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Born to Be Wild

What do you do when your best friend's a 400-pound gorilla? Anything she likes.
1995 | 100m | English

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Popularity: 3 (history)

Director: John Gray
Writer: Paul Young, John Bunzel
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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.
Release Date: Mar 31, 1995
Director: John Gray
Writer: Paul Young, John Bunzel
Genres: Family, Drama
Keywords gorilla, sign languages
Production Companies Warner Bros. Pictures, Outlaw Productions
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 01, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
Wil Horneff Rick Heller
Helen Shaver Margaret Heller
John C. McGinley Max Carr
Jean Marie Barnwell Lacey Carr
Peter Boyle Gus Charnley
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
Name Job
John Gray Director
Paul Young Screenplay, Story
John Bunzel Screenplay
Donald M. Morgan Director of Photography
Roy Forge Smith Production Design
Ingrid Ferrin Costume Design
Gilbert Wong Art Direction
Jan Pascale Set Decoration
Noelle King Art Department Coordinator
Pam Fuller Script Supervisor
John Bramley Still Photographer
Glenn DiVincenzo Steadicam Operator
Elizabeth Ziegler Steadicam Operator
Jeff Charbonneau Music Editor
Budd Carr Music Supervisor
Lonnie Sill Music Supervisor
Lolita Ritmanis Orchestrator
John Pritchett Production Sound Mixer
Marian Wallace Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Douglas Murray Supervising Sound Editor
Kim B. Christensen Sound Effects Editor
Robbie Knott Special Effects Coordinator
Lynda Foote Costume Supervisor
Joe Dunne Stunt Coordinator
Larry Kaster Gaffer
Laura J. Medina Unit Production Manager
Richard Quinn Dialogue Editor
Maryann Brandon Editor
Debi Manwiller Casting
Leslie Shatz Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
Mark Snow Original Music Composer
Sean Everett Property Master
Corey Michael Eubanks Stunts
Name Title
Jennifer Graham Billings Associate Producer
Susan E. Novick Associate Producer
Brian Reilly Executive Producer
Jeffrey Silver Producer
Tony Gardner Associate Producer
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