The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is a 2004 Wes Anderson comedy-drama film, starring Bill Murray as an eccentric oceanographer on a whimsical, deadpan adventure to hunt a mythical shark.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comedy-drama film
film
character Alistair Hennessey
Eleanor Zissou
Emily Mortimer
surface form: Jane Winslett-Richardson

Klaus Daimler
Ned Plimpton
Steve Zissou
cinematography Robert Yeoman
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Wes Anderson
distributedBy Buena Vista Pictures
editedBy David Moritz
features stop-motion sea creatures
filmingTechnique miniature models
on-location shooting in Italy
genre adventure film
comedy-drama
hasColorProcess color
inspiredBy Jacques-Yves Cousteau
surface form: Jacques Cousteau
language English
mainCharacterOccupation documentary filmmaker
oceanographer
musicBy Mark Mothersbaugh
notableElement Portuguese David Bowie covers
deadpan humor
whimsical production design
partOf Wes Anderson
surface form: Wes Anderson filmography
plotSummary An eccentric oceanographer hunts a mythical jaguar shark to avenge his partner’s death.
portrays mythical jaguar shark
productionCompany American Empirical Pictures
Touchstone Pictures
releaseYear 2004
runtimeMinutes 119
setting ocean
research vessel Calypso
surface form: research vessel Belafonte
starring Anjelica Huston
Bill Murray
Bud Cort
Cate Blanchett
Jeff Goldblum
Michael Gambon
Noah Taylor
Owen Wilson
Robyn Cohen
Seu Jorge
Seymour Cassel
Willem Dafoe
writer Noah Baumbach
Wes Anderson

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Bill Murray notableWork The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Jeff Goldblum notableWork The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Wes Anderson notableWork The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
William James Murray notableWork The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou