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53% Critic Match
Born to Be Wild
“What do you do when your best friend's a 400-pound gorilla? Anything she likes.”
5.3 / 10• 1995• 1h 40m•PG• English
DramaFamily
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Wil Horneff
Rick Heller
Lead
Helen Shaver
Margaret Heller
John C. McGinley
Max Carr
JM
Jean Marie Barnwell
Lacey Carr
Peter Boyle
Gus Charnley
Leif Tilden
Katie The Gorilla
Gregory Itzin
Walter Mallinson
Titus Welliver
Sergeant Bo Markle
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Gray's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Born to Be Wild is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
