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Wild America

1997 · 106 min

A gentle, nostalgic family adventure that mixes mild peril with warm humor and a sense of wonder at the natural world.

Directed by
William Dear
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Family
Tagline
Take a ride on the wild side.
Overview
Three brothers - Marshall, Marty and Mark dream of becoming naturalists and portraying animal life of America. One summer their dream comes true, they travel through America, filming alligators, bears and moose.

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Directed by
William Dear
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Family
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • friendship
  • nature
  • ambition
Places
  • countryside
  • wilderness
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
adventure, comedy, family
Directed by
William Dear
Written by
David Michael Wieger
Starring
Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Scott Bairstow, Devon Sawa, Frances Fisher, Jamey Sheridan, Tracey Walter, Danny Glover, Zack Ward
Cinematography
Bryan Greenberg, David Burr
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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