Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Director:

Wes Anderson

Writers:

Wes Anderson (written by)
Roman Coppola (written by)

Release Date:

16 May 2012 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out and find them.

Plot Keywords:

Search | New England | 1960s | Search Party | Island

Cast

Edward Norton	...	Scout Master Ward
Bruce Willis	...	Captain Sharp
Bill Murray	...	Walt Bishop
Harvey Keitel	...	Commander Pierce
Tilda Swinton	...	Social Services
Frances McDormand	...	Laura Bishop
Jason Schwartzman	...	Cousin Ben
Kara Hayward	...	Suzy
Jared Gilman	...	Sam
Bob Balaban	...	Narrator
L.J. Foley	...	Izod
Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick	...	Roosevelt
Charlie Kilgore	...	Lazy Eye
Jake Ryan	...	Lionel
Neal Huff	...	Jed
Gabriel Rush	...	Skotak
Tommy Nelson	...	Nickleby
James Wilcox	...	Scout Master
Chandler Frantz	...	Gadge
Tanner Flood	...	Murry Bishop
Wyatt Ralff	...	Rudy Bishop
Jordan Puzzo	...	Boy Scout
Lucas Hedges	...	Redford
George J. Vezina	...	Scout Master
Christopher Alan	...	Church Townsman
Joshua Meehan	...	Boy Scout (as Joshie Meehan)
Andreas Sheikh	...	Panagle
Dylan Cataldo	...	Khaki Scout
Alecia Batson	...	Church Refugee (uncredited)
David Boston	...	Townsman in Church (uncredited)
Jodie Brunelle	...	Church Refugee (uncredited)
Max Derderian	...	Chef (uncredited)
Benjamin Flynn	...	Boy on Beach (uncredited)
Shawn Fogarty	...	Storm Refugee in Church / Father at Childrens Play (uncredited)
John Franchi	...	Play Attendee (uncredited)
Adam J. Freeman	...	Khaki Scout (uncredited)
Julianne Freeman	...	Suzy's Classmate (uncredited)
Jack Hartman	...	Khaki Scout (uncredited)
Conor Healy	...	Scout Leader (uncredited)
Krystal Kenville	...	Church Congregation (uncredited)
Lindsay MacDonald	...	Church Patron (uncredited)
Richard Meehan	...	Khaki Scout (uncredited)
Tyler Metivier	...	Bugler Boy Scout (uncredited)
Christopher S. Porter	...	Storm Refugee (uncredited)
Joshua Prevost	...	Scout Camper (uncredited)
Donna Glee Reim	...	Elderly Refugee (uncredited)
Gary Roscoe	...	Townsperson (uncredited)
Ada-Nicole Sanger	...	Bossy Girl (uncredited)
Salvatore Santone	...	Camper Scout (uncredited)
Aingealica Venuto	...	Refugee in Church & Water Rippler in Noah's Ark Pageant (uncredited)
Dorothea White	...	Child Refugee (uncredited)
Luke Young	...	Foster Brother (uncredited)

Directed by
Wes Anderson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Wes Anderson		written by
Roman Coppola		written by

Produced by
Wes Anderson	....	producer
Eli Bush	....	co-producer
Molly Cooper	....	co-producer
Jeremy Dawson	....	producer
Sam Hoffman	....	executive producer
Octavia Peissel	....	associate producer
Steven M. Rales	....	producer
Scott Rudin	....	producer
Lila Yacoub	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Alexandre Desplat

Cinematography by
Robert D. Yeoman

Film Editing by
Andrew Weisblum

Casting by
Douglas Aibel

Production Design by
Adam Stockhausen

Art Direction by
Gerald Sullivan

Set Decoration by
Kris Moran

Costume Design by
Kasia Walicka-Maimone

Makeup Department
Carla Antonino	....	makeup artist
Frank Barbosa	....	key hair stylist
Mandy Lyons	....	hair department head
Brenda McNally	....	hair stylist
Björn Rehbein	....	key makeup artist
Nuria Sitja	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Danielle Blumstein	....	production supervisor
Sam Hoffman	....	unit production manager
Stuart Macphee	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Johnny Egan	....	second assistant director (reshoots)
Alyssa Frankel	....	dga trainee
Nate Grubb	....	first assistant director
Ali Jordan	....	second second assistant director
Elizabeth MacSwan	....	additional second assistant director
Allan Rafael	....	additional second second assistant director
Jennifer Truelove	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jason Allard	....	stand-by carpenter
Paula Bird	....	scenic artist
Steve Brennan	....	key on-set dresser
Jason Case	....	set dresser
Jessica Case	....	set dresser
Danica Chipman	....	set decoration buyer
Samantha Dabney	....	art department intern
Michael Fails	....	art department intern
Kim Fischer	....	art department assistant
Ian Glover	....	art department intern
Sandy Hamilton	....	property master
Patrick Harpin	....	storyboard artist
Jared Hartley	....	set dresser
Bettina Hastie	....	draper
Eric Helmin	....	additional graphic designer
J.M. Hunter	....	art department coordinator
Bridget Keefe	....	set dressing foreman
Kevin C. Lang	....	set dresser
Lance Littlefield	....	scenic artist
Erik Malkovich	....	set dresser
Julian Marshall	....	art intern
Brian McKenzie	....	set dresser
Janine Moore	....	assistant property master
Nancy A. Pavia	....	set dresser
Mark Pollard	....	graphic artist
Michael Powsner	....	props
David Rickson	....	scenic artist
Peter Rippe	....	carpenter
David Rotondo	....	construction coordinator
John Ryder	....	set dresser
Robert Schleinig	....	leadman
Michelle Sherwood	....	assistant property master
Dustin Sohn	....	art intern
Irene Su	....	art department intern
Terry Synnott	....	scenic artist
Kathryn Tedesco	....	props intern
Ryan Webb	....	assistant property master
Anastasia White	....	art department assistant
Jeremy Woodward	....	set designer

Sound Department
Steve Baine	....	foley artist
James Baker	....	boom operator
David Briggs	....	dialogue editor
Steve Cerilli	....	adr recordist
Patrick Christensen	....	adr recordist
Dann Fink	....	adr voice casting
Lewis Goldstein	....	supervising dialogue editor
Max Greene	....	adr assistant
Gina Gyles	....	foley assistant
Craig Henighan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Craig Henighan	....	supervising sound editor
David C. Manahan	....	utility sound technician
Cate Montana	....	adr editor
Peter Persaud	....	foley recordist
Scott Rancourt	....	additional adr recordist
Jac Rubenstein	....	dialogue editor
Tom Ryan	....	adr mixer
Christopher Scarabosio	....	sound re-recording mixer
Wen Hsuan Tseng	....	adr assistant
Pawel Wdowczak	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Chris Aguilar	....	special effects assistant
Lindsay Boffoli	....	special effects technician
John Ruggieri	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Colleen Bachman	....	visual effects producer
Manda Cheung	....	digital compositor
Katie Dillman	....	production coordinator: Fantasy II Film Effects
Joseph DiValerio	....	visual effects artist
John B. Gray	....	visual effects artist
Brad Kalinoski	....	digital compositor: Look Effects
Eric A. Kohler	....	associate visual effects producer: Hydraulx
Matt Kushner	....	visual effects artist: LOOK Effects
Sun Lee	....	senior matte painter: Hydraulx
Joseph Oberle	....	digital compositor
Dan Schrecker	....	visual effects supervisor
Greg M. Silverman	....	visual effects artist
Gene Warren III	....	physical effects and miniatures

Stunts
Tim Buchanan	....	utility stunts
Amanda Dyar	....	stunts
Paul Marini	....	stunt coordinator
John Vincent Mason	....	stunts
Ian Mclaughlin	....	key stunt rigger
Jeff Medeiros	....	utility stunts
Mark E. Phillips	....	safety diver

Camera and Electrical Department
Tristan Allen	....	key grip: additonal photography
Braden Belmonte	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Braden Belmonte	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Jason Bowen	....	generator operator
Paul Bulgin	....	grip
David Chameides	....	steadicam operator
Stanley Fernandez Jr.	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Afton Grant	....	steadicam operator
P.J. Hand	....	dolly grip
Matt Hedges	....	camera intern
Paul Jaasko	....	best boy rigging grip
Tom Keenan	....	best boy electric
Robert Knowles	....	key grip
JD Leedham	....	grip
Roger Marbury	....	rigging gaffer
Julian Marshall	....	camera intern
Julian Marshall	....	intern
Brandon J. Meadows	....	grip
John J. Moers	....	additional documentary cinematography
Kyle D. Moore	....	grip
Xavier Munoz	....	grip
Xavier Munoz	....	rigging grip
Courtney Perkins	....	film loader
Harry Pray IV	....	rigging grip
David M. Rogers	....	shop electric
Jonathan Salvo	....	rigging grip
Sanjay Sami	....	key grip
Sanjay Sami	....	steadicam operator
James Sylvia	....	assistant camera
Niko Tavernise	....	still photographer
Bill Trautvetter	....	director of photography: second unit
George Tur	....	additional first assistant camera
Warren A. Weberg	....	key grip: additional photography
Frans Wetterings III	....	gaffer
Christine Willard	....	key rigging grip

Casting Department
Matt Bouldry	....	casting assistant
Brina	....	extras casting assistant
Deborah Maxwell Dion	....	casting associate: los angeles
Peter Dudgeon	....	casting assistant
Timothy Mendonca	....	casting assistant
Anne Mulhall	....	casting: Rhode Island

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jacqui Baker	....	additional costumer
Susanna Brown	....	key tailor
Mickey Carleton	....	assistant costume designer
Scott T. Coppock	....	mask maker
Richelle Devereaux-Murray	....	stitcher
Keri Lee Doris	....	assistant costume designer
Serena Marler Gaitskell	....	additional costumer
Susana Gilboe	....	assistant costume designer: New York
Bettina Hastie	....	seamstress
Brittany Loar	....	costume coordinator
Alyson MacInnis	....	costumer: Bruce Willis, Edward Norton
Joseph T. Mastrolia	....	costume supervisor
Honah Lee Milne	....	key set costumer
Joanna Murphy	....	wardrobe supervisor
Mark Peterson	....	costume supervisor
Lara Quinlan	....	costumer
Dianna Reardon	....	set costumer
Ashley E. Singer	....	mask maker
Jill Thibault	....	ager/dyer
Tricia Turczynski	....	costumer
Tina Ulee	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Victoria Anderson	....	colorist assistant
Edward Bursch	....	animatic editor
Kristyn DiPane	....	dailies producer
Chris Gennarelli	....	colorist: high definition dailies
Patrick Rossi	....	dailies assistant
Tim Stipan	....	digital intermediate colorist
Salomé Stulberg	....	post-production assistant
Daniel Triller	....	first assistant editor
Samantha Uber	....	digital intermediate editor
Kevin Vale	....	digital intermediate producer
Gilbert Carreras	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Gary Chester	....	score mixer
Gary Chester	....	score recording engineer
Gregory Clark	....	musician: male ensemble singer
Lewis Morison	....	synthesizer programmer
Victor Pesavento	....	music preparation
Conrad Pope	....	conductor
Conrad Pope	....	orchestrator
Randall Poster	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Robin Monaghan	....	driver
Timothy Paustian	....	transportation captain
Thomas Reilly	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Andrew Benedict	....	production assistant
Mike Buonanno	....	location assistant
John W. Burke	....	craft service: additional
Edward Bursch	....	assistant to Mr. Anderson
Wendy Cohen	....	production resources
Christine Colburn	....	production secretary
Susan Cosgrove	....	intern
Raz Cunningham	....	production assistant
Nick Dible	....	locations intern
Stephen J. Eads	....	associate
James Ferrera	....	unit publicist
Elizabeth Fisher	....	production assistant
Rebecca Garland	....	production accountant
Mollie Vera Grace	....	first assistant accountant
Morgan Howard	....	additional assistant accountant
Rachel Iovine	....	production assistant
Katie Kramer	....	production assistant
Alexander Martin	....	locations production assistant (as Alex Martin)
Ryan McPeake	....	set medic
Lisa McPherson	....	production assistant
Greta Methot	....	production assistant
Steven M. Morales	....	EPK production manager
Cameron Morton	....	key production assistant
Patrick O'Hala	....	location production assistant
Charlotte Oldsman	....	production intern
Nisha Pathak	....	locations coordinator
John Logan Pierson	....	assistant to Scott Rudin
Irwin M. Rappaport	....	production attorney
Lauren Ro	....	accounting clerk
Joe Russo	....	epk producer
Martin Scali	....	documentarian
Krista Selvaggio	....	studio teacher
Daniel A. Stebbins	....	production assistant
Briana Taylor	....	assistant production coordinator
Jessica Thorne	....	payroll accountant
Colin Walsh	....	location manager
Eoin Walsh	....	assistant location manager
Spencer Walters	....	production assistant

Thanks
Steven Feinberg	....	grateful acknowledgment

Production Companies

• Indian Paintbrush (presents)
• American Empirical Pictures (as American Empirical)
• Moonrise
• Scott Rudin Productions

Distributors

• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2012) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• E1 Films Canada (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Focus Features (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Lucky Red (2012) (Italy) (all media)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2012) (Bulgaria) (all media)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2012) (Hungary) (all media)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2012) (Romania) (all media)

Special Effects

• LOOK! Effects (visual effects)

Other Companies

• ABKCO Music and Records  soundtrack
• Cinema Mechanics  grip and lighting equipment
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• High Output  grip and lighting equipment
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• NES Rentals  condors and lifts
• Plasschaert & Associates  risk management
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services
• Sixteen19  Avid support
• Trevanna Post  post-production accounting

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and smoking

Runtime:

USA:94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Datasat | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Ireland:12A | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A

Filming Locations:

Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Company:

Indian Paintbrush

Trivia:

Wes Anderson's first PG-13 rated live-action film.

Movie Connections:

References "Dad's Army" (1968)

An ambitious film which for the most part delivers spectacularly

Saw this just now in a small indie cinema in Heidelberg, Germany and I have to say, it was a romp. In my humble opinion this film manages to be both Wes Anderson's funniest picture so far and his most melancholic. The utter uncompromising stylishness of his other work is also present here, perhaps even heightened, but in contrast to The Life Aquatic (and to a certain degree The Darjeeling Limited), the emphasis here is firmly on plot. The brave and often odd visuals never overwhelm the story and the audience never feels like they are not quite in on the joke, like in The Life Aquatic. The tone does tend to become a bit erratic, especially in the last third of the film when Anderson seems to want to pack so much into every frame that the film becomes a bit cartoonish at times (hence the not-perfect score from me). All in all, though, the plot is very balanced and the pacing is great. The two young leads are superb and the brave move by Anderson to place unknown actors front and centre pays off beautifully. The rest of the cast is on paper even more star-studded than The Royal Tenenbaums and yet Anderson never steers into unnecessary character development just to accommodate his stars. A touch here and a touch there are more than enough to paint a picture of a group of people who are eerily similar in their dissatisfaction with their lives and yet react quite differently to the two young lovers' dash (literally) for happiness. In conclusion, a must-see for Anderson fans and highly recommended for everyone else.