In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are and Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr. Fox!
For this episode, we read and watched:
- Maurice Sendak’s original picture book, first published in 1963. Buy on Amazon.
- Spike Jonze’s 2009 live-action feature adaptation. Written by Jonze and Dave Eggers, and starring Max Records, Catherine Keener, Lauren Ambrose, Chris Cooper, James Gandolfini, Catherine O’Hara, and Forest Whitaker. Watch on iTunes or Amazon.
- Roald Dahl’s original book, first published in 1970. Read on Amazon or iBooks.
- Wes Anderson’s 2009 stop-motion feature adaptation. Written by Anderson and Noah Baumbach, and starring George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, and Michael Gambon. Watch on iTunes or Amazon.
Footnotes:
- Adapt or Perish Episode 22: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- The first trailer for Where the Wild Things Are
- Oskar and the Eight Blessings, written by Richard Simon and Tanya Simon, illustrated by Mark Siegel.
- Glen Keane Live Animates The Little Mermaid's Ariel
- Where The Wild Things Are - Early DISNEY CG Animation Test
- “Vern's WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE review 'monsterpiece’!!!!”
- A look at the recording of the dialogue in Where the Wild Things Are and Fantastic Mr. Fox
- Yes, Roald Dahl was a bigot.