The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004)
- Starring:
- Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, (more)
- Director(s):
- Wes Anderson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Comedy
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The first effort from director Wes Anderson since his critically beloved The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou finds the filmmaker re-teaming with a number of familiar faces, including Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Anjelica Huston, and Seymour Cassel. Murray plays Steve Zissou, an eccentric and renowned oceanographer who has decided to seek out and enact mortal revenge on a shark that ate one of the men on his team. Along for the ride is Ned Plimpton (Owen Wilson), a young man who has joined Zissou's crew after showing up claiming to be the seaman's long-lost son and Zissou's co-producer (and estranged wife), Eleanor Angelica Huston. As the expedition ensues, the two bond and Plimpton falls for a female journalist (Cate Blanchett) who is writing a piece on Zissou. The crew meets a host of obstacles on their journey, including pirates, kidnapping, and bankruptcy. Adding a flair of whimsy to the film's aesthetic, the sea creatures and underwater scenes in the film have been created using stop-motion animation under the direction of Henry Selick, the man behind The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach. The ensemble cast also includes Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Gambon, Noah Taylor, and Bud Cort. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 118 mins
Complete Cast:
- Bill Murray - Steve Zissou
- Cate Blanchett - Jane Winslett-Richardson
- Willem Dafoe - Klaus Daimler
- Michael Gambon - Oseary Drakoulias
- Seu Jorge - Pele dos Santos
- Peter Stormare
- Noah Taylor
- Wallace Wolodarsky
- Owen Wilson - Ned Plimpton
- Anjelica Huston - Eleanor Zissou
- Jeff Goldblum - Alistair Hennessy
- Bud Cort - Bill Ubell
- Seymour Cassel - Esteban du Plantier
- Matthew Gray Gubler - Intern
- Robyn Cohen
- Director(s):
- Wes Anderson
- Writer(s):
- Noah Baumbach, Wes Anderson
- Producer(s):
- Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Barry Mendel
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Drug Content, Adult Humor, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Violence, Profanity)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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- 2004 - The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou - Boston Society of Film Critics - Best Ensemble Acting [Runner-up]
