The Wild
An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back.
Critics Sentiment
Stan and Carmine provide directions through sewage system
Gang of vultures attack Ryan in old tree
The film plummeted from the praised New York City sequences (scoring around 8.1 for the sewer alligators) to the criticized African jungle scenes (dropping to 3.8 for the vulture attack).
The Wild starts strong with entertaining zoo and New York City sequences that reviewers consistently praised for humor and visual spectacle. However, the film loses momentum dramatically once the characters reach Africa, becoming overly serious and frightening for its target audience. Critics noted the shift from clever comedy to predictable sentiment marked a significant decline in quality that the film never recovered from.
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Kiefer Sutherland
Samson (voice)
Jim Belushi
Benny (voice)
Eddie Izzard
Nigel (voice)
Janeane Garofalo
Bridget (voice)
William Shatner
Kazar (voice)
Richard Kind
Larry (voice)
Greg Cipes
Ryan (voice)
Colin Hay
Fergus Flamingo (voice)
Miles Marsico
Duke (voice)
Jack De Sena
Eze (voice)
Don Cherry
Penguin MC (voice)
Christian Argueta
Hamir (voice)
David Cowgill
Hamir (voice)
Lenny Venito
Stan (voice)
Joseph Siravo
Carmine (voice)
Colin Cunningham
Hyrax (voice)
Patrick Warburton
Blag (voice)
Jonathan Kimmel
Scab (voice)
Eddie Gossling
Scraw (voice)
Miss Coco Peru
Mama Hippo (voice)
Crew
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