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| caption = Theatrical release poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Wes Anderson]]
| director = [[Wes Anderson]]
| producer = Wes Anderson<br />[[Scott Rudin]]<br />[[Steven M. Rales|Steven Rales]]<br />[[Jeremy Dawson (producer)|Jeremy Dawson]]
| producer = Wes Anderson<br />[[Scott Rudin]]<br />[[Steven Rales]]<br />[[Jeremy Dawson (producer)|Jeremy Dawson]]
| writer = Wes Anderson<br />[[Roman Coppola]]
| writer = Wes Anderson<br />[[Roman Coppola]]
| starring = <!---Per poster billing--->{{Unbulleted list|[[Bruce Willis]]|[[Edward Norton]]|[[Bill Murray]]|[[Frances McDormand]]|[[Tilda Swinton]]|[[Jason Schwartzman]]|[[Bob Balaban]]}}
| starring = <!---Per poster billing--->{{Unbulleted list|[[Bruce Willis]]|[[Edward Norton]]|[[Bill Murray]]|[[Frances McDormand]]|[[Tilda Swinton]]|[[Jason Schwartzman]]|[[Bob Balaban]]}}
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| music = [[Alexandre Desplat]]
| music = [[Alexandre Desplat]]
| editing = [[Andrew Weisblum]]
| editing = [[Andrew Weisblum]]
| studio = American Empirical Pictures<br />[[Indian Paintbrush (production company)|Indian Paintbrush]]
| studio = [[Indian Paintbrush (company)|Indian Paintbrush]]<br>[[American Empirical Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Focus Features]]
| distributor = [[Focus Features]]
| released = {{Film date|2012|5|16|[[2012 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]|2012|5|25|United States}}
| released = {{Film date|2012|5|16|[[2012 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]|2012|5|25|United States}}
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| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| budget = $16 million
| budget = $16 million<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1701152257/ | title=Moonrise Kingdom }}</ref>
| gross = $68.8 million<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Moonrise-Kingdom#tab=summary | title=Moonrise Kingdom (2012) - Financial Information | newspaper=The Numbers }}</ref>
| gross = $68.3 million
}}
}}
'''''Moonrise Kingdom''''' is a 2012 American [[coming-of-age story|coming-of-age]] [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Wes Anderson]], written by Anderson and [[Roman Coppola]], and starring [[Bruce Willis]], [[Edward Norton]], [[Bill Murray]], [[Frances McDormand]], [[Tilda Swinton]], [[Jason Schwartzman]], [[Bob Balaban]], and introducing [[Jared Gilman]] and [[Kara Hayward]]. Largely set on the fictional island of New Penzance somewhere off the coast of [[New England]], it tells the story of an orphan boy (Gilman) who escapes from a scouting camp to unite with his pen pal and love interest, a girl with aggressive tendencies (Hayward). Feeling alienated from their guardians and shunned by their peers, the lovers abscond to an isolated beach. Meanwhile, the island's police captain (Willis) organizes a search party of scouts and family members to locate the runaways.
'''''Moonrise Kingdom''''' is a 2012 American [[coming-of-age story|coming-of-age]] [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Wes Anderson]], written by Anderson and [[Roman Coppola]], and starring [[Bruce Willis]], [[Edward Norton]], [[Bill Murray]], [[Frances McDormand]], [[Tilda Swinton]], [[Jason Schwartzman]], [[Bob Balaban]], and introducing [[Jared Gilman]] and [[Kara Hayward]]. Largely set on the fictional island of New Penzance somewhere off the coast of [[New England]], it tells the story of an orphan boy (Gilman) who escapes from a scouting camp to unite with his pen pal and love interest, a girl with aggressive tendencies (Hayward). Feeling alienated from their guardians and shunned by their peers, the lovers abscond to an isolated beach. Meanwhile, the island's police captain (Willis) organizes a search party of scouts and family members to locate the runaways.
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Meanwhile, the Khaki Scouts have become aware of Sam's absence, finding a letter he left behind stating he has resigned. Scout Master Ward tells the Khaki Scouts to use their skills to set up a search party and find Sam. Island Police Captain Duffy Sharp and Ward contact Sam's guardians the Billingsleys, learning they are actually his foster parents and Sam is an orphan with a history of behavioral issues at home.
Meanwhile, the Khaki Scouts have become aware of Sam's absence, finding a letter he left behind stating he has resigned. Scout Master Ward tells the Khaki Scouts to use their skills to set up a search party and find Sam. Island Police Captain Duffy Sharp and Ward contact Sam's guardians the Billingsleys, learning they are actually his foster parents and Sam is an orphan with a history of behavioral issues at home.


Eventually, a group of Khaki Scouts confronts Sam and Suzy and tries to capture them. During the resulting altercation, Suzy injures the Scouts' de facto leader Redford with a pair of scissors and a stray arrow fired by one of the Scouts kills Camp Ivanhoe's dog Snoopy. The Scouts flee, and Sam and Suzy hike to Mile 3.25 Tidal Inlet which they name "Moonrise Kingdom." They set up camp and as the romantic tension between them grows, they dance on the beach and share each other's first kiss.
Eventually, a group of Khaki Scouts confronts Sam and Suzy and tries to capture them. During the resulting altercation, Suzy injures the Scouts' de facto leader Redford with a pair of scissors, and a stray arrow fired by one of the Scouts kills Camp Ivanhoe's dog Snoopy. The Scouts flee, and Sam and Suzy hike to Mile 3.25 Tidal Inlet which they name "Moonrise Kingdom." They set up camp and as the romantic tension between them grows, they dance on the beach and share each other's first kiss.


Suzy's parents, Ward, the Scouts, and Sharp finally find Sam and Suzy in their tent. Suzy's parents take her home. Ward gives Sam a letter from the Billingsleys stating that they no longer wish to house Sam. He stays with Sharp while they await the arrival of a Social Services worker, who will likely place Sam in an orphanage and possibly treat him with [[electroconvulsive therapy|electroshock therapy]].
Suzy's parents, Ward, the Scouts, and Sharp finally find Sam and Suzy in their tent the next morning. Suzy's parents take her home. Ward gives Sam a letter from the Billingsleys stating that they no longer wish to house Sam. He stays with Sharp while they await the arrival of a Social Services worker, who will likely place Sam in an orphanage and possibly treat him with [[electroconvulsive therapy|electroshock therapy]].


While in their treehouse, the Camp Ivanhoe Scouts have a change of heart and decide to help Suzy and Sam. Together, they paddle to neighboring St. Jack Wood Island to seek out the help of Ben, an older cousin of the scout Skotak. Ben works at Fort Lebanon, a larger Khaki Scout summer camp on St. Jack Wood Island run by Ward's superior, Commander Pierce. Ben decides to try to take Sam and Suzy to a crabbing boat anchored off the island so that Sam can work as a crewman and avoid Social Services. He performs a "wedding" ceremony, which he admits is not legally binding before they leave. Sam and Suzy never make it onto the crabbing boat, and her parents, Captain Sharp, Social Services, and the Scouts of Fort Lebanon under the command of Ward pursue them instead.
While in their treehouse, the Camp Ivanhoe Scouts have a change of heart and decide to help Suzy and Sam. They help Suzy and Sam sneak out and then together paddle to neighboring St. Jack Wood Island to seek out the help of Ben, an older cousin of the scout Skotak. Ben works at Fort Lebanon, a larger Khaki Scout summer camp on St. Jack Wood Island run by Ward's superior, Commander Pierce. Ben decides to try to take Sam and Suzy to a crabbing boat anchored off the island so that Sam can work as a crewman and avoid Social Services. He performs a wedding ceremony, which he claims is not "legally" binding, before they leave. Sam, Suzy, and Ben set off for the crabbing boat in a sailboat, but quickly return so that Sam can retrieve Suzy's binoculars. As Sam returns to the camp chapel to look for the binoculars, he is confronted by Redford, who alerts the camp to Sam and Suzy's presence. Suzy's parents, Captain Sharp, Social Services, and the Scouts of Fort Lebanon, under the command of Ward, pursue them.


A violent hurricane and flash flood strike, and Sharp apprehends Sam and Suzy on the steeple of the church in which they first met. Lightning destroys the steeple, but Sharp saves them. During the storm, he decides to become Sam's legal guardian. The hurricane erases Mile 3.25 Tidal Inlet from the map. At Summer's End, Sam is upstairs painting a landscape of Moonrise Kingdom. Suzy and her brothers are called to dinner, while Sam slips out of the window to join Sharp in his patrol car, telling Suzy he will see her the following day.
A violent hurricane and flash flood strike, and Sharp apprehends Sam and Suzy on the steeple of the church in which they first met. Lightning destroys the steeple, but Sharp saves them. During the storm, he decides to become Sam's legal guardian. The hurricane erases Mile 3.25 Tidal Inlet from the map. At Summer's End, Sam is upstairs painting a landscape of Moonrise Kingdom. Suzy and her brothers are called to dinner, while Sam slips out of the window to join Sharp in his patrol car, telling Suzy he will see her the following day.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
<!--Order per opening credits-->
* [[Bruce Willis]] as Captain Sharp
* [[Edward Norton]] as Scout Master Ward
* [[Bill Murray]] as Mr. Bishop
* [[Frances McDormand]] as Mrs. Bishop
* [[Tilda Swinton]] as Social Services
* [[Jason Schwartzman]] as Cousin Ben
* [[Bob Balaban]] as Narrator
* [[Jared Gilman]] as Sam
* [[Kara Hayward]] as Suzy
* [[Lucas Hedges]] as Redford
* Charlie Kilgore as Lazy-Eye
* Andreas Sheikh as Panagle
* Chandler Frantz as Gadge
* Robert Hadlock as Deluca
* L.J. Foley as Izod
* Gabriel Rush as Skotak
* [[Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick]] as Roosevelt
* [[Tommy Nelson (actor)|Tommy Nelson]] as Nickelby
* [[Larry Pine]] as Howard Billingsley
* Marianna Bassham as Becky
* [[Neal Huff]] as Jed
* [[Eric Chase Anderson]] as Secretary McIntire
<!--The rest are ordered by end credits-->
* [[Jake Ryan (American actor)|Jake Ryan]] as Lionel
* Tanner Flood as Murray
* Ryatt Ralff as Rudy
* Liz Callahan as Mrs. Billingsley
* [[Ada-Nicole Sanger]] as Sparrow
* [[Harvey Keitel]] as Commander Pierce
* Cooper Murray as Indian Chief Khaki Scout
* [[Steve Smith (comedian)|Steve Smith]] as the voice of the Weather Man
* Seth David as an extra
}}


==Production==
==Production==
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{{Blockquote|I remember this feeling, from when I was that age and from when I was in fifth grade, but nothing really happened. I just experienced the period of dreaming about what might happen, when I was at that age. I feel like the movie could really be something that was envisioned by one of these characters.<ref name="Radish">{{cite web |last=Radish |first=Christina |title=Wes Anderson Talks Moonrise Kingdom, His Next Film, Doing Another Stop-Motion Movie and More |url=https://collider.com/wes-anderson-moonrise-kingdom-interview/ |work=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date=June 5, 2012 |access-date=May 11, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512112412/http://collider.com/wes-anderson-moonrise-kingdom-interview/ |archive-date=May 12, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>}}
{{Blockquote|I remember this feeling, from when I was that age and from when I was in fifth grade, but nothing really happened. I just experienced the period of dreaming about what might happen, when I was at that age. I feel like the movie could really be something that was envisioned by one of these characters.<ref name="Radish">{{cite web |last=Radish |first=Christina |title=Wes Anderson Talks Moonrise Kingdom, His Next Film, Doing Another Stop-Motion Movie and More |url=https://collider.com/wes-anderson-moonrise-kingdom-interview/ |work=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date=June 5, 2012 |access-date=May 11, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512112412/http://collider.com/wes-anderson-moonrise-kingdom-interview/ |archive-date=May 12, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>}}


When he was 12, Anderson lived in Texas with two brothers. His parents were separating, and influenced his later depictions of crumbling marriages.<ref name="Clarke"/> He was briefly a [[Scouting|Scout]],<ref name="NPR">{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2013/02/15/172006736/wes-anderson-creating-a-singluar-kingdom |title=Wes Anderson, Creating A Singular 'Kingdom' |work=[[NPR]] |date=February 15, 2013 |access-date=May 11, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512112820/https://www.npr.org/2013/02/15/172006736/wes-anderson-creating-a-singluar-kingdom |archive-date=May 12, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and had acted ''[[Noye's Fludde]]'', an opera for children about [[Noah's Ark]].<ref name="Lyttelton">{{cite web |last=Lyttelton |first=Oliver |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2012/05/the-playlist-interview-from-cannes-wes-anderson-discusses-the-nostalgia-music-making-of-moonrise-kingdom-251843/ |title=The Playlist Interview From Cannes: Wes Anderson Discusses The Nostalgia, Music, & Making Of 'Moonrise Kingdom' |work=[[IndieWire]] |date=May 23, 2012 |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513081757/http://www.indiewire.com/2012/05/the-playlist-interview-from-cannes-wes-anderson-discusses-the-nostalgia-music-making-of-moonrise-kingdom-251843/ |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> A childhood incident inspired the scene where Suzy reveals her parents' book ''Coping with the Very Troubled Child''. He found a similarly titled book belonging to his father and remarked, "I immediately knew who that troubled child was."<ref name="Miller">{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Julie |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2012/06/wes-anderson-moonrise-kingdom-bill-murray-interview |title=Wes Anderson on Moonrise Kingdom, First Loves, and Cohabitating with Bill Murray |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |date=June 22, 2012 |access-date=May 11, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623120950/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2012/06/wes-anderson-moonrise-kingdom-bill-murray-interview |archive-date=June 23, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
When he was 12, Anderson lived in Texas with two brothers. His parents were separating, and influenced his later depictions of crumbling marriages.<ref name="Clarke"/> He was briefly a [[Scouting|Scout]],<ref name="NPR">{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2013/02/15/172006736/wes-anderson-creating-a-singluar-kingdom |title=Wes Anderson, Creating A Singular 'Kingdom' |work=[[NPR]] |date=February 15, 2013 |access-date=May 11, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512112820/https://www.npr.org/2013/02/15/172006736/wes-anderson-creating-a-singluar-kingdom |archive-date=May 12, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and had played in ''[[Noye's Fludde]]'', an opera for children about [[Noah's Ark]].<ref name="Lyttelton">{{cite web |last=Lyttelton |first=Oliver |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2012/05/the-playlist-interview-from-cannes-wes-anderson-discusses-the-nostalgia-music-making-of-moonrise-kingdom-251843/ |title=The Playlist Interview From Cannes: Wes Anderson Discusses The Nostalgia, Music, & Making Of 'Moonrise Kingdom' |work=[[IndieWire]] |date=May 23, 2012 |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513081757/http://www.indiewire.com/2012/05/the-playlist-interview-from-cannes-wes-anderson-discusses-the-nostalgia-music-making-of-moonrise-kingdom-251843/ |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> A childhood incident inspired the scene where Suzy reveals her parents' book ''Coping with the Very Troubled Child''. He found a similarly titled book belonging to his father and remarked, "I immediately knew who that troubled child was."<ref name="Miller">{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Julie |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2012/06/wes-anderson-moonrise-kingdom-bill-murray-interview |title=Wes Anderson on Moonrise Kingdom, First Loves, and Cohabitating with Bill Murray |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |date=June 22, 2012 |access-date=May 11, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623120950/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2012/06/wes-anderson-moonrise-kingdom-bill-murray-interview |archive-date=June 23, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>


After working on the screenplay for a year, Anderson said he had completed 15 pages and appealed to his ''[[The Darjeeling Limited]]'' collaborator [[Roman Coppola]] for help; they finished in one month.<ref name="Lyttelton"/> Coppola drew on memories of his mother [[Eleanor Coppola|Eleanor]] in giving Mrs. Bishop a [[bullhorn]] to communicate inside the house.<ref name="Miller"/> Anderson described the 1965 setting as randomly chosen, but added it fit the subject of the Scouts and the feel of a "[[Norman Rockwell]]-type of [[Americana (culture)|Americana]]".<ref name="Kilday">{{cite web |last=Kilday |first=Gregg |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wes-anderson-moonrise-kingdom-cannes-interview-324379 |title=Cannes 2012: Wes Anderson on Making 'Moonrise Kingdom' and His Cannes Debut (Q&A) |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=May 15, 2012 |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513082452/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wes-anderson-moonrise-kingdom-cannes-interview-324379 |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> While preparing the script Anderson also viewed films about young love for inspiration, including ''[[Black Jack (1979 film)|Black Jack]]'', ''[[Small Change (film)|Small Change]]'', ''[[A Little Romance]]'' and ''[[Melody (1971 film)|Melody]]''.<ref name="Hornaday">{{cite news |last=Hornaday |first=Ann |title=Wes Anderson talks about 'Moonrise Kingdom' and his Cannes debut |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/wes-anderson-talks-about-moonrise-kingdom-and-his-cannes-debut/2012/05/31/gJQAbPfW7U_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=June 25, 2015 |date=June 2, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626124909/http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/wes-anderson-talks-about-moonrise-kingdom-and-his-cannes-debut/2012/05/31/gJQAbPfW7U_story.html |archive-date=June 26, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[François Truffaut]]'s 1959 French film ''[[The 400 Blows]]'' about juvenile delinquency was also an influence.<ref name="Clarke"/>
After working on the screenplay for a year, Anderson said he had completed 15 pages and appealed to his ''[[The Darjeeling Limited]]'' collaborator [[Roman Coppola]] for help; they finished in one month.<ref name="Lyttelton"/> Coppola drew on memories of his mother [[Eleanor Coppola|Eleanor]] in giving Mrs. Bishop a [[bullhorn]] to communicate inside the house.<ref name="Miller"/> Anderson described the 1965 setting as randomly chosen, but added it fit the subject of the Scouts and the feel of a "[[Norman Rockwell]]-type of [[Americana (culture)|Americana]]".<ref name="Kilday">{{cite web |last=Kilday |first=Gregg |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wes-anderson-moonrise-kingdom-cannes-interview-324379 |title=Cannes 2012: Wes Anderson on Making 'Moonrise Kingdom' and His Cannes Debut (Q&A) |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=May 15, 2012 |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513082452/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wes-anderson-moonrise-kingdom-cannes-interview-324379 |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> While preparing the script Anderson also viewed films about young love for inspiration, including ''[[Black Jack (1979 film)|Black Jack]]'', ''[[Small Change (film)|Small Change]]'', ''[[A Little Romance]]'' and ''[[Melody (1971 film)|Melody]]''.<ref name="Hornaday">{{cite news |last=Hornaday |first=Ann |title=Wes Anderson talks about 'Moonrise Kingdom' and his Cannes debut |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/wes-anderson-talks-about-moonrise-kingdom-and-his-cannes-debut/2012/05/31/gJQAbPfW7U_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=June 25, 2015 |date=June 2, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626124909/http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/wes-anderson-talks-about-moonrise-kingdom-and-his-cannes-debut/2012/05/31/gJQAbPfW7U_story.html |archive-date=June 26, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[François Truffaut]]'s 1959 French film ''[[The 400 Blows]]'' about juvenile delinquency was also an influence.<ref name="Clarke"/>
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===Casting===
===Casting===
{| class="infobox"
|-
! Actor
! class="unsortable" |<!--non-semantic mimicry of film credit look -->
! Role <!-- or "Character" -->
|-
| {{sortname|Bruce|Willis}}
|...
| Captain Sharp
|-
| {{sortname|Edward|Norton}}
|...
| Scout Master Randy Ward
|-
| {{sortname|Bill|Murray}}
|...
| Mr. Bishop
|-
| {{sortname|Frances|McDormand}}
|...
| Mrs. Bishop
|-
| {{sortname|Tilda|Swinton}}
|...
| Social Services
|-
| {{sortname|Jason|Schwartzman}}
|...
| Cousin Ben
|-
| {{sortname|Bob|Balaban}}
|...
| Narrator
|-
| {{sortname|Jared|Gilman}}
|...
| Sam
|-
| {{sortname|Kara|Hayward}}
|...
| Suzy
|-
| {{sortname|Larry|Pine}}
|...
| Howard Billingsley
|-
| {{sortname|Marianna|Bassham}}
|...
| Becky
|-
| {{sortname|Neal|Huff}}
|...
| Jed
|-
| {{sortname|Eric Chase|Anderson}}
|...
| Secretary McIntire
|-
| {{sortname|Harvey|Keitel}}
|...
| Commander Pierce
|-
|}
The crew scheduled a substantial amount of time for casting the Sam and Suzy characters. Anderson expressed apprehension about the process saying, "there's no movie, if we don't find the perfect kids".<ref name="Radish"/> The auditions took eight months at different schools.<ref name="Clarke"/> Anderson chose [[Jared Gilman]] finding him "immediately funny" thanks to his glasses and long hair, and for his voice and personality at the audition. [[Kara Hayward]] was cast because she read from the screenplay and spoke naturally as if it was real life.<ref name="Kilday"/> Hayward had seen Anderson's 2001 ''[[The Royal Tenenbaums]]'' and interpreted Suzy as having a secretive nature, similar to that of Margot played by [[Gwyneth Paltrow]].<ref name="Buchanan">{{cite web |last=Buchanan |first=Kyle |url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/05/why-jason-schwartzman-ignored-the-moonrise-kids.html |title=Meet the Kids From Moonrise Kingdom, Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward |website=[[Vulture.com]] |date=May 30, 2012 |access-date=May 14, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724080405/http://www.vulture.com/2012/05/why-jason-schwartzman-ignored-the-moonrise-kids.html |archive-date=July 24, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> All the [[child actor]]s were novices. Anderson believed they had never even auditioned before. He put the successful candidates through months-long rehearsals. He assigned Hayward book reading, and had Gilman practice scouting skills. Although Anderson could not envision one young auditioner, [[Lucas Hedges]], as Sam, he felt the boy was talented enough to be given an important role and cast him as Redford.<ref name="Miller"/>
The crew scheduled a substantial amount of time for casting the Sam and Suzy characters. Anderson expressed apprehension about the process saying, "there's no movie, if we don't find the perfect kids".<ref name="Radish"/> The auditions took eight months at different schools.<ref name="Clarke"/> Anderson chose [[Jared Gilman]] finding him "immediately funny" thanks to his glasses and long hair, and for his voice and personality at the audition. [[Kara Hayward]] was cast because she read from the screenplay and spoke naturally as if it was real life.<ref name="Kilday"/> Hayward had seen Anderson's 2001 ''[[The Royal Tenenbaums]]'' and interpreted Suzy as having a secretive nature, similar to that of Margot played by [[Gwyneth Paltrow]].<ref name="Buchanan">{{cite web |last=Buchanan |first=Kyle |url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/05/why-jason-schwartzman-ignored-the-moonrise-kids.html |title=Meet the Kids From Moonrise Kingdom, Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward |website=[[Vulture.com]] |date=May 30, 2012 |access-date=May 14, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724080405/http://www.vulture.com/2012/05/why-jason-schwartzman-ignored-the-moonrise-kids.html |archive-date=July 24, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> All the [[child actor]]s were novices. Anderson believed they had never even auditioned before. He put the successful candidates through months-long rehearsals. He assigned Hayward book reading, and had Gilman practice scouting skills. Although Anderson could not envision one young auditioner, [[Lucas Hedges]], as Sam, he felt the boy was talented enough to be given an important role and cast him as Redford.<ref name="Miller"/>


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Anderson used [[Google Earth]] for initial [[location scouting]], searching for places where they could find Suzy's house and "naked wildlife", considering Canada, Michigan and New England. The filmmakers running the Google search also looked at [[Cumberland Island]] in Georgia, and the [[Thousand Islands]].<ref name=Karpel>{{cite web|last=Karpel|first=Ari|title=Moving Storyboards and Drumming: Wes Anderson Maps Out the Peculiar Genius of "Moonrise Kingdom"|url=http://www.fastcocreate.com/1681005/moving-storyboards-and-drumming-wes-anderson-maps-out-the-peculiar-genius-of-moonrise-kingdo|work=[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]]|date=July 3, 2012|access-date=July 6, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219000831/http://www.fastcocreate.com/1681005/moving-storyboards-and-drumming-wes-anderson-maps-out-the-peculiar-genius-of-moonrise-kingdo|archive-date=December 19, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Camp Yawgoog, an actual Scout camp in Rhode Island, served as the inspiration for the Khaki Scout sets, and many items were borrowed from the camp for props.<ref name="Brunner">{{cite magazine| last=Brunner |first=Rob |title=The Whimsical Mr. Anderson |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=June 1, 2012 |issue=1209–1210 |page=101}}</ref>
Anderson used [[Google Earth]] for initial [[location scouting]], searching for places where they could find Suzy's house and "naked wildlife", considering Canada, Michigan and New England. The filmmakers running the Google search also looked at [[Cumberland Island]] in Georgia, and the [[Thousand Islands]].<ref name=Karpel>{{cite web|last=Karpel|first=Ari|title=Moving Storyboards and Drumming: Wes Anderson Maps Out the Peculiar Genius of "Moonrise Kingdom"|url=http://www.fastcocreate.com/1681005/moving-storyboards-and-drumming-wes-anderson-maps-out-the-peculiar-genius-of-moonrise-kingdo|work=[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]]|date=July 3, 2012|access-date=July 6, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219000831/http://www.fastcocreate.com/1681005/moving-storyboards-and-drumming-wes-anderson-maps-out-the-peculiar-genius-of-moonrise-kingdo|archive-date=December 19, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Camp Yawgoog, an actual Scout camp in Rhode Island, served as the inspiration for the Khaki Scout sets, and many items were borrowed from the camp for props.<ref name="Brunner">{{cite magazine| last=Brunner |first=Rob |title=The Whimsical Mr. Anderson |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=June 1, 2012 |issue=1209–1210 |page=101}}</ref>


Kasia Walicka-Maimone was the costume designer. Anderson presented her with concepts of how the characters should look. She drew on photographs from the 1960s and the uniforms of [[Scout (Scouting)|Boy Scouts]] when designing Suzy and Sam's costumes. (Their characters inspired many [[Halloween]] costumes in 2012.)<ref>{{cite web |last=Teran |first=Andi |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2518354/moonrise-kingdom-costume-designer-interview/ |title=An Exclusive Interview with Kasia Walicka-Maimone, Costume Designer of 'Moonrise Kingdom' |publisher=[[MTV]] |date=February 19, 2013 |access-date=May 15, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218210054/http://www.mtv.com/news/2518354/moonrise-kingdom-costume-designer-interview/ |archive-date=February 18, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> While the filmmakers planned to model the animal costumes on those in real ''Noye's Fludde'' productions, they decided instead to fashion them as if they were made for U.S. schools, consulting photographs from Anderson's former school.<ref name="Brunner"/>
Kasia Walicka-Maimone was the costume designer. Anderson presented her with concepts of how the characters should look. She drew on photographs from the 1960s and the uniforms of [[Scout (Scouting)|Boy Scouts]] when designing Suzy and Sam's costumes. (Their characters inspired many [[Halloween]] costumes in 2012.)<ref>{{cite web |last=Teran |first=Andi |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2518354/moonrise-kingdom-costume-designer-interview/ |title=An Exclusive Interview with Kasia Walicka-Maimone, Costume Designer of 'Moonrise Kingdom' |publisher=[[MTV]] |date=February 19, 2013 |access-date=May 15, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218210054/http://www.mtv.com/news/2518354/moonrise-kingdom-costume-designer-interview/ |archive-date=February 18, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> While the filmmakers planned to model the animal costumes on those in real ''Noye's Fludde'' productions, they decided instead to fashion them as if they were made for U.S. schools, consulting photographs from Anderson's former school.<ref name="Brunner"/>


===Filming===
===Filming===
[[File:Conanicut Point Light in 2007.jpg|right|thumb|[[Conanicut Island Light]] was the model for Suzy's house.]]
[[File:Conanicut Point Light in 2007.jpg|right|thumb|[[Conanicut Island Light]] was the model for Suzy's house.]]


[[Principal photography]] took place in [[Rhode Island]] from April to June 2011.<ref name="Thompson">{{cite web |last=Thompson |first=Anne |title=Wes Anderson's New Movie Moonrise Kingdom Starring Willis, Norton, and Murray Goes to Focus Features |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/wes_andersons_new_movie_moonrise_kingdom_starring_willis_norton_and_murray_ |website=[[IndieWire]] |date=May 2, 2011 |access-date=November 11, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115235719/http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/wes_andersons_new_movie_moonrise_kingdom_starring_willis_norton_and_murray_ |archive-date=January 15, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The film was shot at various locations around [[Narragansett Bay]], Rhode Island, including: [[Conanicut Island]], [[Prudence Island]], [[Fort Wetherill]], [[Yawgoog Scout Reservation]], [[Trinity Church (Newport, Rhode Island)|Trinity Church]], and [[Newport, Rhode Island|Newport]]'s Ballard Park.<ref name="nptdaily"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Jennifer Nicole|last=Sullivan|title=Enchanted "Kingdom"|url=http://www.newportri.com/features/film/enchanted-kingdom/article_af6edf4e-af3f-11e1-98ac-001a4bcf887a.html|work=[[The Newport Daily News]]|date=June 6, 2012|access-date=October 13, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214212250/http://www.newportri.com/features/film/enchanted-kingdom/article_af6edf4e-af3f-11e1-98ac-001a4bcf887a.html|archive-date=December 14, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
[[Principal photography]] took place in [[Rhode Island]] from April to June 2011.<ref name="Thompson">{{cite web |last=Thompson |first=Anne |title=Wes Anderson's New Movie Moonrise Kingdom Starring Willis, Norton, and Murray Goes to Focus Features |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/wes_andersons_new_movie_moonrise_kingdom_starring_willis_norton_and_murray_ |website=[[IndieWire]] |date=May 2, 2011 |access-date=November 11, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115235719/http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/wes_andersons_new_movie_moonrise_kingdom_starring_willis_norton_and_murray_ |archive-date=January 15, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The film was shot at various locations around [[Narragansett Bay]], Rhode Island, including: [[Conanicut Island]], [[Prudence Island]], [[Fort Wetherill]], [[Yawgoog Scout Reservation]], [[Trinity Church (Newport, Rhode Island)|Trinity Church]], and [[Newport, Rhode Island|Newport]]'s Ballard Park.<ref name="nptdaily"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Jennifer Nicole|last=Sullivan|title=Enchanted "Kingdom"|url=http://www.newportri.com/features/film/enchanted-kingdom/article_af6edf4e-af3f-11e1-98ac-001a4bcf887a.html|work=[[The Newport Daily News]]|date=June 6, 2012|access-date=October 13, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214212250/http://www.newportri.com/features/film/enchanted-kingdom/article_af6edf4e-af3f-11e1-98ac-001a4bcf887a.html|archive-date=December 14, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> A house in the Thousand Islands region in New York was used as the model for the interior of Suzy's house on the film's set. The set for the Bishop home was constructed and filmed inside a former [[Linens 'n Things]] store in [[Middletown, Rhode Island]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Muther|first1=Christopher|title=Creating "Moonrise Kingdom" in Rhode Island with Wes Anderson's production designer Adam Stockhausen - The Boston Globe|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/style/2012/06/06/creating-moonrise-kingdom-rhode-island-with-wes-anderson-production-designer-adam-stockhausen/WfBfTnWxvpqd6jzin3onGN/story.html|website=The Boston Globe|access-date=16 November 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117072051/https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/style/2012/06/06/creating-moonrise-kingdom-rhode-island-with-wes-anderson-production-designer-adam-stockhausen/WfBfTnWxvpqd6jzin3onGN/story.html|archive-date=November 17, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="nptdaily">{{cite web|title="Moonrise Kingdom" release is set|url=http://www.newportri.com/features/film/moonrise-kingdom-release-is-set/article_a2d01578-36f4-11e1-90f0-0019bb2963f4.html|work=[[The Newport Daily News]]|access-date=November 16, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Conanicut Island Light]], a decommissioned Rhode Island lighthouse, was used for the exterior.<ref name=Karpel /> Cinematographer [[Robert Yeoman]] shot the film on [[16 mm film|Super 16mm]] with a 1.85:1 [[Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio]], as opposed to Anderson's usual 35mm [[anamorphic format]], using [[Aaton]] Xterà and [[A-Minima]] cameras.<ref name=cinematography>{{cite web |last=Heuring |first=David |title=Cinematographer Robert Yeoman Talks Super 16 Style on Moonrise Kingdom |url=http://www.studiodaily.com/2012/05/cinematographer-robert-yeoman-talks-super-16-style-on-moonrise-kingdom/ |work=Studio Daily |access-date=November 22, 2014 |date=May 25, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129050403/http://www.studiodaily.com/2012/05/cinematographer-robert-yeoman-talks-super-16-style-on-moonrise-kingdom/ |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Anderson said the Aaton cameras were ideal for photographing child actors, as they were roughly the same height as the camera set up.<ref name="Lyttelton"/>
A house in the Thousand Islands region in New York was used as the model for the interior of Suzy's house on the film's set. The set for the Bishop home was constructed and filmed inside a former [[Linens 'n Things]] store in [[Middletown, Rhode Island]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Muther|first1=Christopher|title=Creating "Moonrise Kingdom" in Rhode Island with Wes Anderson's production designer Adam Stockhausen - The Boston Globe|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/style/2012/06/06/creating-moonrise-kingdom-rhode-island-with-wes-anderson-production-designer-adam-stockhausen/WfBfTnWxvpqd6jzin3onGN/story.html|website=The Boston Globe|access-date=16 November 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117072051/https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/style/2012/06/06/creating-moonrise-kingdom-rhode-island-with-wes-anderson-production-designer-adam-stockhausen/WfBfTnWxvpqd6jzin3onGN/story.html|archive-date=November 17, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="nptdaily">{{cite web|title="Moonrise Kingdom" release is set|url=http://www.newportri.com/features/film/moonrise-kingdom-release-is-set/article_a2d01578-36f4-11e1-90f0-0019bb2963f4.html |work=[[The Newport Daily News]] |access-date=November 16, 2016}}</ref> [[Conanicut Island Light]], a decommissioned Rhode Island lighthouse, was used for the exterior.<ref name=Karpel /> Cinematographer [[Robert Yeoman]] shot the film on [[16 mm film|Super 16mm]] with a 1.85:1 [[Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio]], as opposed to Anderson's usual 35mm [[anamorphic format]], using [[Aaton]] Xterà and [[A-Minima]] cameras.<ref name=cinematography>{{cite web |last=Heuring |first=David |title=Cinematographer Robert Yeoman Talks Super 16 Style on Moonrise Kingdom |url=http://www.studiodaily.com/2012/05/cinematographer-robert-yeoman-talks-super-16-style-on-moonrise-kingdom/ |work=Studio Daily |access-date=November 22, 2014 |date=May 25, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129050403/http://www.studiodaily.com/2012/05/cinematographer-robert-yeoman-talks-super-16-style-on-moonrise-kingdom/ |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Anderson said the Aaton cameras were ideal for photographing child actors, as they were roughly the same height as the camera set up.<ref name="Lyttelton"/>


According to Anderson, the kissing scene between Sam and Suzy was not rehearsed so it could be "spontaneous"; it was Gilman's first kiss.<ref name="Widdicombe">{{cite magazine| last=Widdicombe |first=Lizzie |title=Newbie |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/05/28/newbie |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |date=May 28, 2012 |pages=25–26}}</ref> Hayward was given the cat seen in the film as a pet after the production was concluded.<ref name="Buchanan"/>
According to Anderson, the kissing scene between Sam and Suzy was not rehearsed so it could be "spontaneous"; it was the first kiss, on or off screen, for both actors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ryzik |first=Melena |date=2012-12-20 |title='Moonrise Kingdom's' Magical, Nerve-Racking Moment |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/moonrise-kingdoms-magical-nerve-wracking-moment/ |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=The Carpetbagger |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Widdicombe">{{cite magazine| last=Widdicombe |first=Lizzie |title=Newbie |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/05/28/newbie |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |date=May 28, 2012 |pages=25–26}}</ref> Hayward was given the cat seen in the film as a pet after the production was concluded.<ref name="Buchanan"/>


==Themes==
==Themes==
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Professor Peter C. Kunze wrote that the story depicts "preteen romance", exploring [[child sexuality]] in the vein of ''[[The Blue Lagoon (1980 film)|The Blue Lagoon]]''.{{sfn|Kunze|2014|p=100}} Several critics interpreted the ear-piercing scene as symbolizing the characters losing their virginity.{{sfn|Dilley|2017}}<ref>Examples:
Professor Peter C. Kunze wrote that the story depicts "preteen romance", exploring [[child sexuality]] in the vein of ''[[The Blue Lagoon (1980 film)|The Blue Lagoon]]''.{{sfn|Kunze|2014|p=100}} Several critics interpreted the ear-piercing scene as symbolizing the characters losing their virginity.{{sfn|Dilley|2017}}<ref>Examples:
*{{cite web|last=Frosch |first=Jon |title=Wes Anderson's 'Moonrise Kingdom' Opens Cannes on a Sweet Note|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/05/wes-andersons-moonrise-kingdom-opens-cannes-on-a-sweet-note/257270/|work=The Atlantic |quote=Sam pierces Suzy's ears with fish hooks, adorning her with hand-crafted insect earrings as a fine stream of blood trickles down her neck (a mutual deflowering by proxy). |access-date=May 12, 2018|date=May 16, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513081556/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/05/wes-andersons-moonrise-kingdom-opens-cannes-on-a-sweet-note/257270/|archive-date=May 13, 2018|df=mdy-all}}
*{{cite web|last=Frosch |first=Jon |title=Wes Anderson's 'Moonrise Kingdom' Opens Cannes on a Sweet Note|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/05/wes-andersons-moonrise-kingdom-opens-cannes-on-a-sweet-note/257270/|work=The Atlantic |quote=Sam pierces Suzy's ears with fish hooks, adorning her with hand-crafted insect earrings as a fine stream of blood trickles down her neck (a mutual deflowering by proxy). |access-date=May 12, 2018|date=May 16, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513081556/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/05/wes-andersons-moonrise-kingdom-opens-cannes-on-a-sweet-note/257270/|archive-date=May 13, 2018|df=mdy-all}}
*{{cite web |last=Adams |first=Sam |url=https://film.avclub.com/the-best-films-of-2012-1798237699 |title=The best films of 2012 |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=December 19, 2012 |date=May 16, 2012 |quote=Pushing the barbed hooks through her unpierced lobes works as a canny metaphor for deflowering. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902161618/http://film.avclub.com/the-best-films-of-2012-1798237699 |archive-date=September 2, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}
*{{cite web |last=Adams |first=Sam |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-best-films-of-2012-1798237699 |title=The best films of 2012 |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=December 19, 2012 |date=May 16, 2012 |quote=Pushing the barbed hooks through her unpierced lobes works as a canny metaphor for deflowering. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902161618/http://film.avclub.com/the-best-films-of-2012-1798237699 |archive-date=September 2, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}
*{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/movies/wes-andersons-moonrise-kingdom-with-bruce-willis.html |title=Scouting Out a Paradise: Books, Music and No Adults |last=Dargis |first=Manohla |date=May 24, 2012 |work=[[The New York Times]] |quote=[T]hey consummate, metaphorically, an enchanted, chaste affair capped with a hilariously symbolic deflowering. |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215121700/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/movies/wes-andersons-moonrise-kingdom-with-bruce-willis.html |archive-date=February 15, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}
*{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/movies/wes-andersons-moonrise-kingdom-with-bruce-willis.html |title=Scouting Out a Paradise: Books, Music and No Adults |last=Dargis |first=Manohla |date=May 24, 2012 |work=[[The New York Times]] |quote=[T]hey consummate, metaphorically, an enchanted, chaste affair capped with a hilariously symbolic deflowering. |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215121700/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/movies/wes-andersons-moonrise-kingdom-with-bruce-willis.html |archive-date=February 15, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Author Carol Siegel judged the portrayal to be a positive take on "youthful sexual initiation", from a mainly male perspective, but like many other U.S. films she said it missed a female perspective.{{sfn|Siegel|2015|p=55}} Academic [[Timothy Shary]] placed the story in the cinematic tradition of exploring "young romance" and the resulting strife, with ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' (1997) and ''[[Boys Don't Cry (1999 film)|Boys Don't Cry]]'' (1999).{{sfn|Shary|2014|p=10}}
</ref> Author Carol Siegel judged the portrayal to be a positive take on "youthful sexual initiation", from a mainly male perspective, but like many other U.S. films she said it missed a female perspective.{{sfn|Siegel|2015|p=55}} Academic [[Timothy Shary]] placed the story in the cinematic tradition of exploring "young romance" and the resulting strife, with ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' (1997) and ''[[Boys Don't Cry (1999 film)|Boys Don't Cry]]'' (1999).{{sfn|Shary|2014|p=10}}


The film scholar Kim Wilkins rejected the notion that ''Moonrise Kingdom'' is a romance film. She argued the severity of Sam and Suzy's behavior, and their "profound existential anxiety", indicate the characters were created as products of a more widespread concern for juvenile mental health. Wilkins wrote that the story dealt with "existential" questions, with the two young protagonists rejected by society and allying to escape to "a limited existence beyond its boundaries".{{sfn|Wilkins|2014|p=26}} According to a ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' analysis, ''Moonrise Kingdom'' represented Anderson's most focused study on a theme running through his work, "the feelings of misunderstood, unconventional children".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/chi-cannes-bill-murray-wes-anderson-moonrise-kingdom-20120516-column.html |title=Bill Murray talks about a director he likes, Wes Anderson of 'Moonrise Kingdom' |date=May 16, 2012 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=May 14, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516012803/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/chi-cannes-bill-murray-wes-anderson-moonrise-kingdom-20120516-column.html |archive-date=May 16, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
The film scholar Kim Wilkins rejected the notion that ''Moonrise Kingdom'' is a romance film. She argued the severity of Sam and Suzy's behavior, and their "profound existential anxiety", indicate the characters were created as products of a more widespread concern for juvenile mental health. Wilkins wrote that the story dealt with "existential" questions, with the two young protagonists rejected by society and allying to escape to "a limited existence beyond its boundaries".{{sfn|Wilkins|2014|p=26}} According to a ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' analysis, ''Moonrise Kingdom'' represented Anderson's most focused study on a theme running through his work, "the feelings of misunderstood, unconventional children".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/chi-cannes-bill-murray-wes-anderson-moonrise-kingdom-20120516-column.html |title=Bill Murray talks about a director he likes, Wes Anderson of 'Moonrise Kingdom' |date=May 16, 2012 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=May 14, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516012803/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/chi-cannes-bill-murray-wes-anderson-moonrise-kingdom-20120516-column.html |archive-date=May 16, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
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[[Roger Ebert]] rated the film three-and-a-half stars, praising the creation of an island world that "might as well be ruled by [[Prospero]]".<ref name="Ebert">{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/moonrise-kingdom-2012 |title=Moonrise Kingdom |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=May 30, 2012 |work=[[RogerEbert.com]] |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033403/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/moonrise-kingdom-2012 |archive-date=February 20, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> A devoted fan of Anderson, [[Richard Brody]] hailed ''Moonrise Kingdom'' as "a leap ahead, artistically and personally" for the director, for its "expressly transcendent theme" and its spiritual references to Noah's Ark.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/what-to-see-this-weekend-moonrise-kingdom-twice |title=What to See This Weekend: 'Moonrise Kingdom,' Twice |last=Brody |first=Richard |date=December 11, 2012 |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513081500/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/what-to-see-this-weekend-moonrise-kingdom-twice |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Peter Bradshaw]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' gave the film four stars out of five, calling it "another sprightly confection of oddities, attractively eccentric, witty and strangely clothed".<ref>{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Bradshaw|title=Moonrise Kingdom – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/may/24/moonrise-kingdom-review|work=Guardian|date=May 24, 2012|access-date=May 30, 2012|location=London|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204032947/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/may/24/moonrise-kingdom-review|archive-date=February 4, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}}s Manohla Dargis reviewed Anderson and Coppola's screenplay as a "beautifully coordinated admixture of droll humor, deadpan and slapstick".<ref name="Dargis">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/movies/wes-andersons-moonrise-kingdom-with-bruce-willis.html |title=Scouting Out a Paradise: Books, Music and No Adults |last=Dargis |first=Manohla |date=May 24, 2012 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215121700/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/movies/wes-andersons-moonrise-kingdom-with-bruce-willis.html |archive-date=February 15, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Peter Travers]] positively reviewed the actors' performances, calling Norton engaging, Balaban "delightful" and Willis agreeable. Travers also credited cinematographer Yeoman for "a poet's eye" and composer [[Alexandre Desplat]] for his contributions.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/moonrise-kingdom-20120524 |title=Moonrise Kingdom |last=Travers |first=Peter |date=May 24, 2012 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513151914/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/moonrise-kingdom-20120524 |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> As novice actors, Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward also received praise.<ref>Examples:
[[Roger Ebert]] rated the film three-and-a-half stars, praising the creation of an island world that "might as well be ruled by [[Prospero]]".<ref name="Ebert">{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/moonrise-kingdom-2012 |title=Moonrise Kingdom |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=May 30, 2012 |work=[[RogerEbert.com]] |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033403/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/moonrise-kingdom-2012 |archive-date=February 20, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> A devoted fan of Anderson, [[Richard Brody]] hailed ''Moonrise Kingdom'' as "a leap ahead, artistically and personally" for the director, for its "expressly transcendent theme" and its spiritual references to Noah's Ark.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/what-to-see-this-weekend-moonrise-kingdom-twice |title=What to See This Weekend: 'Moonrise Kingdom,' Twice |last=Brody |first=Richard |date=December 11, 2012 |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513081500/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/what-to-see-this-weekend-moonrise-kingdom-twice |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Peter Bradshaw]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' gave the film four stars out of five, calling it "another sprightly confection of oddities, attractively eccentric, witty and strangely clothed".<ref>{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Bradshaw|title=Moonrise Kingdom – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/may/24/moonrise-kingdom-review|work=Guardian|date=May 24, 2012|access-date=May 30, 2012|location=London|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204032947/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/may/24/moonrise-kingdom-review|archive-date=February 4, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}}s Manohla Dargis reviewed Anderson and Coppola's screenplay as a "beautifully coordinated admixture of droll humor, deadpan and slapstick".<ref name="Dargis">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/movies/wes-andersons-moonrise-kingdom-with-bruce-willis.html |title=Scouting Out a Paradise: Books, Music and No Adults |last=Dargis |first=Manohla |date=May 24, 2012 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215121700/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/movies/wes-andersons-moonrise-kingdom-with-bruce-willis.html |archive-date=February 15, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Peter Travers]] positively reviewed the actors' performances, calling Norton engaging, Balaban "delightful" and Willis agreeable. Travers also credited cinematographer Yeoman for "a poet's eye" and composer [[Alexandre Desplat]] for his contributions.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/moonrise-kingdom-20120524 |title=Moonrise Kingdom |last=Travers |first=Peter |date=May 24, 2012 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513151914/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/moonrise-kingdom-20120524 |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> As novice actors, Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward also received praise.<ref>Examples:
*{{cite web |url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/05/25/review-superb-magical-kingdon-filled-with-childhood-innocence-great.html |title=Review: Superb 'Moonrise Kingdom' filled with childhood innocence, great performances |last=Craig |first=Justin |date=May 25, 2012 |work=[[Fox News]] |quote=Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward as Sam and Suzy give two [[Breakthrough role|breakout performances]]. Gilman and Hayward, carrying the weight of the film on their shoulders, handle Anderson's offbeat style with grace and ease and are a delight to watch. |access-date=May 13, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514065317/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/05/25/review-superb-magical-kingdon-filled-with-childhood-innocence-great.html |archive-date=May 14, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}
*{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/review-superb-moonrise-kingdom-filled-with-childhood-innocence-great-performances/ |title=Review: Superb 'Moonrise Kingdom' filled with childhood innocence, great performances |last=Craig |first=Justin |date=May 25, 2012 |work=[[Fox News]] |quote=Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward as Sam and Suzy give two [[Breakthrough role|breakout performances]]. Gilman and Hayward, carrying the weight of the film on their shoulders, handle Anderson's offbeat style with grace and ease and are a delight to watch. |access-date=May 13, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514065317/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/05/25/review-superb-magical-kingdon-filled-with-childhood-innocence-great.html |archive-date=May 14, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}
*{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2012/05/31/moonrise_kingdom_review_wes_andersons_mooncrossd_lovers.html |title=Moonrise Kingdom review: Wes Anderson's moon-cross'd lovers |last=Howell |first=Peter |date=May 31, 2012 |work=[[The Toronto Star]] |quote=No Hollywood gleam can outshine the fresh faces of Gilman and Hayward, newly hatched thespians who bring a refreshing lack of guile to their roles. |access-date=May 13, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513222726/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2012/05/31/moonrise_kingdom_review_wes_andersons_mooncrossd_lovers.html |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}
*{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2012/05/31/moonrise_kingdom_review_wes_andersons_mooncrossd_lovers.html |title=Moonrise Kingdom review: Wes Anderson's moon-cross'd lovers |last=Howell |first=Peter |date=May 31, 2012 |work=[[The Toronto Star]] |quote=No Hollywood gleam can outshine the fresh faces of Gilman and Hayward, newly hatched thespians who bring a refreshing lack of guile to their roles. |access-date=May 13, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513222726/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2012/05/31/moonrise_kingdom_review_wes_andersons_mooncrossd_lovers.html |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}
*{{cite web |url=https://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/25/entertainment/la-et-moonrise-kingdom-20120525 |title=Review: Wes Anderson finds near perfect balance in 'Moonrise Kingdom' |last=Sharkey |first=Betsy |date=May 25, 2012 |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |quote=[I]n Gilman and Hayward we have rare young talents who don't need words to communicate what they're feeling. |access-date=May 13, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223180053/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/25/entertainment/la-et-moonrise-kingdom-20120525 |archive-date=December 23, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''{{'}}s review stated it was "exhilarating" to see different elements combined, such as the music of Britten and Hank Williams. It called the end result "an extraordinarily affected piece of filmmaking".<ref name="Collin"/> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''{{'}}s review by Todd McCarthy described the film as an "eccentric, pubescent love story", "impeccably made".<ref name="McCarthy">{{cite news |first=Todd |last=McCarthy |title=Moonrise Kingdom: Cannes Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/moonrise-kingdom/review/325507 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=May 16, 2012 |access-date=November 13, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924163108/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/moonrise-kingdom/review/325507 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> For ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'', Nev Pierce declared it "a delightful film of innocence lost and regained".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/moonrise-kingdom/review/ |title=Moonrise Kingdom Review |last=Pierce |first=Nev |date=March 1, 2012 |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]] |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513085928/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/moonrise-kingdom/review/ |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Christopher Orr (film critic)|Christopher Orr]] of ''[[The Atlantic]]'' wrote that ''Moonrise Kingdom'' was "Anderson's best live-action feature" and that it "captures the texture of childhood summers, the sense of having a limited amount of time in which to do unlimited things".<ref name="Orr">{{cite web|last=Orr|first=Christopher|title=The Youthful Magic of 'Moonrise Kingdom'|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/06/the-youthful-magic-of-moonrise-kingdom/257973/|work=The Atlantic|access-date=18 June 2012|date=1 June 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609031637/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/06/the-youthful-magic-of-moonrise-kingdom/257973/|archive-date=June 9, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Kristen M. Jones of ''[[Film Comment]]'' wrote that the film "has a spontaneity and yearning that lend an easy comic rhythm", but it also has a "rapt quality, as if we are viewing the events through Suzy's binoculars or reading the story under the covers by a flashlight".<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Kristen M.|title=Moonrise Kingdom|url=http://www.filmcomment.com/article/review-moonrise-kingdom|work=Film Comment|access-date=25 June 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227201303/http://www.filmcomment.com/article/review-moonrise-kingdom|archive-date=February 27, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-xpm-2012-may-25-la-et-moonrise-kingdom-20120525-story.html |title=Review: Wes Anderson finds near perfect balance in 'Moonrise Kingdom' |last=Sharkey |first=Betsy |date=May 25, 2012 |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |quote=[I]n Gilman and Hayward we have rare young talents who don't need words to communicate what they're feeling. |access-date=May 13, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223180053/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/25/entertainment/la-et-moonrise-kingdom-20120525 |archive-date=December 23, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''{{'}}s review stated it was "exhilarating" to see different elements combined, such as the music of Britten and Hank Williams. It called the end result "an extraordinarily affected piece of filmmaking".<ref name="Collin"/> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''{{'}}s review by Todd McCarthy described the film as an "eccentric, pubescent love story", "impeccably made".<ref name="McCarthy">{{cite news |first=Todd |last=McCarthy |title=Moonrise Kingdom: Cannes Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/moonrise-kingdom/review/325507 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=May 16, 2012 |access-date=November 13, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924163108/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/moonrise-kingdom/review/325507 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> For ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'', Nev Pierce declared it "a delightful film of innocence lost and regained".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/moonrise-kingdom/review/ |title=Moonrise Kingdom Review |last=Pierce |first=Nev |date=March 1, 2012 |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513085928/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/moonrise-kingdom/review/ |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Christopher Orr (film critic)|Christopher Orr]] of ''[[The Atlantic]]'' wrote that ''Moonrise Kingdom'' was "Anderson's best live-action feature" and that it "captures the texture of childhood summers, the sense of having a limited amount of time in which to do unlimited things".<ref name="Orr">{{cite web|last=Orr|first=Christopher|title=The Youthful Magic of 'Moonrise Kingdom'|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/06/the-youthful-magic-of-moonrise-kingdom/257973/|work=The Atlantic|access-date=18 June 2012|date=1 June 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609031637/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/06/the-youthful-magic-of-moonrise-kingdom/257973/|archive-date=June 9, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Kristen M. Jones of ''[[Film Comment]]'' wrote that the film "has a spontaneity and yearning that lend an easy comic rhythm", but it also has a "rapt quality, as if we are viewing the events through Suzy's binoculars or reading the story under the covers by a flashlight".<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Kristen M.|title=Moonrise Kingdom|url=http://www.filmcomment.com/article/review-moonrise-kingdom|work=Film Comment|access-date=25 June 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227201303/http://www.filmcomment.com/article/review-moonrise-kingdom|archive-date=February 27, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>


Dissenting, [[Leonard Maltin]] wrote the "self-consciously clever to a fault" approach to depicting the children gave him "an emotional distance" to them.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2012/05/moonrise-kingdom-movie-review-255555/ |title=Moonrise Kingdom—movie review |last=Maltin |first=Leonard |date=May 25, 2012 |work=[[IndieWire]] |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201014523/http://www.indiewire.com/2012/05/moonrise-kingdom-movie-review-255555/ |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Rex Reed]] dismissed it as "juvenile gibberish" displaying "lunatic fragments of surrealism".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://observer.com/2012/05/moonrise-kingdom-rex-reed-wes-anderson/ |title=In Moonrise Kingdom, Watercolors Run Dry |last=Reed |first=Rex |date=May 23, 2012 |work=[[New York Observer]] |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209063302/http://observer.com/2012/05/moonrise-kingdom-rex-reed-wes-anderson/ |archive-date=December 9, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Postmedia News]]' Katherine Monk gave a mixed review, calling it "kind-hearted and heavily contrived".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canada.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Review+Moonrise+Kingdom/6696222/story.html |title=Review: Moonrise Kingdom |last=Monk |first=Katherine |date=June 1, 2012 |publisher=[[Postmedia News]] |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513081834/http://www.canada.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Review+Moonrise+Kingdom/6696222/story.html |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
Dissenting, [[Leonard Maltin]] wrote the "self-consciously clever to a fault" approach to depicting the children gave him "an emotional distance" to them.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2012/05/moonrise-kingdom-movie-review-255555/ |title=Moonrise Kingdom—movie review |last=Maltin |first=Leonard |date=May 25, 2012 |work=[[IndieWire]] |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201014523/http://www.indiewire.com/2012/05/moonrise-kingdom-movie-review-255555/ |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Rex Reed]] dismissed it as "juvenile gibberish" displaying "lunatic fragments of surrealism".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://observer.com/2012/05/moonrise-kingdom-rex-reed-wes-anderson/ |title=In Moonrise Kingdom, Watercolors Run Dry |last=Reed |first=Rex |date=May 23, 2012 |work=[[New York Observer]] |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209063302/http://observer.com/2012/05/moonrise-kingdom-rex-reed-wes-anderson/ |archive-date=December 9, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Postmedia News]]' Katherine Monk gave a mixed review, calling it "kind-hearted and heavily contrived".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canada.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Review+Moonrise+Kingdom/6696222/story.html |title=Review: Moonrise Kingdom |last=Monk |first=Katherine |date=June 1, 2012 |publisher=[[Postmedia News]] |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513081834/http://www.canada.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Review+Moonrise+Kingdom/6696222/story.html |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
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At Cannes, the film was in competition for the [[Palme d'Or]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/58878.html |title=Festival de Cannes - From 16 to 27 may 2012 |publisher=Festival-cannes.fr |access-date=May 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513172634/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/58878.html |archive-date=May 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> although the only award it won there was the unofficial "Palme de Whiskers" in recognition of the cat, "Tabitha".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/05/agnes-varda-faces-places-cat-palme-de-whiskers-cannes-film-festival-2017-1201834050/ |title=Agnès Varda's 'Faces Places' Cat Wins Palme de Whiskers at Cannes 2017 |work=[[IndieWire]] |date=May 30, 2017 |last=Winfrey |first=Graham |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513152136/http://www.indiewire.com/2017/05/agnes-varda-faces-places-cat-palme-de-whiskers-cannes-film-festival-2017-1201834050/ |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In anticipation of the [[85th Academy Awards]], journalist Lindsey Bahr called ''Moonrise Kingdom'' a "wild card" in the awards campaign given it received no nominations at the [[Screen Actors Guild]] or [[Directors Guild of America|Directors Guild]], but had won the [[Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Feature]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/01/09/moonrise-kingdom-director-wes-anderson-talks-awards/ |title='Moonrise Kingdom' director Wes Anderson would care about awards if ...|last=Bahr |first=Lindsey |date=January 9, 2013 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=May 13, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514064932/http://ew.com/article/2013/01/09/moonrise-kingdom-director-wes-anderson-talks-awards/ |archive-date=May 14, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Early in the campaign, it was a contender for a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2012/11/27/moonrise_kingdom_oscar_nomination_for_best_picture_why_it_might_happen.html |last=Haglund |first=David |date=November 27, 2018 |title=Can Moonrise Kingdom Get a Best Picture Nod? |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |access-date=May 13, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514070049/http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2012/11/27/moonrise_kingdom_oscar_nomination_for_best_picture_why_it_might_happen.html |archive-date=May 14, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Anderson and Coppola were ultimately nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/01/exclusive-featurette-original-screenplay-oscar-nominee-moonrise-kingdom-410218/ |last=Hammond |first=Pete |title=Exclusive Featurette: Original Screenplay Oscar Nominee 'Moonrise Kingdom' |date=January 22, 2013 |publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=May 13, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514065028/http://deadline.com/2013/01/exclusive-featurette-original-screenplay-oscar-nominee-moonrise-kingdom-410218/ |archive-date=May 14, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
At Cannes, the film was in competition for the {{Lang|fr|[[Palme d'Or]]|italic=no}},<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/58878.html |title=Festival de Cannes - From 16 to 27 may 2012 |publisher=Festival-cannes.fr |access-date=May 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513172634/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/58878.html |archive-date=May 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> although the only award it won there was the unofficial "Palme de Whiskers" in recognition of the cat, "Tabitha".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/05/agnes-varda-faces-places-cat-palme-de-whiskers-cannes-film-festival-2017-1201834050/ |title=Agnès Varda's 'Faces Places' Cat Wins Palme de Whiskers at Cannes 2017 |work=[[IndieWire]] |date=May 30, 2017 |last=Winfrey |first=Graham |access-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513152136/http://www.indiewire.com/2017/05/agnes-varda-faces-places-cat-palme-de-whiskers-cannes-film-festival-2017-1201834050/ |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In anticipation of the [[85th Academy Awards]], journalist Lindsey Bahr called ''Moonrise Kingdom'' a "wild card" in the awards campaign given it received no nominations at the [[Screen Actors Guild]] or [[Directors Guild of America|Directors Guild]], but had won the [[Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Feature]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/01/09/moonrise-kingdom-director-wes-anderson-talks-awards/ |title='Moonrise Kingdom' director Wes Anderson would care about awards if ...|last=Bahr |first=Lindsey |date=January 9, 2013 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=May 13, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514064932/http://ew.com/article/2013/01/09/moonrise-kingdom-director-wes-anderson-talks-awards/ |archive-date=May 14, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Early in the campaign, it was a contender for a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2012/11/27/moonrise_kingdom_oscar_nomination_for_best_picture_why_it_might_happen.html |last=Haglund |first=David |date=November 27, 2018 |title=Can Moonrise Kingdom Get a Best Picture Nod? |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |access-date=May 13, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514070049/http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2012/11/27/moonrise_kingdom_oscar_nomination_for_best_picture_why_it_might_happen.html |archive-date=May 14, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Anderson and Coppola were ultimately nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/01/exclusive-featurette-original-screenplay-oscar-nominee-moonrise-kingdom-410218/ |last=Hammond |first=Pete |title=Exclusive Featurette: Original Screenplay Oscar Nominee 'Moonrise Kingdom' |date=January 22, 2013 |publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=May 13, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514065028/http://deadline.com/2013/01/exclusive-featurette-original-screenplay-oscar-nominee-moonrise-kingdom-410218/ |archive-date=May 14, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>


The film was also nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]].<ref name="globe-nom">{{cite news |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/2012/12/nominations-2013/ |title=2013 Golden Globe Nominations |date=December 14, 2012 |access-date=December 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121217034619/http://www.goldenglobes.org/2012/12/nominations-2013/ |archive-date=December 17, 2012 |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> It received five nominations at the [[28th Independent Spirit Awards]], including for [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature|Best Feature]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a441329/moonrise-kingdom-silver-linings-among-independent-spirit-nominees.html|title='Moonrise Kingdom', 'Silver Linings' among Independent Spirit nominees|last=Harp|first=Justin|date=November 27, 2012|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]]|access-date=November 27, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129062627/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a441329/moonrise-kingdom-silver-linings-among-independent-spirit-nominees.html|archive-date=November 29, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and two nominations at the [[17th Satellite Awards]], including [[Satellite Award for Best Film|Best Film]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a442974/les-miserables-earns-ten-satellite-award-nominations.html|title='Les Misérables' earns ten Satellite Award nominations|last=Harp|first=Justin|date=December 4, 2012|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]]|access-date=December 5, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206023046/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a442974/les-miserables-earns-ten-satellite-award-nominations.html|archive-date=December 6, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
The film was also nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]].<ref name="globe-nom">{{cite news |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/2012/12/nominations-2013/ |title=2013 Golden Globe Nominations |date=December 14, 2012 |access-date=December 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121217034619/http://www.goldenglobes.org/2012/12/nominations-2013/ |archive-date=December 17, 2012 |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> It received five nominations at the [[28th Independent Spirit Awards]], including for [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature|Best Feature]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a441329/moonrise-kingdom-silver-linings-among-independent-spirit-nominees.html|title='Moonrise Kingdom', 'Silver Linings' among Independent Spirit nominees|last=Harp|first=Justin|date=November 27, 2012|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]]|access-date=November 27, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129062627/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a441329/moonrise-kingdom-silver-linings-among-independent-spirit-nominees.html|archive-date=November 29, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and two nominations at the [[17th Satellite Awards]], including [[Satellite Award for Best Film|Best Film]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a442974/les-miserables-earns-ten-satellite-award-nominations.html|title='Les Misérables' earns ten Satellite Award nominations|last=Harp|first=Justin|date=December 4, 2012|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]]|access-date=December 5, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206023046/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a442974/les-miserables-earns-ten-satellite-award-nominations.html|archive-date=December 6, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>


===Controversy===
===Controversy===
''[[The Huffington Post]]'' journalist Mina Zaher criticized the depiction of the sexual awakening between Sam and Suzy, expressing discomfort with the scene where Sam touches Suzy's breasts, calling it "a step further or perhaps too far". Zaher questioned if the children's sexuality could have been portrayed in a more appropriate way.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/mina-zaher/why-moonrise-kingdom-made_b_1550219.html |title=Why Moonrise Kingdom Made Me Feel Uncomfortable |last=Zaher |first=Mina |date=May 28, 2012 |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |access-date=May 13, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514065554/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/mina-zaher/why-moonrise-kingdom-made_b_1550219.html |archive-date=May 14, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Reviewing the scene where the characters dance wearing only their underwear, the [[Catholic News Service]] stated "The interlude doesn't quite cross over into the full-blown exploitation of children, but it teeters on that edge".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2012/moonrise-kingdom.cfm |title=Moonrise Kingdom |last=Jensen |first=Kurt |date=June 2012 |publisher=[[Catholic News Service]] |access-date=May 13, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180513222903/http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2012/moonrise-kingdom.cfm |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Professor Carol Siegel summed up the portrayal as "delicate and to a large extent inoffensive".{{sfn|Siegel|2015|p=56}}
''[[The Huffington Post]]'' journalist Mina Zaher criticized the depiction of the sexual awakening between Sam and Suzy, expressing discomfort with the scene where Sam touches Suzy's breasts, calling it "a step further or perhaps too far". Zaher questioned whether the children's sexuality could have been portrayed in a more appropriate way.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/mina-zaher/why-moonrise-kingdom-made_b_1550219.html |title=Why Moonrise Kingdom Made Me Feel Uncomfortable |last=Zaher |first=Mina |date=May 28, 2012 |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |access-date=May 13, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514065554/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/mina-zaher/why-moonrise-kingdom-made_b_1550219.html |archive-date=May 14, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Reviewing the scene where the characters dance wearing only their underwear, the [[Catholic News Service]] stated "The interlude doesn't quite cross over into the full-blown exploitation of children, but it teeters on that edge".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2012/moonrise-kingdom.cfm |title=Moonrise Kingdom |last=Jensen |first=Kurt |date=June 2012 |publisher=[[Catholic News Service]] |access-date=May 13, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180513222903/http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2012/moonrise-kingdom.cfm |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Professor Carol Siegel summed up the portrayal as "delicate and to a large extent inoffensive".{{sfn|Siegel|2015|p=56}}


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===Bibliography===
==Bibliography==
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* {{cite book |last=Dilley |first=Whitney Crothers |chapter=Introduction: Wes Anderson as Auteur |title=Cinema of Wes Anderson: Bringing Nostalgia to Life |date=2017 |publisher=Columbia University Press |isbn=978-0231543200}}
* {{cite book |last=Dilley |first=Whitney Crothers |chapter=Introduction: Wes Anderson as Auteur |title=Cinema of Wes Anderson: Bringing Nostalgia to Life |date=2017 |publisher=Columbia University Press |isbn=978-0231543200}}
* {{cite book|last=Frierson |first=Michael |year=2018 |chapter=Rhythmic and Graphic Editing |title=Film and Video Editing Theory: How Editing Creates Meaning |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1315474991}}
* {{cite book|last=Frierson |first=Michael |year=2018 |chapter=Rhythmic and Graphic Editing |title=Film and Video Editing Theory: How Editing Creates Meaning |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1315474991}}
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* {{cite book|last=Kunze |first=Peter C. |year=2014 |chapter=From the Mixed-Up Films of Mr. Wesley W. Anderson: Children's Literature as Intertexts |title=The Films of Wes Anderson: Critical Essays on an Indiewood Icon |editor=Peter C. Kunze |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1137403124}}
* {{cite book|last=Kunze |first=Peter C. |year=2014 |chapter=From the Mixed-Up Films of Mr. Wesley W. Anderson: Children's Literature as Intertexts |title=The Films of Wes Anderson: Critical Essays on an Indiewood Icon |editor=Peter C. Kunze |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1137403124}}
* {{cite book|last=Linares |first=Nicolas Llano |year=2016 |chapter=Emotional Territories: An Exploration of Wes Anderson's ''Cinemaps'' |title=Materiality and Popular Culture: The Popular Life of Things |editor1=Anna Malinowska |editor2=Karolina Lebek |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1317219125}}
* {{cite book|last=Linares |first=Nicolas Llano |year=2016 |chapter=Emotional Territories: An Exploration of Wes Anderson's ''Cinemaps'' |title=Materiality and Popular Culture: The Popular Life of Things |editor1=Anna Malinowska |editor2=Karolina Lebek |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1317219125}}
* {{cite book|last=Macdowell |first=James |year=2014 |chapter=The Andersonian, the Quirky, and 'Innocence' |title=The Films of Wes Anderson: Critical Essays on an Indiewood Icon |editor=Peter C. Kunze |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1137403124}}
* {{cite book|last=Macdowell |first=James |year=2014 |chapter=The Andersonian, The Quirky, and Innocence |title=The Films of Wes Anderson: Critical Essays on an Indiewood Icon |editor=Peter C. Kunze |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1137403124}}
* {{cite book|last=Mason |first=Emma |year=2016 |chapter=Wes Anderson's Messianic Elegies |title=The Routledge Companion to Literature and Religion |editor=Mark Knight |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1135051099}}
* {{cite book|last=Mason |first=Emma |year=2016 |chapter=Wes Anderson's Messianic Elegies |title=The Routledge Companion to Literature and Religion |editor=Mark Knight |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1135051099}}
* {{cite book|last=Reinhartz |first=Adele |year=2013 |title=Bible and Cinema: An Introduction |publisher=Routledge |location=London and New York |isbn=978-1134627011}}
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* {{cite book|last=Wilkins |first=Kim |year=2014 |chapter=Cast of Characters |title=The Films of Wes Anderson: Critical Essays on an Indiewood Icon |editor=Peter C. Kunze |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1137403124}}
* {{cite book|last1=Williams |first1=Stephanie |last2=Vidanovic |first2=Christen |year=2013 |title=This Modern Romance: The Artistry, Technique, and Business of Engagement Photography |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-1134100590}}
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*[https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/3710-moonrise-kingdom-awakenings ''Moonrise Kingdom: Awakenings''] an essay by [[Geoffrey O’Brien]] at the [[Criterion Collection]]
* [https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/3710-moonrise-kingdom-awakenings ''Moonrise Kingdom: Awakenings''] an essay by [[Geoffrey O’Brien]] at [[The Criterion Collection]]


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Moonrise Kingdom
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWes Anderson
Written byWes Anderson
Roman Coppola
Produced byWes Anderson
Scott Rudin
Steven Rales
Jeremy Dawson
Starring
CinematographyRobert Yeoman
Edited byAndrew Weisblum
Music byAlexandre Desplat
Production
companies
Distributed byFocus Features
Release dates
  • May 16, 2012 (2012-05-16) (Cannes)
  • May 25, 2012 (2012-05-25) (United States)
Running time
94 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$16 million[2]
Box office$68.8 million[3]

Moonrise Kingdom is a 2012 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson, written by Anderson and Roman Coppola, and starring Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Bob Balaban, and introducing Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward. Largely set on the fictional island of New Penzance somewhere off the coast of New England, it tells the story of an orphan boy (Gilman) who escapes from a scouting camp to unite with his pen pal and love interest, a girl with aggressive tendencies (Hayward). Feeling alienated from their guardians and shunned by their peers, the lovers abscond to an isolated beach. Meanwhile, the island's police captain (Willis) organizes a search party of scouts and family members to locate the runaways.

In crafting their screenplay, Anderson and Coppola drew from personal experiences and memories of childhood fantasies as well as films including Melody (1971) and The 400 Blows (1959). Auditions for child actors took eight months, and filming took place in Rhode Island over three months in 2011.

Moonrise Kingdom premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and received critical acclaim, with its themes of young love, child sexuality, juvenile mental health, and the Genesis flood narrative being praised. Critics cited the film's color palette and use of visual symmetry as well as the use of original composition by Alexandre Desplat to supplement existing music by Benjamin Britten. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy. In 2016, the BBC included the film in its list of greatest films of the twenty-first century.

Plot

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On the New England island of New Penzance, 12-year-old orphan Sam Shakusky attends Camp Ivanhoe, a Khaki Scout summer camp led by Scout Master Randy Ward. Suzy Bishop, also 12, lives on the island with her parents Walt and Laura, both lawyers, and her three younger brothers in a house called Summer's End.

Sam and Suzy, both introverted, intelligent, and mature for their age, meet in the summer of 1964 during a church performance of Noye's Fludde and become pen pals. The relationship becomes romantic over the course of their correspondence, and they make a secret pact to reunite and run away together. In September 1965, they execute their plan. Sam escapes from Camp Ivanhoe while Suzy runs away from Summer's End. The pair rendezvous, hike, camp, and fish in the wilderness with the goal of reaching a specific location.

Meanwhile, the Khaki Scouts have become aware of Sam's absence, finding a letter he left behind stating he has resigned. Scout Master Ward tells the Khaki Scouts to use their skills to set up a search party and find Sam. Island Police Captain Duffy Sharp and Ward contact Sam's guardians the Billingsleys, learning they are actually his foster parents and Sam is an orphan with a history of behavioral issues at home.

Eventually, a group of Khaki Scouts confronts Sam and Suzy and tries to capture them. During the resulting altercation, Suzy injures the Scouts' de facto leader Redford with a pair of scissors, and a stray arrow fired by one of the Scouts kills Camp Ivanhoe's dog Snoopy. The Scouts flee, and Sam and Suzy hike to Mile 3.25 Tidal Inlet which they name "Moonrise Kingdom." They set up camp and as the romantic tension between them grows, they dance on the beach and share each other's first kiss.

Suzy's parents, Ward, the Scouts, and Sharp finally find Sam and Suzy in their tent the next morning. Suzy's parents take her home. Ward gives Sam a letter from the Billingsleys stating that they no longer wish to house Sam. He stays with Sharp while they await the arrival of a Social Services worker, who will likely place Sam in an orphanage and possibly treat him with electroshock therapy.

While in their treehouse, the Camp Ivanhoe Scouts have a change of heart and decide to help Suzy and Sam. They help Suzy and Sam sneak out and then together paddle to neighboring St. Jack Wood Island to seek out the help of Ben, an older cousin of the scout Skotak. Ben works at Fort Lebanon, a larger Khaki Scout summer camp on St. Jack Wood Island run by Ward's superior, Commander Pierce. Ben decides to try to take Sam and Suzy to a crabbing boat anchored off the island so that Sam can work as a crewman and avoid Social Services. He performs a wedding ceremony, which he claims is not "legally" binding, before they leave. Sam, Suzy, and Ben set off for the crabbing boat in a sailboat, but quickly return so that Sam can retrieve Suzy's binoculars. As Sam returns to the camp chapel to look for the binoculars, he is confronted by Redford, who alerts the camp to Sam and Suzy's presence. Suzy's parents, Captain Sharp, Social Services, and the Scouts of Fort Lebanon, under the command of Ward, pursue them.

A violent hurricane and flash flood strike, and Sharp apprehends Sam and Suzy on the steeple of the church in which they first met. Lightning destroys the steeple, but Sharp saves them. During the storm, he decides to become Sam's legal guardian. The hurricane erases Mile 3.25 Tidal Inlet from the map. At Summer's End, Sam is upstairs painting a landscape of Moonrise Kingdom. Suzy and her brothers are called to dinner, while Sam slips out of the window to join Sharp in his patrol car, telling Suzy he will see her the following day.

Cast

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Production

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Development

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Director Wes Anderson had long been interested in depicting a romance between children.[4] He described the starting idea for the story as a memory of fantasized young love:

I remember this feeling, from when I was that age and from when I was in fifth grade, but nothing really happened. I just experienced the period of dreaming about what might happen, when I was at that age. I feel like the movie could really be something that was envisioned by one of these characters.[5]

When he was 12, Anderson lived in Texas with two brothers. His parents were separating, and influenced his later depictions of crumbling marriages.[4] He was briefly a Scout,[6] and had played in Noye's Fludde, an opera for children about Noah's Ark.[7] A childhood incident inspired the scene where Suzy reveals her parents' book Coping with the Very Troubled Child. He found a similarly titled book belonging to his father and remarked, "I immediately knew who that troubled child was."[8]

After working on the screenplay for a year, Anderson said he had completed 15 pages and appealed to his The Darjeeling Limited collaborator Roman Coppola for help; they finished in one month.[7] Coppola drew on memories of his mother Eleanor in giving Mrs. Bishop a bullhorn to communicate inside the house.[8] Anderson described the 1965 setting as randomly chosen, but added it fit the subject of the Scouts and the feel of a "Norman Rockwell-type of Americana".[9] While preparing the script Anderson also viewed films about young love for inspiration, including Black Jack, Small Change, A Little Romance and Melody.[10] François Truffaut's 1959 French film The 400 Blows about juvenile delinquency was also an influence.[4]

After his 2009 film Fantastic Mr. Fox underperformed, Anderson said he had to pitch Moonrise Kingdom with a smaller budget than he would have otherwise requested. The budget was US$16 million,[11] and his producers Steven Rales and Scott Rudin agreed to back the project.[12]

Casting

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The crew scheduled a substantial amount of time for casting the Sam and Suzy characters. Anderson expressed apprehension about the process saying, "there's no movie, if we don't find the perfect kids".[5] The auditions took eight months at different schools.[4] Anderson chose Jared Gilman finding him "immediately funny" thanks to his glasses and long hair, and for his voice and personality at the audition. Kara Hayward was cast because she read from the screenplay and spoke naturally as if it was real life.[9] Hayward had seen Anderson's 2001 The Royal Tenenbaums and interpreted Suzy as having a secretive nature, similar to that of Margot played by Gwyneth Paltrow.[13] All the child actors were novices. Anderson believed they had never even auditioned before. He put the successful candidates through months-long rehearsals. He assigned Hayward book reading, and had Gilman practice scouting skills. Although Anderson could not envision one young auditioner, Lucas Hedges, as Sam, he felt the boy was talented enough to be given an important role and cast him as Redford.[8]

Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman were regular actors in Anderson's filmography.[14][15] Schwartzman said he accepted the role of Cousin Ben without asking for a larger part, because in his experience Anderson always planned thoroughly what was best for his films, including casting characters.[15] Unlike Murray and Schwartzman, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand and Tilda Swinton had not worked with Anderson. Journalist Jacob Weisberg characterized them as "the ensemble cast".[16] While Anderson said that he wrote the part of Captain Sharp imagining the deceased James Stewart playing him, he thought Willis could be the "iconic policeman" once the screenplay was completed.[12] Willis said he had seen all of Anderson's films and was interested in collaborating with the director.[17] Anderson also hoped Norton would play Scout Master Ward, commenting, "he was somebody who I thought of as a scoutmaster ... He looks like he has been painted by Norman Rockwell."[6] In June 2011, it was reported Harvey Keitel joined the cast after most of the other principal actors.[18]

Pre-production

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Maps were among the props designed for the production.

In the film, 12-year-old Suzy packs six fictitious storybooks she stole from the public library. Six artists were commissioned to create the jacket covers for the books, and Wes Anderson wrote passages for each of them. Suzy is shown reading aloud from three of the books during the film. Anderson had considered incorporating animation for the reading scenes but chose to show her reading with the other actors listening spellbound. In April 2012, Anderson decided to animate all six books and use them in a promotional video where the film's narrator Bob Balaban introduces each segment.[19]

Anderson described designing the maps for the fictitious New Penzance Island and St. Jack Wood Island saying: "It's weird because you'd think that you could make a fake island and map it, and it would be a simple enough matter, but to make it feel like a real thing, it just always takes a lot of attention."[20] In addition to the books and maps, Anderson said the crew spent a substantial amount of time creating the watercolor paintings, needle-points and other original props. He wanted to ensure that even if a prop is only briefly seen in the film "you kind of feel whether or not they've got the layers of the real thing in them".[20]

The costumes for Suzy and Sam are based on photographs from the 1960s and Boy Scouts.

Anderson used Google Earth for initial location scouting, searching for places where they could find Suzy's house and "naked wildlife", considering Canada, Michigan and New England. The filmmakers running the Google search also looked at Cumberland Island in Georgia, and the Thousand Islands.[21] Camp Yawgoog, an actual Scout camp in Rhode Island, served as the inspiration for the Khaki Scout sets, and many items were borrowed from the camp for props.[22]

Kasia Walicka-Maimone was the costume designer. Anderson presented her with concepts of how the characters should look. She drew on photographs from the 1960s and the uniforms of Boy Scouts when designing Suzy and Sam's costumes. (Their characters inspired many Halloween costumes in 2012.)[23] While the filmmakers planned to model the animal costumes on those in real Noye's Fludde productions, they decided instead to fashion them as if they were made for U.S. schools, consulting photographs from Anderson's former school.[22]

Filming

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Conanicut Island Light was the model for Suzy's house.

Principal photography took place in Rhode Island from April to June 2011.[24] The film was shot at various locations around Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, including: Conanicut Island, Prudence Island, Fort Wetherill, Yawgoog Scout Reservation, Trinity Church, and Newport's Ballard Park.[25][26] A house in the Thousand Islands region in New York was used as the model for the interior of Suzy's house on the film's set. The set for the Bishop home was constructed and filmed inside a former Linens 'n Things store in Middletown, Rhode Island.[27][25] Conanicut Island Light, a decommissioned Rhode Island lighthouse, was used for the exterior.[21] Cinematographer Robert Yeoman shot the film on Super 16mm with a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, as opposed to Anderson's usual 35mm anamorphic format, using Aaton Xterà and A-Minima cameras.[28] Anderson said the Aaton cameras were ideal for photographing child actors, as they were roughly the same height as the camera set up.[7]

According to Anderson, the kissing scene between Sam and Suzy was not rehearsed so it could be "spontaneous"; it was the first kiss, on or off screen, for both actors.[29][30] Hayward was given the cat seen in the film as a pet after the production was concluded.[13]

Themes

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Noye's Fludde is referenced in the film.

Professor Peter C. Kunze wrote that the story depicts "preteen romance", exploring child sexuality in the vein of The Blue Lagoon.[31] Several critics interpreted the ear-piercing scene as symbolizing the characters losing their virginity.[32][33] Author Carol Siegel judged the portrayal to be a positive take on "youthful sexual initiation", from a mainly male perspective, but like many other U.S. films she said it missed a female perspective.[34] Academic Timothy Shary placed the story in the cinematic tradition of exploring "young romance" and the resulting strife, with Titanic (1997) and Boys Don't Cry (1999).[35]

The film scholar Kim Wilkins rejected the notion that Moonrise Kingdom is a romance film. She argued the severity of Sam and Suzy's behavior, and their "profound existential anxiety", indicate the characters were created as products of a more widespread concern for juvenile mental health. Wilkins wrote that the story dealt with "existential" questions, with the two young protagonists rejected by society and allying to escape to "a limited existence beyond its boundaries".[36] According to a Chicago Tribune analysis, Moonrise Kingdom represented Anderson's most focused study on a theme running through his work, "the feelings of misunderstood, unconventional children".[37]

J.M. Tyree of Film Quarterly argued the story illustrated both an affinity with and "arch skepticism" of the "comedy of love", where in Shakespearean comedy lovers, after courtship and marriage, would "return to a reconstituted civilized order". Sam and Suzy escape civilization but are always taken "back into twisted knots of communal ties".[38] Critic Geoffrey O'Brien wrote that, while camps are common settings for stories about "innocence" lost, the truer theme was "the awakening of the first radiance of mature intelligence in a world liable to be indifferent or hostile to it".[39]

The narrative features collapsing families,[40] represented by the Bishops' failing marriage. Professor Emma Mason suggested their large house serves as a "mausoleum-like shelter".[41] Sam is also disowned by his foster family for behaviors like arson while sleepwalking. While he told Suzy "I feel like I'm in a family now", academic Donna Kornhaber argued Sam, as an orphan, has a realistic perspective on the difficulties of building a family.[40] As an adoptive father Sharp may not be ready, Tyree wrote, "but [his] lack of self-centeredness sets him apart from other would-be fathers or mentors in Anderson's world".[38]

Professor Laura Shakelford observed how Suzy as the raven in Noye's Fludde is followed by a historic rainstorm echoing Noah's flood.[42] Scholar Anton Karl Kozlovic suggested that while the film includes no quotes from the Book of Genesis and no shots of a copy of the Book, Noah's story is used for symbolism. The children dress as animals before floods cause them to seek shelter in the church, Kozlovic observed.[43] Following the Genesis narrative, after the New Penzance flood, there is "abundant regeneration" with great harvests of high-quality produce.[44] Shakelford read the story as a commentary on the characters grappling with the relationship between "the material world" in "postmodern cultures" and that of animals.[42]

Style

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Roger Ebert wrote the color scheme emphasized khaki and green.

Academic James MacDowell evaluated the film's style as displaying "the director's trademark flat, symmetrical, tableau framings of carefully arranged characters within colorful, fastidiously decorated sets" with "patent unnaturalism and self-consciousness".[45] Considering the emphasis on symmetry (as opposed to other photographic composition strategies such as the rule of thirds) and color, authors Stephanie Williams and Christen Vidanovic wrote, "Almost every frame in this movie could be a beautiful photograph."[46] Critic Robbie Collin added that besides the symmetry, many shots are "busy with detail, and if something visually dull has to happen, Anderson embellishes it: when Sam and Suzy retreat to have a quiet heart-to-heart, he places their silent conversation on the left hand side of the frame and an enthusiastic young trampolinist on the right".[47] Roger Ebert identified the color scheme as emphasizing green in the grass, khaki in the Scouts camp and uniforms, and some red, creating "the feeling of magical realism".[48]

Scholar Nicolas Llano Linares wrote that Anderson's films are "distinctively andersonian to the limit", "filled with ornate elements that create particular worlds that define the tone of the story, the visual and material dimensions of his sets". Linares particularly commented on the use of the animated maps, which make Anderson's universe more credible, and also have metaphorical significance.[49] Macdowell pointed to the characters' books and the production of Noye's Fludde as examples of the "indulgent, excessive, yet attractive neatness" that children in Anderson's films enjoy. He also interpreted the animated maps as showing a naïve style.[45]

In the scene where the Khaki Scouts meet with Cousin Ben, writer Michael Frierson observed how the tracking shot is combined with "clipped, military dialogue". The tents in the background in the tracking shot are in symmetry. Frierson also judged the moving camera as "smooth, stabilized".[50] Joshua Gooch observed the dissolve between Sam's artwork and the Moonrise Kingdom beach tied together art with desire.[51]

The dialogue is similarly "stylized" and "mannered" as in other Anderson films, which O'Brien viewed as fitting for "alienated twelve-year-olds who, on top of everything else, must invent a way to communicate with each other".[39] This dialogue is spoken with "self-aware deadpan" performances.[52]

Soundtrack

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Alexandre Desplat composed the original score, with percussion compositions by frequent Anderson collaborator Mark Mothersbaugh.[53] The film's final credits feature a deconstructed rendition of Desplat's original soundtrack in the style of English composer Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide, accompanied by a child's voice to introduce each instrumental section.[54]

The soundtrack also features music by Britten, a composer notable for his many works for children's voices. At Cannes, during the post-screening press conference, Anderson said: "The Britten music had a huge effect on the whole movie, I think. The movie's sort of set to it. The play of Noye's Fludde that is performed in it—my older brother and I were actually in a production of that when I was ten or eleven, and that music is something I've always remembered, and made a very strong impression on me. It is the color of the movie in a way.[55]

With many Britten tracks taken from recordings conducted or supervised by the composer himself, the music includes The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Introduction/Theme; Fugue), conducted by Leonard Bernstein; Friday Afternoons ("Cuckoo"; "Old Abram Brown"); Simple Symphony ("Playful Pizzicato"); Noye's Fludde (various excerpts, including the processions of animals into and out of the ark, and "The spacious firmament on high"); and A Midsummer Night's Dream ("On the ground, sleep sound").[56] Also featured are extracts from Saint-Saëns's Le Carnaval des animaux, Franz Schubert's "An die Musik", Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Così fan tutte and tracks by Hank Williams.[57] The soundtrack album reached number 187 on Billboard's Top Current Albums chart.[58]

Release

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Director and stars at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival

Focus Features acquired world rights to the independently produced film.[24] Moonrise Kingdom premiered on May 16, 2012, as the opening film at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival,[59] Anderson's first film to be screened there.[10] Studio Canal released the film in French theaters on the same day.[60] The U.S. limited release followed on May 25,[14] in New York City and Los Angeles.[11] A short film, Cousin Ben Troop Screening with Jason Schwartzman, also directed by Anderson, was released on Funny or Die to promote the film.[61] By its fifth week, the release was expanded to 395 theaters.[11]

In Region 1 Moonrise Kingdom was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Universal Studios Home Entertainment on October 16, 2012, with featurettes like "A Look Inside Moonrise Kingdom".[62] The Criterion Collection released both a DVD and Blu-ray with a 2K restoration on September 22, 2015.[63]

Reception

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Box office

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In its opening weekend, Moonrise Kingdom earned $523,006 in four theaters, setting a record for the greatest gross per theater average for a live action film of $167,371.[64][65] After five weeks, it made $11.6 million.[11] By September, it grossed $43.7 million, doubling that of Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox.[66]

Finishing its theatrical run on November 1, 2012, Moonrise Kingdom had grossed $45,512,466 domestically and $22,750,700 in international markets for a worldwide total of $68,263,166.[67] It was Anderson's highest-grossing film in North America.[68]

Critical response

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Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 94% based on reviews from 262 critics, with an average score of 8.24/10. The consensus states, "Warm, whimsical, and poignant, the immaculately framed and beautifully acted Moonrise Kingdom presents writer/director Wes Anderson at his idiosyncratic best."[69] Review aggregation website Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 84 out of 100, based on 43 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[70] Moonrise Kingdom was also listed on many critics' top 10 lists of the year.[71] In 2016, it was voted 95th in an international critics' poll, the BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century.[72]

Roger Ebert rated the film three-and-a-half stars, praising the creation of an island world that "might as well be ruled by Prospero".[48] A devoted fan of Anderson, Richard Brody hailed Moonrise Kingdom as "a leap ahead, artistically and personally" for the director, for its "expressly transcendent theme" and its spiritual references to Noah's Ark.[73] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film four stars out of five, calling it "another sprightly confection of oddities, attractively eccentric, witty and strangely clothed".[74] The New York Times's Manohla Dargis reviewed Anderson and Coppola's screenplay as a "beautifully coordinated admixture of droll humor, deadpan and slapstick".[75] Peter Travers positively reviewed the actors' performances, calling Norton engaging, Balaban "delightful" and Willis agreeable. Travers also credited cinematographer Yeoman for "a poet's eye" and composer Alexandre Desplat for his contributions.[76] As novice actors, Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward also received praise.[77] The Daily Telegraph's review stated it was "exhilarating" to see different elements combined, such as the music of Britten and Hank Williams. It called the end result "an extraordinarily affected piece of filmmaking".[47] The Hollywood Reporter's review by Todd McCarthy described the film as an "eccentric, pubescent love story", "impeccably made".[78] For Empire, Nev Pierce declared it "a delightful film of innocence lost and regained".[79] Christopher Orr of The Atlantic wrote that Moonrise Kingdom was "Anderson's best live-action feature" and that it "captures the texture of childhood summers, the sense of having a limited amount of time in which to do unlimited things".[80] Kristen M. Jones of Film Comment wrote that the film "has a spontaneity and yearning that lend an easy comic rhythm", but it also has a "rapt quality, as if we are viewing the events through Suzy's binoculars or reading the story under the covers by a flashlight".[81]

Dissenting, Leonard Maltin wrote the "self-consciously clever to a fault" approach to depicting the children gave him "an emotional distance" to them.[82] Rex Reed dismissed it as "juvenile gibberish" displaying "lunatic fragments of surrealism".[83] Postmedia News' Katherine Monk gave a mixed review, calling it "kind-hearted and heavily contrived".[84]

In later years, IndieWire placed Scout Master Ward in Anderson's top 10 most memorable characters in 2015, at ninth place, calling him "completely charming"; the same list also identified Suzy as "one of Anderson's best-drawn female characters".[85] Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine judged Moonrise Kingdom and The Grand Budapest Hotel as exemplifying Anderson's new leaner style (compared to what Bowen called "bloated speechifying" of past films) and credited editor Andrew Weisblum for "precise, unsentimental editing".[86] In 2018, Variety named Moonrise Kingdom as Anderson's seventh best of nine films, saying Sam and Suzy did not feel real.[87]

Accolades

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At Cannes, the film was in competition for the Palme d'Or,[88] although the only award it won there was the unofficial "Palme de Whiskers" in recognition of the cat, "Tabitha".[89] In anticipation of the 85th Academy Awards, journalist Lindsey Bahr called Moonrise Kingdom a "wild card" in the awards campaign given it received no nominations at the Screen Actors Guild or Directors Guild, but had won the Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Feature.[90] Early in the campaign, it was a contender for a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture.[91] Anderson and Coppola were ultimately nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.[92]

The film was also nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.[93] It received five nominations at the 28th Independent Spirit Awards, including for Best Feature,[94] and two nominations at the 17th Satellite Awards, including Best Film.[95]

Controversy

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The Huffington Post journalist Mina Zaher criticized the depiction of the sexual awakening between Sam and Suzy, expressing discomfort with the scene where Sam touches Suzy's breasts, calling it "a step further or perhaps too far". Zaher questioned whether the children's sexuality could have been portrayed in a more appropriate way.[96] Reviewing the scene where the characters dance wearing only their underwear, the Catholic News Service stated "The interlude doesn't quite cross over into the full-blown exploitation of children, but it teeters on that edge".[97] Professor Carol Siegel summed up the portrayal as "delicate and to a large extent inoffensive".[98]

In one scene, the dog Snoopy is killed by an arrow in a scene compared to Lord of the Flies by William Golding.[99] This inspired a New Yorker editorial by Ian Crouch, "Does Wes Anderson Hate Dogs?". Crouch said that in the theater where he saw the film, "the shot showing the dog impaled and inert elicited a shocked, yelping exhale from many people in the audience", and he observed outrage on Twitter.[100] The Washington Post critic Sonia Rao held up Snoopy's death as a prime example of "[A] particular kind of darkness [that] lurks" in Anderson's filmography, where "[p]ets are so often the victims of the writer-director's quirky storytelling", but argued Anderson's 2018 Isle of Dogs served to remedy this.[101]

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