The film tells the story of Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy who feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. Max 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.
Production Warner Bros. Pictures; Legendary Pictures (in association with); Village Roadshow Pictures (in association with); KLG Film Invest [de]; Playtone; Wild Things Productions;
Cast Names Brian La Rosa; Kalia Prescott; Max Records; Pepita Emmerichs; Max Pfeifer; Madeleine Greaves; Joshua Jay; Ryan Corr; Catherine Keener; Steve Mouzakis; Mark Ruffalo; James Gandolfini; Vincent Crowley; Paul Dano; Sonny Gerasimowicz; Catherine O'Hara; Nick Farnell; Forest Whitaker; Sam Longley; Michael Berry Jr.; Angus Sampson; Mark McCracken; Chris Cooper; John Leary; Lauren Ambrose; Alice Parkinson; Garon Michael; James Epinfaniou; Joshua Evans; Tess Grimshaw Lloyd;
Box Office USD 77,222,184
Release Date 2009-10-13 (New York City, New York) (premiere) 2009-10-16
Genres Adventure; Drama; Family; Fantasy;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated PG for mild thematic elements, some adventure action and
brief language.