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The Wild

- Start spreading the newspaper.

An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back.

Release Date : 2006-04-06

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Walt Disney PicturesC.O.R.E. Feature AnimationContrafilmHoytyboy PicturesNigel ProductionsSir Zip Studios

Production Country : CanadaUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : WildlifeThe Big Break

Cast

Character Name : Samson (voice)

Original Name : Kiefer Sutherland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Benny (voice)

Original Name : Jim Belushi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nigel (voice)

Original Name : Eddie Izzard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bridget (voice)

Original Name : Janeane Garofalo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kazar (voice)

Original Name : William Shatner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Larry (voice)

Original Name : Richard Kind

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ryan (voice)

Original Name : Greg Cipes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fergus Flamingo (voice)

Original Name : Colin Hay

Gender : Male

Character Name : Duke (voice)

Original Name : Miles Marsico

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eze (voice)

Original Name : Jack De Sena

Gender : Male

Character Name : Penguin MC (voice)

Original Name : Don Cherry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hamir (voice)

Original Name : Christian Argueta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hamir (voice)

Original Name : David Cowgill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stan (voice)

Original Name : Lenny Venito

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carmine (voice)

Original Name : Joseph Siravo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hyrax (voice)

Original Name : Colin Cunningham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blag (voice)

Original Name : Patrick Warburton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Scab (voice)

Original Name : Jonathan Kimmel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Scraw (voice)

Original Name : Eddie Gossling

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mama Hippo (voice)

Original Name : Miss Coco Peru

Gender : Male

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Jason Harris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Samson' Father (voice)

Original Name : Kevin Michael Richardson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Jess Harnell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Fred Tatasciore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Laraine Newman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Baby Hippo/Walla (voice)

Original Name : Kari Wahlgren

Gender : Female

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Steve Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Additional Voice (voice)

Original Name : Hannah Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Additional Voice (voice)

Original Name : Audrey Wasilewski

Gender : Female

Character Name : Additional Voice (voice)

Original Name : Peter Pamela Rose

Gender : Female

Character Name : Man #1 (voice)

Original Name : Paul Pape

Gender : Male

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Nolan North

Gender : Male

Character Name : Screaming Woman / Dung Beetle #4 (voice)

Original Name : Mona Marshall

Gender : Female

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Danny Mann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ladybird / Monkey Girl (voice)

Original Name : Carolyn Lawrence

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rhino (voice)

Original Name : Josh Keaton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Daniel Kaz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Additional Voice (voice)

Original Name : John Kassir

Gender : Male

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : Emily Johnson

Gender : Female

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : Bridget Hoffman

Gender : Female

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : Nicholas Guest

Gender : Male

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : Eddie Frierson

Gender : Male

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : Pat Fraley

Gender : Male

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : Jeannie Elias

Gender : Female

Character Name : Koala Toy (voice)

Original Name : Terri Douglas

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dung Beetle #3 / Monkey Girl (voice)

Original Name : Debi Derryberry

Gender : Female

Character Name : Flamingo (voice)

Original Name : Jason Connery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Bob Bergen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vulture (voice)

Original Name : Greg Berg

Gender : Male

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : Keith Anthony

Gender : Male

Character Name : Camo / Ringleader (voice)

Original Name : Bob Joles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cloak (voice)

Original Name : Chris Edgerly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dung Beetle #2 (voice)

Original Name : Julianne Buescher

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dung Beetle #1 (voice)

Original Name : Nika Futterman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Young Samson (voice)

Original Name : Dominic Scott Kay

Gender : Male

Reviews

r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

Very poor. I couldn't tell you one thing I enjoyed about this. To be ultra fair, there isn't anything truly diabolical about it either - hence the (generous?) rating. It's just so basic and limp that it struggles to entertain at all, I'd even question if the younger audience would even like it. The elephant in the room is also that's practically a rip-off of DreamWorks' 'Madagascar', which was released roughly one year prior. If we're comparing the two, 'The Wild' is weaker in every area - and I'm not even a massive fan of that 2005 film. Animation-wise it's disappointing, it's not just dull but also quite jarring in parts. The cast aren't much better, I wouldn't say any of them are bad but none of them are memorable one bit - if you force me to pick a noteworthy member, it would be Eddie Izzard's koala. Kiefer Sutherland (Samson) and William Shatner (Kazar) should standout, but simply do not. The story is shallow, predictable and boringly by the numbers. I expect much more from Disney, it's safe to say. Up until this point in time, it's definitely their worst animated release that isn't a sequel/spin-off. Not even the short run time could save this. Shame.