The Wild Life (2016)

A daring parrot recounts how Robinson Crusoe came to be stranded on a tropical island.

Directors:

Vincent Kesteloot, Ben Stassen

Writer:

Domonic Paris

Stars:

Matthias Schweighöfer, Kaya Yanar, Ilka Bessin

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matthias Schweighöfer	...	Robinson Crusoe (voice)
Kaya Yanar	...	Papagei Dienstag (voice)
Ilka Bessin	...	Tapir Rosie (voice) (as Cindy aus Marzahn)
Dieter Hallervorden	...	Ziegenbock Zottel (voice)
Aylin Tezel	...	Stachelschwein Epi (voice)
Ghadah Al-Akel	...	Ping (voice)
Tommy Morgenstern	...	Pong (voice)
Melanie Hinze	...	Kiki (voice)
Bert Franzke	...	Edgar (voice)
Tobias Lelle	...	Pango (voice)
Gerald Schaale	...	Carmello (voice)
Jesco Wirthgen	...	Rufus (voice)
Jan Makino	...	Cecil (voice)
Axel Lutter	...	John Silver (voice)
Jan-David Rönfeldt	...	Bootsmann (voice)

Storyline

On a tiny exotic island, Tuesday, an outgoing parrot lives with his quirky animal friends in paradise. However, Tuesday can't stop dreaming about discovering the world. After a violent storm, Tuesday and his friends wake up to find a strange creature on the beach: Robinson Crusoe. Tuesday immediately views Crusoe as his ticket off the island to explore new lands. Likewise, Crusoe soon realizes that the key to surviving on the island is through the help of Tuesday and the other animals. It isn't always easy at first, as the animals don't speak "human." Slowly but surely, they all start living together in harmony, until one day, when their comfortable life is overturned by two savage cats, who wish to take control of the island. A battle ensues between the cats and the group of friends but Crusoe and the animals soon discover the true power of friendship up against all odds (even savage cats).

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Plot Keywords:

parrot | storm | goat | robinson crusoe character | computer animation | 

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Taglines:

Adventure's in full swing!

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild action/peril and some rude humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

The last Robinson Crusoe adaptation starred Pierce Brosnan, probably best known for Remington Steele (TV) and James Bond movies.

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Goofs

When Robinson is practicing his marksmanship he has a stack of muskets, he gives it "one more try" and shoots the ace playing card, he then declares he is going to find something to eat and lifts the musket up menacingly and walks off, he doesn't reload the musket before it being shown as loaded in the next scene.

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Connections

Version of Little Robinson Crusoe (1924)

User Reviews

Not fair

Is it fair to judge a kids movie on its appeal to adults? On the other hand, with all the good animated movies that came out recently which also appeal to adults/parents and have quality that can be reviewed by "older" people to a better degree, I'd say all is fair. So consider this when seeing the rating and make up your mind, if it's important or what's important in its appeal.

Having said that, there is also the very real thing of having "star" names of German comedy or cinema taking on major roles here. People have made the argument, that there are professional animation dubbers, who know their job. Depending on your liking or disliking for that matter, someone like Schweighöfer will get a reaction from you. Again, as a kid you won't care, but probably also not read this. So it's the parents who if the kids want something new and you want something that they can watch by themselves, there are worse choices than this

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Website

Country:

Belgium France USA

Language:

English French German

Release Date:

9 September 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Wild Life

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,342,696, 11 September 2016

Gross USA:

$8,005,586

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$40,075,446

Company Credits

Production Co:

Summit Entertainment, StudioCanal, nWave Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1