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Born to Be Wild (1995)

PG 100 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Drama  -   31 March 1995 (USA)
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Rick Heller is a juvenile delinquent who keeps getting himself into trouble. To keep him out of trouble... See full summary »

Director:

John Gray

Writers:

Paul Young (story), John Bunzel (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wil Horneff ...
Rick Heller
Jean Marie Barnwell Jean Marie Barnwell ...
Lacey Carr
Helen Shaver ...
Margaret Heller
John C. McGinley ...
Max Carr
Marvin J. McIntyre Marvin J. McIntyre ...
Bob the Paramedic
Peter Boyle ...
Gus Charnley
Gregory Itzin ...
Walter Mallinson
Titus Welliver ...
Sergeant Markle
Thomas F. Wilson ...
Det. Lou Greenberg (as Tom Wilson)
Alan Ruck ...
Dan Woodley
Janet Carroll Janet Carroll ...
Judge Billings
John Procaccino John Procaccino ...
Ed Price
Obba Babatundé ...
Interpreter
David Wingert David Wingert ...
Gary James
John Pleshette John Pleshette ...
Donald Carr
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Storyline

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. Written by Christopher D. Ryan <cryan@direct.ca>  

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Plot Keywords:

Gorilla | Cage | Van | Birthday | Lawyer  | See more »

Taglines:

What do you do when your best friend's a 400-pound gorilla? Anything she likes. See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language See all certifications »
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Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Katie See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$3,674,841 (USA)
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Goofs

Continuity: The rock that Katie climbs at the beach is far inland on the shore. The water shouldn't be more than ankle deep when she falls in. See more »

Quotes

[while running through a forest, Rick trips and falls. A farmer with a shotgun approaches him]
Farmer: [yelling] Stay right where you are!
[Behind them, Katie roars loudly]
Rick Heller: [smiles; looks up] No can do.
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Connections

Referenced in "Have I Got News for You: Episode #37.2" (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"Born To Be Wild"
Written by Mars Bonfire
Performed by Steppenwolf See more »