The life aquatic with Steve Zissou / Touchstone Pictures presents an American Empirical picture ; directed by Wes Anderson ; written by Wes Anderson & Noah Baumbach ; produced by Wes Anderson, Barry Mendel, Scott Rudin ; executive producer, Rudd Simmons.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 35992 | Criterion CollectionK4403 | Criterion Collection (disc 1)K3543 | Criterion Collection (disc 2)Language: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Series: Criterion collection ; 300.Publisher: [New York, New York] : [United States] : The Criterion Collection ; Touchstone Home Entertainment, [2005]Distributor: Burbank, Calif. : Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2005]Copyright date: ©2005Edition: Special editionDescription: 2 videodiscs (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 0788858300
- 9780788858307
- Life aquatic
- Life aquatic with Steve Zissou (Motion picture)
- Director of photography, Robert Yeoman ; production designer, Mark Friedberg ; edited by David Moritz ; costume designer, Milena Canonero ; music by Mark Mothersbaugh ; animation by Henry Selick ; songs by David Bowie ; adapted into Portuguese and performed by Seu Jorge.
- Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards, 2005: Sierra Award (Best supporting actress (Cate Blanchett)).
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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, Rovi
DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; DTS 5.1 surround; RSDL dual-layer ed.
Wide screen (2.35:1).
English dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles enhanced for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Gambon, Noah Taylor, Bud Cort, Seu Jorge, Robyn Cohen, Waris Ahluwalia, Niels Koizumi, Pawel Wdowczak, Matthew Gray Gubler, Seymour Cassel.
Director of photography, Robert Yeoman ; production designer, Mark Friedberg ; edited by David Moritz ; costume designer, Milena Canonero ; music by Mark Mothersbaugh ; animation by Henry Selick ; songs by David Bowie ; adapted into Portuguese and performed by Seu Jorge.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2004.
MPAA rating: R; for language, some drug use, violence and partial nudity.
Internationally renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou and his crew - Team Zissou - set sail on an expedition to hunt down the mysterious, always elusive, possibly non-existant Jaguar Shark that supposedly killed Zissou's partner during the documentary filming of their latest adventure. On this journey, Steve's crew are joined by a young airline co-pilot, who may or may not be Zissou's son, a beautiful journalist who has been assigned to write a profile of Zissou, and Eleanor, Zissou's estranged wife and co-producer. They face overwhelming complications including pirates, kidnapping, and bankruptcy.
disc 1. The film -- disc 2. The supplements.
Special features: Disc 1: Commentary (featuring director Wes Anderson and co-writer Noah Baumbach); "Starz on the set" (behind-the-scenes featurette); Deleted scenes; Trailer. Disc 2: Photos (taken during filming by set photographer Philippe Antonello); The look aquatic; Creating a scene; Mark Mothersbaugh (interview with composer and Devo member Mark Mothersbaugh); Mondo Monda (Italian TV interview with director Wes Anderson and co-writer Noah Baumbach with host Antonio Monda); Seu Jorge performs David Bowie (ten David Bowie songs performed by Brazilian recording artist and actor Seu Jorge); Aquatic life; Designs; Esteban; Ned; This is an adventure (documentary by Albert Maysles, Antonio Ferrera and Matthew Prinzing during the filming); Costumes; Intern video journal (behind-the-scenes documentary by actor and real life intern Matthew Gary Gubler); Jane. Fold-out insert with cutaway of 'The Belafonte' with Eric Anderson's original illustrations.
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards, 2005: Sierra Award (Best supporting actress (Cate Blanchett)).