Born to Be Wild (1995)

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Born to Be Wild on IMDb 5.1/10 1,236 votes

Released:
1995-03-31

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.

Director:
John Gray

Runtime:
1h 40min

Genre:
Drama, Family

  • Cast:
  • Wil Horneff
    as
    Rick Heller
  • Helen Shaver
    as
    Margaret Heller
  • John C. McGinley
    as
    Max Carr
  • Jean Marie Barnwell
    as
    Lacey Carr
  • Peter Boyle
    as
    Gus Charnley