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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
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Wes Anderson

Writing credits (WGA)
Wes Anderson (written by) &
Noah Baumbach (written by)

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Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Drama (more)

Plot Outline: With a plan to exact revenge on a mythical shark that killed his partner, oceanographer Steve Zissou (Murray) rallies a crew that includes his estranged wife (Huston), a journalist (Blanchett), and a man who may or may not be his son (Wilson). (more) (view trailer)

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Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
Bill Murray .... Steve Zissou
Owen Wilson .... Ned Plimpton
Cate Blanchett .... Jane Winslett-Richardson
Anjelica Huston .... Eleanor Zissou
Willem Dafoe .... Klaus Daimler
Jeff Goldblum .... Alistair Hennessey
Michael Gambon .... Oseary Drakoulias
Noah Taylor .... Vladimir Wolodarsky
Bud Cort .... Bill Ubell
Seu Jorge .... Pelé dos Santos
Robyn Cohen .... Anne-Marie Sakowitz
Waris Ahluwalia .... Vikram Ray
Niels Koizumi .... Bobby Ogata
Pawel Wdowczak .... Renzo Pietro
Matthew Gray Gubler .... Intern #1
Seymour Cassel .... Esteban du Plantier
Antonio Monda .... Festival Director
Isabella Blow .... Antonia Cook
James Hamilton .... Festival Photographer
Melanie Gerren .... Mandeeza
Nazzareno Piana .... Elderly Man (as Nazzareno 'Neno' Piana)
Rudd Simmons .... Man in Yellow Shirt
Leonardo Giovannelli .... Werner
Henry S.F. Cooper Jr. .... Talk Show Host
Pietro Ragusa .... Academic
Eric Chase Anderson .... Air Kentucky Pilot
Robert Wilson .... Air Kentucky Pilot
Don McKinnon .... Air Kentucky Pilot
Alessio Santini .... University of Alaska Intern
Paolo Sirignani .... University of Alaska Intern
Andrew Weisell .... University of Alaska Intern
Niccolò Senni .... University of Alaska Intern
Andrea Guerra .... University of Alaska Intern
Christiano Irrera .... University of Alaska Intern
Vincenzo Recchia .... University of Alaska Intern
Marco Ciarlitto .... University of Alaska Intern
Tony Schafrazi .... Larry Amin (as Tony Shafrazi)
Noah Baumbach .... Phillip
Stefano Maria Ortolani .... Italian Man in Audience
Sylvie Genin .... French Woman in Audience
Jacques Henri Lartigue .... Lord Mandrake (as Jacques-Henri Lartigue)
Muzius Gordon Dietzmann .... Javier
Gangyuan Xu .... Cedric
Robin Scott .... Hugo
Guglielmo Casciaro .... Carl
Alessandro De Angelis .... Hennessey Sailor
Andrea Bertone .... Hennessey Sailor
Andriy Kachur .... Hennessey Sailor
Roberto Salvi .... Hennessey Sailor
Stefano Masciolini .... Hennessey Sailor
Robert Sommer .... Party Guest
Anna Orso .... Party Guest
Ettore Conti .... Party Guest
Robert Graham .... Party Guest
Al Yamanouchi .... Chief Pirate (as Hal Yamanouchi)
Conrado Mendoza Dolor .... Pirate
Eduardo Bautista Grantuza .... Pirate
Simeon Maragigak Agelion .... Pirate
Walter Cajapao Casapao .... Pirate
Honorato Ilao Reyes .... Pirate
Roderick Magbay .... Pirate
Demetreo Castillo .... Pirate
Thomas Carwgal de la Peña .... Pirate
Edwarren Bantungon .... Pirate
Levi Mickael de Ramon .... Pirate
Aries Corales .... Pirate
Aries Dolor Ilagon .... Pirate
Joseph de los Reyes .... Pirate
Dennis Rayos Martinez .... Pirate
Taiyo Yamanouchi .... Pirate (as Tatyo Yamanouchi)
Wai Tung Wong .... Pirate
Ging Fang Zhu .... Pirate
Francis Dokyi .... Water Taxi Driver
Begni Bok Dong .... Young Ogata
Daniel Acon .... Former Team Zissou, Antarctica
Alexander Hamilton .... Former Team Zissou, Antarctica
Leica .... Cody

Directed by
Wes Anderson

Writing credits (WGA)
Wes Anderson (written by) &
Noah Baumbach (written by)

Produced by
Wes Anderson .... producer
Dan Beers .... associate producer
Barry Mendel .... producer
Scott Rudin .... producer
Rudd Simmons .... executive producer
Enzo Sisti .... co-producer

Original Music by
Ennio Morricone (song "Here's to you")
Mark Mothersbaugh
Scott Walker (song "30 Century Man")

Non-Original Music by
Rod Argent (song "The Way I Feel Inside")
Jon Thor Birgisson (song "Staralfur")
David Bowie (song "Life on Mars?")
David Bowie (song "Queen Bitch")
David Bowie (song "Starman")
David Bowie (songs "Five Years", "Lady Stardust", "Oh! You Pretty Things", "Space Oddity", "When I Live My Dream", "Changes", "Rebel Rebel" and "Ziggy Stardust")
Agust Aevar Gunnarsson (song "Staralfur")
Georg Holm (song "Staralfur")
Robert Mothersbaugh (song "Gut Feeling")
Iggy Pop (song "Search and Destroy")
Kjartan Sveinisson (song "Staralfur")
James Williamson (song "Search and Destroy")

Cinematography by
Stefano Falivene (additional photography)
Robert D. Yeoman

Film Editing by
David Moritz

Casting by
Douglas Aibel

Production Design by
Mark Friedberg

Art Direction by
Stefano Maria Ortolani
Marco Trentini
Eugenio Ulissi

Set Decoration by
Gretchen Rau

Costume Design by
Milena Canonero

Makeup Department
Jana Carboni .... assistant makeup artist
Maria Teresa Corridoni .... key hair stylist
Maurizio Damiani .... assistant hair stylist
Frances Hannon .... hair stylist: Bill Murray
Frances Hannon .... makeup artist: Bill Murray
Enrico Jacoponi .... assistant makeup artist (as Enrico Iacoponi)
Rosa Luciani .... hair stylist
Vincenzo Mastrantonio .... makeup artist
Emanuel Millar .... hair stylist: Cate Blanchett
Belinda Parish .... hair stylist: Marineland, Antibes
Belinda Parish .... makeup artist: Marineland, Antibes
Corrado Pastore .... hair production assistant
Francesco Scaramella .... assistant hair stylist
Katia Sisto .... assistant makeup artist (as Caterina Sisto)
Gino Tamagnini .... key makeup artist (as Gino Tomagnini)
Heba Thorisdottir .... makeup artist: Cate Blanchett

Production Management
Manuela Cacciamani .... assistant unit manager
Vito Colazzo .... unit production manager
Federico Foti .... unit manager
Marco Olivieri .... unit manager: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Inti Carboni .... first assistant director
Roman Coppola .... second unit director
Edoardo Ferretti .... second second assistant director
Sam Hoffman .... first assistant director
Meghan Myszkowski .... DGA trainee
Edoardo Petti .... second second assistant director
Daniele Ramazzotti .... second second assistant director: visual effects unit
Franco Maria Salamon .... second unit director
Alessio Spinelli .... second assistant director: second unit
Luigi Spoletini .... first assistant director: second unit
Luigi Spoletini .... second unit director
Simonetta Valentini .... second assistant director

Art Department
Maria-Teresa Barbasso .... assistant art director
Barbara Cicero .... art buyer
Roberta Federico .... set designer
Sandy Hamilton .... property master
Mark Pollard .... graphic art director
Alessandra Querzola .... assistant set decorator

Sound Department
Olivier Burgaud .... boom operator
David V. Butler .... dialogue editor
Kevin E. Carpenter .... sound re-recording mixer
David Giammarco .... sound re-recording mixer
David Giammarco .... supervising sound editor
Wayne Griffin .... adr supervisor
Kim Haves .... dialogue editor (as Kim Drummond)
Richard Henderson .... music editor
Scott A. Jennings .... supervising sound editor
Jonathan Karp .... additional music editor
Jonathan Klein .... sound effects editor (as Jonathan A. Klein)
Goro Koyama .... foley artist
Andy Malcolm .... foley artist
Anna Malkin .... foley recording assistant
Rupert Nadeau .... assistant sound editor
Michael O'Farrell .... sound effects editor
Joe Schiff .... first assistant sound editor
Gregory H. Watkins .... sound re-recording mixer
Pawel Wdowczak .... sound mixer
Don White .... foley recording mixer
Paul Berolzheimer .... sound and music editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Daniel Acon .... special effects coordinator
Renato Agostini .... special effects supervisor
Maurizio Corridori .... special effects
Andy Lawless .... shoot supervisor: animation unit
Marco Moneta .... special effects technician
Franco Ragusa .... special effects foreman
Silvano Scasseddu .... special effects

Visual Effects by
Jacqueline Allard .... rotoscope: Gray Matter FX
Margaret Lily Andres .... visual effects assistant editor: stop motion unit
Christian T. Andrews .... motion control engineer: stop motion unit
Arthur Argote .... compositor: Gray Matter FX
Adam Avitabile .... digital compositor
Joseph Brattesani .... compositor: Gray Matter FX
Chad Buehler .... digital compositor
Patrick Clancey .... digital opticals
Walt Conti .... animatronic effects supervisor
Pierre Couture .... digital producer: Gray Matter FX
Sean C. Cunningham .... digital artist: Gray Matter Effects
Jeremy Dawson .... visual effects supervisor
Mark S. Driscoll .... visual effects producer: LOOK! Effects Inc. (as Mark Driscoll)
Travis Dutch .... scanning and recording
Henrik Fett .... visual effects supervisor: LOOK Effects, Inc. (as Henrik R. Fett)
William Higgins .... rotoscope: Gray Matter FX
Timothy Hittle .... stop-motion animator
Nancy Hyland .... compositor: Gray Matter FX
Joni Jacobson .... compositor: Gray Matter FX
Patrick Keenan .... digital compositor: Pacific Title
Danny S. Kim .... compositor
Perry M. Kimura .... digital scanning and recording: Efilm/Deluxe
Justin Kohn .... lead stop-motion animator
Jay Lalime .... digital I/O: Gray Matter FX
Tom Lynnes .... CG artist: Gray Matter FX
Tom Lynnes .... CG supervisor: Gray Matter FX
Margaux Mackay .... visual effects producer: Gray Matter
Diane Macke .... project manager: EFilm
Gray Marshall .... visual effects supervisor: Gray Matter FX
Caleb Owens .... modeler: Gray Matter FX
César Romero .... compositor: Gray Matter FX
Robert Scifo .... digital matte painter: Gray Matter FX
Henry Selick .... visual effects: underwater scenes
Tefft Smith .... digital artist
Nancy St. John .... visual effects producer
Eben Stromquist .... model maker
Pat Sweeney .... director of photography: animation unit (as Patrick Sweeney)
Eric Swenson .... visual effects director of photography
Thomas Tannenberger .... digital compositor
Dan Trezise .... digital compositor: Gray Matter
Paolo Verrucci .... telecine colorist dailies
Ntana Key .... digital intermediate color assistant (uncredited)
Keith Lackey .... character modeler/rigger (uncredited)

Stunts
David Ambrosi .... stunt double
Giorgio Antonini .... stunt double
Paolo Antonini .... stunt double
Massimiliano Bianchi .... stunt rigger
Gionata Marzeddu .... utility stunts
Stefano Maria Mioni .... assistant stunt coordinator (as Stefano Mioni)
Alessandro Novelli .... stunt double
Emiliano Novelli .... stunt double
Franco Maria Salamon .... stunt coordinator

Other crew
Daniele Abeille .... transportation coordinator
Andrea Alunni .... marine coordinator
Eric Chase Anderson .... special thanks
Joan Baez .... singer: "Here's to You"
Daren Bailey .... assistant marine coordinator
Eleonora Baldwin .... script supervisor: second unit
Matteo Bardelli .... set production assistant
Jaclyn Bashoff .... assistant: Anjelica Huston
Mickey Bergstrom .... video operator
John Boccaccio .... first assistant camera
Margaux Bonhomme .... director of photography: Marineland, Antibes unit
Rebecca Booth .... production assistant
Luke Borghi .... assistant editor
Charles Bunn .... assistant editor
Mike Cachuela .... animatic artist
Giorgio Catalano .... production accountant
Ted Cella .... assistant: Scott Rudin
Carmela Compagnone .... assistant accountant
Molly Cooper .... assistant: Barry Mendel
Jacques-Yves Cousteau .... dedicatee
Jacques-Yves Cousteau .... in memory of
Ian Creed .... marine coordinator
Chris Cussen .... executive assistant: Mr. Rudin
Claudio Del Gobbo .... dolly grip
Alessandro Di Meo .... second assistant camera: underwater unit
George Drakoulis .... special thanks (as George Drakoulias)
Jim Dunbar .... music coordinator
Steve Eckelman .... assistant: Owen Wilson
Johnny Egan .... production assistant
Jules Eggli .... assistant: Scott Rudin
Sergio Faina .... key rigging grip
Stefano Falivene .... director of photography: second unit
Willy Faso .... production assistant
Nicola Fedrigoni .... assistant location manager
Alessandro Fiorito .... accountant
Maya Forbes .... special thanks
Alessandra Fortuna .... assistant: Rudd Simmons
Alex Fratar .... assistant: Scott Rudin
Mitch Glazer .... special thanks
Dale E. Grahn .... film color timer
Christopher Guardino .... musician: keyboards
Christopher Guardino .... orchestrator (as Chris Guardino)
Jennifer Hatton .... assistant editor
Stephanie Holbrook .... casting associate
Dean Hood .... financial controller
Aaron Janus .... assistant: Scott Rudin
Laurent King .... director of photography: Marineland, Antibes unit
Béatrice Kruger .... casting: Italy
Mike Larocca .... executive assistant: Scott Rudin
Enrico Latella .... location manager
Valeria Leonardi .... additional assistant: Wes Anderson
Natasha Leonett .... digital color timer
Kelly Lynch .... special thanks
Marcostavros Maggi .... clapper loader
Claudio Manzi .... costume assistant
Nicola Marzano .... key set production assistant
Norma Marie Mascia .... production coordinator
Jim McConkey .... steadicam operator
Grant McFadden .... assistant: Wes Anderson
Tommaso Mele .... key grip
Karin Mercurio .... accountant
Paolo Merosi .... extras supervisor
Nata More .... set production assistant
Claudia Moscatello .... set dressing coordinator/estimator
Cariddi Nardulli .... assistant: Enzo Sisti
Daniel R. Padgett .... additional film editor
Erik Paoletti .... location manager
Lillian Parker .... assistant: Wes Anderson
Giampiero Pelusi .... set production assistant
Giorgio Pezzotti .... grip
Cory Poccia .... production office intern
Randall Poster .... music supervisor
Connor Price .... executive assistant: Scott Rudin
Silvia Riolo .... assistant production coordinator
Eugene Rizzo .... publicist
Patrizia Roletti .... assistant to coordinators
Pete Romano .... underwater photographer
Adam Rosenberg .... assistant: Scott Rudin
Amina Runyan-Shefa .... additional assistant: Barry Mendel
Sigur Rós .... music performers: "Staralfur"
Annalisa Schmid .... accommodation coordinator
Jon Silk .... assistant: Scott Rudin
Lorene Simpson .... digital intermediate producer
Mary Beth Smith .... negative cutter
Tara Subkoff .... special thanks
Michael R. Taylor .... post-production assistant
Andrea Tolomei .... set dressing runner
Emiliano Topai .... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Alberto Torrecilla .... additional first assistant camera
Roger Udwin .... assistant coordinator: animation unit
Paolo Verrucci .... telecine dailies
Gore Vidal .... special thanks
Carlo Vinciguerra .... gaffer
Joan Washington .... pre-production coach: Cate Blanchett
Booker White .... music preparation
Reggie Wilson .... music contractor
Danlee Winegar .... assistant: Cate Blanchett
Wallace Wolodarsky .... special thanks (as Wally Wolodarsky)
Annie Yun .... costume assistant
Gina Zappala .... assistant editor
Maryan Zurek .... assistant underwater camera
Annemarie van de Mond .... script supervisor
Andrew Kahn .... assistant: Scott Rudin (uncredited)

Production Companies

* Touchstone Pictures
* American Empirical Pictures
* Scott Rudin Productions
* Life Aquatic

Distributors

* Buena Vista Pictures (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
* The Criterion Collection (2005) (USA) (DVD)
* Buena Vista International (Australia) (2005) (Australia) (theatrical)
* Buena Vista International (Germany) GmbH (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
* Buena Vista International Italia (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
* Buena Vista International (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
* Buena Vista International (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
* Buena Vista International (2005) (France) (theatrical)
* Buena Vista International (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
* Buena Vista International (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
* Buena Vista International (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
* Falcon (2005) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)

Special Effects

* Edge Innovations (animatronic effects)
* Gray Matter FX (visual effects)
* LOOK! Effects Inc. (additional digital effects)
* LOOK! Effects Inc. (additional visual effects)
* Mechinations (armatures)

Other Companies

* Aqua Films marine coordination
* Cinecittà electrical and grip equipment
* Cinecittà telecine transfers
* EFilm digital intermediate
* Footsteps Post-Production Sound Inc. foley recorded at
* Hollywood Records soundtrack released by
* Mutato Muzika score recording
* Panalight camera equipment provided by
* Panalight electrical and grip equipment
* The Reel Team voice casting
* The Walt Disney Music Library music preparation
* Warner Bros. Studio Facilities sound re-recorded at

Also Known As:
The Life Aquatic (USA) (working title)
Untitled Wes Anderson Project (USA) (working title)
MPAA: Rated R for language, some drug use, violence and partial nudity.
Runtime: 119 min
Country: USA
Language: English / Portuguese / French / Tagalog / German / Italian
Color: Color
Sound Mix: DTS / Dolby Digital / SDDS
Certification: Argentina:Atp / Australia:M / Canada:14A (Ontario) / Canada:G (Quebec) / Chile:TE / Finland:K-11 / France:U / Germany:12 / Ireland:15A / Netherlands:12 / Portugal:M/12 / Singapore:NC-16 / Sweden:11 / Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) / Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) / UK:15 / USA:R / Brazil:14

Trivia: Gwyneth Paltrow was originally set to play Jane Winslett-Richardson, but couldn't because of schedule conflicts. Nicole Kidman expressed interest and Wes Anderson hired her. Kidman was forced to bow out due to other commitments, and Julianne Moore requested the role. However, it eventually went to Cate Blanchett. Anderson admitted the character name was inspired by actress Kate Winslet. Blanchett played the part while actually pregnant.

Goofs: Continuity: When Team Zissou boards the pirates' boat to escape, the door on the safe is facing the port side, but when they try to open it, its door is facing the stern. (more)

 


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