Cast and crew
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
32 cast and 96 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast32
Max RecordsMax
Catherine KeenerMom
James GandolfiniCarol (voice)
Lauren AmbroseKW (voice)
Catherine O'HaraJudith (voice)
Forest WhitakerIra (voice)
Chris CooperDouglas (voice)
Paul DanoAlexander (voice)
Spike JonzeBob (voice) / Terry (voice)- Pepita EmmerichsClaire
Mark RuffaloThe Boyfriend- Max PfeiferClaire's Friend
- Madeleine GreavesClaire's Friend
- Joshua JayClaire's Friend
Ryan CorrClaire's Friend
Steve MouzakisTeacher- Michael Berry Jr.The Bull (voice)
- Vincent CrowleyCarol Suit Performer
- Sonny GerasimowiczAlexander Suit Performer
- Nick FarnellJudith Suit Performer
- Sam LongleyIra Suit Performer
Angus SampsonThe Bull Suit Performer- Mark McCrackenThe Bull Additional Suit Performer
- John LearyDouglas Suit Performer
- Alice ParkinsonKW Suit Performer
- Garon MichaelKW Additional Suit Performer
- James EpinfaniouAdditional Max Performer
- Joshua EvansAdditional Max Performer
- Tess Grimshaw LloydAdditional Max Performer
- Lucas HaynesAdditional Max Performer
- Nathan VealAdditional Max Performer
- Kalia PrescottMax's Classmate (uncredited)
Crew96
Directing
- Spike JonzeDirector
- Thomas Patrick SmithFirst Assistant Director
- John MartinFirst Assistant Director
- Deborah AntoniouSecond Assistant Director
- Joshua WatkinsThird Assistant Director
- John MahaffieSecond Unit Director
- Miranda ColmanThird Assistant Director
- Eddie ThorneSecond Second Assistant Director
Writing
- Dave EggersScreenplay
- Spike JonzeScreenplay
- Maurice SendakBook
Production
- John B. CarlsProducer
- Vincent LandayProducer
- Tom HanksProducer
- Maurice SendakProducer
- Gary GoetzmanProducer
- Catherine KeenerAssociate Producer
- Bruce BermanExecutive Producer
- Natalie FarreyAssociate Producer
- Scott MednickExecutive Producer
- Emma WilcocksonAssociate Producer
- Jon JashniExecutive Producer
- Justine ArtetaCasting
- Catherine BishopUnit Production Manager
- Andy PappasUnit Manager
- Kim Davis-WagnerCasting
- Shaun GreenspanProduction Assistant
- Thomas TullExecutive Producer
Camera
- Joseph MessierDolly Grip
- Matt NettheimStill Photographer
- Jeremy RouseSecond Assistant Camera
- David ElmesFirst Assistant "A" Camera
- Luke NixonFirst Assistant Camera
- Simon HardingCamera Operator
- Toby CoppingKey Grip
- Warren GrieefKey Grip
- Ben KingAdditional Still Photographer
- Mark Goellnicht"A" Camera Operator
- Sky DaviesSecond Assistant Camera
- Hector RodriguezFirst Assistant Camera
- Brad ShieldSecond Unit Director of Photography
- Gino NixKey Grip
- Stephen MacDougallSecond Assistant Camera
- Ricky SchamburgFirst Assistant Camera
- Matt CoppingDolly Grip
- Cameron MorleySecond Assistant Camera
- Shawn RecordsAdditional Still Photographer
- Darin NecessaryFirst Assistant Camera
- Gary ScottFirst Assistant Camera
- Michael VivianKey Grip
- Lance AcordDirector of Photography
- Peter WhiteFirst Assistant Camera
Editing
- James HaygoodEditor
- Eric ZumbrunnenEditor
Sound and music
- Karen OOriginal Music Composer
- Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer
- Malcolm FifeSound Effects Editor
- Michael SemanickSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Juan PeraltaSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Ren KlyceSound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
- Coya ElliottAssistant Sound Editor
Art
- Jeffrey ThorpSupervising Art Director
- Lisa ThompsonSet Decoration
- Lucinda ThomsonArt Direction
- K.K. BarrettProduction Design
- Conrad OlsonPainter
Costume and make-up
- Casey StormCostume Design
- Zeljka StaninHairstylist, Makeup Artist
- Chiara TripodiHair Supervisor, Makeup Supervisor
- Adam JohansenSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- Kylie O'TooleHairstylist, Makeup Artist
Visual effects
- Ben GibbsVisual Effects Supervisor
- Marc KolbeVisual Effects Supervisor
- William AlexanderCG Artist
- Laraib AttaVisual Effects
- Christian KaestnerCompositing Artist
- Conrad OlsonRotoscoping Artist
- Ben KallerVisual Effects
Crew
- Skyler BrigmannActing Double
- Miranda JulyThanks
- Darrin PrescottStunt Coordinator
- Sean PennThanks
- Brad PittThanks
- Andy JenkinsThanks
- Steven SoderberghThanks
- Michelle WilliamsThanks
- Tom NoonanThanks
- Bennett MillerThanks
- Benicio del ToroThanks
- Miguel ArtetaThanks
- Edward SaxonThanks
- David O. RussellThanks
- Chris CunninghamThanks
- David FincherThanks
- Sam SpiegelThanks
- Megan BaltimoreThanks