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The Squid and the Whale
Year:
Duration:
81 min | Canada:88 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Genres:
Comedy | Drama
IMDB rate:
7.4
Director:
Noah Baumbach
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 23 wins & 33 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2006-03-03
Filming Locations: Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Earnings
Budget: $1,500,000
Opening Weekend: £71,203 (UK) (9 April 2006)
Gross: $7,362,100 (USA) (19 March 2006)
Cast
Actor
Character
Owen Kline
Frank Berkman
Jeff Daniels
Bernard Berkman
Laura Linney
Joan Berkman
Jesse Eisenberg
Walt Berkman
William Baldwin
Ivan
David Benger
Carl
Anna Paquin
Lili
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 (as Alan Wilks)
James Hamilton
Man with Joan
Adam Rose
Otto
Henry Glovinsky
Lance
Eli Gelb
Jeffrey
Halley Feiffer
Sophie Greenberg
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
Nico Baumbach
Jeb Gelber
Maryann Plunkett
Ms. Lemon
Hector Otero
Hector
Ken Leung
School Therapist
Jo Yang
Nurse
Joyce DeWitt
Janet Wood
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Trivia
The agency which Bernard gets the rejection letter from is ICM (International Creative Management). This is the agency of Jeff Daniels, who plays Bernard, and also of Laura Linney.
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Noah Baumbach originally wanted Wes Anderson to direct but Anderson convinced Baumbach to direct it himself, due to the film being very personal to Baumbach.
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Laura Linney was given the script by Eric Stoltz in 2000 while they were filming The House of Mirth (2000). She agreed to do it immediately.
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Goofs
Bernie's car has a Statue of Liberty license plate, which didn't start appearing until 1986. But his car's registration says 1986 on it, which means it was issued in 1984, so it should have the older blue-on-yellow license plate.
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The close-up of the letter Frank receives says "Mr Beckman" twice not "Mr Berkman".
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Jeff Daniels' character tells Laura Linney's character that the last line of _Breathless (1960)_ was Jean-Paul Belmondo telling Jean Seberg that she was a bitch. The last line is in fact that of Seberg questioning what Belmondo just asked him.
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Quotes
Bernard Berkman: What is it about high school, you read all the worst books by good writers.
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Sophie: Yeah. I mean, it's gross when he turns into the bug, but I love how matter of fact everything is.
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Bernard Berkman: Don't be difficult
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Faq
Q
What is the picture that Frank masturbates to?
A
It's an unidentified body part, possibly an "upskirt" shot of a woman's panties.
Q
What is it that Frank coughs up after getting drunk?
A
The cashew that he stuck up his nose in an earlier scene.
Q
What's the movie they see in the cinema?
A
The film that the family goes to see in the cinema is Blue Velvet, a famous 80s film.
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Photos from cast
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