5.3 / 10(45 votes)IMDbPG19951h 40mUnited States of America

Born to Be Wild

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

Synopsis

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.

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Born to Be Wild (1995) Trailer from VHS

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Wil Horneff

Rick Heller

Helen Shaver

Margaret Heller

John C. McGinley

Max Carr

Jean Marie Barnwell

Lacey Carr

Peter Boyle

Gus Charnley

Leif Tilden

Katie The Gorilla

Gregory Itzin

Walter Mallinson

Titus Welliver

Sergeant Bo Markle

Thomas F. Wilson

Det. Lou Greenberg (as Tom Wilson)

Marvin J. McIntyre

Bob the Paramedic

Alan Ruck

Dan Woodley

Janet Carroll

Judge Billings

John Procaccino

Ed Price

Obba Babatundé

Interpreter

David Wingert

Gary James

John Pleshette

Donald Carr

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Release History & Theatrical Window

Theatrical Premiere

March 31, 1995

Wide Cinema Exhibition

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: John Gray
Screenplay & Story: John Bunzel, Paul Young
Original Score: Mark Snow
Original Title: Born to Be Wild
Country of Origin: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
Runtime: 1h 40m
Production Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures, Outlaw Productions

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

John Gray

Screenplay & Story

John Bunzel, Paul Young

Original Score & Music

Mark Snow

Director of Photography

Donald M. Morgan

Film Editing

Maryann Brandon

Producers

Jeffrey Silver, Brian Reilly

Department Leadership Roster

John Gray

Director

Jeffrey Silver

Producer

John Bunzel

Screenplay

Maryann Brandon

Editor

Paul Young

Screenplay

Roy Forge Smith

Production Design

Joe Dunne

Stunt Coordinator

Ingrid Ferrin

Costume Design

Mark Snow

Original Music Composer

Donald M. Morgan

Director of Photography

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Primary: PG

PG: Parental Guidance Suggested — May contain mild violence or suggestive material.

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United States (MPAA)PG

Parental Guidance Suggested — May contain mild violence or suggestive material.

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