The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

AdventureComedyDrama
Overview : 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.
Budget : 50000000USD
language : en
Runtime : 119 min
Release Date : 2004-12-10
Imdb ID : tt0362270
Status : Released

Cast

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

Pawel Wdowczak
Renzo Pietro

Matthew Gray Gubler
Intern #1

Seymour Cassel
Esteban du Plantier

Antonio Monda
Festival Director

Isabella Blow
Antonia Cook

James Hamilton
Festival Photographer

Melanie Gerren
Mandeeza

Nazzareno Piana
Elderly Man

Rudd Simmons
Man in Yellow Shirt

Leonardo Giovannelli
Werner

Henry S. F. Cooper Jr.
Talk Show Host

Pietro Ragusa
Academic

Eric Chase Anderson
Air Kentucky Pilot

Robert Wilson
Air Kentucky Pilot

Don McKinnon
Air Kentucky Pilot

Alessio Santini
University of North Alaska Intern

Paolo Sirignani
University of North Alaska Intern

Andrew Weisell
University of North Alaska Intern

Niccolò Senni
University of North Alaska Intern

Andrea Guerra
University of North Alaska Intern

Christiano Irrera
University of North Alaska Intern

Marco Ciarlitto
University of North Alaska Intern

Tony Shafrazi
Larry Amin

Noah Baumbach
Phillip

Stefano Maria Ortolani
Italian Man in Audience

Sylvie Genin
French Woman in Audience

Jacques Henri Lartigue
Lord Mandrake

Muzius Gordon Dietzmann
Javier

Gangyuan Xu
Cedric

Robin Scott
Hugo

Guglielmo Casciaro
Carl

Alessandro De Angelis
Hennessey Sailor

Andrea Bertone
Hennessey Sailor

Andriy Kachur
Hennessey Sailor

Roberto Salvi
Hennessey Sailor

Stefano Masciolini
Hennessey Sailor

Robert Sommer
Party Guest

Anna Orso
Party Guest

Ettore Conti
Party Guest

Robert Graham
Venezuelan General

Hal Yamanouchi
Chief Pirate

Conrado Mendoza Dolor
Pirate

Eduardo Bautista Grantuza
Pirate

Simeon Maragigak Agelion
Pirate

Walter Cajapao Casapao
Pirate

Honorato Ilao Reyes
Pirate

Roderick Magbay
Pirate

Demetreo Castillo
Pirate

Thomas Carwgal de la Pena
Pirate

Edwarren Bantungon
Pirate

Levi Mickael de Ramon
Pirate

Aries Corales
Pirate

Aries Dolor Ilagon
Pirate

Joseph de los Reyes
Pirate

Dennis Rayos Martinez
Pirate

Taiyo Yamanouchi
Pirate

Wai Tung Wong
Pirate

Ging Fang Zhu
Pirate

Francis Dokyi
Water Taxi Driver

Begni Bok Dong
Young Ogata

Daniel Acon
Former Team Zissou, Antarctica

Alexander Hamilton
Former Team Zissou, Antarctica

Erminio Bianchi Fasani
Man at the Gala Premiere (uncredited)

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Reviews

Geronimo1967
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.