Strange Wilderness (2008)

Director:

Fred Wolf

Writers (WGA):

Peter Gaulke (written by) &
Fred Wolf (written by)

Release Date:

1 February 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

This ain't March of the Penguins.

Plot:

With the ratings dropping for a wilderness-themed TV show, two animal fans go to the Andes in search of Bigfoot.

Plot Keywords:

Bigfoot | TV Show | Friend | Ecuador | Shark Attack

Cast

Steve Zahn	...	Peter
Allen Covert	...	Fred
Jonah Hill	...	Cooker
Kevin Heffernan	...	Whitaker
Ashley Scott	...	Cheryl
Peter Dante	...	Danny Gutierrez
Harry Hamlin	...	Sky Pierson
Robert Patrick	...	Gus Hayden
Joe Don Baker	...	Bill Calhoun
Blake Clark	...	Dick
Justin Long	...	Junior
Jeff Garlin	...	Ed Lawson
Ernest Borgnine	...	Milas
Jake Abel	...	Conservationist
Kevin Alejandro	...	Hispanic Man #1

MPAA:

Rated R for non-stop language, drug use, crude and sexual humor.

Runtime:

USA:87 min | Argentina:87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #42934) | Ireland:16 | UK:15 | Canada:16+ (Québec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | Germany:16 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Pelican Productions LLC (I)

Trivia:

When the vultures are eating the zebra, the zebra "responds" with "Oh my God, oh my God." That's a clip from the movie Super Troopers (2001). Paul Soter says is while his character is "flashing" Marisa Coughlan outside of the police station, while on the phone with her.

Goofs:

Continuity: Junior has his eyelids tattooed. We never see the tattoos again.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Peter Gaulke: [talking on phone] Look at my dad. He was the king. I mean, no matter what happened, I mean he was as cool as a cucumber. He never forgot a line, and he never let anything ruffle him. My dad was the king. No doubt. And his TV show ruled the ratings.
[lights up weed]
Peter Gaulke: What was that?
[coughs while getting high]
Peter Gaulke: Excuse me. It was a wildlife show called Strange Wilderness. Oh, you remember that? Do you remember my dad? Oh cool. Yeah, then he died and then I took over the show, then it went all to hell. I mean, I'm nothing like my dad. Nothing at all. I don't know. I don't know if it was like I wasn't bright enough, or I didn't work hard enough, or I used to smoke a lot of dope. So...

Movie Connections:

References Friday (1995)

Soundtrack:

Clique Chic

Rent this, especially if you don't have a job or future. It will make you feel better.

This is the absolute worst - greatest movie I have ever seen. If you have nothing to do or just want to laugh at the most inappropriate and random things ever, rent this film. This movie makes no sense, has no script, completely defies all forms of logic and made my stomach hurt from laughter. If real animal T.V. shows were like the show in this movie, I would only watch the Discovery Channel. "Attacks by salmon on bears are much more rare" , "No matter how many sea lions are killed each year by sharks, it never seems like enough" and "Does your name ever get hard in the morning?" might be three of the funniest things I have ever heard. The actors basically just tried to see who could make the other actors and crew laugh more during filming. There was no script, just say whatever you want. It must be nice to be Adam Sandler's buddy. You can goof around, make crappy movies for your friends to laugh at and still get paid. What a life! This movie should get an Academy Award for being so horrible it becomes awesome. 10 out of 10!!!!!