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Original title: Squid and the Whale, The
Release Date
• USA: Oct 31, 2005
DVD Release Date
• R1: Mar 14, 2006
Budget USD 1,500,000
BoxOffice: $7.1M
Official Website:
The Squid and the Whale Website
MPAA Rating
Rated R for strong sexual content, graphic dialogue and language.
Running Time
1 hour, 20 minutes
Country USA
Production Companies
American Empirical Pictures, Peter Newman/Interal Productions, Original Media, Seven Hills Pictures, Andrew Lauren Productions (ALP), Ambush Entertainment, Destination Films, InterAL Inc., Squid and Whale Inc.
Studio Samuel Goldwyn Films
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Genre: Drama, Comedy
Tagline: Joint Custody Blows.
Plot: Noah Baumbach's THE SQUID AND THE WHALE is an excruciatingly humane, often hilarious portrait of a disintegrating family in mid-1980s Brooklyn. Set in the stately yet off-kilter neighborhood of Park Slope, the film tells the story of the Berkmans, a quintessentially New York family struggling to keep things together. Family patriarch Bernard (Jeff Daniels) is a published author and writing teacher whose insecurity over his own lack of recognition continues to plague him. Meanwhile, his wife, Joan (Laura Linney), is grappling with her own sense of unsettlement. Their sons, who are caught in the crossfire, express their confusion in different ways: 16-year-old Walt (Jesse Eisenberg) tries to pass off Pink Floyd's "Hey You" as his own hit in the school talent show, while his 12-year-old brother Frank (Owen Kline) begins to explore his budding sexuality. When Bernard and Joan finally decide to separate, the family must confront their unraveling situation head on.Rarely has family dysfunction been captured so frankly and honestly as in THE SQUID AND THE WHALE. Baumbach claims his film is only semi-autobiographical, but, from the pitch-perfect writing and nostalgic tone, it feels as if we're watching home videos of the writer-director's past. Featuring an outstanding pop-music
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Noah Baumbach
Mr. Jealousy, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Kicking and Screaming |
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Noah Baumbach
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Kicking and Screaming, Mr. Jealousy |
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