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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.
2011 · Directed by Stephen Daldry · 129 min · Drama · 8 frames
Tagline
This is not a story about September 11th, it's a story about every day after.
Crew
- Screenplay: Eric Roth
- Cinematography: Chris Menges
- Edited by: Claire Simpson
- Music: Alexandre Desplat
- Production design: K.K. Barrett
- Produced by: Scott Rudin
Cast
- Tom Hanks as Thomas Schell
- Sandra Bullock as Linda Schell
- Thomas Horn as Oskar Schell
- Viola Davis as Abby Black
- John Goodman as Stan the Doorman
- Jeffrey Wright as William Black
- Zoe Caldwell as Oskar's Grandmother
- Max von Sydow as The Renter
- Dennis Hearn as Minister
- Paul Klementowicz as Homeless Man
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions
- Budget: $40,000,000
- Box office: $55,200,000
- Themes: new york city, based on novel or book, key, autism, death of father, scavenger hunt, young boy, tambourine, lock, 9/11
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