The classic children's tale comes to life in this telling of the story of Max (Max Records) a boy who is a little wild. Max has a few difficult encounters with family members, one with his sister when she gets mad at him and ruins his igloo, another when he throws a tantrum and bites his mother Connie's (Catherine Keener) hand. Running out of the house in frustration Max gets into an abandoned boat that he finds on the beach. Following several days of sailing in this boat Max reaches the home of the 'Wild Things', among them Carol (James Gandolfini), Judith (Catherine O'Hara), Ira (Forrest Whitaker), Alexander (Paul Dano), Douglas (Chris Cooper), The Bull (Michael Berry, Jr), and KW (Lauren Ambrose). The Wild Things are first interested in eating Max, but he convinces them to make him their king, and after spending some time on their island he learns some lessons about his own behavior before deciding to return home to his family.
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Max Records | Max |
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Pepita Emmerichs | Claire |
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Max Pfeifer | Claire's Friend |
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Madeleine Greaves | Claire's Friend |
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Joshua Jay | Claire's Friend |
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Ryan Corr | Claire's Friend |
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Catherine Keener | Mom |
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Steve Mouzakis | Teacher |
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Mark Ruffalo | The Boyfriend |
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James Gandolfini | Carol |
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Vincent Crowley | Carol Suit Performer |
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Paul Dano | Alexander |
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Sonny Gerasimowicz | Alexander Suit Performer |
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Catherine O'Hara | Judith |
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Nick Farnell | Judith Suit Performer |
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Forest Whitaker | Ira |
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Sam Longley | Ira Suit Performer |
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Michael Berry Jr. | The Bull |
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Angus Sampson | The Bull Suit Performer |
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Mark McCracken | The Bull Additional Suit Performer |
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Chris Cooper | Douglas |
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John Leary | Douglas Suit Performer |
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Lauren Ambrose | KW |
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Alice Parkinson | KW Suit Performer |
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Garon Michael | KW Additional Suit Performer |
| Director | Spike Jonze |
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| Writer | Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers, Maurice Sendak | |
| Producer | Bruce Berman, John B. Carls, Natalie Farrey, Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, Jon Jashni, Catherine Keener, Vincent Landay, Scott Mednick, Maurice Sendak, Thomas Tull, Emma Wilcockson | |
| Musician | Carter Burwell, Karen O | |
| Photography | Lance Acord | |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
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| Nr Discs | 2 |
| Screen Ratios | Theatrical Widescreen (2.40:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Dolby Digital 5.1 [Spanish] DTS [English] |
| Subtitles | English | French | Spanish |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Mar 02, 2010 |
| Regions | Region 1 | Region A |