Rating: G
Genre:
Children's/Family
Release Date: 11/21/2006
SubTitles: French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 82 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: Walt Disney Video
A handful of zoo animals leave behind their well-protected environment for the streets of the big city in this computer-animated
comedy.
Sampson (voice of
Kiefer Sutherland) is the king of a make-believe jungle far from the African plains -- he's a lion on display at a zoo in New York City's Central Park, and he lords it over the other animals, including
Nigel (voice of
Eddie Izzard), a testy koala bear;
Larry, a dumb but well-meaning snake; ;
Bridget (voice of
Janeane Garofalo), a bright but cynical giraffe; and
Benny (voice of
Jim Belushi), a very New York-ish squirrel who is good friends with
Sampson and is trying to romance
Bridget without much success. The pride and joy of
Sampson's life is his son,
Ryan (voice of
Greg Cipes), and he's devastated when one day
Ryan is crated up and shipped back to Africa.
Sampson is desperate to find his boy, and with the help of his pals he escapes the zoo and sets out on a daring mission to rescue
Ryan, battling the unfamiliar terrain and
Kazar, a wildebeest with a will to power and a passion for choreography (voice of
William Shatner) along the way.
The Wild was the first directorial credit for animator and special-effects artist
Steve "Spaz" Williams.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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