Wild Thing

Wild Thing

A loner. A legend. A hero.

PG-13 1987 · 92 min · ★ 5.7 · Thriller, Action, Drama

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.

Directed by Max Reid · Written by John Sayles

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Robert Knepper Wild Thing
Kathleen Quinlan Jane
Robert Davi Chopper
Maury Chaykin Jonathan Trask
Betty Buckley Leah
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge Wild Thing (10 Years Old)
Robert Bednarski Wild Thing (3 Years Old)
Sean Hewitt Father Quinn
Clark Johnson Winston
Theo Caesar Rasheed
Cree Summer Lisa
Shawn Levy Paul

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