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Max's bedroom undergoes a mysterious transformation into a jungle environment, and he winds up sailing to an island inhabited by monsters, simply called the Wild Things. The Wild Things try to scare Max, but to no avail.
Oct 16, 2009 · Where the Wild Things Are: Directed by Spike Jonze. With Max Records, Pepita Emmerichs, Max Pfeifer, Madeleine Greaves. Yearning for escape and adventure, a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.
Where the Wild Things Are is a 2009 fantasy adventure drama film directed by Spike Jonze. Written by Jonze and Dave Eggers, it is based on Maurice Sendak 's 1963 children's book of the same name. It combines live-action, performers in costumes, animatronics, and computer-generated imagery (CGI).
Jun 28, 2024 · Where the Wild Things Are, illustrated children’s book by American writer and artist Maurice Sendak, published in 1963. The work was considered groundbreaking for its honest treatment of children’s emotions, especially anger, and it won the 1964 Caldecott Medal.
1,013,095 ratings14,048 reviews. Max, a wild and naughty boy, is sent to bed without his supper by his exhausted mother. In his room, he imagines sailing far away to a land of Wild Things. Instead of eating him, the Wild Things make Max their king.
May 23, 2023 · Where the Wild Things Are is number one on BBC Culture's poll of the greatest children's books. Imogen Carter explores its appeal.
Feeling misunderstood at home and at school, mischievous Max (Max Records) escapes to the land of the Wild Things, majestic -- and sometimes fierce -- creatures.
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Sep 2, 2011 · A mixture of real actors, computer animation, and live puppeteering, Where the Wild Things Are follows the adventures of a young boy named Max (Max Records) as he enters the world of the Wild...
The wild things and Max dance and run around the forest destroying things. The wild things introduce themselves: Ira (voice: Forest Whitaker ), Carol, Douglas (voice: Chris Cooper ), the bull, Judith (voice: Catherine O'Hara ), and Alexander (voice: Paul Dano ).
Oct 14, 2009 · "Where the Wild Things Are" reflects so much of a plucky little kid: the flirting up of anger at a parent, the defiant escape into fantasy, the tough talk in a tight situation, the exuberance and then the fundamental need to return home and be loved and reassured.
