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Release Date:
21 September 2007 (USA)
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Tagline:
Your great adventure on Alaska.
Plot:
After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life. full summary | full synopsis
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Alaska
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Charity
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Wilderness
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Emory University
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Mountain
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 13 wins
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36 nominations
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2008's Version of On the Road?
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Emile Hirsch | ... | Chris McCandless | |
| Marcia Gay Harden | ... | Billie McCandless | |
| William Hurt | ... | Walt McCandless | |
| Jena Malone | ... | Carine McCandless / Additional Narrator | |
| Brian H. Dierker | ... | Rainey (as Brian Dierker) | |
| Catherine Keener | ... | Jan Burres | |
| Vince Vaughn | ... | Wayne Westerberg | |
| Kristen Stewart | ... | Tracy Tatro | |
| Hal Holbrook | ... | Ron Franz | |
| Jim Gallien | ... | Himself | |
| James O'Neill | ... | Graduation Reader (as James J. O'Neill) | |
| Malinda McCollum | ... | Waitress | |
| Paul Knauls | ... | Building Manager | |
| Zach Galifianakis | ... | Kevin | |
| Craig Mutsch | ... | Wayne's Crew #1 |
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Rated R for language and some nudity.
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148 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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USA:R |
Ireland:15A |
Finland:K-11 |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
Germany:12 |
France:Unrated |
Portugal:M/12 |
Argentina:13 |
Brazil:12 |
Sweden:7 |
UK:15 |
South Korea:15 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Netherlands:12 |
Italy:VM14 |
Denmark:11 |
Austria:10 |
South Africa:13L |
Australia:M |
Iceland:7
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According to the DVD behind the scenes, the moose that is shot and killed by Christopher was actually roadkill found on the Alaskan highway.
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Crew or equipment visible: During one of the scenes where Christopher is living near the Salton Sea and training, a portion of a bounce-board reflector can clearly be seen in the reflection of one of the windows of Hal Holbrook's vehicle, as Hal watches him from below.
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Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#26.28)" (2009)
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Who Is Chris McCandless? A true supertramp? An obsessive, emotionally damaged egomaniac? Suicidal thrill-seeker? A Kerouac-like drifter addicted to the search for an ever-evasive truth? A high-functioning schizophrenic? The 21st century youth culture reincarnation of John Gault? Or just a kid going through a difficult time and looking for some distance to sort it all out?
Sean Penn's pop-philosophical examination of this young man's voyage across America, to Alaska, and to the depths of his young soul will give you an interpretation at least. While it is not clear exactly whose interpretation we are seeing, it is very clear that Penn respects his subject and gave this film about as much thought and power as he could inject it with. And the film did remind me of something very true about the self-righteous naiveté of youth.
I am not concerned at all with the accuracy of the film, and, while it is tempting to compare this film to Werner Herzog's excellent but less fictionalized "Grizzly Man", the subjects are really too widely disparate; Herzog and Penn's perspective on humanity is too different to produce a meaningful comparison. The targets of this comparison, too big and too easy. But I will make one comment about the two films - Penn's film is much more or a tribute to its protagonist than Herzog's.
I found Into the Wild to be a gripping, thoughtful film. The script was good, but sometimes a bit pretentious. The script occasionally crosses the line between character development and character worship. Penn's direction and cinematography are masterful. The acting - every member of the cast included - is absolutely excellent.
Recommended - but not for light cheerful entertainment.