Wilder Napalm (1993)

Two brothers with the secret power of starting fires with their minds, reunite after years apart, only to find conflict with their differing lifestyles.

Director:

Glenn Gordon Caron

Writer:

Vince Gilligan

Stars:

Debra Winger, Dennis Quaid, Arliss Howard

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Debra Winger	...	Vida Foudroyant
Dennis Quaid	...	Wallace Foudroyant / Biff the Clown
Arliss Howard	...	Wilder Foudroyant
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Fire Chief
Jim Varney	...	Rex
Mimi Lieber	...	Snake Lady
Marvin J. McIntyre	...	Deputy Sheriff Spivey
Justin LaBlanc	...	Young Wilder
Lance Lee Baxley	...	Young Wallace
Peter Willie	...	Horace Braintree
Daniel Hagen	...	Harrison
Eric Whitmore	...	Maurice
Robert Peters	...	Deputy Sheriff Day
Buck Nolan	...	Tall Man
Rae L. Lawrence	...	Bingo Lady

Storyline

Wilder and Wallace are brothers and pyrokinetics. Ever since childhood they've been able to start fires with their minds but following a tragedy in which they accidentally killed a man, the brothers have grown up very differently. Wilder has become a regular 9-5 workaday joe but Wallace performs his feats with a traveling circus. When the circus comes to Wilder's home town Wallace starts coming on strong to Wilder's wife, Vida who, ironically, is a slight pyromaniac.

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Plot Keywords:

circus | pyrokinesis | lawnmower | wig | trailer park | 

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Taglines:

Never start a romance you can't put out.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, language and some sensuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ahava Boeret

Filming Locations:

Ivuedim, Florida, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$84,859

Company Credits

Production Co:

Baltimore Pictures,TriStar Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Arliss Howard and Debra Winger are real-life husband and wife.

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Quotes

Vida Foudroyant: It's 12:47 and 23 seconds. Time to screw. Let's do it in the booth.
Wilder Foudroyant: You're not serious.
Vida Foudroyant: Yes, I really am!
Wilder Foudroyant: Vida! Vida!
Vida Foudroyant: Okay. Let's just find some hedges or something. Oh, baby, I'm rarin' to go!

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: The Man Without a Face/Wilder Napalm/King of the Hill/Hard Target/And the Band Played On (1993)

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Soundtracks

Bruce's Samba
By Bruce Dukov

User Reviews

Great portrayal of film music

The people who are bad-mouthing this film are those who don't understand film to begin with. These are the people who love movie blockbusters and adverse to any movie that doesn't star Leonardo DiCaprio. Wilder Napalm is a neat little film that may seem quirky and maybe even stupid at first, but what it lacks in plot, it more than makes up for in substance.

One thing in particular about the movie that impressed me was it's use of music, which plays a large part. Those students of film music will notice how important music is in the movie, both in Vida and Wilder's life, and in the background. Wilder's theme, Vida's theme, and Wallace's theme are all heard in the opening sequence, and it is funny how some of the lyrics play out. For instance, in the scene where the men are singing "Duke of Earl", Vida is with Wilder when the men sing something like "She is my girl", and then she goes over to Wallace to give him something when the men sing the lyric "She will be my girl" cleverly showing the tension between the two brothers There are all sorts of little intricacies like this inside the movie, and while it may look like a flop on the outside, the real student of film will notice how good this movie really is.