The Wild (2006)

Director:

Steve 'Spaz' Williams

Writers:

Ed Decter (screenplay) &
John J. Strauss (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

14 April 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Hitting the streets 2006

Plot:

An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back.

Plot Keywords:

Father Son Relationship | Character's Journey Shown On Map | Tugboat | New York City | Beetle

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kiefer Sutherland	...	Samson (voice)
James Belushi	...	Benny (voice) (as Jim Belushi)
Eddie Izzard	...	Nigel (voice)
Janeane Garofalo	...	Bridget (voice)
William Shatner	...	Kazar (voice)
Richard Kind	...	Larry (voice)
Greg Cipes	...	Ryan (voice)
Colin Hay	...	Fergus Flamingo (voice)
Miles Marsico	...	Duke (voice)
Jack De Sena	...	Eze (voice)
Don Cherry	...	Penguin MC (voice)
Christian Argueta	...	Hamir (voice)
David Cowgill	...	Hamir (voice)
Lenny Venito	...	Stan (voice)
Joseph Siravo	...	Carmine (voice)

Also Known As:

Vie sauvage, La (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

Philippines:82 min | USA:94 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby SR | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-7 | Brazil:Livre | Malaysia:U | Sweden:7 | USA:G | Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | South Korea:All | Ireland:G | Hong Kong:I | Singapore:G | Iceland:L | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Denmark:7 | UK:U | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | France:U | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Germany:o.Al. | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Netherlands:MG6 | Norway:7

Company:

C.O.R.E. Feature Animation

Trivia:

Screenplay ideas were being written dating all the way back to 1991.

Goofs:

Continuity: Benny the squirrel blames Nigel for throwing him off the garbage truck, but actually it was Brigit who knocked him off with her tail.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Samson: So there I was, face to face with the biggest, meanest leopard on the savannah and...
Ryan: You roared so loud, his spots flew off. Dad I've heard that story a billion times.

Movie Connections:

References The Lion King (1994)

Soundtrack:

Lovin' You

I actually considered walking out

This was probably the worst movie I have ever seen in my life. It lacked any plot line, the jokes just weren't funny, and the animals looked like something from a horror film. I saw 'The Wild' with two young children (age six) and two of my good friends. The children weren't even fooled by it. One of them remarked, "So, was that supposed to be funny?" I understand that in the film business the "early bird gets the egg" and in this case the "early bird" was 'Madagascar.' But, it wasn't 'Madagascar' that it copied. It was really just a bad remake of 'The Lion King.' Every aspect of the movie was stolen from another, and I'm not kidding. Also, the dialogue was just ridiculous. Here's a sample: "Get away from us, turkey jerky!" As you can see, this movie was just plain ridiculous. The character's were absurd, and unbelievable, the plot was nonexistent, and it was really a rip off. Don't waste your money to see this dreadful film. You're just going to walk out and be disappointed.