Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 04/14/06 Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated G Running Time 1 hour 34 minutes Genre Family Director Steve Williams Writer Ed Decter, Mark Givson, Philip Halprin, John J. Strauss Cast Kiefer Sutherland, Eddie Izzard Studio Walt Disney Pictures |
THE WILD
SYNOPSIS
In this wild and outrageous computer-animated
comedy-adventure, an odd assortment of animals
from the New York Zoo – including a lion, a giraffe,
an anaconda, a koala, and a squirrel – discover
what a jungle the city can be when one of their own
is mistakenly shipped to the wild and they embark
on a dangerous mission to rescue him. The film
boasts an impressive vocal ensemble – Kiefer
Sutherland (as the respected lion leader, Samson),
Greg Cipes (as Samson's son, Ryan), Jim Belushi
(as Benny, the street savvy squirrel and Samson's
best friend), Janeane Garofalo (as a quick-witted
giraffe), Richard Kind (as a dim-witted anaconda),
William Shatner (as a wicked wildebeest), and
Eddie Izzard (as Nigel, an acerbic koala) – along
with cutting edge animation, and a story filled with
hilarious situations. Director Steve "Spaz" Williams
and producer Clint Goldman helped to revolutionize
CG character animation during their long
association with ILM ("The Mask," "The Abyss,"
"Jurassic Park," "Terminator 2: Judgment Day"),
and were responsible for the acclaimed Block-
buster Entertainment commercials featuring Carl
the rabbit and Ray the guinea pig.
-- © Walt Disney Pictures
In this wild and outrageous computer-animated
comedy-adventure, an odd assortment of animals
from the New York Zoo – including a lion, a giraffe,
an anaconda, a koala, and a squirrel – discover
what a jungle the city can be when one of their own
is mistakenly shipped to the wild and they embark
on a dangerous mission to rescue him. The film
boasts an impressive vocal ensemble – Kiefer
Sutherland (as the respected lion leader, Samson),
Greg Cipes (as Samson's son, Ryan), Jim Belushi
(as Benny, the street savvy squirrel and Samson's
best friend), Janeane Garofalo (as a quick-witted
giraffe), Richard Kind (as a dim-witted anaconda),
William Shatner (as a wicked wildebeest), and
Eddie Izzard (as Nigel, an acerbic koala) – along
with cutting edge animation, and a story filled with
hilarious situations. Director Steve "Spaz" Williams
and producer Clint Goldman helped to revolutionize
CG character animation during their long
association with ILM ("The Mask," "The Abyss,"
"Jurassic Park," "Terminator 2: Judgment Day"),
and were responsible for the acclaimed Block-
buster Entertainment commercials featuring Carl
the rabbit and Ray the guinea pig.
-- © Walt Disney Pictures
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