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Synopsis: A young boy named Max has an active imagination, and he will throw fits if others don't go along with what he wants. Max - following an incident with Claire (his sister) and her friends, and following a tantrum which he throws as a result of his Mother paying more attention to her boyfriend than to him - runs away from home. Wearing his wolf costume at the time, Max not only runs away physically, but runs toward a world in his imagination. This world, an ocean away, is inhabited by large wild beasts, including one named Carol who is much like Max himself in temperament. Instead of eating Max like they normally would with creatures of his type, the wild things befriend Max after he proclaims himself a king who can magically solve all their problems.
Director(s): Spike Jonze
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 53 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Metacritic:
71
Rotten Tomatoes:
73%
PG
Year:
2009
101 min
$77,222,184
Website
1,014 Views


who cares about that, so...

- See? I care!

- Carol?

You don't care

and just stand there...

...and whisper to each other

about me,

- like you always do.

- That's true.

But I know what I'm doing.

Ira, what is it?

- I don't know.

Hello.

See? This guy gets it.

Hey, uh, weird little thing...

I like the way you destroy stuff.

Good technique.

There's a spark to your work,

that can't be taught.

Thanks.

Alright, you see that one over there?

You get that one,

I'll get this one.

- See who can do it faster, okay?

- Okay.

Go!

What are you doing?

- I... I...

- I'm just helping.

- My smashing our houses?

- These are your houses?

- Yeah.

- What's wrong with them?

- What do your houses look like?

- I bet his houses are funny looking.

- Look, we worked very hard on these.

Then you, sir, showed up

and started "helping. "

- Im cold.

- Who are you?

Are you one of KW's new friends?

- Are you Bob or Terry?

- I don't even know who that is.

- Looks like a Bob.

- Thing's are getting crazy here.

- This thing's dangerous.

- You're scaring me.

You know what I say,

if you've got a problem?

Eat it!

It's the only way to solve

these types of issues.

The only way.

- Oh, he's probably got those little bird bones.

- Oh, I hate those.

You've those little bird bones that

are gonna cut up my mouth, do you?

- No, I don't have bird bones.

- You better not!

You better not be difficult to eat.

Did you have even think of that?

God, you're selfish!

I hope you don't taste

as selfish as your look.

- Let's eat it.

- Stop!

- Stop!

- Oh, look at him.

So delectable... so chewable.

Be still!

- Why?

- Be... because...

- Because...

- Why?

Well, because...

you can't eat me.

You didn't know,

that's why I forgive you.

- But never try it again!

- Why not?

- I... I've powers from another land.

- Powers?

From ancient times.

Don't make me show you.

- I destroyed these Vikings once.

- Vikings?

- What's a Viking?

- Well, they wear horn hats.

And they are big.

Bigger than all of you.

One time they attacked me

in my ice fortress.

They tried to cave in the roof.

But I made it too strong.

I told them to be still,

but they didn't.

I conquered them.

I had to make their heads explode.

And then they realized...

...that I knew

all the secrets of the world.

And then you know what happened?

They made me their king.

- A king?

- You were a king?

I knew there was something

special about him, I've told you, guys.

So wait, you exploded their heads?

Oh, come on! Our heads are bigger.

You can't explode big heads.

No, their heads were

bigger than yours, believe me.

- But you're so small.

- Small is good.

My powers are able to slip

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Spike Jonze

Adam Spiegel, known professionally as Spike Jonze, is an American actor, filmmaker, musician and photographer. His work includes commercials, film, music videos, skateboard videos and television. more…

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