The Rumpus Begins: 'Where the Wild Things Are' Premieres in NYC

Oct. 14, 2009— -- The concrete jungle of West 65th Street in New York City played host Tuesday night to a menagerie of celebrities who turned out for the U.S. premiere of the much-hyped and long-awaited new movie "Where the Wild Things Are."

On the red carpet outside Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall were Maurice Sendak, author of the children's book on which the movie is based, producer Tom Hanks and stars Max Records, Forest Whitaker and Catherine Keener.