Poster for the movie Born to Be Wild

Born to Be Wild

1995 • 100 minutes
DramaFamily

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.

Picture of Wil Horneff

Wil Horneff

Rick Heller

Picture of Helen Shaver

Helen Shaver

Margaret Heller

Picture of John C. McGinley

John C. McGinley

Max Carr

Picture of Jean Marie Barnwell

Jean Marie Barnwell

Lacey Carr

Picture of Peter Boyle

Peter Boyle

Gus Charnley

Picture of Leif Tilden

Leif Tilden

Katie The Gorilla

Picture of Gregory Itzin

Gregory Itzin

Walter Mallinson

Picture of Titus Welliver

Titus Welliver

Sergeant Bo Markle

Picture of Thomas F. Wilson

Thomas F. Wilson

Det. Lou Greenberg (as Tom Wilson)

Picture of Marvin J. McIntyre

Marvin J. McIntyre

Bob the Paramedic

Picture of Alan Ruck

Alan Ruck

Dan Woodley

Picture of Janet Carroll

Janet Carroll

Judge Billings

Picture of John Procaccino

John Procaccino

Ed Price

Picture of Obba Babatundé

Obba Babatundé

Interpreter

Picture of David Wingert

David Wingert

Gary James

Picture of John Pleshette

John Pleshette

Donald Carr