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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou(2004)
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2004 · FILM
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Oceanographer Steve Zissou rallies his eccentric crew to hunt the massive “jaguar shark” that killed his best friend, risking their lives and sanity to capture the ultimate documentary proof.
“The deeper you go, the weirder life gets.”
ActionAdventureComedy
Synopsis
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.
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A crew of 84+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by David MoritzShot by Robert D YeomanScored by Mark MothersbaughDesigned by Mark Friedberg
Box Office
2004 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.7× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$34.8M
Budget$50.0M
Worldwide gross$34.8M
break-even (2.5×)
US & Canada: $24.0M — 69% of worldwide · International: $10.8M (31%)
Opening weekend: $113K — 0% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $213K — 1% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2 theaters
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Also known as
- Die Tiefseetaucherde
- La Vie aquatiquefr
- Le avventure acquatiche di Steve Zissouit
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Cast & Crew
84 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Bill Murray
as Steve Zissou
Owen Wilson
as Ned Plimpton
Anjelica Huston
as Eleanor Zissou
Cate Blanchett
as Jane Winslett-Richardson
Willem Dafoe
as Klaus Daimler
Jeff Goldblum
as Alistair Hennessey
Noah Taylor
as Vladimir Wolodarsky
Bud Cort
as Bill Ubell
Seu Jorge
as Pelé dos Santos
Michael Gambon
as Oseary Drakoulias
Robyn Cohen
as Anne-Marie Sakowitz
Waris Ahluwalia
as Vikram Ray
Supporting cast
64Niels Koizumi
as Bobby Ogata
Pawel Wdowczak
as Renzo Pietro
Matthew Gray Gubler
as Intern #1
Seymour Cassel
as Esteban du Plantier
Antonio Monda
as Festival Director
Isabella Blow
as Antonia Cook
James Hamilton
as Festival Photographer
Melanie Gerren
as Mandeeza
Nazzareno Piana
as Elderly Man
Rudd Simmons
as Man in Yellow Shirt
Leonardo Giovannelli
as Werner
Henry S F Cooper Jr
as Talk Show Host
Pietro Ragusa
as Academic
Eric Chase Anderson
as Air Kentucky Pilot
Robert Wilson
as Air Kentucky Pilot
Don Mckinnon
as Air Kentucky Pilot
Alessio Santini
as University of North Alaska Intern
Paolo Sirignani
as University of North Alaska Intern
Andrew Weisell
as University of North Alaska Intern
Niccolo Senni
as University of North Alaska Intern
Andrea Guerra
as University of North Alaska Intern
Christiano Irrera
as University of North Alaska Intern
Marco Ciarlitto
as University of North Alaska Intern
Tony Shafrazi
as Larry Amin
Noah Baumbach
as Phillip
Stefano Maria Ortolani
as Italian Man in Audience
Sylvie Genin
as French Woman in Audience
Jacques Henri Lartigue
as Lord Mandrake
Muzius Gordon Dietzmann
as Javier
Gangyuan Xu
as Cedric
Robin Scott
as Hugo
Guglielmo Casciaro
as Carl
Alessandro De Angelis
as Hennessey Sailor
Andrea Bertone
as Hennessey Sailor
Andriy Kachur
as Hennessey Sailor
Roberto Salvi
as Hennessey Sailor
Stefano Masciolini
as Hennessey Sailor
Robert Sommer
as Party Guest
Anna Orso
as Party Guest
Ettore Conti
as Party Guest
Robert Graham
as Venezuelan General
Hal Yamanouchi
as Chief Pirate
Conrado Mendoza Dolor
as Pirate
Eduardo Bautista Grantuza
as Pirate
Simeon Maragigak Agelion
as Pirate
Walter Cajapao Casapao
as Pirate
Honorato Ilao Reyes
as Pirate
Roderick Magbay
as Pirate
Demetreo Castillo
as Pirate
Thomas Carwgal De La Pena
as Pirate
Edwarren Bantungon
as Pirate
Levi Mickael De Ramon
as Pirate
Aries Corales
as Pirate
Aries Dolor Ilagon
as Pirate
Joseph De Los Reyes
as Pirate
Dennis Rayos Martinez
as Pirate
Taiyo Yamanouchi
as Pirate
Wai Tung Wong
as Pirate
Ging Fang Zhu
as Pirate
Francis Dokyi
as Water Taxi Driver
Begni Bok Dong
as Young Ogata
Daniel Acon
as Former Team Zissou, Antarctica
Alexander Hamilton
as Former Team Zissou, Antarctica
Erminio Bianchi Fasani
as Man at the Gala Premiere (uncredited)
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