The Squid and the Whale

The Squid and the Whale
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Directed by	Noah Baumbach
Written by	Noah Baumbach
Produced by	Wes Anderson Charlie Corwin Clara Markowicz Peter Newman
Starring	Jeff Daniels Laura Linney Jesse Eisenberg Owen Kline William Baldwin Anna Paquin
Cinematography	Robert D. Yeoman
Edited by	Tim Streeto
Music by	Britta Phillips Dean Wareham
Production companies	Original Media[1] Ambush Entertainment[1] American Empirical Pictures[1] Peter Newman Productions[1] Andrew Lauren Productions[1]
Distributed by	Samuel Goldwyn Films[1] Sony Pictures Releasing International[1] Destination Films[1]
Release dates	January 23, 2005 (2005-01-23) (Sundance) December 16, 2005 (2005-12-16) (United States)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.5 million[2]
Box office	$11.2 million[2]

The Squid and the Whale is a 2005 American independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach and produced by Wes Anderson. It tells the semi-autobiographical story of two boys in Brooklyn dealing with their parents' divorce in 1986. The film is named after the giant squid and sperm whale diorama housed at the American Museum of Natural History, which is seen in the film. The film was shot on Super 16 mm, mostly using a handheld camera.

At the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, the film won awards for best dramatic direction and screenwriting, and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. Baumbach later was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The film received six Independent Spirit Award nominations and three Golden Globe nominations. Baumbach became one of the few screenwriters to ever sweep "The Big Four" critics awards (Los Angeles Film Critics' Association, National Board of Review, National Society of Film Critics, and New York Film Critics' Circle).