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Born to Be Wild (1995)

Born to Be Wild

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1h 40m

Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family

March 31st, 1995

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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 adventurous journey to get her out of the country.

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Cast

Wil Horneff
Rick Heller
Jean Marie Barnwell
Lacey Carr
Helen Shaver
Margaret Heller
John C. McGinley
Uncle Max Carr
Marvin J. McIntyre
Bob the Paramedic
Peter Boyle
Gus Charnley
Gregory Itzin
Walter Mallinson
Titus Welliver
Sergeant Bo Markle
Thomas F. Wilson
Det. Lou Greenberg
Alan Ruck
Atty. Dan Woodley
Full cast & crew

Directors

John Gray
Full cast & crew

Producers

Jennifer Graham Billings
associate producer
Tony Gardner
associate producer
Susan E. Novick
associate producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Paul Young
story
John Bunzel
(screenplay) and
Paul Young
screenplay
Full cast & crew

Taglines

The story of a 15 year old boy and one incredible gorilla on the road to freedom.
What do you do when your best friend's a 400-pound gorilla? Anything she likes.

Keywords

lawyer
river
birthday
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America
Japan

Languages

English

Release Dates

July 7th, 1995 (Brazil)
March 21st, 1996 (Hungary) (video premiere)
January 7th, 1998 (Netherlands)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Born to Be Wild (original title)
Katie, uma Garota da Pesada (Brazil)
Повикът на дивото (Bulgaria) (Bulgarian title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Goat Rock Beach, California, USA
Hawaii, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA

Running Times

100 min

Sound Mixes

Dolby Digital

Production Companies

Warner Bros.
Fuji
Outlaw Productions (I)
All Production Companies

Distribution Companies

Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil)
Warner Bros. (Canada)
Warner Home Video (Germany)
All Distribution Companies

Special Effects Companies

Alterian

Other Companies

Saul Zaentz Film Center (sound re-recording)
Spectral Recording Dolby Stereo Digital (verify theatre format)
Film Finances (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (completion guarantor)

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