The Wild Life (film)
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| The Wild Life | |
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 The Wild Life movie poster |
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| Directed by | Art Linson |
| Produced by | Cameron Crowe Art Linson |
| Written by | Cameron Crowe |
| Starring | Chris Penn Ilan Mitchell-Smith Eric Stoltz Lea Thompson Jenny Wright Rick Moranis Sherilyn Fenn Hart Bochner |
| Music by | Eddie Van Halen Donn Landee |
| Cinematography | James Glennon |
| Editing by | Michael Jablow |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | September 28, 1984 |
| Running time | 96 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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The Wild Life is a 1984 comedy-drama film, written by "Fast Times at Ridgmont High" writer Cameron Crowe, and directed by Art Linson.
[edit] Plot Summary
Three wild teenagers are big time party animals who love to be wild. Bill (played by Eric Stoltz), just got a new apartment. Jim (played by Ilan Mitchell-Smith), is a kid who likes to use pipe bombs to blow up things, especially a statue at the high school. Tom (played by Chris Penn), is a really crazy teen. Anita (played by Lea Thompson), is a girl who works at a donut shop, while her good friend Eileen (played by Jenny Wright) works at a department store. Anita has a fling with a cop named David (played by Hart Bochner), who unknown to Anita, is married. The three boys set out for a night of fun and craziness at a strip bar and later on have a party at Bill's apartment and from there, the night gets really wild and crazy.
[edit] Trivia
- Writer Cameron Crowe's wife, Nancy Wilson (of Heart fame) appears in the film as the wife of the cop, David. She also appeared in the 1982 hit comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High, also written by Cameron Crowe.
- Art Linson stepped in as director when the original director dropped out and Universal Pictures told him to find someone else quick, or the film would be cancelled.
- Eddie Van Halen's original score included pieces that later evolved into Right Now, A.F.U. Naturally Wired, Good Enough, and Feels So Good on later Van Halen records.
- "The Wild Life" theme song was performed by British female trio Bananarama.
- Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood does a quick cameo during the house party scene. He busts through the door with other partyers and heads straight for the fridge. Watch closely because he moves fast!
- The book that Bill Conrad (Eric Stoltz) is reading at the pool is Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure.
- Fear lead singer Lee Ving has a cameo as The Cable Installer.
- The film is only available on VHS and Laserdisc in Pan and Scan aspect ratio with stereo analog tracks. No DVD version has been released due to music rights issues concerning the artists on the soundtrack.
