Born to Be Wild

John Gray
1995-03-31

What do you do when your best friend's a 400-pound gorilla? Anything she likes.
5.4
100 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Wil Horneff Rick Heller Unowned
Helen Shaver Margaret Heller Unowned
John C. McGinley Max Carr Unowned
Jean Marie Barnwell Lacey Carr Unowned
Peter Boyle Gus Charnley Unowned
Gregory Itzin Walter Mallinson Unowned
Titus Welliver Sergeant Bo Markle Unowned
Thomas F. Wilson Det. Lou Greenberg (as Tom Wilson) Unowned
Marvin J. McIntyre Bob the Paramedic Unowned
Alan Ruck Dan Woodley The Free Refills
Janet Carroll Judge Billings Unowned
John Procaccino Ed Price Unowned
Obba Babatundé Interpreter Unowned
David Wingert Gary James Unowned
John Pleshette Donald Carr Unowned