The Wild (2006)
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The Wild (2006)

Genre
Animation, Adventure
Release Date
April 14, 2006
Studio
Walt Disney Pictures
Official Site
http://www.disney.com/thewild
Genre
Animation, Adventure
Release Date
April 14, 2006
MPAA Rating
G
Duration
94 minute(s)
Production Budget
80
Studio
Walt Disney Pictures
Official Site
http://www.disney.com/thewild
Director
Steve 'Spaz' Williams
Producer
Clint Goldman
Screenwriter
Ed Decter, Mark Gibson, Philip Halprin, John J. Strauss
Starring
  • Kiefer Sutherland as Samson (voice)
  • Eddie Izzard as Nigel (voice)
  • Dominic Scott Kay
  • Joseph Siravo
  • Jonathan Kimmel
  • Greg Cipes
  • Jim Belushi
  • Janeane Garofalo
  • Richard Kind
  • William S

In this wild and outrageous computer-animated comedy-adventure, an odd assortment of animals from the New York Zoo -- including a lion, a giraffe, an anaconda, a koala, and a squirrel -- discover what a jungle the city can be when one of their own is mistakenly shipped to the wild and they embark on a dangerous mission to rescue him. The film boasts an impressive vocal ensemble -- Keifer Sutherland (as the respected lion leader, Samson), Greg Cipes (as Samson's son, Ryan), Jim Belushi (as Benny, the street savvy squirrel and Samson's best friend), Janeane Garofalo (as a quick-witted giraffe), Richard Kind (as a dim-witted anaconda), William Shatner (as a wicked wildebeest), and Eddie Izzard (as Nigel, an acerbic koala) -- along with cutting edge animation, and a story filled with hilarious situations.

Director Steve "Spaz" Williams and producer Clint Goldman helped to revolutionize CG character animation during their long association with ILM ("The Mask," "The Abyss," "Jurassic Park," "Terminator 2: Judgement Day"), and were responsible for the acclaimed Blockbuster Entertainment commercials featuring Carl the rabbit and Ray the guinea pig.