The Wild Life (1984 film)
The Wild Life | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Art Linson |
Produced by |
Cameron Crowe Art Linson |
Written by | Cameron Crowe |
Starring | |
Music by |
Edward Van Halen Donn Landee |
Cinematography | James Glennon |
Edited by | Michael Jablow |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates | September 28, 1984 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $6 million |
Box office | $11,020,375 |
The Wild Life is a 1984 comedy-drama film, written by Cameron Crowe and directed by Art Linson.[1] Eddie Van Halen and Donn Landee composed the film's score.[1]
Plot summary
The plot revolves around the characters of three teenagers living in the suburbs of Los Angeles. Bill (Eric Stoltz) has just graduated from high school and got his first apartment. His younger brother Jim, who is fixated on Vietnam and the Vietnam war (Ilan Mitchell-Smith), spends a lot of time practicing with his Nunchakus, getting high, listening to heavy metal on his boombox, and hanging out with Vietnam vet Charlie (Randy Quaid). Other important characters include Tom (Christopher Penn), a hedonistic high-school wrestling champ who works with Bill at a bowling alley, a trendy department store manager named Harry (Rick Moranis), Anita, Bill's ex-girlfriend (Lea Thompson) who works at a donut shop, and her friend Eileen, Tommy's girlfriend (Jenny Wright) who works at the department store with Harry. Anita has a fling with a cop named David (Hart Bochner) who, unknown to Anita, is married. The three boys set out for a night of fun and craziness at a strip bar and later on have a party at Bill's apartment.
Cast
- Christopher Penn - Tom Drake
- Ilan Mitchell-Smith - Jim Conrad
- Eric Stoltz - Bill Conrad
- Jenny Wright - Eileen
- Lea Thompson - Anita
- Brin Berliner - Tony
- Rick Moranis - Harry
- Hart Bochner - David Curtiss
- Susan Blackstone - Donna
- Cari Anne Warder - Julie
- Robert Ridgely - Craig Davis
- Jack Kehoe - Mr. Parker
- Simone White - Brenda
- Beth McKinley - Robin
- Michael Bowen - Vince
- Ángel Salazar - Benny
- Randy Quaid - Charlie
- Dick Rude - Eddie
- Robert Chestnut - Eddie's Friend
- Reginald Farmer - Reggie
- Sherilyn Fenn - Penny Harlin
- Leo Penn - Mr. Drake
- Hildy Brooks - Mrs. Conrad
- Lee Ving - Installer
- Dean Devlin - Liquor Store Clerk
- Nancy Wilson - Mrs. Curtiss
- Ben Stein - Surplus Salesman
- Keone Young - Japanese Bowler
- Kevin Peter Hall - Bouncer
- Ashley St. John - Stripper #1
- Kitten Natividad - Stripper #2
- Danny Tucker - Cop #1
- Cameron Crowe - Cop #2
- Ronnie Wood - Refrigerator Raider
- Tommy Swerdlow - Dork
- Tony Epper - Redneck Drunk #1
- Ted White - Redneck Drunk #2
- Gary Riley - Kid #1
Song
"The Wild Life" is a song written and performed by English female pop music vocal group Bananarama. It was composed for and included in the movie and on its soundtrack. The single peaked at number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1984.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 Maslin, Janet (September 28, 1984). "The Wild Life (1984) 'THE WILD LIFE' OPENS". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Hot 100". Billboard. December 15, 1984.
External links
- The Wild Life at the Internet Movie Database
- The Wild Life at AllMovie
- The Wild Life at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Wild Life at Box Office Mojo