Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out and find them.

Director:

Wes Anderson

Writers:

Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola

Stars:

Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Jared Gilman

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 28 wins & 54 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bruce Willis	...	Captain Sharp
Edward Norton	...	Scout Master Ward
Bill Murray	...	Walt Bishop
Frances McDormand	...	Laura Bishop
Tilda Swinton	...	Social Services
Jared Gilman	...	Sam
Kara Hayward	...	Suzy
Jason Schwartzman	...	Cousin Ben
Bob Balaban	...	The Narrator
Lucas Hedges	...	Redford
Charlie Kilgore	...	Lazy Eye
Andreas Sheikh	...	Panagle
Chandler Frantz	...	Gadge
Rob H. Campbell	...	Deluca (as Rob Campbell)
L.J. Foley	...	Izod

Storyline

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the 1960s, as a young boy and girl fall in love they are moved to run away together. Various factions of the town mobilize to search for them and the town is turned upside down -- which might not be such a bad thing.

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Plot Keywords:

search | storm | island | new england | running away | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and smoking

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 June 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Un reino bajo la luna

Filming Locations:

Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$522,996 (USA) (25 May 2012)

Gross:

$45,507,053 (USA) (26 October 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Indian Paintbrush, American Empirical Pictures, Moonrise

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the closing credits, the voice of a young person introduces various instruments as they join in playing a song - an obvious reference to the records played in the Hayward home. This method of spoken introduction has however also been used outside of education recordings, such as in the obscure 1967 song "Intro and Outro" by the Bonzo Dog (Doo-Dah) Band where atypical and strange instruments are introduced as played by unusual and unlikely musicians (such as John Wayne and Adolf Hitler), and in Mike Oldfield's seminal 1973 work "Tubular Bells" where Part One is concluded by Vivian Stanshall as "Master of Ceremonies" crediting one by one the instruments used earlier in the piece. Co-incidentally, tubular bells are listed as part of the deconstruction of the Desplat piece.

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Goofs

An overhead shot of the police station wagon driving across the island shows a smooth top and just the red light. In later shots, the station wagon has a rack on the top and a siren in front of the red light.

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Quotes

Suzy: I know what you do with that sad, dumb policeman.
Laura Bishop: [long shocked stare] He's not dumb... But I guess he is kind of sad.

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Connections

Featured in The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2013)

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Soundtracks

"Kaw-Liga"
(Recorded in September 1952, released posthumously in January 1953)
Written by Hank Williams and Fred Rose
Performed by Hank Williams

User Reviews

Anderson's finest yet?

In the past, Anderson has whirled us from melancholy dreamscapes set deep below the Pacific to tales of inter-generation betrayals in the name of love, from doomed romances in Paris hotels to deliriously bizarre animal revolutions in the English countryside. But for all the retro-stylings his films so proudly wear, Moonrise Kingdom is Anderson's first period piece - a tender love story set in the sepia-soaked sixties of Anderson's youth that have worked their influence into every one of his movies. It is fitting that this film is his most childlike - not in any way any simpler than his other films (as anyone with an accurate memory of childhood will remember all it's complexities; the way each trivial thing became a nest of thorns), but an accurate and deeply heartfelt depiction of childhood. It is not aiming to be as crushingly dramatic as Life Aquatic or as deeply tragic as Hotel Chevalier, because that wouldn't be appropriate for the story it's trying to tell. Instead, while still bearing Anderson's still surprising streak of black humour (some acts of violence really catch you off-guard; then again, children are violent so hats off Wes), it is largely concerned with the dramas and tragedies of youth. Yes, it is less ambitious than say The Life Aquatic but it also has none of the flaws that that film does (and believe me, I am a massive Steve Zissou fan). Instead, it is perfectly executed, wonderfully acted poignant beauty, with fantastic performances across the board (especially from newcomers Gilman and Hayward). This, while not his most ambitious, is certainly Anderson's most perfect work so far. You owe it to yourself to see this movie.