
Feature film — 1995
Born to Be Wild (1995)
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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A high-signal pick with 45 votes.
Warner Bros. Pictures / Outlaw Productions
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Director: John Gray
On screen
Cast & crew

Wil Horneff
Rick Heller

Helen Shaver
Margaret Heller

John C. McGinley
Max Carr
Jean Marie Barnwell
Lacey Carr

Peter Boyle
Gus Charnley

Leif Tilden
Katie The Gorilla

Gregory Itzin
Walter Mallinson

Titus Welliver
Sergeant Bo Markle

Thomas F. Wilson
Det. Lou Greenberg (as Tom Wilson)
Marvin J. McIntyre
Bob the Paramedic

Alan Ruck
Dan Woodley

Janet Carroll
Judge Billings
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