The Wild (2006)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Steve 'Spaz' Williams

Writers:

Ed Decter (screenplay) &
John J. Strauss (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

14 April 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

A whole new breed of tourist.

Plot:

An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back.

Plot Keywords:

Africa | Zoo | Volcano | Animal | Lion

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 19

2:00 PM

Fox

Cast

Kiefer Sutherland	...	Samson (voice)
James Belushi	...	Benny (voice) (as Jim Belushi)
Eddie Izzard	...	Nigel (voice)
Janeane Garofalo	...	Bridget (voice)
William Shatner	...	Kazar (voice)
Richard Kind	...	Larry (voice)
Greg Cipes	...	Ryan (voice)
Colin Hay	...	Fergus Flamingo (voice)
Miles Marsico	...	Duke (voice)
Jack De Sena	...	Eze (voice)
Don Cherry	...	Penguin MC (voice)
Christian Argueta	...	Hamir (voice)
David Cowgill	...	Hamir (voice)
Lenny Venito	...	Stan (voice)
Joseph Siravo	...	Carmine (voice)

Also Known As:

La vie sauvage (Canada: French title)
The Big Break (USA) (working title)
Wildlife (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

Philippines:82 min | USA:94 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby SR

Certification:

USA:G | Hong Kong:I | Netherlands:MG6 | UK:U | Ireland:G | Singapore:G | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Malaysia:U | Brazil:Livre | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Germany:o.Al. | Finland:K-7 | Iceland:L | Denmark:7 | Sweden:7 | Norway:7 | South Korea:All | Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | France:U

Company:

C.O.R.E. Feature Animation

Trivia:

Kiefer Sutherland had to practice roaring like a lion. Instead of doing it in his home with his two daughters around, he practiced in his car driving on the freeway, completely unaware of a woman in the next lane watching him.

Goofs:

Continuity: Benny the squirrel blames Nigel for throwing him off the garbage truck, but actually it was Brigit who knocked him off with her tail.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Samson: So there I was, face to face with the biggest, meanest leopard on the savannah and...
Ryan: You roared so loud, his spots flew off. Dad I've heard that story a billion times.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs A Chorus Line (1985)

Soundtrack:

Good Enough

You don't have to worry about it being like Madagascar and Nemo

I went to the Premiere this weekend of THE WILD and I must say I was pleasantly surprised. I was concerned about the same thing that everyone else was.

Is it going to be like Madagascar mixed with the same theme as Finding Nemo?

To my surprise I did not even once think about either of those films while I was watching THE WILD. There were some great jokes and gags and it had the pacing of a good action film. This movie is nothing like either of those movies. I encourage everyone to see this movie for themselves and am curious what they think of it. There is a couple plot holes and weak story points. But other than those few moments it's a fun film to watch. The look is refreshing because it doesn't look like every other CG feature in the world. My final statement is this. Kids will absolutely love it. And the parents will be entertained and won't be bored.