Born to Be Wild (1995)
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
Writers:
Paul Young, John Bunzel.
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Wil Horneff as Rick Heller |
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Helen Shaver as Margaret Heller |
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John C. McGinley as Max Carr |
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Jean Marie Barnwell as Lacey Carr |
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Peter Boyle as Gus Charnley |
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Leif Tilden as Katie The Gorilla |
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Gregory Itzin as Walter Mallinson |
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Titus Welliver as Sergeant Bo Markle |
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Thomas F. Wilson as Det. Lou Greenberg (as Tom Wilson) |
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Marvin J. McIntyre as Bob the Paramedic |
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Alan Ruck as Dan Woodley |
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Janet Carroll as Judge Billings |
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John Procaccino as Ed Price |
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Obba Babatundé as Interpreter |
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David Wingert as Gary James |
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John Pleshette as Donald Carr |
| Directing | John Gray | Director |
| Crew | Corey Michael Eubanks | Stunts |
| Writing | Paul Young | Screenplay |
| Writing | Paul Young | Story |
| Writing | John Bunzel | Screenplay |
| Camera | Donald M. Morgan | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jeffrey Silver | Producer |
| Production | Jennifer Graham Billings | Associate Producer |
| Production | Susan E. Novick | Associate Producer |
| Production | Brian Reilly | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tony Gardner | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Maryann Brandon | Editor |
| Production | Debi Manwiller | Casting |
| Art | Roy Forge Smith | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ingrid Ferrin | Costume Design |
| Art | Gilbert Wong | Art Direction |
| Art | Jan Pascale | Set Decoration |
| Art | Noelle King | Art Department Coordinator |
| Directing | Pam Fuller | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | John Bramley | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Glenn DiVincenzo | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Elizabeth Ziegler | Steadicam Operator |
| Sound | Jeff Charbonneau | Music Editor |
| Sound | Budd Carr | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Lonnie Sill | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Lolita Ritmanis | Orchestrator |
| Sound | John Pritchett | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Leslie Shatz | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Leslie Shatz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Marian Wallace | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Douglas Murray | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Kim B. Christensen | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Robbie Knott | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynda Foote | Costume Supervisor |
| Crew | Joe Dunne | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lighting | Larry Kaster | Gaffer |
| Sound | Mark Snow | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Laura J. Medina | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Sean Everett | Property Master |
| Sound | Richard Quinn | Dialogue Editor |