Fresh
It's decent family fare.
Kevin McManus, Washington Post
Wild America
Take a ride on the wild side.
1997 · 1h 46m · PG
Adventure, Comedy, Family
Directed by
William Dear
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Wild America
Overview
Three brothers - Marshall, Marty and Mark dream of becoming naturalists and portraying animal life of America. One summer their dream comes true, they travel through America, filming alligators, bears and moose.
Director and cast
- William Dear Director
- Jonathan Taylor Thomas as Marshall Stouffer
- Scott Bairstow as Marty Stouffer Jr.
- Devon Sawa as Mark Stouffer
- Frances Fisher as Agnes Stouffer
- Jamey Sheridan as Marty Stouffer Sr.
- Tracey Walter as Leon
- Danny Glover as Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited)
- Zack Ward as D.C.
- Don Stroud as Stango
- Claudia Stedelin as Annie
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
30%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Wild America feels like something the Walt Disney company produced for junior-high-classroom consumption 30 years ago.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
The antic coming of age of three Arkansas brothers centers the amusing and entertaining Wild America.
Leonard Klady, Variety
Rotten
The movie, ostensibly a chronicle of nature, has no patience at all for the processes of nature: It's cut like a music video, with stuff just happening really fast.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Rotten
Wild America often feels like a MMMBop-ish Hanson brothers music video redone for the Discovery Channel.
Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
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