

Steve and Ned go off in their run-down ship and end up engaging with pirates, stealing equipment from Hennessey, and developing a romantic rivalry for Jane.Īnother quirkfest from Wes Anderson, this is filled with imaginatively charming images and Anderson's trademark oddball characters from a mix of cultures. His motley crew includes the high strung Klaus Daimler ( Willem Dafoe) and some newcomers: Ned Plimpton ( Owen Wilson), a naval officer who could be Zissou's son, Bill Ubell (Bud Cort), assigned to watch over them by the bond company, and Jane Winslett-Richardson ( Cate Blanchett), an intrepid English journalist who is pregnant. He wants to kill the "jaguar shark" that killed his friend. Zissou's new mission is not about science it is about revenge. She maintains a flirty relationship with her bisexual ex-husband, Alistair Hennessey ( Jeff Goldblum), who happens to be Zissou's rival. His wife ( Anjelica Huston) strides around chain-smoking and making bitter comments.

He has not had a successful movie in nine years. THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU is the story of Jacques Cousteau-like explorer Steve Zissou ( Bill Murray), who finances his expeditions by filming them. Which Side of History? How Technology Is Reshaping Democracy and Our Lives.

