Moonrise Kingdom

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.

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Roosevelt, how's that lanyard coming?

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Horrible.

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Skotak, what's all this lumber for? We're building a tree house. - Where? - Right here.

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That's not a safe altitude. Why is it up so high? If someone falls from there, that's a guaranteed death. Well, where would you have built it?

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Lower.

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Nickleby? What are you doing? Pest control. Burning some ants. Spot check.

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Your socks are down, your shirt tails are untucked, your trousers are not properly pressed. You are reported for a uniform violation.

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How many rockets you up to, Panagle? Sixteen and a half, sir. Is that enough for the Hullabaloo? Izod, go fetch another pint of gunpowder from the armory shed. Redford! Halt! I saw that!

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- How fast were you just going? - Safety test, sir. Come again? The vehicle appears to be in good working order, I'm just checking if... Reckless cycling. Second warning. Next time, I take away the keys.

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Morning, Chef.

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Clear!

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Who's missing? - Who's missing? - Shakusky. - Shakusky. - Shakusky. Shakusky! Breakfast!

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Shakusky, you in there?

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Sam?

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It's zipped from the inside.

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Jiminy Cricket, he flew the coop.

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Hello, this is Captain Sharp, over. Captain Sharp, this is Randall Ward over at Camp Ivanhoe. Over. Morning, Randy. What can I do for you? Over. I'm not sure exactly. I've got an escaped Khaki Scout. Over.

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What does that mean? Over. One of my boys seems to have stolen a miniature canoe and some fishing tackle, 10 pounds of sundries, two bedrolls, plus an air rifle. And disappeared. Over. Any idea why? Over. No. He left me a letter of resignation. Over. Dear Scout Master Ward, I am very sad to inform you I can no longer be involved with the Khaki Scouts of North America. The rest of the troop will probably be glad to hear this. It is not your fault. Best wishes, Sam Shakusky.

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Well, I guess we better notify his folks. Over. Okay. Over and out.

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Hello, Diane. Becky, I have your person-to-person from Chesterfield Hold the line, please.

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