A child witnesses drug dealers murder his parents. He escapes and grows up wild in the city's slums. Years later he emerges to help the residents of the area who are being terrorized by street gangs and drug dealers.... (Full plot summary below)
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A child witnesses drug dealers murder his parents. He escapes and grows up wild in the city's slums. Years later he emerges to help the residents of the area who are being terrorized by street gangs and drug dealers.
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| Washington PostMike ClarkAlso involved are the local cops, exemplified by suspicious detective Ray Duquette (Kevin Bacon). |
| New York TimesWalter Goodman[Max] Reid's direction is nearly incoherent in places, a relief from the coherent passages. The acting generally suits the material. |
| User ReviewPrivate URobert Knepper, Kathleen Quinlan, Robert Davi + A child witnesses drug dealers murder his parents. He escapes and grows up wild ...(read more...)in the city's slums. Years later he emerges to help the residents of the area who are being terrorized by street gangs and drug dealers. = Wild Thing |
| User ReviewTracy Hlove, love, love this underrated urban tarzan flick from the 80s |
| User ReviewWhitney BThis is why I love Drew: he makes me watch Wild Thing. |
| User ReviewTravis JStrange urban Tarzan fable from the pen of independent cinema icon John Sayles. Dated, but atmospheric and fun. |
| User ReviewMichael TJohn Sayles wrote the script of this sometimes clever, sometimes dumb beyond belief, urban take on Tarzan. It was set in a generic crumbling American metropolis but was actually filmed in Montreal. |
| User ReviewShane JOMG! Emma Roberts reminds me so much of Julia Roberts its creepy... |
| User ReviewJimmy PProbably really naff but seemed great when i was bout eight. Eighties eh? |
| User ReviewAllan CBrilliant filmmaker John Sayles collects a paycheck on one of his screenwriter-for-hire gigs with this film about a child who witness his parents killed by a drug dealer and dirty cop, who is then left orphaned and is raised as alomost a feral child by a crazy homeless lady. Although most of John Sayles script doctor/yeoman jobs to finance his much smarter independent films are quite entertaining ("The Howling," "Alligator," and the original "Pirahna" to name a few) this one is pretty weak. I can only guess that what ended up on screen did not reflect Sayles original scrip. However, there are some seeds of interesting, though imprbable, story about a Tarzan-type figure living in the city as something of an urban legend, but the finished film is dull, lacks any mystery or interesting characters. There are a few good actors on hand, including Kathleen Quinlan as Jane and Maury Chaykin and Robert Davi as the bad guys which make it almost watchable. |
