Wild Thing (film)
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| Wild Thing | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Max Reid |
| Produced by | David Calloway Nicolas Clermont |
| Written by | John Sayles |
| Starring | Robert Knepper Kathleen Quinlan |
| Music by | George S. Clinton |
| Cinematography | René Verzier |
| Editing by | Battle Davis Steven Rosenblum |
| Release date(s) | April 17, 1987 |
| Running time | 92 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Gross revenue | US$84,000 |
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Wild Thing is a 1987 film directed by Max Reid, screenplay by John Sayles, and story by Larry Stamper.
[edit] Cast
- Robert Knepper as Wild Thing
- Kathleen Quinlan as Jane
- Robert Davi as Chopper
- Maury Chaykin as Jonathan Trask
- Betty Buckley as Leah
- Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge as Wild Thing (10 years old)
- Clark Johnson as Winston
- Sean Hewitt as Father Quinn
- Teddy Abner as Rasheed
- Cree Summer as Lisa
- Shawn Levy as Paul
[edit] Synopsis
When his parents are killed in a drug deal, a young boy becomes an urban Tarzan defending innocents in a large city. The song Wild Thing by the Troggs is played as a sort of theme music for this unlikely hero, played by Robert Knepper.
