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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

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With a plan to exact revenge on a mythical shark that killed his partner, Oceanographer Steve Zissou rallies a crew that includes his estranged wife, a journalist, and a man who may or may not be his son.

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Director:

Wes Anderson

Writers:

Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach
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Awards

3 wins & 10 nominations.

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16 December 2006 | ccthemovieman-1
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| A Strange Film Hard To Rate On One Viewng
I find this a hard movie to rate. Maybe a second viewing would make it easier. It's a odd film: one of these low-key black humor films which is a mixture of drama and comedy. What set this apart were a few other shocking scenes of violence, something not normally in this type of movie. For a comedy, albeit a tongue-in-cheek one, that violence doesn't seem to fit, but it makes the film all the more intriguing.

At times I was totally bored with this movie and at other times fascinated. I know one thing: this is a bizarre story! That automatically means it's a good vehicle for Bill Murray, who excels at wacky characters, event he low-key ones as he sometimes plays (i.e. Lost In Translation, The Royal Tenebaums, etc.). Speaker of the latter, this movie was written and directed by Wes Anderson, the same man who did "Tenenbaums." If you saw that, you have an idea of what you might get here, although I thought Royal Tenenbaums was far funnier.

At 118 minutes, this a bit long for what it offers. I'd like to have seen it 15 minutes shorter with a tighter script. But it does offer some good photography in addition to the strange story. This movie, as they say, is not for all tastes.

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Trivia

Cate Blanchett never rehearsed with the crew and hadn't even met most of them before filming the nighttime electric jellyfish scene in which she first appears in the movie to add spontaneity to the scene.

Quotes

Festival Director: Ladies and gentlemen, we are very pleased to welcome you to the world premiere of Part 1 of the newest film from a great favorite of ours here at Loquasto, Mr. Steve Zissou. A brief Q & A will immediately follow the screening. Thank you.

Goofs

Jane says she's reading a "six volume novel" to her unborn child, but is holding one volume in her hands while six others are lying on the chair, which makes it a seven volume novel.

Crazy Credits

During the end credits the filmmakers acknowledge that the real Steve Zissou is a prominent attorney in New York City specializing in complex federal litigation.

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Rebel Rebel
Written by David Bowie
Performed by Seu Jorge

Storyline

Plot Summary

Genres

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Romance

Details

Release Date:

25 December 2004

Language

English, Icelandic, Filipino, Portuguese, French, Tagalog, German, Italian

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

San Carlo Theatre, Naples, Campania, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$113,085 12 December 2004

Gross USA:

$24,020,403

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$34,808,403

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