| 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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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.
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
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]
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.
