to exercise their own discretion. In an interview with Newsweek, Sendak stated that parents who deemed the film's content to be too disturbing for children should "go to hell. That's a question I will not tolerate" and he further noted "I saw the most horrendous movies that were unfit for child's eyes. So what? I managed to survive." Home media The film was released as a Blu-ray/DVD/Digital copy combo pack and on DVD on 2 March 2010. The home media release was accompanied by a Canadian-produced live-action/animated short film adaptation of another Sendak work, Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life, produced especially for the Blu-ray edition. Merchandise Video game A video game based on the film was released on 13 October 2009, for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, and Nintendo DS. The former three were developed by Griptonite Games, and the latter by WayForward. All were published by Warner Bros. Games. Skateboards and limited edition shoes To coincide with the film's release, Girl Skateboards (which Jonze co-owns) came out with seven pro-model skateboards with the Wild Things as the board graphics. Lakai shoes also re-designed most of their pro-model and stock shoes and added in different colors, adding in pictures of the Wild Things on the side and on others with Where the Wild Things Are printed on the side. UGG Australia also designed limited-edition Where the Wild Things Are boots. Toys A series of collectible vinyl dolls of the Wild Things and Max was released from the Japanese company MediCom Toys. Other releases include an eight-inch articulated figure of Max in wolf costume and smaller scale sets of the characters released under their Kubrick figure banner. Novelization McSweeney's published The Wild Things by Dave Eggers, a full-length novel based on the film adaptation. References External links 2009 films 2000s fantasy drama films 2000s fantasy adventure films Adaptations of works by Maurice Sendak American adventure drama films American children's adventure films American children's drama films American children's fantasy films American fantasy adventure films American fantasy drama films Australian children's adventure films Australian children's drama films Australian children's fantasy films Australian adventure drama films Australian fantasy films English-language German films Films based on children's books Films directed by Spike Jonze Puppet films Films produced by Gary Goetzman Films produced by Tom Hanks Films scored by Carter Burwell Films shot in Melbourne Films set on fictional islands