early years, 1980-1982.

a problem with wes anderson films: character wardrobe is SPARKLING clean, and so is their language. real explorers have filthy shoes and smudges on their clothes. traipsing through city and woods collecting specimens is muddy work.

from left to right: keith, neil, steve, niomi
that’s a fish hanging off my finger and me trying not to gag with disgust lol. flanking me are two Sisters of Charity. Steve behind me, Keith in front.
Animaland amusement park, New Brunswick, Canada