The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is Wes Anderson's fourth feature-length film, released in the U.S. on December 25, 2004. It was written by Anderson and Noah Baumbach and was filmed in and around Naples, Ponza and the Italian Riviera. The offbeat comedy stars Bill Murray as Steve Zissou, an eccentric oceanographer. In this ensemble cast, Steve Zissou sets out to exact revenge on the "jaguar shark" that ate his partner Esteban. Murray's character is both a parody of and homage to Jacques-Yves Cousteau, to whom the film is dedicated. It was released May 10, 2005 on DVD as part of The Criterion Collection. (via Wikipedia)

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About The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

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Directed By: Wes Anderson

Starring: Jeff Goldblum
Cate Blanchett
Noah Taylor
Anjelica Huston
Bill Murray
Bud Cort
Willem Dafoe
Michael Gambon
Owen Wilson
Seu Jorge

Release Date: Dec 25, 2004

Language: English

Music By: Mark Mothersbaugh

Written By: Wes Anderson
Noah Baumbach

Budget: $50 million

Gross Revenue: $24,006,726

Name: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Editor: David Moritz

Length: 119 min.

Cinematography: Robert Yeoman

Distributed By: Touchstone Pictures

Produced by: Wes Anderson
Barry Mendel
Scott Rudin

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