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:

camera | moose | bear | alligator | movie theatre | 

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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

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 July 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

América Selvagem

Filming Locations:

Alberta, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,875,117, 6 July 1997, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$7,324,662, 17 August 1997

Company Credits

Production Co:

Morgan Creek Entertainment Group, Steve Tisch Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Marty went on to produce the acclaimed nature series 'Wild America'. Mark became an Emmy award winner and one of the foremost wildlife filmmakers in the world. Marshall recently completed a documentary about endangered snails. He is now looking for bigger game. And Agnes spent two glorious weeks on the beaches of Hawaii, while Marty Sr. combed the island for car parts.

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Goofs

When the boys are in the home after Mark breaks his leg, the woman holding the child says "You'll bunk here, don't want to be eaten by a bear". But you can see she finishes talking before the words end.

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Quotes

Marty Stouffer: It's quiet in there.
Mark Stouffer: That's because he's dead. Dad killed him.

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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

References Wild America (1982)

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Soundtracks

Let's Live for Today
Performed by The Grassroots
Words and Music by Mogol (as Giulio Rapetti), Norman Shapiro and Guido Cenciarelli
Courtesy of MCA Records
By Arrangement with Universal Music Special Markets
Published by BMG Ariola Musica, S.P.A. (SIAE)

User Reviews

I still love this movie...

When I heard that Jonathan Taylor Thomas was doing a movie with Devon Sawa at the height of my teenybopper stage, needless to say I was excited. The weird thing is that I still love this movie now. The plot follows the three Stouffer brothers, Marty, Mark, and Marshall, following their dreams to get out of their small town and dead-end future as mechanics and go out and film animals. Not just any animals, though, the "biggest bad-a**es of the animal kingdom," which results in a few thrilling, sometimes comic adventures for the three brothers. The brothers want the piece de resistance of their film to be an infamous cave where a group of bears are reputed to sleep together, the rumor that actually starts their trip and leads to the biggest adventure of all. This movie is full of hope that dreams can come true, as cheesy as that sounds, and is even better as it is a true story based on the naturalists behind Wild America. Great shots of animals, as well (not counting fake bear suits).