Where the Wild Things Are 15 years old

There's one in all of us.

Where the Wild Things Are

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.

Credits

Where the Wild Things Are Cast

Name Character
Mark Ruffalo He was 41, now 57 years old as Connie's boyfriend
Forest Whitaker He was 48, now 63 years old as Ira (voice)
Chris Cooper He was 58, now 73 years old as Douglas (voice)
Catherine Keener She was 50, now 65 years old as Connie
Catherine O'Hara She was 55, now 70 years old as Judith (voice)
Spike Jonze He was 39, now 55 years old as Bob (voice) / Terry (voice)
Paul Dano He was 25, now 40 years old as Alexander (voice)
James Gandolfini He was 48, 51 years old when he died as Carol (voice)
Lauren Ambrose She was 31, now 46 years old as KW (voice)
Michael Berry, Jr. He was 44, now 59 years old as The Bull (voice)
Pepita Emmerichs She was 59, now 74 years old as Claire
Max Records He was 12, now 27 years old as Max
Madeleine Greaves as Claire's Friend
Steve Mouzakis He was 36, now 51 years old as Teacher
Joshua Jay He was 27, now 43 years old as Claire's Friend

Where the Wild Things Are Crew

Name Department
Carter Burwell as Music. He was 53 (now 69) years old Sound
Vincent Landay as Producer. He was 9 (now 24) years old Production
John B. Carls as Producer. Production
Tom Hanks as Producer. He was 53 (now 68) years old Production
Lance Acord as Director of Photography. He was 45 (now 60) years old Camera
Spike Jonze as Director. He was 39 (now 55) years old Directing
Spike Jonze as Screenplay. He was 39 (now 55) years old Writing
Maurice Sendak as Producer. He was 81 (83) years old when He died Production
Maurice Sendak as Author. He was 81 (83) years old when He died Writing
Thomas Tull as Executive Producer. He was 39 (now 54) years old Production
Gary Goetzman as Producer. He was 56 (now 72) years old Production
Where the Wild Things Are poster
Where the Wild Things Are (15 years)

There's one in all of us.

  • Release day: Friday, October 16, 2009
  • Runtime: 101 minutes
  • Budget: 100000000.00
  • Revenue: 100140916.00