Born to Be Wild

1995, Drama/Kids & family, 1h 40m

9 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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A young female gorilla is captured in the mountains of Africa and flown to California, where behavioral researcher Margaret Heller (Helen Shaver) begins teaching her sign language. Heller's moody teenage son, Rick (Will Horneff), bonds with the primate, now nicknamed Katie. When cynical circus owner Gus (Peter Boyle) claims Katie to replace the now-dead star of his centerpiece gorilla act, Rick runs away with the gorilla in an attempt to keep her out of Gus' abusive clutches.
  • Rating:
    PG
  • Genre:
    Drama, Kids & family
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    John Gray
  • Producer:
    Jeffrey Silver
  • Writer:
    Paul Young, John Bunzel
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     original
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $25.8M
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Warner Bros.
  • Sound Mix:
    Stereo

Cast & Crew

Will Horneff
Rick Heller
Helen Shaver
Margaret Heller
Peter Boyle
Gus Charnley
Jean Marie Barnwell
Lacey Carr
Marvin J. McIntyre
Bob the Paramedic
John C. McGinley
Max Carr
Gregory Itzin
Walter Mallinson
Titus Welliver
Sergeant Markle
Tom Wilson
Det. Lou Greenberg
John Gray
Director
Paul Young
Writer
John Bunzel
Writer
Brian Reilly
Executive Producer
Jeffrey Silver
Producer
Mark Snow
Original Music
Green Jellÿ
Original Music
Yiu-Sun Leung
Original Music
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Audience Reviews for Born to Be Wild

  • Oct 14, 2007
    Very few movies about teens and animals that befriend them are amusing. This one is but still nothing spectacular.
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