Strange Wilderness
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| Strange Wilderness | |
 Promotional movie poster for the film |
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| Directed by | Fred Wolf |
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| Produced by | Adam Sandler (executive) Jack Giarraputo Allen Covert Peter Gaulke |
| Written by | Peter Gaulke Fred Wolf |
| Starring | Steve Zahn Allen Covert Jonah Hill Robert Patrick Also Starring Justin Long with Jeff Garlin and Ernest Borgnine as 'Midas' |
| Music by | Waddy Wachtel |
| Cinematography | David Hennings |
| Editing by | Tom Costain |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures for Happy Madison Productions |
| Release date(s) | February 1, 2008 |
| Running time | 87 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Strange Wilderness is a 2008 comedy film produced by Adam Sandler's production company, Happy Madison Productions for Paramount Pictures, and starring Steve Zahn, Allen Covert, Justin Long, Kevin Heffernan, and Jonah Hill.
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[edit] Plot
Animal enthusiast Peter Gaulke (Zahn) and his sidekick Fred Wolf (Covert) host a program about wildlife called "Strange Wilderness," which is in a steep ratings decline. Desperate to save the show, Peter hatches a Hail Mary scheme to find the one animal that could truly turn the show around and change the nature-show landscape forever - Bigfoot.[1]
[edit] Production
Jonah Hill wrote his role in the film.[2] Hill gave Cooker a given name, Lynn, because "Lynn is a strong name, and I feel like only people named Lynn can accomplish their goals — no one else, with any other name."[3]
[edit] Cast
- Steve Zahn - Peter Gaulke
- Allen Covert - Fred Wolf
- Justin Long - Junior
- Jonah Hill - Lynn Cooker
- Robert Patrick - Gus Hayden
- Ashley Scott - Cheryl
- Harry Hamlin - Sky Pierson
- Ernest Borgnine - Milas
- Jeff Garlin - Ed Lawson
- Kevin Heffernan - Whitaker
- John Farley - Mountain Doctor
- Peter Dante - Danny Guiterrez
- Oliver Hudson - TJ / Animal Handler
- Blake Clark - Dick
- Seth Rogen - Ranger in Helicopter (voice only)
[edit] Critical reception
The film received highly negative reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 0% rating with an average reviewer rating of 2.3/10 based on 40 reviews.[4] At Metacritic, it was given a 12% (ranking 'Extreme dislike or disgust') based on 12 reviews, tying it for 30th place for the worst-reviewed films ever.
[edit] References
- ^ "CanMag.Com". Strange Wilderness Preview Page. http://www.canmag.com/movies.php?moviekey=strangewilderness. Retrieved on December 5 2007.
- ^ JONAH HILL IS NOT SUPERBAD FOR STRANGE WILDERNESS at YouTube Artisan News Service. Uploaded February 6, 2008. Accessed October 22, 2008.
- ^ Carroll, Larry. "Best Buds Justin Long, Jonah Hill Work Comedy-Duo Schtick In 'Accepted'." MTV. August 16, 2006.
- ^ "Strange Wilderness at RottenTomatoes.com" (in English). RottenTomatoes.com. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/strange_wilderness/. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
[edit] External links
- Strange Wilderness at the Internet Movie Database
- Strange Wilderness at Rotten Tomatoes
- Strange Wilderness at Metacritic
- Strange Wilderness at Box Office Mojo
- Strange Wilderness at Allmovie
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