The Wild
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| Directed by | Steve "Spaz" Williams |
| Produced by | Clint Goldman Beau Flynn Will Vinton (executive producer) |
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Ed Decter John J. Strauss Mark Gibson Philip Halprin |
| Story by | Mark Gibson Philip Halprin |
| Starring |
Kiefer Sutherland Jim Belushi Eddie Izzard Janeane Garofalo William Shatner Richard Kind Greg Cipes |
| Music by | Alan Silvestri |
| Edited by | Scott Balcerek Steven L. Wagner |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
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82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $80 million |
| Box office | $102.3 million |
The Wild is a 2006 American computer-animated film directed by animator Steve "Spaz" Williams, and written by Ed Decter, John J. Strauss, Mark Gibson and Philip Halprin. It features the voices of Kiefer Sutherland, Jim Belushi, Janeane Garofalo, Greg Cipes, Eddie Izzard, Richard Kind, William Shatner and Patrick Warburton. The original music was composed by Alan Silvestri. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Hoytyboy Pictures, Sir Zip Studios and Contrafilm, it was animated by C.O.R.E. Feature Animation. It was released to theaters on April 14, 2006 in North America, by Buena Vista Pictures. The film received generally negative reviews from critics, and it earned $102 million on a $80 million budget. The film also received a Artios Award nomination for Best Animated Voice-Over Feature Casting. A video game for Game Boy Advance based on The Wild was released to coincide with the film.
In Central Park Zoo, Samson the Lion tells his 11-year-old son Ryan stories of his adventures in the wild. That night, when the zoo closes, all the animals are free to roam. Samson, along with his friends Benny, Bridget, Larry, and Nigel compete in a turtle curling championship while Ryan is with his friends. Ryan accidentally causes a stampede which head to the game. Samson and Ryan have a falling-out and Ryan storms off before Samson can apologize. Ryan wanders into a green box and gets shipped away by a truck, which the legend tells will take him to the wild. With the help of a pigeon, Hamir, Samson and Benny go after him, sneaking into a garbage disposal truck with Nigel, Larry, and Bridget coming as well, accidentally throwing Benny off the truck. After passing through Times Square and nearly being crushed in the garbage disposal, the group encounters a pack of rabid stray dogs. Samson leads them through the sewer rather than scaring them off. There, they take directions to the docks from two street wise alligator brothers, Stan and Carmine. The next morning, the four friends steal a tugboat during a hectic escape from New York harbor. With help from Larry, they drive the boat and reunite with Benny, who has enlisted a flock of Canada geese to help lead the crew in the right direction of Ryan's ship. Days later, Nigel goes mad and, under the impression they have hit an iceberg, jumps overboard.
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