Wild Thing (film)
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| 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 |
| Edited by |
Battle Davis Steven Rosenblum |
Release dates | April 17, 1987 |
Running time | 92 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Box office | US$84,000 |
Wild Thing is a 1987 film directed by Max Reid, screenplay by John Sayles, and story by Larry Stamper.
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
Synopsis
When his parents are killed in a botched drug deal, a young boy is taken in by a bag lady who teaches him about the Blue Coats (Cops) and White Coats (Doctors). After her death he becomes an urban Tarzan defending innocents in a large city. He soon becomes an urban legend and champion of street justice, espousing a 1960s philosophy and coming to the aid of the helpless and oppressed. Jane (Kathleen Quinlan) is the concerned social worker who falls for the hero. Armed with a bow and arrow and makeshift equipment such as a grappling hook made from an old umbrella he and his cat sidekick set out to avenge his parents death when he finds the drug dealer that killed them. The song Wild Thing by the Troggs is played as a sort of theme music for this unlikely hero, played by Robert Knepper.
External links
- Wild Thing at the Internet Movie Database
- Wild Thing at AllMovie