Born to Be Wild (film)
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| Born to Be Wild | |
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| Directed by | John Gray |
| Produced by | Jennifer Graham Billings Tony Gardner Susan E. Novick Brian Reilly Jeffrey Silver |
| Written by | Paul Young John Bunzel |
| Starring | Wil Horneff Helen Shaver John C. McGinley Peter Boyle Gregory Itzin Alan Ruck |
| Music by | Green Jellÿ Mark Snow |
| Cinematography | Donald M. Morgan |
| Editing by | Maryann Brandon |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | March 31, 1995 |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Language | English |
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Born to Be Wild is a 1995 American family comedy film.
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[edit] Plot
Rick Heller is a juvenile delinquent who keeps getting himself into trouble. To keep him out of trouble his mother puts him to work cleaning the cage of a gorilla named Katie which she is teaching to communicate through the use of sign language. When the owner of the gorilla takes her back to become a flea market freak Rick takes it upon himself to break Katie out and take her on an adventureous journey to get her out of the country.
[edit] Cast
- Wil Horneff as Rick Heller
- Jean Marie Barnwell as Lacey Carr
- Helen Shaver as Margaret Heller
- John C. McGinley as Max Carr
- Marvin J. McIntyre as Bob the Paramedic
- Peter Boyle as Gus Charnley
- Gregory Itzin as Walter Mallinson
- Titus Welliver as Sergeant Markle
- Thomas F. Wilson as Det. Lou Greenberg (as Tom Wilson)
- Alan Ruck as Dan Woodley
- Janet Carroll as Judge Billings
- John Procaccino as Ed Price
- Obba Babatundé as Interpreter
- David Wingert as Gary James
- John Pleshette as Donald Carr
[edit] Reception
Peter Stack of the San Francisco Chronicle said the animatronic gorilla looked phony, but concluded "The film has its moments of nutty fun" and "it also has a couple of touching scenes -- if you can get beyond that bogus ape look."[1] Washington Post critic Rita Kempley called it "a heart-yanking family yarn that resembles a simian adaptation of Nell." and also compared the movie to Free Willy.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Peter Stack (1995-04-03). Robot Gorilla Doesn't Cut It in `Born'. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- ^ Rita Kempley (1995-04-03). ‘Born to Be Wild’. Washington Post. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
[edit] External links
- Born to Be Wild at the Internet Movie Database
- Born to Be Wild at Rotten Tomatoes
- Born to Be Wild at Allmovie
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