Where the Wild Things Are is a 2009 fantasy drama film directed by Spike Jonze. Written by Jonze and Dave Eggers, it is adapted from Maurice Sendak's 1963 children's book of the same name. It combines live-action, performers in costumes, animatronics, and computer-generated imagery (CGI). The film revolves around Max who runs away from home wearing his wolf costume and mentally travels to an imaginary world: a forest inhabited by ferocious wild creatures who crown him as their ruler.