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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

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Release Date: December 10, 2004 (LA/NY)
December 25, 2004
On DVD: May 10, 2005
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wes Anderson
Writer: Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach
Cast: Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Owen Wilson, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Robyn Cohen, Bud Cort, Michael Gambon, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Stormare, Noah Taylor, Wallace Wolodarsky
Studio: Touchstone Pictures
Official site: lifeaquatic.com
Running Time: 118 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for language, some drug use, violence and partial nudity.

Internationally famous oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) and his crew -- Team Zissou -- set sail on an expedition to hunt down the mysterious, elusive, possibly non-existant 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...

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Following the success of "Rushmore" and "The Royal Tenenbaums," Wes Anderson returns with "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou." If you don't like quirky comedies, Anderson's films may not be for you, but even if you are a fan of his, "The Life Aquatic" may fall a bit short of expectations. Full movie review »

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Anonymous says:

April 13, 2004

How are there no comments about this movie. Wes Anderson is the only director working today worthy of everyone in the country going to see the movie based on his name and prior work alone. Will be the best movie of 2004 for sure.

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