Wilder Days (2003)
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45% of users liked it
(154 ratings)
The third TV movie produced for the TNT network's "Johnson & Johnson Spotlight Presentations," Wilder Days stars Peter Falk as septuagenarian James "Pop-Up" Morse, who, though warm and indulgent toward his 11-year-old grandson Chris (Josh Hutcherson), has always been a bit… More The third TV movie produced for the TNT network's "Johnson & Johnson Spotlight Presentations," Wilder Days stars Peter Falk as septuagenarian James "Pop-Up" Morse, who, though warm and indulgent toward his 11-year-old grandson Chris (Josh Hutcherson), has always been a bit aloof and distant when it comes to his own son (and Chris' father) John (Timothy Daly). As a result, John has become a bitter, uptight, super-pragmatic adult, rigidly rejecting the colorful tall tales that Pop-Up enjoys spinning for Chris. Not wishing to have Chris' imagination stunted by John, and also hoping to make up for neglecting his son, Pop-Up decides to prove that his fanciful stories are factual, beginning with his oft-told yarn of the wreck of the circus boat Wilder Days. To this end, the elder Morse "escapes" from his nursing home and takes Chris on a journey of rediscovery across country in his classic 1959 El Dorado -- without the fuming John's permission. Directed by David Mickey Evans of Radio Flyer and The Sandlot fame, Wilder Days premiered October 19, 2003. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- David M. Evans
- Written By
- Jeff Stockwell
- Genres
- Drama, Television, Kids & Family, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Oct 19, 2003 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
precisely the sort of mild and harmlessly familiar TV schmaltz that goes down easy - and leaves nary a trace.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...the bottom line is that the film never quite takes off - though there's no denying that both Falk and Daly are very effective.
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Cast
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Peter Falk
as James "Pop-Up" Morse
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Tim Daly
as John Morse
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Josh Hutcherson
as Chris Morse
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Kate Vernon
as Dorothy Morse
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Colin Cunningham
as Jeremy Makeshift
- Andrew Campbell
- Ben Cotton
- Conchita Campbell
- Daniella Evangelista
