The Wild

This article is about the 2006 animated film. For the wilds, see wilderness and the bush. For other uses, see Wild (disambiguation).

The Wild
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySteve "Spaz" Williams
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Mark Gibson
  • Philip Halprin
Produced by
Starring
Edited by
  • Scott Balcerek
  • Steven L. Wagner
Music byAlan Silvestri
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution[a]
Release date
  • April 14, 2006 (2006-04-14)
Running time
82 minutes[3]
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$80 million[5]
Box office$102.3 million[6]

The Wild is a 2006 animated adventure comedy film directed by animator Steve "Spaz" Williams (in his director debut) and written by Ed Decter, John J. Strauss, Mark Gibson and Philip Halprin. It features the voices of Kiefer Sutherland, Eddie Izzard, Jim Belushi, Janeane Garofalo, Richard Kind, William Shatner, and Greg Cipes. The film's plot centers around Samson, a male lion who loses his preteen son Ryan when he wanders off and accidentally gets shipped from the Central Park Zoo to Africa, he teams up with a group of animals as they embark on a journey to rescue his missing son and take risks to evade dangers along the way.

Produced by Hoytyboy Pictures, Sir Zip Studios and Contrafilm,[1][2] it was animated by C.O.R.E. Feature Animation. It was released to theaters in North America on April 14, 2006, by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution and earned $102 million on an $80 million budget. The film was a critical and commercial failure, with criticism for its animation and similarities to films such as Madagascar, Finding Nemo, and The Lion King.

  1. ^ a b c d "The Wild (2006)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference VarietyReview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "THE WILD (U)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "The Wild (2006) - Steve "Spaz" Williams, Steve 'Spaz' Williams, Steve "Spaz" Williams, Steve Williams | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
  5. ^ "The Wild (2006) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
  6. ^ "The Wild (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 5, 2019.


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