The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004)

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Studio: Touchstone Pictures
Rating: R
Release Date: Dec 10, 2004
Running Time: 118 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
director: Wes Anderson
synopsis
Internationally famous oceanographer Steve Zissou 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, a beautiful journalist assigned to write a profile of Zissou, and Zissou's estranged wife and co-producer, Eleanor. They face overwhelming complications including pirates, kidnapping, andbankruptcy.
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rating  PETER RELIC - April 21, 2005
Wes Anderson's roundly underrated fourth feature will in time be considered a cult classic. With its nuanced design (special Team Zissou Adidas) and goofy humor (Bill Murray cursing at albino dolphins), this adventure improves with repeated viewings. The beaucoup bonus disc includes ten sublime Portuguese interpretations of David Bowie classics by new star Seu Jorge.
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Following a washed-up oceanographer as he and his crew embark on a quest to find an elusive shark, Wes Anderson's 'The Life Aquatic' is an eclectic film filled with vignettes of quirky brilliance. But as a cohesive whole, it lacks a bit of heart and soul.

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Meet internationally renown oceanographer and documentarian Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) and some of his Team Zissou: Eleanor Zissou (Anjelica Huston), his estranged wife and the "brains behind the operation"; Klaus Daimler (Willem Dafoe),… Continued

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rating  PETER TRAVERS - December 10, 2004
Wes Anderson (Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums) watches life swim by through his own uniquely funny and perceptive lens. The seafaring Life Aquatic, his first film co-written with Noah Baumbach instead of Owen Wilson, hits some heavy weather. But Anderson holds steady to the delicate emotions that run beneath this stormy comedy of betrayal, death and forgiveness. The inimitable Bill Murray plays Steve Zissou, a Jacques Cousteau-like oceanographer in career decline. Steve heads out… Continued
cast + crew
Director
Steve Zissou
Ned Plimpton
Eleanor Zissou
Alistair Hennessey
Bill Ubell
Jane Winslett-Richardson
Klaus Daimler
Vladimir Wolodarsky
Oseary Drakoulias
Esteban du Plantier
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