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	...	Mr. Bishop
Frances McDormand	...	Mrs. 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:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 June 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Un reino bajo la luna

Filming Locations:

Long Pond, Hopkinton, 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

Wes Anderson:  [absent or deceased parent] 

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Goofs

When the "Command tent" at Camp Lebanon is flooded, and the nearby totem-pole is struck by lightning, the equipment used to tilt the totem-pole is clearly visible at the base of the pole.

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Quotes

Lionel: Where's my record player?

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Connections

Featured in Great Movie Mistakes IV (2012)

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Soundtracks

"The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Themes A.-F."
(1946)
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by New York Philharmonic
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

User Reviews

An ambitious film which for the most part delivers spectacularly

Saw this just now in a small indie cinema in Heidelberg, Germany and I have to say, it was a romp. In my humble opinion this film manages to be both Wes Anderson's funniest picture so far and his most melancholic. The utter uncompromising stylishness of his other work is also present here, perhaps even heightened, but in contrast to The Life Aquatic (and to a certain degree The Darjeeling Limited), the emphasis here is firmly on plot. The brave and often odd visuals never overwhelm the story and the audience never feels like they are not quite in on the joke, like in The Life Aquatic. The tone does tend to become a bit erratic, especially in the last third of the film when Anderson seems to want to pack so much into every frame that the film becomes a bit cartoonish at times (hence the not-perfect score from me). All in all, though, the plot is very balanced and the pacing is great. The two young leads are superb and the brave move by Anderson to place unknown actors front and centre pays off beautifully. The rest of the cast is on paper even more star-studded than The Royal Tenenbaums and yet Anderson never steers into unnecessary character development just to accommodate his stars. A touch here and a touch there are more than enough to paint a picture of a group of people who are eerily similar in their dissatisfaction with their lives and yet react quite differently to the two young lovers' dash (literally) for happiness. In conclusion, a must-see for Anderson fans and highly recommended for everyone else.