Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

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

Director:

Wes Anderson

Writers:

Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola

Stars:

Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 38 wins & 118 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:

young love | boy scouts camp | storm | search party | 1960s | 

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Taglines:

A tormenting and surprising story of children and adults during the stormy days of the summer of 1965.

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Genres:

Adventure | 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:

Moonrise Kingdom

Filming Locations:

Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$522,996, 27 May 2012, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$45,512,466

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$68,263,166

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

This is the first Wes Anderson film without any involvement from Owen Wilson.

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Goofs

As Scout Master Ward is going to Sam's tent, the hole Sam has made is not visible from the outside.

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Quotes

Walt Bishop: Our daughter's been abducted by one of these beige lunatics!

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Crazy Credits

When the credits for the book cover artists appear on screen, they are also accompanied by the book covers they drew for the film.

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Connections

Referenced in Paterson (2016)

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Soundtracks

Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: The Spacious Firmament on High
Composed by Benjamin Britten
(1957)

User Reviews

Sweet, beautiful, and funny

I loved this movie! One of Wes Anderson's best - up there with Rushmore and Fantastic Mr Fox. Top reasons to see this movie:

The love story between the quirky dark characters was so sweet. The casting for the 2 lead kids was spot on! You can take kids to this movie. They won't get all of the subtle humor but you will. The music and the film setting. The quirkiness of the filming, scenes, and narrator. Everyone in short pants... classic! Bruce Willis is actually good in it. Beautifully shot. You leave the theater with a smile on your face and a tear in your eye. Best movie so far this year.

Anyone who said they did't like it, doesn't get Wes Anderson. If you like his movies, you will love Moonrise Kingdom!