Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 12/10/2004(USA
Release Date: 05/10/2005
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/DTS
Run Time: 118 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Adult Humor, Profanity, Drug Content
Distributor/Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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
