Born to Be Wild

Born to Be Wild

1995
1h 40m
5.3

5.3/10

43 votes • View on IMDb

"What do you do when your best friend's a 400-pound gorilla? Anything she likes."

Overview

Rick Heller is a juvenile delinquent who keeps getting himself into trouble. To keep him out of trouble his mother puts him to work cleaning the cage of a gorilla named Katie which she is teaching to communicate through the use of sign language. When the owner of the gorilla takes her back to become a flea market freak Rick takes it upon himself to break Katie out and take her on an adventurous journey to get her out of the country.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures Outlaw Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date March 31, 1995
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0113533

Cast

Wil Horneff
Wil Horneff

Rick Heller

Helen Shaver
Helen Shaver

Margaret Heller

John C. McGinley
John C. McGinley

Max Carr

Jean Marie Barnwell
Jean Marie Barnwell

Lacey Carr

Peter Boyle
Peter Boyle

Gus Charnley

Leif Tilden
Leif Tilden

Katie The Gorilla

Gregory Itzin
Gregory Itzin

Walter Mallinson

Titus Welliver
Titus Welliver

Sergeant Bo Markle

Thomas F. Wilson
Thomas F. Wilson

Det. Lou Greenberg (as Tom Wilson)

Marvin J. McIntyre
Marvin J. McIntyre

Bob the Paramedic

Alan Ruck
Alan Ruck

Dan Woodley

Janet Carroll
Janet Carroll

Judge Billings

Key Crew

John Gray
Director
Paul Young
Screenplay
John Bunzel
Screenplay
Jeffrey Silver
Producer
Brian Reilly
Executive Producer