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Wild America

  • 1997
  • PG
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
7.7K
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Scott Bairstow, Devon Sawa, and Jonathan Taylor Thomas in Wild America (1997)
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Three brothers who are obsessed with animals are given permission from their parents to travel around America with a camera documenting wildlife.Three brothers who are obsessed with animals are given permission from their parents to travel around America with a camera documenting wildlife.Three brothers who are obsessed with animals are given permission from their parents to travel around America with a camera documenting wildlife.

  • Director
    • William Dear
  • Writer
    • David Michael Wieger
  • Stars
    • Jonathan Taylor Thomas
    • Devon Sawa
    • Scott Bairstow
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    7.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William Dear
    • Writer
      • David Michael Wieger
    • Stars
      • Jonathan Taylor Thomas
      • Devon Sawa
      • Scott Bairstow
    • 37User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Jonathan Taylor Thomas
    Jonathan Taylor Thomas
    • Marshall
    Devon Sawa
    Devon Sawa
    • Mark
    Scott Bairstow
    Scott Bairstow
    • Marty
    Frances Fisher
    Frances Fisher
    • Agnes
    Jamey Sheridan
    Jamey Sheridan
    • Marty Sr.
    Tracey Walter
    Tracey Walter
    • Leon
    Don Stroud
    Don Stroud
    • Stango
    Zack Ward
    Zack Ward
    • D.C.
    Claudia Stedelin
    Claudia Stedelin
    • Annie
    Anastasia Spivey
    • Donna Jo
    Leighanne Littrell
    • Tanna
    • (as Leighanne Wallace)
    Amy Lee Douglas
    • Julie Anne
    Sonny Shroyer
    Sonny Shroyer
    • Bud
    Rachel Fowler
    Rachel Fowler
    • Sarah
    Jennifer Bonder
    Jennifer Bonder
    • Betsy
    • (as Jennifer Crumbley)
    Maggie Blackkettle
    • Old Native Woman
    Larry Reese
    Larry Reese
    • Dr. Pierce
    Susan Dear
    • Diana Pierce
    • Director
      • William Dear
    • Writer
      • David Michael Wieger
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Frances Fisher plays Jonathan Taylor Thomas' character's mother in this film. In 1991, she was cast as his character's mother in the show "Home Improvement" (1991), but was replaced due to poor early audience reaction to her.
    • Goofs
      Marshall uses his brothers' toothbrushes (the green and yellow ones) to clean the toilet, then places them back in the holders with their names on them. Marty's is yellow, Mark's is green and Marshall's is blue. Later that night, Marty is using the blue toothbrush, Mark is using the dirty green, and Marshall is using the dirty yellow one.
    • Quotes

      Marty Stouffer: No, Mom, he's fine, he just fell down a mountain.

    • Crazy credits
      Wildlife documentary from the 1982 TV series by the real Marty Stouffer accompanies the credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Men in Black/Wild America/Out to Sea (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Susie Q
      Written by Eleanor Broadwater/Dale Hawkins/Stan Lewis (as Stanley Lewis)

    User reviews37

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    8/10
    Good clean family fun, and pretty funny
    I believe in grading movies on a curve. This one is not in the same class as Citizen Kane or Fargo or Some Like It Hot. Instead this is a low-budget and somewhat corny—okay, pretty corny—family film like, oh, Because of Winn-Dixie. And graded on the curve appropriate for that class, this is at least an 8 out of 10. I'll be honest, my wife is the one who ordered this from Netflix and I didn't want to see it. I had Gosford Park in the DVD tray ready to go. But my wife thought our 15-year old would enjoy Wild America more, and our daughter agreed. I was outnumbered. So we watched this film.

    I didn't know anything about it. We were a good 10 minutes or more into the film before I put the family's last name (Stouffer) together with the first name of the oldest son (Marty) and realized, "Hey, I know who this kid is: It's Marty Stouffer of..." D'oh.

    Anyway, I expect that the real adventures of the real Marty and his brothers weren't quite as colorful as those of the characters in the film. But there were a good combination of excitement (and from some unlikely sources, like F-14 jets dropping bombs) and genuine humor. I laughed hard again and again.

    Special effects? Well, I'll just say, it ain't Jurassic Park. I think the animal props were rented from a budget prop store in Atlanta. But it didn't matter. I enjoyed the film a lot. Do what I did, get some fresh hot pizza, sit back with your spouse and a kid or two, and enjoy it yourself.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 2, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 勇闖天涯路
    • Filming locations
      • Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Morgan Creek Entertainment
      • The Steve Tisch Company
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,342,923
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,810,586
      • Jul 6, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,342,923
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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