Wild America
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Wild America |
| Original title | Wild America |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1997 |
| length | 102 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | William Dear |
| script | David Michael Wieger |
| production |
James G. Robinson Irby Smith Mark Stouffer |
| music | Joel McNeely |
| camera | David Burr |
| cut |
O. Nicholas Brown Stuart H. Pappé |
| occupation | |
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Wild America (dt. Wild America ) is an American adventure film from 1997, which on the true story of documentary filmmaker Marty Stouffer based.
action
In 1967, the three brothers Marty, Mark and Marshall live in the US state of Arkansas . They are avid hobby filmmakers, with their entertaining amateur works they entertain the residents of their small village. When the brothers hear that there is to be a mysterious cave in which hundreds of bears are retreating, their decision is made. They want to find this place and document their adventurous journey in a film. In search of the cave, the Stouffers and others come across a. an alligator and a bigfoot- like creature. Often they just barely get away with life until they finally find the bear den they are looking for. Thanks to their youngest brother, who initially traveled as a stowaway, the Stouffers manage to bring impressive photos of the bears living in the cave back to their hometown.
reception
The film service rated the film as "family-oriented entertainment" and praised the clever linking of the storylines. Furthermore, the brotherly quarrel between the three main actors was described with "friendly irony" .
Cinema magazine summed it up as "a song of praise for the Grzimeks of the USA."
background
- The film grossed an estimated 7.3 million US dollars after its theatrical release on July 4, 1997 in the United States.
- The three real Stouffer brothers make a brief cameo in the film .
- The director William Dear won an audience award at the Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival in 1998 for his film.
Web links
- Wild America in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- wildamerica.com - Marty Stouffer's Wild America Online
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wild America - short review. Film service , accessed January 10, 2015 .
- ↑ Wild America. Cinema , accessed January 10, 2015 .
- ↑ Wild America (1997) at boxofficemojo.com , accessed April 2, 2012