Where monsters live

A little boy named Max, in punishment for antics, is locked in his bedroom. Struggling with boredom, he begins to fantasize and suddenly realizes that the room has disappeared somewhere.

Instead, Max is in a small boat, which waves nails to an unknown shore.

The country in which the hero found himself is populatedstrange creatures, which Max is able to pacify at a glance in spite of their terrible appearance. The monsters decide that the boy is the strangest creature he has seen, and proclaims him his king. But one day Max gets a grief for the house and wakes up a desire to return to where he really is loved.

Premiere

Russia February 4, 2010

Genre

adventure, drama, family, fantasy

Producer

Spike Johnsy

Cast

Catherine Keener, Benicio Del Toro, Forest Whitaker, Lauren Ambrose, Catherine O'Hara, Tom Noonan, Michael Berry, James Gandolfini

Scenario

Dave Eggers, Spike Johnsy

Company Profile

Warner Bros. Pictures

Budget

$ 100,000,000