Title: Moonrise Kingdom

Year Released/Rating: 2012 PG-13

Starring: Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward

Written By: Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola

Directed By: Wes Anderson

Genre: Action, Drama

Star Rating:  5/5 stars

Where I Got It: On the server

Trivia:

• Though it was filmed in part on Prudence Island, Rhode Island, the map of the island of New Penzance is based on Fisher's Island, New York.
• In the film, Laura Bishop shouts at various family members through a bullhorn. The idea came from co-writer Roman Coppola's childhood, as his mother Eleanor Coppola used a bullhorn in a similar fashion.
• During filming, Wes Anderson rented an old mansion in Newport, Rhode Island for himself, editor Andrew Weisblum, and director of cinematography Robert D. Yeoman, in which they had a room set up for editing the film. It had been arranged for the cast to stay in a nearby hotel, but eventually some of the actors also decided to stay at the mansion, including Edward Norton, Bill Murray, and Jason Schwartzman. Murray later joked that the theory was to have everyone close by so that they could all work "ungodly art-movie hours."
• Most of Wes Anderson's classmates who were Scouts were in Troop 55.
• This is the first Wes Anderson film without any involvement of Owen Wilson.

Summary: A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out and find them.

Review: 

I love Wes Anderson movies...  they are just the ticket for a humorous and quirky look at people.  My favorite is The Royal Tenenbaums, but this one was really good.  I loved all the child actors.  They had the right amount of quirk and precociousness.  I wouldn't want to meet them in the woods alone at night, but they are entertaining.  And we get Bill Murray being his usual awesome self.  I especially loved Tilda Swinton's social worker.  She is crazy and prim and by-the-book, so not like the rest of the characters.  And hello Jason Schwartzman!  I love him way too much.  This has definitely moved up in my ranking list of Wes Anderson movies.

Best Bits: 

• Laura Bishop: Walt, where the hell are you? Walt Bishop: Right here. Why are you cursing at me? Laura Bishop: Does it concern you that your daughter's just run away from home? Walt Bishop: That's a loaded question. Laura Bishop: Come down and read this!
• Walt Bishop: Be advised, the two of you will never see each other again. Those were your last words. Do you understand?  Suzy: I'd be careful if I were you. One of these days, somebody's gonna get pushed too far. And who knows what they're capable of?  Walt Bishop: Is that a threat?  Suzy: It's a warning.  Lionel: You're a traitor to our family.  Suzy: Good! I want to be.
• Scout Master Ward: Jiminy cricket, he flew the coop!
• Walt Bishop: Holy Christ, what am I looking at here?  Laura Bishop: He does watercolors. Mostly landscapes but a few nudes.  Walt Bishop: Did she sit for this?
• Walt Bishop: Our daughter's been abducted by one of these beige lunatics!