Director: Stephen Daldry

Writer: Eric Roth

From novel: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

Music Composed and Conducted by: Alexandre Desplat

Producer: Scott Rudin

Keywords: Drama

Nine-year old savant Oskar Schell copes with the loss of his father in the attacks of September 11, attempting to solve a mystery precipitated by a note left in a vase found in his father's closet along the way.

ABSTRACT
In this film adaptation of the 2005 novel of the same name, nine-year old Oskar Schell -- believed by many viewers and critics to have Asperger's syndrome, though the movie never clarifies this to be the case -- attempts to cope with his father's death in the attacks of September 11, finding his bemusement and confusion at the circumstances life has handed him compounded when he finds an enigma wrapped in the form of a note discovered in a vase in his father's old closet. Themes of compassion, understanding, and intrigue are touched upon as the film follows Oskar around in his attempts to seek answers from fellow New Yorkers. Nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Sandra Bullock	Actor	26-Jul-1964		The Net
Zoe Caldwell	Actor	14-Sep-1933		The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Viola Davis	Actor	11-Aug-1965		Nurse Peeler on City of Angels
John Goodman	Actor	20-Jun-1952		King Ralph
Tom Hanks	Actor	9-Jul-1956		Forrest Gump
Max von Sydow	Actor	10-Apr-1929		The Exorcist
Jeffrey Wright	Actor	7-Dec-1965		Basquiat

CAST

Tom Hanks	...   Thomas Schell
Sandra Bullock	...   Linda Schell
Thomas Horn	...   Oskar Schell
Viola Davis	...   Abby Black
John Goodman	...   Stan the Doorman
Jeffrey Wright	...   William Black
Zoe Caldwell	...   Oskar's Grandmother
and
Max von Sydow	...   The Renter
Dennis Hearn	...   Minister
Paul Klementowicz	...   Homeless Man
Julian Tepper	...   Deli Waiter
Caleb Reynolds	...   Schoolboy
Stephen McKinley Henderson	...   Walt the Locksmith
Lorna Guity Pruce	...   Locksmith Customer
Hazelle Goodman	...   Hazelle Black
Bernadette Drayton	...   Prayer Group Woman
David Latham	...   Prayer Group Man
Marty Krzywonos	...   Piano Man
Jim Norton	...   Old Mr. Black
Carmen M. Herlihy	...   Denise Black
Ryka Dottavio	...   Maris Black
Chloe Roe	...   Stable Girl
Diane Cheng	...   Fong Black
Gregory Korostishevsky	...   Boris Black
Adrian Martinez	...   Hector Black
Marco Verna	...   E. S. Black
Brandon Jeffers	...   Hamlet
Martin Brens	...   Dick Black
Gustavo Brens	...   Richard Black
Brooke Bloom	...   Astrid Black
René Ojeda	...   Ramos Black
Madison Arnold	...   Alan Black
Henry Morales-Ballet	...   Deli Customer #1
Bryse Gregory	...   Deli Customer #2
William Youmans	...   Bartender
Kit Flanagan	...   Cassidy Black
Jenson Smith	...   Aurelia Black
Ray Iannicelli	...   Baz Black
Miguel Jarquin-Moreland	...   B. G. Black
Benjamin McCracken	...   Benjamin Black
Malachi Weir	...   Malachi Black
John Joseph Gallagher	...   Harlan Black
Sam Kaufman	...   Minch
Stephen Kunken	...   Teacher
Kim Rideout	...   Business Woman
Chloe Elaine Scharf	...   Business Woman's Daughter
Eva Kaminsky	...   Security Guard
Christopher Hardwick	...   Estate Sale Organizer
Kate Levy	...   Woman at Estate Sale
Stephanie Kurtzuba	...   Elaine Black
Catherine Curtin	...   Leigh-Anne Black
Lola Pashalinski	...   Mona Black
Clayton James Mackay	...   Boy
Bailey Grey	...   Girl

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