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Born to Be Wild (1995)

PG · 1995-03-31 · 1h 40m · EN
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What do you do when your best friend's a 400-pound gorilla? Anything she likes.

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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Wil HorneffWil HorneffRick HellerHelen ShaverHelen ShaverMargaret HellerJohn C. McGinleyJohn C. McGinleyMax CarrJean Marie BarnwellJean Marie BarnwellLacey CarrPeter BoylePeter BoyleGus CharnleyGregory ItzinGregory ItzinWalter MallinsonTitus WelliverTitus WelliverSergeant Bo MarkleThomas F. WilsonThomas F. WilsonDet. Lou Greenberg (as Tom Wilson)Marvin J. McIntyreMarvin J. McIntyreBob the ParamedicAlan RuckAlan RuckDan WoodleyJanet CarrollJanet CarrollJudge BillingsJohn ProcaccinoJohn ProcaccinoEd Price

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Sign languagesGorilla

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Genre affinityDrama · FamilyTheme affinitySign Languages · GorillaDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityFamilyDirector preference278326Actor preference39604 · 57770 · 72554

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What is Born to Be Wild about?

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.

How long is Born to Be Wild?

Born to Be Wild has a runtime of 100 minutes.

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