Cast (33)

Max Records

Max

Catherine Keener

Mom

James Gandolfini

Carol (voice)

Lauren Ambrose

KW (voice)

Catherine O'Hara

Judith (voice)

Forest Whitaker

Ira (voice)

Chris Cooper

Douglas (voice)

Paul Dano

Alexander (voice)

Spike Jonze

Bob (voice) / Terry (voice)

Pepita Emmerichs

Claire

Mark Ruffalo

The Boyfriend

Max Pfeifer

Claire's Friend

Madeleine Greaves

Claire's Friend

Joshua Jay

Claire's Friend

Ryan Corr

Claire's Friend

Steve Mouzakis

Teacher

Michael Berry Jr.

The Bull (voice)

Vincent Crowley

Carol Suit Performer

Sonny Gerasimowicz

Alexander Suit Performer

Nick Farnell

Judith Suit Performer

Sam Longley

Ira Suit Performer

Angus Sampson

The Bull Suit Performer

Mark McCracken

The Bull Additional Suit Performer

John Leary

Douglas Suit Performer

Alice Parkinson

KW Suit Performer

Garon Michael

KW Additional Suit Performer

James Epinfaniou

Additional Max Performer

Joshua Evans

Additional Max Performer

Tess Grimshaw Lloyd

Additional Max Performer

Lucas Haynes

Additional Max Performer

Nathan Veal

Additional Max Performer

Skyler Brigmann

Double: Max (uncredited)

Kalia Prescott

Max's Classmate (uncredited)

Crew (102)

Maurice Sendak

Producer

Tom Hanks

Producer

Spike Jonze

Screenplay

Vincent Landay

Producer

Dave Eggers

Screenplay

John B. Carls

Producer

Spike Jonze

Director

Gary Goetzman

Producer

Sky Davies

Second Assistant Camera

Darin Necessary

First Assistant Camera

Jeremy Rouse

Second Assistant Camera

Matt Copping

Dolly Grip

Mark Goellnicht

"A" Camera Operator

Cameron Morley

Second Assistant Camera

Shawn Records

Additional Still Photographer

Hector Rodriguez

First Assistant Camera

Gino Nix

Key Grip

Simon Harding

Camera Operator

Warren Grieef

Key Grip

Toby Copping

Key Grip

Ben King

Additional Still Photographer

Joseph Messier

Dolly Grip

Stephen MacDougall

Second Assistant Camera

David Elmes

First Assistant "A" Camera

Matt Nettheim

Still Photographer

Luke Nixon

First Assistant Camera

Gary Scott

First Assistant Camera

Ricky Schamburg

First Assistant Camera

Peter White

First Assistant Camera

Brad Shield

Second Unit Director of Photography

Michael Vivian

Key Grip

Emma Wilcockson

Associate Producer

Scott Mednick

Executive Producer

Catherine Keener

Associate Producer

Skyler Brigmann

Acting Double

Jon Jashni

Executive Producer

Natalie Farrey

Associate Producer

James Haygood

Editor

Eric Zumbrunnen

Editor

Karen O

Original Music Composer

Bruce Berman

Executive Producer

Carter Burwell

Original Music Composer

Miranda July

Thanks

Lisa Thompson

Set Decoration

Marc Kolbe

Visual Effects Supervisor

K.K. Barrett

Production Design

Casey Storm

Costume Design

Ben Gibbs

Visual Effects Supervisor

Lucinda Thomson

Art Direction

Malcolm Fife

Sound Effects Editor

Michael Semanick

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jeffrey Thorp

Supervising Art Director

Juan Peralta

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Darrin Prescott

Stunt Coordinator

Zeljka Stanin

Hairstylist

Chiara Tripodi

Makeup Supervisor

Michelle Williams

Thanks

Benicio del Toro

Thanks

Miguel Arteta

Thanks

Steven Soderbergh

Thanks

Chris Cunningham

Thanks

Eddie Thorne

Second Second Assistant Director

Adam Johansen

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Kylie O'Toole

Makeup Artist

Tory Metzger

Thanks

Ceán Chaffin

Thanks

Edward Saxon

Thanks

Miranda Colman

Third Assistant Director

Kim Davis-Wagner

Casting

Sam Spiegel

Thanks

Thomas Patrick Smith

First Assistant Director

John Mahaffie

Second Unit Director

Joshua Watkins

Third Assistant Director

Justine Arteta

Casting

Chiara Tripodi

Hair Supervisor

Catherine Bishop

Unit Production Manager

Brad Pitt

Thanks

Andy Jenkins

Thanks

Sean Penn

Thanks

Tom Noonan

Thanks

Mike Mills

Thanks

Bennett Miller

Thanks

Kylie O'Toole

Hairstylist

Zeljka Stanin

Makeup Artist

Megan Baltimore

Thanks

Andy Pappas

Unit Manager

David Fincher

Thanks

Lance Bangs

Thanks

Deborah Antoniou

Second Assistant Director

John Martin

First Assistant Director

Nicole Holofcener

Thanks

David O. Russell

Thanks

Ren Klyce

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ren Klyce

Sound Designer

Lance Acord

Director of Photography

Troy Robinson

Stunts

William Alexander

CG Artist

Shaun Greenspan

Production Assistant

Coya Elliott

Assistant Sound Editor

Thomas Tull

Executive Producer

Laraib Atta

Visual Effects

Maurice Sendak

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