Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
Main Cast of The Squid and the Whale
Jeff Daniels
Bernard Berkman
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Laura Linney
Joan Berkman
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Jesse Eisenberg
Walt Berkman
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Owen Kline
Frank Berkman
William Baldwin
Ivan
Secondary Cast of The Squid and the Whale
David Benger
Carl
Molly Barton
Graduate Student
Bo Berkman
Graduate Student
Matthew Kaplan
Graduate Student
Simon Kaplan
Graduate Student
Matthew Kirsch
Graduate Student
Daniella Markowicz
Graduate Student
Ben Schrank
Graduate Student
Amy Srebnick
Graduate Student
Josh Srebnick
Graduate Student
Emma Straub
Graduate Student
Alan Wilkis
Graduate Student
James Hamilton
Man with Joan
Henry Glovinsky
Lance
Wayne Lawson
Talent Show Judge
Juan Torriente
Talent Show Judge
Patricia Towers
Talent Show Judge
Melissa Meyer
Professor
Benjamin Smolen
Student with Puppets
Nico Baumbach
Jeb Gelber
Hector Otero
Hector
Bobby Shue
Student (uncredited)
Jonathan Baumbach
Man Outside Ms. Lemon's Office (uncredited)
Crew of The Squid and the Whale
Full backstage crew list →- Released on October 05, 2005