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American Empirical Pictures
Touchstone Pictures
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The deeper you go, the weirder life gets.
Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned, a man who believes Zissou to be his father, and Jane, a journalist pregnant by a married man. They travel the sea, all too often running into pirates and, perhaps more traumatically, various figures from Zissou's past, including his estranged wife, Eleanor.
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May 25, 2025 · via TMDB
So a giant shark gobbles up his lifelong partner and Jacques Cousteau’s stunt double “Steve Zissou” (Bill Murray) promptly embarks his crew aboard his converted WWII mine hunter and sets off in search of this leviathan of the seas. Of course, “Zissou” has spent so much of his life pursuing his quest for aquatic greatness that his domestic life is a bit of a mess, and that only gets more complicate when “Ned” (Owen Wilson) shows up claiming to be his long lost son. Who knew what, when and why is quickly swept under the rubber mats as he, too, joins in the search for the menacing beast along with journalist “Jane” (Cate Blanchett) for whom they both take a bit of a shine! Meantime, “Zissou” hasn’t got too much cash, but luckily his wealthy nemesis “Hennessey” (Jeff Goldblum) has a few well stocked facilities he can pilfer from and so armed with some “borrowed” tech they set off into an un-policed zone where dangers lurk both above and below the water line. I suppose fans of Murray might get more from this, or even the dry as a bone Wilson - but for me this was all just a bit too contrived; it’s not remotely funny and if you ever saw “Le monde du silence” (1956) then you’ll have most of the basic premise laid out for you. There ought to have been some fine underwater photography but nope, not really - just a mix of dysfunctional family life and a distinct lack of aquatic life tapered to the comedic talents of a cast that offers loads of cameos but not too much else. Watchable enough, but no great shakes - sorry.
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Bill Murray
Steve Zissou
Owen Wilson
Ned Plimpton
Cate Blanchett
Jane Winslett-Richardson
Anjelica Huston
Eleanor Zissou
Willem Dafoe
Klaus Daimler
Jeff Goldblum
Alistair Hennessey
Michael Gambon
Oseary Drakoulias
Noah Taylor
Vladimir Wolodarsky
Bud Cort
Bill Ubell
Seu Jorge
Pelé dos Santos
Robyn Cohen
Anne-Marie Sakowitz
Waris Ahluwalia
Vikram Ray
Niels Koizumi
Bobby Ogata
Matthew Gray Gubler
Intern #1
Seymour Cassel
Esteban du Plantier
Antonio Monda
Festival Director
Isabella Blow
Antonia Cook
Nazzareno Piana
Elderly Man
Pietro Ragusa
Academic
Eric Chase Anderson
Air Kentucky Pilot
Niccolò Senni
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Noah Baumbach
Phillip
Jacques Henri Lartigue
Lord Mandrake
Stefano Masciolini
Hennessey Sailor
Anna Orso
Party Guest
Ettore Conti
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Hal Yamanouchi
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Taiyo Yamanouchi
Pirate
Erminio Bianchi Fasani
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Nazzareno Piana
Assistant Art Director
Mark Friedberg
Production Design
Robert D. Yeoman
Director of Photography
Milena Canonero
Costume Design
Frances Hannon
Makeup & Hair
Heba Thorisdottir
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Franco Maria Salamon
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David Ambrosi
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Emiliano Novelli
Stunt Double
Paolo Antonini
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Wes Anderson
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Roman Coppola
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Wes Anderson
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Arianne Sutner
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Jeremy Dawson
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Noah Baumbach
Screenplay
Wes Anderson
Screenplay
Noah Baumbach
Writer
Wes Anderson
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