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The Wild (2006)

The Wild poster
Directed by
Steve Williams
Genre
comedy film, adventure film, children's film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
G
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 1,148 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lion named Samson and his animal friends travel from the Central Park Zoo to Africa after his son Ryan accidentally gets shipped there. The group must find Ryan and bring him home.

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What happens

The Wild is a 2006 animated adventure comedy film directed by Steve "Spaz" Williams with a screenplay by Ed Decter, John J. Strauss, Mark Gibson and Philip Halprin, and featuring the voices of Kiefer Sutherland, Eddie Izzard, Jim Belushi, Janeane Garofalo, Richard Kind, Greg Cipes, Patrick Warburton and William Shatner. The film's plot centers around Samson, a male lion who loses his pre-teen son, Ryan, who wanders off and accidentally gets shipped from the Central Park Zoo to Africa, leading his father to team up with a group of animals as they embark on a journey to save his lost son. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Hoytyboy Pictures, Sir Zip Studios, Contrafilm, and Nigel Productions, The Wild was animated by C.O.R.E. Feature Animation, and released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution in North America on April 14, 2006. The film earned $102 million on an $80 million budget, making it a commercial failure. Reviews were largely negative, with many critics comparing it unfavorably to Madagascar (2005), Finding Nemo (2003), and The Lion King (1994). It was the only film produced by C.O.R.E. before they shut down in 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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