Wild America (1997)

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

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jonathan Taylor Thomas	...	Marshall
Devon Sawa	...	Mark
Scott Bairstow	...	Marty
Frances Fisher	...	Agnes
Jamey Sheridan	...	Marty Sr.
Tracey Walter	...	Leon
Don Stroud	...	Stango
Zack Ward	...	D.C.
Claudia Stedelin	...	Annie
Anastasia Spivey	...	Donna Jo
Leighanne Littrell	...	Tanna (as Leighanne Wallace)
Amy Lee Douglas	...	Julie Anne
Sonny Shroyer	...	Bud
Rachel Fowler	...	Sarah
Jennifer Crumbley	...	Betsy

Storyline

Three brothers - Marshall, Marty and Mark dream of becoming naturalists and portraying animal life of America. One summer their dream comes true, they travel through America, filming alligators, bears and moose.

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Plot Keywords:

bare chested male | bare chested teenage boy | barefoot male | rattlesnake | camera | 

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Taglines:

take a ride on the wild side.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language and some adventure peril

Did You Know?

Trivia

Francis 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.

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Goofs

When the Dad crashes his big rig truck, the shot inside the cab reveals a woman to his right with a lit cigarette in her hand. She grabs him on the right shoulder and then he swerves to the left. Don't know if she is giving him a cue to swerve or she is the "hidden" girlfriend. We never see her again though!

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Quotes

Sarah, a British Hippy Girl: [gesturing her body in a sexy behavior] Devonshire cream: The creamiest cream.
Mark Stouffer: They paid you for that.
Sarah, a British Hippy Girl: It's not so easy. You try it with a camera in your face, and a cow sniffing around your bum.

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Crazy Credits

Wildlife documentary from the 1982 TV series by the real Marty Stouffer accompanies the credits.

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Connections

Referenced in Nostalgia Critic: I'll Be Home for Christmas (2016)

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Soundtracks

Green Tambourine
Performed by The Lemon Pipers
Written by Shelley Pinz & Paul Leka
Courtesy of RCA Special Products

User Reviews

I enjoyed this.

I thought this flick was great fun. I thought the acting was pretty decent and not as bad as other people say. Sure, the three leads are all teen idols, but I am not going to knock their performances because of that. Still, I continue to enjoy this flick, and always will

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 July 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wild America

Filming Locations:

Banff, Alberta, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,810,586, 6 July 1997

Gross USA:

$7,342,923

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,342,923

Company Credits

Production Co:

Morgan Creek Entertainment, The Steve Tisch Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1