The Wild
The Wild is a 2006 animated adventure comedy film directed by Steve "Spaz" Williams with a screenplay by Ed Decter, John J. Strauss, Mark Gibson and Philip Halprin, as well as featuring the voices of Kiefer Sutherland, Eddie Izzard, Jim Belushi, Janeane Garofalo, Richard Kind, Greg Cipes, Patrick Warburton and William Shatner. The film's plot centers around Samson, a male lion who loses his pre-teen son, Ryan, who wanders off and accidentally gets shipped from the Central Park Zoo to Africa, leading Samson to team up with a group of animals as they embark on a journey to save his lost son.
Plot
In the Central Park Zoo, Samson the lion narrates stories of his adventures in the African savanna to his son Ryan. Ryan dreams of going to the wild to learn how to roar like his father, but Samson dismisses the idea.
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| author | Ed Decter John J. Strauss |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Africa New York City |
| director | Steve Williams |
| editor | Scott Balcerek Steven L. Wagner |
| events | volcano zoo animals |
| genre | adventure comedy |
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| musicBy | Alan Silvestri |
| producer | Beau Flynn Clint Goldman |
| publisher | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
| theme | animals animated children's children's comedy |