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

starring: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Anjelica Huston, Jeff Goldblum, Bud Cort, Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, Noah Taylor, Michael Gambon, Seymour Cassel

director: Wes Anderson

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.

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.

More Reviews from Rolling Stone »

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),…

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…