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Born to Be Wild

"What do you do when your best friend's a 400-pound gorilla? Anything she likes."

Rick Heller is a juvenile delinquent who keeps getting himself into trouble. To keep him out of trouble his mother puts him to work cleaning the cage of a gorilla named Katie which she is teaching to communicate through the use of sign language. When the owner of the gorilla takes her back to become a flea market freak Rick takes it upon himself to break Katie out and take her on an adventurous journey to get her out of the country.

Top Cast

  • Wil Horneff

    Wil Horneff

    Rick Heller

  • Helen Shaver

    Helen Shaver

    Margaret Heller

  • John C. McGinley

    John C. McGinley

    Max Carr

  • Jean Marie Barnwell

    Jean Marie Barnwell

    Lacey Carr

  • Peter Boyle

    Peter Boyle

    Gus Charnley

  • Leif Tilden

    Leif Tilden

    Katie The Gorilla

  • Gregory Itzin

    Gregory Itzin

    Walter Mallinson

  • Titus Welliver

    Titus Welliver

    Sergeant Bo Markle

  • Thomas F. Wilson

    Thomas F. Wilson

    Det. Lou Greenberg (as Tom Wilson)

Overview

Rick Heller is a juvenile delinquent who keeps getting himself into trouble. To keep him out of trouble his mother puts him to work cleaning the cage of a gorilla named Katie which she is teaching to communicate through the use of sign language. When the owner of the gorilla takes her back to become a flea market freak Rick takes it upon himself to break Katie out and take her on an adventurous journey to get her out of the country.

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5.3 / 10
44 Reviews
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