Born to Be Wild (1995)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

John Gray

Writers:

Paul Young (story), John Bunzel (screenplay),

Stars:

Wil Horneff, Jean Marie Barnwell, Helen Shaver

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wil Horneff	...	Rick Heller
Jean Marie Barnwell	...	Lacey Carr
Helen Shaver	...	Margaret Heller
John C. McGinley	...	Max Carr
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	...	Judge Billings
John Procaccino	...	Ed Price
Obba Babatundé	...	Interpreter
David Wingert	...	Gary James
John Pleshette	...	Donald Carr

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.

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Plot Keywords:

gorilla | cage | van | birthday | lawyer | 

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Taglines:

The story of a 15 year old boy and one incredible gorilla on the road to freedom.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language

Details

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 March 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Katie

Filming Locations:

Goat Rock Beach, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$3,674,841 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, Outlaw Productions (I), Fuji

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Rick Heller: [shouting] Couple of guys looking for adventure!

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Connections

Referenced in Have I Got News for You: Episode #37.2 (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Born To Be Wild"
Written by Mars Bonfire
Performed by Steppenwolf

User Reviews

Understandable

I know that most of this movie is fake but you have to understand that the plot is nice and it really wakes people up to animal cruelty. After reading Congo, by Michael Crichton, I just had to watch this movie once more and I'm glad I did. Most people think that gorrillas are just huge beasts who'll kill anything that gets in their way. On the contrary, chimpanzees are even more ferocious than gorrillas and will eat human children in the wild. That gives you something to think about when you watch this movie, which I really recommend