Born to Be Wild
Synopsis
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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Edited by Maryann BrandonShot by Donald M MorganScored by Green JellyDesigned by Roy Forge Smith
Box Office
1995 · Box office
Grossed $3.7M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$3.7M
Opening weekend: $1.7M — 44% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $2.1M — 57% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,360 theaters
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Cast & Crew
33 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Wil Horneff
as Rick Heller
Ho Chin
as Kei Lik-Foo
Helen Shaver
as Margaret Heller
Farini Cheung
as Chiu Miu-Miu
Jean Marie Barnwell
as Lacey Carr
Nei Lee
as Chung Ching
Frankie Lam
as Ching Chi-Gong
John C Mcginley
as Uncle Max Carr
Raven Choi
as Mr. Shum
Marvin J Mcintyre
as Bob the Paramedic
Kam San Leung
Peter Boyle
as Gus Charnley
Supporting cast
9Directors
2Writers
4Producers
1Other crew
6Parents Guide
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