Wild America (1997)
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16% of critics liked it
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58% of users liked it
(43,585 ratings)
Based on the true saga of the Stouffer brothers, this movie is an unusual combination of comedy film and nature documentary. In the 1960s in rural Arkansas, Marty Stouffer (Jamey Sheridan) grooms his three sons to take over the family auto parts business. But the sons are more interested in animals,… More Based on the true saga of the Stouffer brothers, this movie is an unusual combination of comedy film and nature documentary. In the 1960s in rural Arkansas, Marty Stouffer (Jamey Sheridan) grooms his three sons to take over the family auto parts business. But the sons are more interested in animals, photography, racing cars and trucks, and impressing girls. Marty, Jr. (Scott Bairstow) and Mark (Devon Sawa) fight frequently with their stern father over his work demands and their yen for adventure. Finally, their mother Agnes (Frances Fisher) intercedes, and the patriarch agrees to let the two boys take a cross-country trip to film a nature documentary. The youngest son, Marshall (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), stows away in his brothers' van and joins them on their travels. They head west, encountering a variety of animals and surviving many dangerous scrapes. The brothers' wacky exploits contribute to a new kind of participatory nature cinematography. In real life, the Stouffer film was shown on national television in 1977, and all three brothers became documentarians and served as advisers on this film biography. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi
- Directed By
- William Dear
- Written By
- David Michael Wieger
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Kids & Family
- In Theaters
- Jul 2, 1997 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Staci Layne Wilson, StaciWilson.com
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Has all the spunk and humor of the old Hardy boys adventure stories.
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Cast
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Jonathan Taylor Thomas
as Marshall Stouffer
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Devon Sawa
as Mark Stouffer
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Scott Bairstow
as Marty Stouffer
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Frances Fisher
as Agnes Stouffer
- Jamey Sheridan
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Tracey Walter
as Leon
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Don Stroud
as Stango
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Zack Ward
as D.C.
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Claudia Stedelin
as Carrie
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Anastasia Spivey
as Donna Jo
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Leighanne Wallace
as Tanna
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Amy Lee Douglas
as Julie Anne
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Danny Glover
as Mountain Man


