The Squid and the Whale
Joint custody blows.
Overview
Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
- Budget
- $1,500,000
- Revenue
- $11,100,000
- Production
- Original Media, American Empirical Pictures, Peter Newman/Interal, Ambush Entertainment, Taurus Film, Andrew Lauren Productions, Destination Films, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Sony Pictures
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Cast
Jeff Daniels
Bernard Berkman
Laura Linney
Joan Berkman
Jesse Eisenberg
Walt Berkman
Owen Kline
Frank Berkman
William Baldwin
Ivan
Halley Feiffer
Sophie Greenberg
Anna Paquin
Lili
Adam Rose
Otto
Eli Gelb
Jeffrey
Michael Santiago
Talent Show Judge
Peggy Gormley
Mrs. Greenberg
Peter Newman
Mr. Greenberg
Greta Kline
Greta Greenberg
Michael Countryman
Mr. Simic
Alexandra Daddario
Pretty Girl
Nico Baumbach
Jeb Gelber
Maryann Plunkett
Ms. Lemon
Ken Leung
School Therapist
Jo Yang
Nurse
Andrew Kaempfer
Valet (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Noah Baumbach
- Writers
- Noah Baumbach
- Cinematography
- Robert D. Yeoman
- Composer
- Dean Wareham,Britta Phillips
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Wuchak
February 9, 2019
***Gripping realistic account of divorce and its consequences; it’s also occasionally comical*** “The Squid and the Whale” (2005) is a frank, quirky and amusing drama about a family from Brooklyn in 1986 that encounters divorce and the ramifications thereof. The father (Jeff Daniels) is a literary professor and fading author while the wife (Laura Linney) is an emerging writer, a sweet liberal who for some reason can’t stop having affairs. The two boys are played by Jesse Eisenberg and Owen…