--- title: "Where the Wild Things Are: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/where-the-wild-things-are/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/where-the-wild-things-are" cast: 32 crew: 96 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Where the Wild Things Are (2009): cast and crew 32 cast and 96 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Max Records](https://film.one/person/max-records.md) as Max - [Catherine Keener](https://film.one/person/catherine-keener.md) as Mom - [James Gandolfini](https://film.one/person/james-gandolfini.md) as Carol (voice) - [Lauren Ambrose](https://film.one/person/lauren-ambrose.md) as KW (voice) - [Catherine O'Hara](https://film.one/person/catherine-ohara.md) as Judith (voice) - [Forest Whitaker](https://film.one/person/forest-whitaker.md) as Ira (voice) - [Chris Cooper](https://film.one/person/chris-cooper.md) as Douglas (voice) - [Paul Dano](https://film.one/person/paul-dano.md) as Alexander (voice) - [Spike Jonze](https://film.one/person/spike-jonze.md) as Bob (voice) / Terry (voice) - [Pepita Emmerichs](https://film.one/person/pepita-emmerichs.md) as Claire - [Mark Ruffalo](https://film.one/person/mark-ruffalo.md) as The Boyfriend - [Max Pfeifer](https://film.one/person/max-pfeifer.md) as Claire's Friend - Madeleine Greaves as Claire's Friend - Joshua Jay as Claire's Friend - [Ryan Corr](https://film.one/person/ryan-corr.md) as Claire's Friend - [Steve Mouzakis](https://film.one/person/steve-mouzakis.md) as Teacher - Michael Berry Jr. as The Bull (voice) - Vincent Crowley as Carol Suit Performer - Sonny Gerasimowicz as Alexander Suit Performer - Nick Farnell as Judith Suit Performer - Sam Longley as Ira Suit Performer - [Angus Sampson](https://film.one/person/angus-sampson.md) as The Bull Suit Performer - Mark McCracken as The Bull Additional Suit Performer - John Leary as Douglas Suit Performer - Alice Parkinson as KW Suit Performer - Garon Michael as KW Additional Suit Performer - James Epinfaniou as Additional Max Performer - Joshua Evans as Additional Max Performer - Tess Grimshaw Lloyd as Additional Max Performer - Lucas Haynes as Additional Max Performer - Nathan Veal as Additional Max Performer - Kalia Prescott as Max's Classmate (uncredited) ## Directing - [Spike Jonze](https://film.one/person/spike-jonze.md): Director - Thomas Patrick Smith: First Assistant Director - John Martin: First Assistant Director - Deborah Antoniou: Second Assistant Director - Joshua Watkins: Third Assistant Director - John Mahaffie: Second Unit Director - Miranda Colman: Third Assistant Director - Eddie Thorne: Second Second Assistant Director ## Writing - [Dave Eggers](https://film.one/person/dave-eggers.md): Screenplay - [Spike Jonze](https://film.one/person/spike-jonze.md): Screenplay - [Maurice Sendak](https://film.one/person/maurice-sendak.md): Book ## Production - John B. Carls: Producer - [Vincent Landay](https://film.one/person/vincent-landay.md): Producer - [Tom Hanks](https://film.one/person/tom-hanks.md): Producer - [Maurice Sendak](https://film.one/person/maurice-sendak.md): Producer - Gary Goetzman: Producer - [Catherine Keener](https://film.one/person/catherine-keener.md): Associate Producer - Bruce Berman: Executive Producer - Natalie Farrey: Associate Producer - Scott Mednick: Executive Producer - Emma Wilcockson: Associate Producer - [Jon Jashni](https://film.one/person/jon-jashni.md): Executive Producer - Justine Arteta: Casting - Catherine Bishop: Unit Production Manager - Andy Pappas: Unit Manager - Kim Davis-Wagner: Casting - Shaun Greenspan: Production Assistant - [Thomas Tull](https://film.one/person/thomas-tull.md): Executive Producer ## Camera - Joseph Messier: Dolly Grip - Matt Nettheim: Still Photographer - Jeremy Rouse: Second Assistant Camera - David Elmes: First Assistant "A" Camera - Luke Nixon: First Assistant Camera - Simon Harding: Camera Operator - Toby Copping: Key Grip - Warren Grieef: Key Grip - Ben King: Additional Still Photographer - Mark Goellnicht: "A" Camera Operator - Sky Davies: Second Assistant Camera - Hector Rodriguez: First Assistant Camera - Brad Shield: Second Unit Director of Photography - Gino Nix: Key Grip - Stephen MacDougall: Second Assistant Camera - Ricky Schamburg: First Assistant Camera - Matt Copping: Dolly Grip - Cameron Morley: Second Assistant Camera - Shawn Records: Additional Still Photographer - Darin Necessary: First Assistant Camera - Gary Scott: First Assistant Camera - Michael Vivian: Key Grip - [Lance Acord](https://film.one/person/lance-acord.md): Director of Photography - Peter White: First Assistant Camera ## Editing - [James Haygood](https://film.one/person/james-haygood.md): Editor - [Eric Zumbrunnen](https://film.one/person/eric-zumbrunnen.md): Editor ## Sound and music - [Karen O](https://film.one/person/karen-o.md): Original Music Composer - [Carter Burwell](https://film.one/person/carter-burwell.md): Original Music Composer - Malcolm Fife: Sound Effects Editor - Michael Semanick: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Juan Peralta: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Ren Klyce: Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer - Coya Elliott: Assistant Sound Editor ## Art - Jeffrey Thorp: Supervising Art Director - Lisa Thompson: Set Decoration - Lucinda Thomson: Art Direction - [K.K. Barrett](https://film.one/person/k-k-barrett.md): Production Design - Conrad Olson: Painter ## Costume and make-up - [Casey Storm](https://film.one/person/casey-storm.md): Costume Design - Zeljka Stanin: Hairstylist, Makeup Artist - Chiara Tripodi: Hair Supervisor, Makeup Supervisor - Adam Johansen: Special Effects Makeup Artist - Kylie O'Toole: Hairstylist, Makeup Artist ## Visual effects - Ben Gibbs: Visual Effects Supervisor - Marc Kolbe: Visual Effects Supervisor - William Alexander: CG Artist - Laraib Atta: Visual Effects - Christian Kaestner: Compositing Artist - Conrad Olson: Rotoscoping Artist - Ben Kaller: Visual Effects ## Crew - Skyler Brigmann: Acting Double - [Miranda July](https://film.one/person/miranda-july.md): Thanks - Darrin Prescott: Stunt Coordinator - [Sean Penn](https://film.one/person/sean-penn.md): Thanks - [Brad Pitt](https://film.one/person/brad-pitt.md): Thanks - Andy Jenkins: Thanks - [Steven Soderbergh](https://film.one/person/steven-soderbergh.md): Thanks - [Michelle Williams](https://film.one/person/michelle-williams.md): Thanks - [Tom Noonan](https://film.one/person/tom-noonan.md): Thanks - [Bennett Miller](https://film.one/person/bennett-miller.md): Thanks - [Benicio del Toro](https://film.one/person/benicio-del-toro.md): Thanks - [Miguel Arteta](https://film.one/person/miguel-arteta.md): Thanks - [Edward Saxon](https://film.one/person/edward-saxon.md): Thanks - [David O. Russell](https://film.one/person/david-o-russell.md): Thanks - Chris Cunningham: Thanks - [David Fincher](https://film.one/person/david-fincher.md): Thanks - Sam Spiegel: Thanks - Megan Baltimore: Thanks --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/where-the-wild-things-are.md