Where the Wild Things Are

Starring: Max Records, James Gandolfini (voice), Catherine Keener, et al.

Product Description

Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. He lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 085391189930
• Release Date: January 2010
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Publisher: Warner Home Video
• Director: Spike Jonze
• Starring: Max Records, James Gandolfini (voice), Catherine Keener, Lauren Ambrose (voice), Paul Dano (voice), Catherine O'Hara (voice), Chris Cooper (voice), Michael Berry Jr. (voice), Forest Whitaker (voice), Mark Ruffalo
• Runtime: 1 hour, 41 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: Multiple Formats; Color; Widescreen; Subtitled; NTSC
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Good stage to screen adaptation.

Max (Max Records), mistreated, misunderstood, and ignored by others, escapes to the world of his imagination. There, he must be the one to mistreat, misunderstand, and ignore. This allows him to at least have empathy for the other (real) world and his family. Lots of nice colors and sharp teeth make the visuals quite fun to watch, like a spoonful of sugar. This film is more of a psychological coming-of-age film that is not intended for a younger audience. If you are familiar with Joseph Campbell’s coming-of-age stories, you will see the semblance in the film. The film is impressive for what it is, not what it is advertised as. Australia produced another film with a similar theme called “Bridge to Terabithia” (2007). Besides, Spain came out with a darker version of this theme with “Pan's Labyrinth” (2006). However, one of the closest films to "Where the Wild Things Are" is “Phoebe in Wonderland” (2008). I only saw the Blu-ray version, so I cannot compare it to other versions.