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.
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
Sam Longley
Ira Suit Performer
Angus Sampson
The Bull Suit Performer
Mark McCracken
The Bull Additional Suit Performer
John Leary
Douglas Suit Performer
Alice Parkinson
KW Suit Performer
Garon Michael
KW Additional Suit Performer
James Epinfaniou
Additional Max Performer
Joshua Evans
Additional Max Performer
Tess Grimshaw Lloyd
Additional Max Performer
Lucas Haynes
Additional Max Performer
Nathan Veal
Additional Max Performer
Kalia Prescott
Max's Classmate (uncredited)
Crew
Spike Jonze
Director, Screenplay
Dave Eggers
Screenplay
Maurice Sendak
Book, Producer
James Haygood
Editor
Eric Zumbrunnen
Editor
Lance Acord
Director of Photography
Thomas Patrick Smith
First Assistant Director
John Martin
First Assistant Director
Deborah Antoniou
Second Assistant Director
Eddie Thorne
Second Second Assistant Director
Miranda Colman
Third Assistant Director
Joshua Watkins
Third Assistant Director
Scott Mednick
Executive Producer
Jon Jashni
Executive Producer
Bruce Berman
Executive Producer
Thomas Tull
Executive Producer
Tom Hanks
Producer
Vincent Landay
Producer
John B. Carls
Producer
Gary Goetzman
Producer
Emma Wilcockson
Associate Producer
Catherine Keener
Associate Producer
Natalie Farrey
Associate Producer
Shaun Greenspan
Production Assistant
K.K. Barrett
Production Design
Simon Harding
Camera Operator
Darin Necessary
First Assistant Camera
Hector Rodriguez
First Assistant Camera
Luke Nixon
First Assistant Camera
Gary Scott
First Assistant Camera
Ricky Schamburg
First Assistant Camera
Peter White
First Assistant Camera
Sky Davies
Second Assistant Camera
Jeremy Rouse
Second Assistant Camera
Cameron Morley
Second Assistant Camera
Stephen MacDougall
Second Assistant Camera
Mark Goellnicht
"A" Camera Operator
David Elmes
First Assistant "A" Camera
Matt Copping
Dolly Grip
Joseph Messier
Dolly Grip
Kim Davis-Wagner
Casting
Justine Arteta
Casting
Casey Storm
Costume Design
Chiara Tripodi
Hair Supervisor, Makeup Supervisor
Zeljka Stanin
Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
Kylie O'Toole
Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
John Mahaffie
Second Unit Director
Brad Shield
Second Unit Director of Photography
Jeffrey Thorp
Supervising Art Director
Ren Klyce
Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Malcolm Fife
Sound Effects Editor
Coya Elliott
Assistant Sound Editor
Michael Semanick
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Juan Peralta
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Adam Johansen
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Marc Kolbe
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ben Gibbs
Visual Effects Supervisor
Laraib Atta
Visual Effects
William Alexander
CG Artist
Karen O
Original Music Composer
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Lisa Thompson
Set Decoration
Matt Nettheim
Still Photographer
Shawn Records
Additional Still Photographer
Ben King
Additional Still Photographer
Christian Kaestner
Compositing Artist
Troy Robinson
Stunts
Darrin Prescott
Stunt Coordinator
Skyler Brigmann
Acting Double
Gino Nix
Key Grip
Warren Grieef
Key Grip
Toby Copping
Key Grip
Michael Vivian
Key Grip
Catherine Bishop
Unit Production Manager
Andy Pappas
Unit Manager
Lucinda Thomson
Art Direction
Miranda July
Thanks
Michelle Williams
Thanks
Benicio del Toro
Thanks
Miguel Arteta
Thanks
Steven Soderbergh
Thanks
Chris Cunningham
Thanks
Tory Metzger
Thanks
Ceán Chaffin
Thanks
Edward Saxon
Thanks
Sam Spiegel
Thanks
Brad Pitt
Thanks
Andy Jenkins
Thanks
Sean Penn
Thanks
Tom Noonan
Thanks
Mike Mills
Thanks
Bennett Miller
Thanks
Megan Baltimore
Thanks
David Fincher
Thanks
Lance Bangs
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Nicole Holofcener
Thanks
David O. Russell
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