A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out to find them.A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out to find them.A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out to find them.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 36 wins & 122 nominations total
Robert Hadlock
- Deluca
- (as Rob Campbell)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaThe dance scene on the beach was saved for the very end of filming, so that the two young leads would be comfortable around each other, and was done on a closed set (just the two leads, co-writer and director Wes Anderson, and the cameraman).
- GoofsThe pilot of the plane incorrectly says the word "five" as "fiver". In standard aviation phonetics--NATO alphabets--the number "nine" is pronounced "niner", to distinguish it from "five", which is pronounced as "fife".
- Crazy creditsDuring the final credits, Alexandre Desplat's music is vocally decomposed, like it was for the piece of classical music during the movie.
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: Cannes Film Festival 2012 (2012)
- SoundtracksThe 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
Narrated by Henry Chapin (uncredited)
Featured review
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.
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- sneakydude
- May 18, 2012
Iconic On-Screen Romances
Iconic On-Screen Romances
From steamy encounters to comedic couples, these love stories will stand the test of time.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Un reino bajo la luna
- Filming locations
- Fort Wetherill State Park, Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA(moonrise kingdom cove)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $16,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $45,512,466
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $522,996
- May 27, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $68,264,022
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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