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Born to Be Wild

PG

1995

100 minutes

DramaFamily

Overview

Rick Heller is a juvenile delinquent who keeps getting himself into trouble. To keep him out of trouble his mother puts him to work cleaning the cage of a gorilla named Katie which she is teaching to communicate through the use of sign language. When the owner of the gorilla takes her back to become a flea market freak Rick takes it upon himself to break Katie out and take her on an adventurous journey to get her out of the country.

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Top Cast

Wil Horneff headshot

Wil Horneff

Rick Heller

Helen Shaver headshot

Helen Shaver

Margaret Heller

John C. McGinley headshot

John C. McGinley

Max Carr

Jean Marie Barnwell headshot

Jean Marie Barnwell

Lacey Carr

Peter Boyle headshot

Peter Boyle

Gus Charnley

Leif Tilden headshot

Leif Tilden

Katie The Gorilla

Gregory Itzin headshot

Gregory Itzin

Walter Mallinson

Titus Welliver headshot

Titus Welliver

Sergeant Bo Markle

Thomas F. Wilson headshot

Thomas F. Wilson

Det. Lou Greenberg (as Tom Wilson)

Marvin J. McIntyre headshot

Marvin J. McIntyre

Bob the Paramedic

Alan Ruck headshot

Alan Ruck

Dan Woodley

Janet Carroll headshot

Janet Carroll

Judge Billings

John Procaccino headshot

John Procaccino

Ed Price

Obba Babatundé headshot

Obba Babatundé

Interpreter

David Wingert headshot

David Wingert

Gary James

John Pleshette headshot

John Pleshette

Donald Carr