Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Max

      Max Records

    • mom

      Catherine Keener

    • the boyfriend

      Mark Ruffalo

    • voice of KW

      Lauren Ambrose

    • voice of Douglas

      Chris Cooper

    • voice of Carol

      James Gandolfini

    • voice of Judith

      Catherine O'Hara

    • voice of Ira

      Forest Whitaker

    • Claire

      Pepita Emmerichs

    • Claire's friend

      Max Pfeifer

    • Claire's friend

      Madeleine Greaves

    • Claire's friend

      Joshua Jay

    • Claire's friend

      Ryan Corr

    • teacher

      Steve Mouzakis

    • Carol suit performer

      Vincent Crowley

    • voice of Alexander

      Dano, Paul

    • Alexander suit performer

      Sonny Gerasimowicz

    • Judith suit performer

      Nick Farnell

    • Ira suit performer

      Sam Longley

    • voice of the bull

      Michael Berry Jr

    • the bull suit performer

      Angus Sampson

    • the bull additional suit performer

      Mark McCracken

    • Douglas suit performer

      John Leary

    • KW suit performer

      Alice Parkinson

    • KW additional suit performer

      Garon Michael

    • additional Max performer

      James Epinfaniou

    • additional Max performer

      Joshua Evans

    • additional Max performer

      Tess Grimshaw Lloyd

    • additional Max performer

      Lucas Haynes

    • additional Max performer

      Nathan Veal

    • off camera singer

      Pearl Acord

    • off camera singer

      Colin Thomas Clarke

    • off camera singer

      Nathan O. Cruz

    • off camera singer

      Sophie Gibbs

    • off camera singer

      Tyler Gibbs

    • off camera singer

      Allyson Jessen

    • off camera singer

      Elizabeth Jessen

    • off camera singer

      Gabriella Landay

    • off camera singer

      Siena Landay

    • off camera singer

      Athena Le Grand

    • off camera singer

      Clara Logan

    • off camera singer

      Emily Logan

    • off camera singer

      Claire Mckeown

    • off camera singer

      Clyde Mulroney

    • off camera singer

      Annabel Tru Renshaw

    • off camera singer

      Lucy Wagner

    • off camera singer

      Greta Zumbrunnen

    • off camera singer

      Henry Zumbrunnen

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Directed by

      Spike Jonze

    • 2nd Unit Director

      John Mahaffie

    • 1st Assistant Director

      Thomas Patrick Smith

    • 1st Assistant Director (Additional)

      John Martin

    • 1st Assistant Director (2nd Unit)

      Phil Jones

    • 1st Assistant Director (CMC Unit)

      Andrew Power

    • 2nd Assistant Director

      Antoniou, Deborah

    • 2nd Assistant Director (2nd Unit)

      Jeremy Grogan

    • 2nd Assistant Director (2nd Unit)

      Betty Fotofili

    • 2nd Assistant Director (2nd Unit)

      Jason Faulkner

    • 2nd Assistant Director (Add'l Phot'y)

      Brian O'Kelley

    • 2nd 2nd Assistant Director

      Eddie Thorne

    • 2nd 2nd Ass't Director (Add'l Phot'y)

      Kate Greenberg

    • 3rd Assistant Director

      Miranda Colman

    • 3rd Assistant Director

      Joshua Watkins

    • 3rd Assistant Director (2nd Unit)

      Soukseun, Khamphone

    • 3rd Assistant Director (CMC Unit)

      Alex Reid

    • Script Supervisor

      Kristin Voumard

    • Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)

      Julie Bates

    • Script Supervisor (CMC Unit)

      Mardi Bycroft

    • Script Supervisor (CMC Unit)

      Mimi Freccero

    • Script Supervisor (Add'l Phot'y)

      Diane Lea Weiss

    Production:

    • ©

      KLG Film Invest GmbH

    • A Playtone/Wild Things production

      Playtone Company

    • A Playtone/Wild Things production

      Wild Things Productions

    • Filmed with the assistance of

      Film Victoria

    • In association with

      KLG Film Invest GmbH

    • A Warner Bros. Pictures presentation

      Warner Bros. Pictures

    • In association with

      Legendary Pictures

    • In association with

      Village Roadshow Pictures

    • In association with

      KLG Film Invest GmbH

    • Distribution

      Warner Bros.

    • Executive Producer

      Thomas Tull

    • Executive Producer

      Jon Jashni

    • Executive Producer

      Scott Mednick

    • Executive Producer

      Bruce Berman

    • Produced by

      Tom Hanks

    • Produced by

      Gary Goetzman

    • Produced by

      John Carls

    • Produced by

      Maurice Sendak

    • Produced by

      Vincent Landay

    • Associate Producer

      Natalie Farrey

    • Associate Producer

      Catherine Keener

    • Associate Producer

      Emma Wilcockson

    • Unit Production Manager

      Catherine Bishop

    • Unit Production Manager (2nd Unit)

      Lesley Parker

    • Unit Production Manager (Add'l Phot'y)

      Gabriela Vázquez

    • Unit Manager

      Andy Pappas

    • Unit Manager (2nd Unit)

      Gordon Andersen

    • Unit Manager (2nd Unit Stunts)

      Peter Boekeman

    • Los Angeles Production Supervisor

      Megan Worthy

    • Prod'n Supervisor (Voice Record Unit)

      Daniela Roth

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Virginia Murray

    • Production Co-ordinator (2nd Unit)

      Christine Hutchins

    • Production Co-ordinator (Add'l Phot'y)

      Rhonda Devictor

    • Financial Controller

      Lefever, Daryl

    • Australian Auditor

      Denise Farrell

    • Production Accountant

      Christian Feldhaus

    • Accountant (2nd Unit)

      Sue Collins

    • Supervising Location Manager

      Russell Boyd

    • Location Manager (2nd Unit)

      Tim Scott

    • Location Manager (Add'l Phot'y)

      Rick Schuler

    • Assistant Location Manager

      John Greene

    • Post-production Supervisor

      Lisa Ann Dennis

    • Post-production Co-ordinator

      Randall James Bol

    • [Studio]

      Central City Studios

    • [Studio]

      Los Angeles Center Studios

    Casting:

    • Casting by

      Justine Baddeley

    • Casting by

      Davis-wagner, Kimberly

    • Casting, Australian

      Mullinars Consultants

    • Casting, Australian

      Ann Robinson

    • Casting, Australian

      Nathan Lloyd

    • Casting Associate

      Cate Engel

    • Casting Assistant

      Yasmin Redoblado

    • Additional Casting

      Lance Bangs

    • Casting Associate (Add'l Phot'y)

      Jacquelyn Palmquist

    • Casting Assistant (Add'l Phot'y)

      Freya Krasnow

    Writing:

    • Screenplay by

      Spike Jonze

    • Screenplay by

      Dave Eggers

    • Based on the book by

      Maurice Sendak

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Lance Acord

    • 2nd Unit Director of Photography

      Brad Shield

    • Carol's Model City Unit Dir of Phot'y

      Steve Newman

    • Underwater Camera (2nd Unit)

      Roger Buckingham

    • Camera Operator

      Simon Harding

    • Camera Operator (2nd Unit A)

      Mark Goellnicht

    • Camera Operator (Add'l Phot'y B)

      Chris Blauvelt

    • Steadicam Operator (2nd Unit)

      Mark Goellnicht

    • 1st Assistant Camera

      David Elmes

    • 1st Assistant Camera

      Tov Belling

    • 1st Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)

      Luke Nixon

    • 1st Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)

      Peter White

    • 1st Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)

      Ricky Schamburg

    • 1st Assistant Camera (CMC Unit)

      Gary Scott

    • 1st Assistant Camera (Add'l Phot'y)

      Hector Rodriguez

    • 1st Assistant Camera (Add'l Phot'y)

      Necessarry, Darin

    • 2nd Assistant Camera

      Chris Child

    • 2nd Assistant Camera

      Sky Davies

    • 2nd Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)

      Cameron Morley

    • 2nd Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)

      Jeremy Rouse

    • 2nd Assistant Camera (CMC Unit)

      Steve Bailey

    • 2nd Assistant Camera (Add'l Phot'y)

      Macdougall, Steve

    • 2nd Assistant Camera (Add'l Phot'y)

      Josh Wood

    • Camera Loader

      Cameron Gaze

    • Camera Loader

      Michelle Marchant

    • Camera Loader (Add'l Phot'y)

      Paul Metcalf

    • Chief Lighting Technician

      Karl Engeler

    • Chief Lighting Technician (2nd Unit)

      Ian Dewhurst

    • Chief Lighting Technician (CMC Unit)

      Steve Price

    • Chief Lighting Technician (Add'l Phot'y)

      Mike Adler

    • Rigging Gaffer (Add'l Phot'y)

      Jesse Wine

    • Key Grip

      Toby Copping

    • Key Grip (2nd Unit)

      Warren Grieff

    • Key Grip (CMC Unit)

      Mick Vivian

    • Key Grip (Add'l Phot'y)

      Gino Nix

    • Rigging Key Grip (Add'l Phot'y)

      Markham, Keith

    • Video Split Operator (2nd Unit)

      James Kalisch

    • Video Operator (CMC Unit)

      Aaron Jones

    • VTR Assist (Add'l Phot'y)

      Video Hawks

    • VTR Assist On-set (Add'l Phot'y)

      Daniel Hernandez

    • VTR Assist On-set (Add'l Phot'y)

      Michael Pickle

    Stills:

    • Stills Photographer

      Nettheim, Matt

    • Additional Stills Photography

      Ben King

    • Additional Stills Photography

      Shawn Records

    Special Effects:

    • Animation/Visual Effects Supervisor

      Daniel Jeannette

    • Animation Supervision

      Michael Eames

    • Visual Effects Supervision

      Kolbe, Marc

    • Visual Effects Supervision

      Ben Gibbs

    • Visual Effects Supervisor (2nd Unit)

      Mumma, Craig

    • Visual Effects Production Supervisor

      Stuart Lowder

    • Visual Effects Production Supervisor

      Geoffrey Stott

    • Visual Effects Co-ordinator

      Maricel Pagulayan

    • Visual Effects Co-ordinator

      Eric Withee

    • Visual Effects Co-ordinator

      Tom Wild

    • Post Vis Compositing Supervisor

      Shant Jordan

    • Post Vis Compositor

      Freddie Vaziri

    • Post Vis Compositor

      James Payfer

    • Post Vis Compositor

      Jason Zimmerman

    • Animation/Visual Effects by

      FrameStore

    • FrameStore (Carol/Alexander Lead Anim'r)

      Kevin Spruce

    • FrameStore (Judith/Ira Lead Animator)

      Tim Watts

    • FrameStore (The Bull/Douglas Lead Animr)

      Mark Brocking

    • FrameStore (KW Lead Animator)

      Jeremy Lazare

    • FrameStore (Executive Producer)

      William Sargent

    • FrameStore (Animation/VFX Producer)

      Tripp Hudson

    • FrameStore (Animation/VFX Assoc Prod'r)

      Lizi Bedford

    • FrameStore (Animation/VFX Assoc Prod'r)

      Sara Trezzi

    • FrameStore (Visual Effects Supervisor)

      Duncan, Rob

    • FrameStore (Visual Effects Supervisor)

      Tim Webber

    • FrameStore (CG Supervisor)

      Ben White

    • FrameStore (Anim'n Compositing Sup'vsr)

      Sirio Quintavalle

    • FrameStore (Paint/Roto Supervisor)

      Rebecca Clay

    • FrameStore (VFX Compositing Supervisor)

      Alex Payman

    • Additional Visual Effects by

      Digital Pictures Iloura

    • Additional Visual Effects by

      Rising Sun Pictures

    • Additional Visual Effects by

      Dtrain FX

    • Special Effects Supervisor

      Peter Stubbs

    • Special Effects Assistant Supervisor

      Kevin Turner

    • Special Effects Assistant Supervisor

      Angelo Sahin

    • Special Effects Co-ordinator

      Mick Plummer

    • SFX Unit On-set Supervisor

      Heggie, Rob

    • SFX Unit On-set Supervisor (2nd Unit)

      Angelo Sahin

    • Special Effects Co-ord'r (Add'l Phot'y)

      Marty Bresin

    • Special Effects Workshop Foreman

      Adrian Seabert

    • Lead Modelmaker

      Maya Shimoguchi

    • Senior Modelmaker

      Engle, Daniel

    • Model Unit Supervisor (CMC Unit)

      Anthony Lucas

    Editing:

    • Edited by

      Eric Zumbrunnen

    • Edited by

      James Haygood

    • Associate Editor

      Erik Jessen

    • Australian Associate Editor

      Denise Haratzis

    • Visual Effects Editor

      Ed W. Marsh

    • Visual Effects Editor

      Neil Greenberg

    • Visual Effects Editor

      Matt Ozerski

    • 1st Assistant Editor

      Steve Bobertz

    • 1st Assistant Editor

      Eric Osmond

    • Assistant Editor

      Dylan Firshein

    • Assistant Editor

      Jeff Stone

    • Australian 1st Assistant Editor

      Nick Meyers

    • Australian 2nd Assistant Editor

      Meri Blazevski

    • Australian 2nd Assistant Editor

      Marcus Herrick

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      K.K. Barrett

    • Supervising Art Director

      Jeff Thorp

    • Art Director

      Lucinda Thomson

    • On-set Art Director

      Disney, Tim

    • Pre-production Art Director

      Christopher Tandon

    • Pre-production Art Director

      Hawkins, Will

    • On-set Art Director (2nd Unit)

      Ben Bauer

    • Art Director (Add'l Phot'y)

      Peter Andrus

    • Art Department Co-ordinator

      Jocelyn Thomas

    • Art Department Co-ord'r (Add'l Phot'y)

      Cheree Miller

    • Set Designer

      Michael Bell

    • Set Designer

      Stolfo, Tel

    • Set Decorator

      Lisa Thompson

    • Set Decorator (Add'l Phot'y)

      Claire Kaufman

    • Set Dresser

      Honi Keller

    • Set Dresser

      Ben Barber

    • On-set Dresser

      Flynn Kavanagh

    • On-set Set Dresser (2nd Unit)

      John Santucci

    • On-set Set Dresser (2nd Unit)

      Adrienne Ogle

    • Leadman (Add'l Phot'y)

      Grant Samson

    • Wild Things Designed for the Screen

      Sonny Gerasimowicz

    • Concept Artist

      Ralph Moser

    • Concept Modeller

      Nick Pledge

    • Illustrator

      Stefan Dechant

    • Head Scenic Artist

      Andy Robinson

    • Lead Storyboard Artist

      Josh Sheppard

    • Storyboard Artist

      Eric Ramsey

    • Storyboard Artist

      D'allessandro, Federico

    • Storyboard Artist

      Darryl Henley

    • Storyboard Artist

      Ray Harvie

    • Storyboard Artist

      Kevin Maccarthy

    • Storyboard Artist

      Michael A. Jackson

    • Pre-visualisation

      Johannes Gamble

    • Property Master

      Simon McCutcheon

    • Props Master (Voice Record Unit)

      Christian Kastner

    • Property Master (Add'l Phot'y)

      Dan Spaulding

    • Construction Manager

      Sean Ahern

    • Construction Co-ordinator

      Shanthi Nadaraja

    • Construction Co-ordinator

      Marcus Lewis

    • Construction Co-ordinator (Add'l Phot'y)

      John Stone

    Costumes:

    • Costume Designer

      Casey Storm

    • Ass't Costume Designer (Add'l Phot'y)

      Christie Wittenborn

    • Costume Supervisor

      Sarah Jameson

    • Costumer Assistant

      Boronia Petrovic

    • Assistant [Costume] Art Finisher

      Josephine Johnson

    • Costumer

      Judy Bunn

    • Costumer (Add'l Phot'y)

      Deanna Saul

    Make-up:

    • Make-up/Hair Supervisor

      Chiara Tripodi

    • Key Make-up (Add'l Phot'y)

      Lynn Barron

    • Key Make-up (Add'l Phot'y)

      Julie Zobel

    • Make-up/Hair Artist

      Zeljka Stanin

    • Make-up/Hair Artist

      Kylie O'Toole

    • Make-up/Hair Artist (2nd Unit)

      Anna Karpinski

    • Creature Costumes by

      Jim Henson's Creature Shop

    • JHCS (Creative Supervisor)

      Peter Brooke

    • JHCS (Creatures Production Manager)

      De Freitas, Tracy

    • JHCS (Creatures Production Manager)

      Michael Oosterom

    • JHCS (Creatures Key Suit Fabricator)

      Niki Lyons

    • JHCS (Creatures Art Supervisor)

      Cullen, Duke

    • JHCS (Mechanical Supervisor)

      John Criswell

    • JHCS (Lead Suit Fabricator)

      Scott Johnson

    • JHCS (Mold Shop Supervisor)

      Cleve Gunderman

    • JHCS (Eyes)

      Rob Hinderstein

    • JHCS (Production Accountant)

      Brittan Brown

    • LCS (On-set Creative Supervisor)

      Elsey, Dave

    • LCS (Creatures Performance Co-ordinator)

      Peter Elliott

    • LCS (Creatures Production Supervisor)

      Bernadette Wynack

    • LCS (Creatures Fabrication Supervisor)

      Elsey, Lou

    • LCS (Creatures Co-ordinator)

      Frances Shepherdson

    • LCS (Workshop Production Manager)

      Rebecca Hunt

    • LCS (Workshop Buyer)

      Rachel Nott

    • LCS (Head Mechanic)

      Matt Ward

    • Puppeteer

      David Barclay

    • Puppeteer

      Tim Blaney

    • Puppeteer

      Megan Cameron

    • Puppeteer

      John Criswell

    • Puppeteer

      Bruce Lanoil

    • Puppeteer

      Richard Mueck

    • Puppeteer

      Michael Oosterom

    • Puppeteer

      John Rogers

    • Puppeteer

      Hugh Simpson

    Titles:

    • Graphics/Title Design

      Geoff McFetridge

    • Graphics/Title Design

      Champion Graphics

    • End Credits by

      Scarlet Letters

    Film processing:

    • Film Colour Timer

      David Orr

    • Digital Intermediate by

      FrameStore

    • Additional Digital Finishing Provided by

      Company 3

    • Australian Lighting Systems by

      Motion Picture Lighting Pty Ltd.

    • Lenses/Camera provided by

      Panavision

    • Prints by

      Technicolor

    • Logo [Film Stock]

      Kodak Motion Picture Products

    Music:

    • Original Score by

      Karen O

    • Original Score by

      Carter Burwell

    • Additional Score Composer

      Bradford Cox

    • Additional Score Composer

      Imaad Wasif

    • Additional Score Composer

      Aaron Hemphill

    • Additional Score Composer

      Dean Fertita

    • Additional Score Composer

      Jack Lawrence

    • Additional Score Composer

      Tom Biller

    • Additional Score Composer

      Oscar Michel

    • Carter Burwell's Score Conducted by

      Carter Burwell

    • Carter Burwell's Score Orchestrated by

      Carter Burwell

    • Music Supervision by

      Ren Klyce

    • Karen O's Score Music Produced by

      Karen O

    • Karen O's Score Music Produced by

      Tbiller

    • Music Editor

      Marie Ebbing

    Sound:

    • Karen O's Score Mixed/Recorded by

      Tbiller

    • Carter Burwell's Score Music Scrng Mixer

      Michael Farrow

    • Sound Design by

      Ren Klyce

    • Australian Production Sound Mixer

      Gary Wilkins

    • Sound Recordist (2nd Unit)

      Andrew Rampage

    • Prod'n Sound Mixer (Voice Record Unit)

      Mark Weingarten

    • Sound Mixer (Add'l Phot'y)

      Mark Weingarten

    • Boom Operator

      Mark Wasiutak

    • Boom Operator (Voice Record Unit)

      Commans, Larry

    • Boom Operator (Add'l Phot'y)

      Raymond, David Fiske

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Michael Semanick

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Juan Peralta

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Ren Klyce

    • Re-recording Mixer (Additional)

      Tom Johnson

    • Post-production Sound Services

      Skywalker Sound

    • Dialogue Editor

      Quinn, Rich

    • Sound Effects Editor

      Malcolm Fife

    • ADR Mixer

      Bobby Johanson

    • ADR Mixer

      David Boulton

    • ADR Mixer

      Alan Freedman

    • ADR Mixer

      Eric Thompson

    • Foley Artist

      Hilda Hodges

    • Foley Artist

      Fine, David

    • Foley Mixer

      David Jobe

    • Foley Editor

      Thom Brennan

    Stunts:

    • Stunt Co-ordinator

      Darrin Prescott

    • Australian Stunt Co-ordinator

      Zev Eleftheriou

    Consultant:

    • Marine Co-ordinator

      Kent Clifton-Bligh

    • Sailing Consultant

      Michelle Pickford

    • Sailing Consultant

      Ian Walls

    • Stunt Specialist Adviser

      Mick Di Betta