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Strange Wilderness (2008)

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Reviews Counted:20

Fresh:9

Rotten:11

Average Rating:3.8/10

Consensus: Strange Wilderness is a laugh-free comedy that's both aimless and overly crass.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for non-stop language, drug use, crude and sexual humor.

Runtime: 3 hrs 7 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Feb 1, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $6,515,869

Synopsis: Steve Zahn leads a ragtag crew of wasted nature documentarians deep into the Ecuadorian forest on a quest for the legendary Bigfoot. Constantly being rousted for their drunken ineptitude and... Steve Zahn leads a ragtag crew of wasted nature documentarians deep into the Ecuadorian forest on a quest for the legendary Bigfoot. Constantly being rousted for their drunken ineptitude and ill-informed voiceover narrations, the boys need a break to boost their ratings and Bigfoot might be it; all they have to do is remember to load the camera and not get eaten (especially by a certain turkey). Allen Covert, SUPERBAD's Jonah Hill, Justin Long, and Kevin Heffernan are the crew. Harry Hamlin is a rival bigfoot tracker. Ashley Scott (INTO THE BLUE) provides the ubiquitous foxy babe interest. Ernest Borgnine, Robert Patrick, and Joe Don Baker show up in bit parts. A sort of low-rent LIFE AQUATIC, WILDERNESS is such a fall-down farce that viewers might forget they're not cracking jokes while watching ANIMAL PLANET with their cronies instead of seeing a real movie, but maybe that's a good thing. Former SNL scribe Fred Wolf (JOE DIRT) directs, keeping it as ramshackle and rough around the edges as the law will allow. STRANGE WILDERNESS may not be pretty, but it earns a load of laughs through its sheer mullet-headed recklessness. [More]

Starring: Steve Zahn, Allen Covert, Jonah Hill, Kevin Heffernan

Starring: Steve Zahn, Allen Covert, Jonah Hill, Kevin Heffernan, Ashley Scott, Peter Dante, Harry Hamlin, Robert Patrick, Joe Don Baker, Justin Long, Jeff Garlin, Ernest Borgnine

Director: Fred Wolf

Director: Fred Wolf
Screenwriter: Peter Gaulke, Fred Wolf
Producer: Peter Gaulke
Composer: Waddy Wachtel
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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  • Animal enthusiast Peter Gaulke (Steve Zahn) and his sidekick Fred Wolf (Allen Covert) host an ailing wildlife TV show "Strange Wilderness," which is in a steep ratings decline. Desperate to save the show, Peter hatches a Hail Mary scheme to find the one animal that could truly turn the show around and change the nature-show landscape forever - Bigfoot.
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    What's strange is that this movie even got made.

    Full Review Source: 3BlackChicks Review | comment Comment
    08/03/09
    Kamal  'The Diva' Larsuel
    Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
    3BlackChicks Review

    Extras on the disc include a painfully lifeless Reel Comedy episode on the film.

    Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
    04/27/09
    Brian Webster
    Brian Webster
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    While not as funny as the other Happy-Madison stoner comedy Grandma's Boy, Strange Wilderness has a perverse charm that oozes out of the film when watched at home.

    Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
    04/18/09
    Kevin Carr
    Kevin Carr
    7M Pictures

    The movie starts out unfunny and gets unfunnier as it goes along. (Blu-ray Edition)

    Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
    04/11/09
    John J. Puccio
    John J. Puccio
    DVDTown.com

    To say that this is a one-note film would be giving it about a 1/2 note too much credit.

    Full Review Source: DVDSleuth.com | comment Comment
    05/18/08
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