The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou - Interview with director Wes Anderson

Posted December 14, 2004

Movies & TV - Wes discusses his unusual approach to filmmaking and his consistency of actor choice.

Bill Murray plays the quirky, egomaniacal captain of a research vessel, a la Jacques Cousteau. He's lost his partner to a shark gone insane, a la Moby Dick. He will seek his revenge, a la Captain Ahab. When his long-lost son (Owen Wilson) finds him and agrees to don the red cap and Speedos to hunt the shark by his side, things are looking good. But life at sea, much like life anywhere, is rarely smooth sailing.

• Star: Bill Murray
• Star: Owen Wilson
• Star: Cate Blanchett
• Star: Anjelica Huston
• Star: Willem Dafoe
• Star: Jeff Goldblum
• Star: Michael Gambon
• Star: Bud Cort
• Star: Seymour Cassel
• Composer: Mark Mothersbaugh
• Director: Wes Anderson
• Director of Photography: Robert D. Yeoman
• Music: Randall Poster
• Producer: Barry Mendel
• Producer: Scott Rudin
• Producer: Wes Anderson
• Screenwriter: Wes Anderson
• Screenwriter: Noah Baumbach