Born to Be Wild 29 years old
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.
Credits
Born to Be Wild Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Thomas F. Wilson He was 35, now 65 years old | as Det. Lou Greenberg (as Tom Wilson) |
| John C. McGinley He was 35, now 65 years old | as Max Carr |
| Peter Boyle He was 59, 71 years old when he died | as Gus Charnley |
| Titus Welliver He was 34, now 63 years old | as Sergeant Bo Markle |
| Alan Ruck He was 38, now 68 years old | as Dan Woodley |
| Helen Shaver She was 44, now 73 years old | as Margaret Heller |
| Gregory Itzin He was 46, now 76 years old | as Walter Mallinson |
| Janet Carroll She was 54, 71 years old when she died | as Judge Billings |
| Obba Babatundé He was 43, now 73 years old | as Interpreter |
| John Pleshette He was 52, now 82 years old | as Donald Carr |
| Wil Horneff He was 15, now 45 years old | as Rick Heller |
| Marvin J. McIntyre He was 47, now 76 years old | as Bob the Paramedic |
| Jean Marie Barnwell | as Lacey Carr |
Born to Be Wild Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Roy Forge Smith as Production Design. He was 65 (87) years old when He died | Art |
| Mark Snow as Original Music Composer. He was 48 (now 78) years old | Sound |
| Jan Pascale as Set Decoration. She was 4 (now 24) years old | Art |
| Maryann Brandon as Editor. She was 4 (now 24) years old | Editing |
| Gilbert Wong as Art Direction. He was 4 (now 24) years old | Art |
| Donald M. Morgan as Director of Photography. He was 63 (now 92) years old | Camera |
| Leslie Shatz as Sound Designer. She was 45 (now 74) years old | Sound |
| Leslie Shatz as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. She was 45 (now 74) years old | Sound |
| Budd Carr as Music Supervisor. | Sound |
| Susan E. Novick as Associate Producer. | Production |
| Brian Reilly as Executive Producer. He was 93 (90) years old when He died | Production |
| Jeffrey Silver as Producer. He was 45 (now 74) years old | Production |
| Tony Gardner as Associate Producer. He was 31 (now 60) years old | Production |
| John Gray as Director. | Directing |
Born to Be Wild (29 years)
What do you do when your best friend's a 400-pound gorilla? Anything she likes.
- Release day: Friday, March 31, 1995
- Runtime: 100 minutes