The Squid and the Whale

The Squid and the Whale (2005)

Timing: 1:21 (81 min)

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Release date

2005-10-05

Country

United States

Production

American Empirical Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Destination Films, Sony Pictures Releasing, Gotham Group, Andrew Lauren Productions, Peter Newman Productions, Ambush Entertainment, Original Media, InterAL, Peter Newman/Interal

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Budget

$1 500 000

Revenue

$10 389 391

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Director

Noah Baumbach

Actors

Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, William Baldwin, Halley Feiffer, Anna Paquin, David Benger, Molly Barton, Bo Berkman
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Scenario

Noah Baumbach

Producer

Wes Anderson, Peter Newman, Charles Corwin, Clara Markowicz, Reverge Anselmo, Miranda Bailey, Andrew Lauren, Greg Johnson

Operator

Robert D. Yeoman

Composer

Britta Phillips

Artist

Audition

Douglas Aibel

Editing

Tim Streeto
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• The film was shot in just 23 days.
• Bill Murray was originally slated for the lead role, but at the last minute, he decided to take a break from filming 'Broken Flowers'. He was replaced by Jeff Daniels.
• Laura Linney received the film's script from Eric Stoltz in 2000, while filming 'The House of Joy'. After reading it, she readily agreed to participate in the project.
• Noah Baumbach initially wanted Wes Anderson to direct, but Anderson persuaded Baumbach to direct it himself, as the film's subject matter was very personal to him.
• The film's title refers to exhibits at the American Museum of Natural History. They feature taxidermied specimens of a giant squid and a whale battling each other. They appear at the end of the film.
• Due to budget constraints and for authenticity, Linney and Daniels wore Noah Baumbach's parents' clothes during filming.
• Bill Murray was originally slated to play the lead role in the film, but at the last minute he decided to take a break from filming "Broken Flowers." He was replaced by Jeff Daniels.
• Laura Linney received the film's script from Eric Stoltz in 2000, while filming "Joyful Noise." After reading it, she immediately agreed to participate in the project.