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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.
Language
Budget$1,500,000
Revenue $11,100,000
English
Budget$1,500,000
Revenue $11,100,000
Keywords
uniform
new york city
museum
writer
private
brooklyn, new york city
tryst
semi autobiographical
1980s
Casts

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
David Benger
Carl
Molly Barton
Graduate Student
Bo Berkman
Graduate Student
Matthew Kaplan
Graduate Student
Simon Kaplan
Graduate Student
Matthew Kirsch
Graduate Student
Daniella Markowicz
Graduate Student

Elizabeth Meriwether
Graduate Student
Ben Schrank
Graduate Student
Amy Srebnick
Graduate Student
Josh Srebnick
Graduate Student
Emma Straub
Graduate Student
Alan Wilkis
Graduate Student
James Hamilton
Man with Joan

Adam Rose
Otto
Henry Glovinsky
Lance

Eli Gelb
Jeffrey
Wayne Lawson
Talent Show Judge

Michael Santiago
Talent Show Judge
Juan Torriente
Talent Show Judge
Patricia Towers
Talent Show Judge

Peggy Gormley
Mrs. Greenberg

Peter Newman
Mr. Greenberg

Greta Kline
Greta Greenberg
Melissa Meyer
Professor
Benjamin Smolen
Student with Puppets

Michael Countryman
Mr. Simic

Alexandra Daddario
Pretty Girl

Nico Baumbach
Jeb Gelber

Maryann Plunkett
Ms. Lemon
Hector Otero
Hector

Ken Leung
School Therapist

Jo Yang
Nurse
Jonathan Baumbach
Man Outside Ms. Lemon's Office (uncredited)

Andrew Kaempfer
Valet (uncredited)

Britta Phillips
Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited)
Bobby Shue
Student (uncredited)

Dean Wareham
Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited)
Crews

Noah Baumbach
Director

Britta Phillips
Original Music Composer

Dean Wareham
Original Music Composer

Robert D. Yeoman
Director of Photography
Tim Streeto
Editor
Reverge Anselmo
Executive Producer

Miranda Bailey
Executive Producer
Andrew Lauren
Executive Producer
Charlie Corwin
Producer
Clara Markowicz
Producer

Peter Newman
Producer

Douglas Aibel
Casting

Wes Anderson
Producer

Amy Westcott
Costume Design
Randall Poster
Music Supervisor
Lisa Marzolf
Costume Supervisor
Stephanie Holbrook
Casting Associate
Perri B. Frank
Assistant Editor
Jennifer Dehghan
Art Direction
Robert Covelman
Set Decoration
Anne Ross
Production Design
Massoumeh Emami
Script Supervisor
Steve Kornacki
Production Coordinator
Douglas W. Shannon
Gaffer
James Hamilton
Still Photographer
Nils Benson
Camera Operator
Jennifer Roth
Co-Producer
Greg Johnson
Executive Producer
Storn Peterson
First Assistant Camera
Karen Malecki
Assistant Costume Designer
Mei Lai Hippisley Coxe
Set Costumer

Noah Baumbach
Writer
Jennifer Roth
Unit Production Manager
Hans Graffunder
Unit Production Manager
Eric Yellin
Second Assistant Director
Doug Kofsky
Second Assistant Camera
Steve Speers
Second Assistant Camera

Lori Guidroz
Key Hair Stylist
Maya Hardinge
Key Makeup Artist
Allan Byer
Sound Mixer
Alfredo Viteri
Boom Operator
Robert M. Andres
Key Grip
Alison Barton
Best Boy Grip
Evelina Andres
Grip
George Elias
Grip
Irapaul Turner
Grip
Bobby Andres
Grip
John Schwartz
Best Boy Electric
Lisa Marie Gleeson
Electrician
Scott Maher
Electrician
Chris Hayes
Electrician
Simeon Moore
Electrician
Bernard James
Electrician
Beth O'Brien
Electrician
Keith Kalohelani
Electrician
Gay E. Riedel
Electrician
Scott Kincaid
Electrician
Dave Rudolph
Electrician
Todd Judson
Assistant Production Coordinator
Michael Fucci
Location Manager
Keith Krinsky
Assistant Location Manager
Nancy Griffith
First Assistant Property Master
Susan Tatom
Leadman
Chris Kenneally
Post Production Supervisor
Joe Hobeck
Post Production Supervisor
Lewis Goldstein
Supervising Sound Editor
Lewis Goldstein
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Filip
Sound Effects Editor
Julia Shirar
Dialogue Editor
Rachel Chancey
Foley Editor
Rachel Chancey
Foley Recordist
Damian Volpe
ADR Recordist
Damian Volpe
Foley Recordist
Jay Peck
Foley Artist
Shaun Brennan
Foley Artist
Leanne Shapton
Title Designer
Ulysses Terrero
Extras Casting
Noëlle Penraat
Negative Cutter
Dave Pultz
Color Timer
Daniel Antonio Srebnick
Additional Music
Jim Dunbar
Music Coordinator
Diego Garrido
Scoring Mixer
Jeff Butcher
Property Master
David 'Wex' Wechsler
First Assistant Director
Backdrops & Posters







