Rent The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
3.4 of 5 from 340 ratings
1h 54min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- Internationally famous oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) and his crew - Team Zissou - set sail on an expedition to hunt down the mysterious, elusive, possibly nonexistent Jaguar Shark that killed Zissou's partner during the documentary filming of their latest adventure. They are joined on their voyage by a young airline co-pilot, who may or may not be Zissou's son (Owen Wilson), a beautiful journalist (Cate Blanchett) assigned to write a profile of Zissou, and his estranged wife and co-producer, Eleanor (Anjelica Huston). They face overwhelming complications including pirates, kidnapping, and bankruptcy.
- Actors:
- Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Anjelica Huston, Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Gambon, Noah Taylor, Bud Cort, Seu Jorge, Robyn Cohen, Waris Ahluwalia, Niels Koizumi, Pawel Wdowczak, Matthew Gray Gubler, Seymour Cassel, Antonio Monda, Isabella Blow, James Hamilton, Melanie Gerren
- Directors:
- Wes Anderson
- Producers:
- Wes Anderson, Barry Mendel, Scott Rudin, Arianne Sutner
- Writers:
- Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach
- Studio:
- Buena Vista
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Comedy
- Collections:
- A History of Films about Film: Part 2, A Brief History of Ships in Film: From Sailing to , Best Film Quests and Adventures, Films by Genre, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Bill Murray, Getting to Know: Cate Blanchett, Remembering Michael Gambon, The Coppola Clan: Hollywood's Most Creative Family, A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide to Wes Anderson
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/06/2018
- Run Time:
- 118 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary by Anderson and cowriter Noah Baumbach
- This Is an Adventure, a documentary chronicling the film's production
- Mondo Monda, an Italian talk show featuring an interview with Anderson and Baumbach
- Interview with composer Mark Mothersbaugh
- Singer-actor Seu Jorge performing David Bowie songs in Portuguese
- Intern video journal by actor Matthew Gray Gubler
- Interviews with the Cast and Crew
- Deleted Scenes
- Stills Gallery
- Trailer
- Plus: A conversation between Anderson and his brother Eric Chase Anderson
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Reviews (7) of The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Just outside Reality - The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou review by CP Customer
This film is brilliant. There are two American directors who i have taken a real interest in. Wesw Anderson is one of them. Some people do not like his style of film making, i love it. If you liked Rushmore, if you liked The Royal Tenembaum's, this film is for you. If you didn't, maybe steer clear.
The film follows Steve Zissou, a documentary film-maker, avenging the life of his colleague who was eaten by a mysterious multi-coloured shark. There are a catalogue of great characters characters, one of which (Owen Wilson) is thought to be, although probably isn't, Steve's son. Plus a soundtrack, by Sea Jorge, of Bowie songs translated into Portuguese,
1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
A bit of a disappointment. - The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou review by CP Customer
I'm a big fan of Wes Anderson, with both 'Rushmore' and 'The Royal Tenenbaums' amongst my favourite films of all time, but I have to admit to finding 'The Life Aquatic' a bit of a disappointment. Although for the most part Wes Anderson films are more about the characters than the story in which they exist, story wise this was too bland, with some pretty dull dialogue and relying too heavily on the quirkiness of the characters, and at two hours long the film could have easily lost 30 minutes. Overall, if you're Wes Anderson fan then you'll want to see it, but if you're new to Wes Anderson's films I would give this a miss and rent 'Rushmore' instead.
1 out of 4 members found this review helpful.
Amazing - The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou review by WS
I'm a bit surprised at the negative reviews of others. I loved this film and have watched it several times, and would list it as one of my favorites.
1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.