Eric Chase Anderson

Eric Chase Anderson

Born: September 18, 1972
in Houston, Texas, USA
Eric Chase Anderson is an American author, illustrator and actor. Anderson was born in Houston, Texas and attended Stratford High School. He is the brother of filmmaker Wes Anderson.

Anderson's first book for young readers, Chuck Dugan Is AWOL: A Novel, With Maps, was published in 2005 by Chronicle Books. His illustrations have also appeared in Time magazine and The New York Observer and as part of a marketing campaign for Virgin Mobile. He illustrated all of the maps, covers, and other packaging of the Criterion Collection editions of the films Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and The Darjeeling Limited.

Anderson also helped conceptualize the design for The Royal Tenenbaums by making detailed maps of each room in the Tenenbaum house for the production designers to use as guides, in addition to creating all of the drawings and paintings credited to Richie Tenenbaum.

In 2005, he published an opinion piece in The New York Times concerning the Randy "Duke" Cunningham affair.

Movies for Eric Chase Anderson...

Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Title: Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Character: Self / Secretary McIntire
Released: September 22, 2015
Type: Movie
Martin Scali, who was Wes Anderson's assistant on "Fantastic Mr. Fox", shot this short documentary in Newport, Rhode Island, during the filming of "Moonrise Kingdom".
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Making The Royal Tenenbaums
Title: Making The Royal Tenenbaums
Character: Self / Mural Illustrator
Released: August 14, 2012
Type: Movie
A behind the scened blu-ray special featurette with pleynty of footage from the production process of The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). Director Wes Anderson comments on specific sets and small details and instructs the tech crew how and where certain changes that reflect his vision of the film should be made.
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Moonrise Kingdom
Title: Moonrise Kingdom
Character: Secretary McIntire
Released: May 16, 2012
Type: Movie
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
Title: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Character: Kristofferson Silverfox (voice)
Released: October 23, 2009
Type: Movie
The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Title: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Character: Air Kentucky Pilot
Released: December 10, 2004
Type: Movie
Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned, a man who believes Zissou to be his father, and Jane, a journalist pregnant by a married man. They travel the sea, all too often running into pirates and, perhaps more traumatically, various figures from Zissou's past, including his estranged wife, Eleanor.
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With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
Title: With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
Character: Self
Released: December 17, 2001
Type: Movie
TV documentary about American film director Wes Anderson.
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The Royal Tenenbaums
Title: The Royal Tenenbaums
Character: Medical Student
Released: October 5, 2001
Type: Movie
Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is the story of the family's sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter.
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The Making of 'Rushmore'
Title: The Making of 'Rushmore'
Character: Narrator
Released: January 25, 2000
Type: Movie
An exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary by Eric Chase Anderson.
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Rushmore
Title: Rushmore
Character: Architect
Released: December 11, 1998
Type: Movie
When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.