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Into the Wild (2007) -- After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters
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Into the Wild (2007) -- Actor Sean Penn took the director's chair for the screen adaptation of the heroic adventure "Into The Wild."
Into the Wild (2007) -- After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Sean Penn (screenplay)
Jon Krakauer (book)
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Release Date:
21 September 2007 (USA) more
Tagline:
Your great adventure on Alaska.
Plot:
After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 36 nominations more
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(125 articles)
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A masterpiece more (484 total)

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MPAA:
Rated R for language and some nudity.
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148 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The watch Emile Hirsch wears in the movie is Christopher Johnson McCandless' real life watch, given to him as a present. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Chris leaves the "magic bus" to return to society, he looks back at the bus one last time and the bus door is clearly left wide open. After finding that he cannot cross the river and returns to the bus in the rain, he has to reach through a window to open the closed bus door, which he left open. more
Quotes:
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Christopher McCandless: Mom! Mom! Help me.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Getaway: (#17.8)" (2008) more
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Angel from Montgomery more

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150 out of 273 people found the following review useful.
A masterpiece, 10 September 2007
Author: Charles Johnston from Toronto, Canada

Sean Penn's artistic contribution to cinema in my lifetime has been staggering. The films he's directed have included some of my favourite performances from amazing actors pushed to their absolute limit.

I feel like everything he's ever done in his career so far, every tiny nuance, has been distilled into this incredible film. From start to finish it is beyond inspiring - by the end, it lifts right off the ground.

The first time the soundtrack really kicked in, I felt that Eddie Vedder's score seemed too loud. Then I realized that my only complaint was merely me resisting the full experience. The whole point of it all was to let go and not be afraid of going that one step too far.

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