The Wild

The Wild is a 2006 American animated movie produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It was the 46th animated movie and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures. It was directed by Steve Williams, produced by Clint Goldman, assistant produced by John Burton, and released on April 14, 2006. In the movie, Samson the Lion in the New York Zoo is taken to Africa by accident, and his friends at the zoo have to help bring Samson back.

Cast

Main cast

• Kiefer Sutherland as Samson, a lion
  • Dominic Scott Kay as young Samson
• Jim Belushi as Benny, a squirrel
• Eddie Izzard as Nigel, a koala
• Janeane Garofalo as Bridget, a giraffe
• William Shatner as Kazar, a wildebeest
• Richard Kind as Larry, an anaconda
• Greg Cipes as Ryan, a lion cub

Supporting cast

• Colin Hay as Fergus, a flamingo
• Miles Marsico as Duke, a kangaroo joey
• Jack De Sena as Eze, a hippopotamus calf
• Don Cherry as Penguin MC
• David Cowgill as Hamir, a pigeon
• Lenny Venito as Stan, an alligator
• Joseph Siravo as Carmine, an alligator
• Colin Cunningham as Colin, a hyrax
• Patrick Warburton as Blag, a wildebeest
• Jonathan Kimmel as Scab, a vulture
• Eddie Gossling as Scraw, a vulture
• Clinton Leupp as Mama Hippo
• Kevin Michael Richardson as Samson's Father
• Nika Futterman and Julianne Buescher as two Dung Beetles
• Chris Edgerly as Cloak, a chameleon
• Bob Joles as Camo, a chameleon

Additional voices

• Keith Anthony as the Security Voice
• Greg Berg as a Vulture
• Bob Bergen as Donald and a Cheering Rhino Fan
• Jason Connery as a Flamingo
• Debi Derryberry as the Third Dung Beetle and a Monkey Girl
• Terri Douglas as a Koala Toy
• Jeannie Elias as the Monkeys
• Pat Fraley, Eddie Frierson and Nicholas Guest as four Penguins
• Jess Harnell as a Screaming Garbage Man
• Jason Harris as Victor
• Bridget Hoffman as a Koala Toy
• John Kassir as a Rhino and the Bulldogs
• Emily Johnson and Daniel Kaz as two Boys at Zoo
• Josh Keaton as another Rhino
• Carolyn Lawrence as a Ladybird and another Monkey Girl
• Danny Mann as Nelson and some Geese
• Mona Marshall as a Screaming Woman and the Fourth Dung Beetle
• Laraine Newman as another Monkey Girl
• Paul Pape as the First Man
• Peter Pamela Rose as the Fifth Dung Beetle
• Fred Tatasciore as Victor and the Second Man
• Audrey Wasilewski as Nancy
• Hannah Williams as the Baby Hippo
• Director Steve 'Spaz' Williams as the Guard Dog

Additionally, Nolan North provided additional voices.

Reception

The Wild opened in 2,854 theaters. According to BoxOfficeMojo.com, the movie earned 9.5 million dollars in its first weekend at the box office, ranking as #4.

As of November 5, 2006, the movie has grossed a total of $37,384,046 in the United States box office & $102,338,515 worldwide. Its production budget, in contrast, was $80 million. [1]

The Wild was ranked #1 of the top DVD sales twice in Entertainment Weekly (The first time for October 6-12, 2006, the second time for October 13-19, 2006).

Critical reception for the movie has been negative. It currently hold an 19% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 25% rating from a select group of critics.

It received some harsh responses even before the trailer premiered. Movies.com described it as "Madagascar meets Finding Nemo with The Lion King thrown in for effect."

Crew

• Directed by Steve Williams
• Written by Ed Decter, Mark Gibson, and Philip Halprin
• Produced by Clint Goldman, and Beau Flynn
• Co-producers Jane Park and John Strauss
• Executive Producers: Eric Darnell, Will Vinton, Stefan Simchowitz
• Music by Alan Silvestri
• Edited by Scott Balcerek and Steven Wagner
• Production designer Chris Farmer
• Art director Chris Farmer and Michael Goldman
• Sound Design and Sound Supervision by Andy Newell

Other websites

• Official website
• The Wild on IMDb
• The Wild at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Wild at Box Office Mojo