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| Born to Be Wild | 
| Director: John Gray
Actors: Wil Horneff, Jean Marie Barnwell, Helen Shaver, John C. Mcginley, Marvin J. Mcintyre
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (8 reviews)
Sales Rank: 35164
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 99 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D24135D
ISBN: 0790775506
UPC: 085392413522
EAN: 9780790775500
ASIN: B00009AV9X
Release Date: July 8, 2003
Theatrical Release Date: March 31, 1995
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Description
Here, there and everywhere else she wants to be is Katie, a hilariously playful three-year-old gorilla who knows how to communicate using sign language. But what makes her more special to 14-year-old Rick (Wil Horneff) is that she's his friend. So when Katie is reclaimed by her former owner (Peter Boyle) and penned up as a flea market attarction, Rick unlocks the cage and hits the road with his 400-pound pal! Pursued from California to Canada, the two share narrow escapes and wide-open excitement. Through it all, Katie - whether she's spraying Rick with soda or scarfing down burgers - is having big fun on the run! After all, adventure comes naturally when you're Born to Be Wild. DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Feature-length audio commentary by Director John Gray and Screenwriter Paul Young.
Interactive Menus
Other:The Great Gorilla
Scene Access
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Born to Be Wild has been dismissed more than once as a knockoff of Free Willy. Except for the teaming of a troubled kid and a large mammal in pursuit of the latter's freedom, that comparison is off the mark. Part screwball comedy and part animal-rights drama, the film stars Wil Horneff as Rick, a young, incorrigible teen whose mother (Helen Shaver), a primate researcher, enlists him to help care for a gorilla named Katie. Much to his surprise, Rick bonds with Katie, a lonely simian who yearns for the Africa of her youth and whose expressive range includes a fair amount of sign language. When Katie's coldhearted owner (Peter Boyle) decides to take her back and put her on display at a department store, Rick steals her away and stuffs her in a stolen van--which he then proceeds to drive to Canada hoping his girlfriend's uncle (JohnC. McGinley), a conspiracy nut, can lead this 800-pound gorilla to freedom. Rick's quixotic mission is not without funny mishaps and even some character-building challenges to the hero's conviction. (A rambunctious, often impolite girl like Katie is not the easiest travel companion.) But the film's final arrival turns out to be much more than one might have expected: a moving testament to the joy and pain of accepting one's destiny. --Tom Keogh
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Great family movie full of excitement and adventure February 19, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Better than I thought it would be. Katie the gorilla has a mind of her own. You will laugh so hard you can't see. Katie teaches a 14 yr old boy Named Rick how to love and to be loved. He was committed to community service work after getting into all kinds of trouble. His father just up and left Rick and his mother. Rick got bullied at school and always got in trouble with the law. Then his mother, the scientist, introduced Rick to Katie. Katie mocked him at first, but then Rick and Katie the Gorilla became really close and were best friends. Rick had to learn to sign again so he could communicate with Katie the gorilla.
Then the unthinkable happens, Katie was to replace a caged displayed gorilla which was abused. Rick is furious with his mother and goes to save Katie himself. Man did Katie have fun on the run to Canada.
Rick saved Katie's life.
Very funny family movie. So glad we bought it. It was hilarious.
Highly recommended as a purchase.
Enjoy! Popcorn ready??
The Greatest Family Movie ever Made March 23, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I thought this movie was made really well. This has been the greatest family movie I have ever seen. It had me laughing and crying at the same time. This is a film that the whole family can enjoy from 0 to 99 years old. And I believe that your whole family will love this movie and watch it everyday like I do.
One of the best family flicks ever. August 21, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This movie was made for everybody likes comedy. There are no boring parts at all. It is a bit sad at the end but not very sad. It is half sad half happy at the end. Every minute of this is entertaining. Buy this and enjoy.
Great movie January 22, 2000
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
It is the best movie for kids. My kids watch it over and over again. So if you have kids aged 5 to 10 you should buy this vidio.
 Sad,boring I hate it November 28, 1999
0 out of 9 found this review helpful
It is very sad not as bad at the begining but very very sad at the end. It also went by to slow
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