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