The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Wes Anderson

 
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (Criterion DVD)

DVD

2 Discs

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  • United States
  • 2004
  • 118 minutes
  • Color
  • 2.35:1
  • English
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  • Spine #300

SYNOPSIS: Internationally famous oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) and his crew—Team Zissou—set sail on an expedition to hunt down the mysterious, elusive, possibly nonexistent “jaguar shark” that killed Zissou’s partner during the documentary filming of their latest adventure. They are joined on their voyage by a young airline co-pilot, who may or may not be Zissou’s son (Owen Wilson), a beautiful journalist (Cate Blanchett) assigned to write a profile of Zissou, and his estranged wife and co-producer, Eleanor (Anjelica Huston). They face overwhelming complications, including pirates, kidnapping, and bankruptcy. Oscar-nominated writer-director Wes Anderson (2001, The Royal Tenenbaums, Best Original Screenplay) has assembled an all-star cast that also includes Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Gambon, Noah Taylor, and Bud Cort for this wildly original adventure-comedy.

Cast & CreditsOpen

Cast

Steve ZissouBill Murray
Ned PlimptonOwen Wilson
Jane Winslett-RichardsonCate Blanchett
Eleanor ZissouAnjelica Huston
Klaus DaimlerWillem Dafoe
Alistair HennesseyJeff Goldblum
Oseary DrakouliasMichael Gambon
Vladimir WolodarskyNoah Taylor
Bill UbellBud Cort
Pelé dos SantosSeu Jorge
Anne-Marie SakowitzRobyn Cohen
Vikram RayWaris Ahluwalia
Bobby OgataNiels Koizumi
Renzo PietroPawel Wdowczak
Intern #1Matthew Gray Gubler
Esteban du PlantierSeymour Cassel

Credits

DirectorWes Anderson
ScreenplayWes Anderson and Noah Baumbach
ProducerWes Anderson, Barry Mendel and Scott Rudin
Executive producerRudd Simmons
Co-producerEnzo Sisti
CinematographyRobert Yeoman
Production designMark Friedberg
EditingDavid Moritz
MusicMark Mothersbaugh
Music supervisorRandall Poster
Costume designMilena Canonero
Animation byHenry Selick
CastingDouglas Aibel
Score recorded and mixed byRobert Casale
SongsDavid Bowie
Adapted into Portuguese and performed bySeu Jorge
Still photographyPhilippe Antonello
Original illustrationsEric Chase Anderson

Disc Features

SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET:

  • New high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Wes Anderson and enhanced for widescreen televisions
  • Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 soundtracks
  • Commentary by Wes Anderson and co-writer Noah Baumbach
  • Ten deleted scenes
  • “Starz on the Set”: behind-the-scenes featurette
  • Theatrical trailer
  • English, French, and Spanish subtitles enhanced for the deaf and hearing impaired
  • This Is an Adventure, a documentary by Antonio Ferrera, Albert Maysles, and Matthew Prinzing chronicling the production of the movie
  • Mondo Monda, an Italian talk show featuring an interview with Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, with host Antonio Monda
  • New video interview with composer and Devo member Mark Mothersbaugh
  • Ten complete video performances of David Bowie songs in Portuguese by Brazilian recording artist and actor Seu Jorge (Pele´ dos Santos)
  • Intern video journal by actor and real-life intern Matthew Gray Gubler (Intern #1)
  • Multiple interviews with the cast and crew with behind-the-scenes footage
  • Behind-the-scenes photos and original artwork from the film
  • A fold-out insert featuring a cutaway of the Belafonte, with Eric Anderson’s original illustrations, and a conversation between Wes and Eric conducted in 2005



SINGLE-DISC EDITION:

  • New high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Wes Anderson and enhanced for widescreen televisions
  • Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 soundtracks
  • Commentary by Wes Anderson and co-writer Noah Baumbach
  • Ten deleted scenes
  • “Starz on the Set”: behind-the-scenes featurette
  • Theatrical trailer
  • English, French, and Spanish subtitles enhanced for the deaf and hearing impaired
  • Reversible cover and menus featuring Eric Anderson’s original illustrations