Born to Be Wild
Seen it?1995 | 100 min | Drama, Family
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, soft box office and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at parents and kids watching together and anyone who likes a story with emotional weight. Leaves you with something to think about.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Paced for all ages, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
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 it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
0% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 19K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Gray
- Wil HorneffRick Heller
- Helen ShaverMargaret Heller
- John C. McGinleyMax Carr
- Jean Marie BarnwellLacey Carr
- Peter BoyleGus Charnley
- Leif TildenKatie The Gorilla
- Gregory ItzinWalter Mallinson
- Titus WelliverSergeant Bo Markle
- Thomas F. WilsonDet. Lou Greenberg (as Tom Wilson)
- Marvin J. McIntyreBob the Paramedic