key Hair Stylist
Maya Hardinge
Key Makeup Artist
Mark Filip
Sound Effects Editor
Lewis Goldstein
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Allan Byer
Sound Mixer
Diego Garrido
Scoring Mixer
Alfredo Viteri
Boom Operator
Shaun Brennan
Foley Artist
Jay Peck
Foley Artist
Rachel Chancey
Foley Editor, Foley Recordist
Damian Volpe
Foley Recordist, ADR Recordist
Dean Wareham
Original Music Composer
Britta Phillips
Original Music Composer
Randall Poster
Music Supervisor
Jim Dunbar
Music Coordinator
Daniel Antonio Srebnick
Additional Music
Julia Shirar
Dialogue Editor
Robert Covelman
Set Decoration
James Hamilton
Still Photographer
Massoumeh Emami
Script Supervisor
Simeon Moore
Electrician
Keith Kalohelani
Electrician
Bernard James
Electrician
Chris Hayes
Electrician
Beth O'Brien
Electrician
Scott Maher
Electrician
Lisa Marie Gleeson
Electrician
Dave Rudolph
Electrician
Scott Kincaid
Electrician
Gay E. Riedel
Electrician
John Schwartz
Best Boy Electric
Michael Fucci
Location Manager
Keith Krinsky
Assistant Location Manager
Jeff Butcher
Property Master
Nancy Griffith
First Assistant Property Master
Alison Barton
Best Boy Grip
Noëlle Penraat
Negative Cutter
Robert M. Andres
Key Grip
Bobby Andres
Grip
George Elias
Grip
Evelina Andres
Grip
Irapaul Turner
Grip
Douglas W. Shannon
Gaffer
Hans Graffunder
Unit Production Manager
Leanne Shapton
Title Designer
Jennifer Dehghan
Art Direction
Susan Tatom
Leadman
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