Moonrise Kingdom

Moonrise Kingdom is the seventh film directed by two-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums).

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two 12-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in every which way. Bruce Willis plays the local sheriff, Captain Sharp. Edward Norton is a Khaki Scout troop leader, Scout Master Ward. Bill Murray and Frances McDormand portray the young girl’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bishop. The cast also includes Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, and Bob Balaban; and introduces Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward as Sam and Suzy, the boy and girl.

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Moonrise Kingdom is the seventh film directed by two-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums).

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two 12-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in every which way. Bruce Willis plays the local sheriff, Captain Sharp. Edward Norton is a Khaki Scout troop leader, Scout Master Ward. Bill Murray and Frances McDormand portray the young girl’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bishop. The cast also includes Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, and Bob Balaban; and introduces Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward as Sam and Suzy, the boy and girl.

  • Bruce Willis
    Captain Sharp
  • Edward Norton
    Scout Master Ward
  • Bill Murray
    Mr. Bishop
  • Frances McDormand
    Mrs. Bishop
  • Tilda Swinton
    Social Services
  • Jason Schwartzman
    Cousin Ben
  • Bob Balaban
    Narrator
  • Jared Gilman
    Sam
  • Kara Hayward
    Suzy
  • Wes Anderson
    Director/Screenplay/Producer
  • Roman Coppola
    Screenplay
  • Scott Rudin
    Producer
  • Steven Rales
    Producer
  • Jeremy Dawson
    Producer
  • Sam Hoffman
    Executive Producer
  • Mark Roybal
    Executive Producer
  • Robert Yeoman, ASC
    Director of Photography
  • Adam Stockhausen
    Production Designer
  • Andrew Weisblum, ACE
    Editor
  • Alexandre Desplat
    Original Music
  • Kasia Walicka Maimone
    Costume Designer
  • Randall Poster
    Music Supervisor