Born to Be Wild (1995)

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A small Arizona town is plagued by violence created from the tension between Anglo and Mexican-American youths. Tony (Tom Nardini) is the idealistic new kid in school who tries to alleviate long-time tensions between the rival factions. The Mexican gang is led by Paco (Zooey Hall), a hot-tempered… More A small Arizona town is plagued by violence created from the tension between Anglo and Mexican-American youths. Tony (Tom Nardini) is the idealistic new kid in school who tries to alleviate long-time tensions between the rival factions. The Mexican gang is led by Paco (Zooey Hall), a hot-tempered youth with good reason to resent some of his Caucasian counterparts due to past prejudices. Bruce (David Macklin) is the leader of the white gang. Patty McCormack and Joanna Frank are the female interests who become victims of the gang struggles. Tony, formerly from San Diego, attempts to change the attitudes of the polarized and violent groups. Simms (Russ Bender) is a bigoted educator who fans the flames of hate, and Wilson (Arthur Peterson) is the school principal who is helpless to stop the violence between the two factions. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 37 min.
Directed By: John Gray, Duncan McLachlan
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy

In Theaters: Mar 31, 1995 Wide
On DVD: Jul 8, 2003
Studio: Warner Home Video

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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Obnoxious monkeyshines.

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Sunil J

Very few movies about teens and animals that befriend them are amusing. This one is but still nothing spectacular.

Cast

            Tom Nardini as Tony

            Patty McCormack as Janet

            David Macklin as Bruce

            Joanna Frank as Raquel

            Zooey Hall as Paco

            Russ Bender as Teacher Simms

            Arthur Peterson as Principal Wilson

            Keith Taylor as Din-Din

            Alberto Isaac as Ramon

            Michael Wood as Jerry

            Wil Horneff as Rick Heller

            Helen Shaver as Margaret Heller

            Peter Boyle as Gus Charnley

            Jean Marie Barnwell as Lacey Carr

            John C. McGinley as Max Carr

            Marvin J. McIntyre as Bob the Paramedic

            Obba Babatundé as Interpreter

            John Billingsley as Daryl

            Don Brady as Search Cop

            Debbie Lee Carrington as Gorilla Team

            Janet Carroll as Judge Billings

            Troy Evans as Farmer

            Burton Gilliam as Dwayne

            Gregory Itzin as Walter Mallison

            Dave MacIntyre as Charnley's Guard #1

            Michael MacRae as Country Store Cop

            Don McLeod as Gorilla Team

            Talia Paul as Gorilla Team

            John Pleshette as Donald Carr

            Alan Ruck as Dan Woodley

            Titus Welliver as Sergeant Markle

            Thomas F. Wilson as Det. Lou Greenberg

            Drake Collier as Anchorman

            John Procaccino as Ed Price

            Bruce Wright as Jack Graham

            Brian Keith
            
            Brooke Shields
            
            John Varty
            
            Martin Sheen
            
            Will Horneff
            
            John C. Mc Ginley
            
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