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Wild Thing

Wild Thing

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Wild Thing

"A loner. A legend. A hero."

1987

1h 32m

5.7(20 votes)

Thriller

Action

Drama

Overview

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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10 featured cast members

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Robert Knepper

Robert Knepper

Wild Thing

Kathleen Quinlan

Kathleen Quinlan

Jane

Robert Davi

Robert Davi

Chopper

Maury Chaykin

Maury Chaykin

Jonathan Trask

Betty Buckley

Betty Buckley

Leah

Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge

Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge

Wild Thing (10 Years Old)

Robert Bednarski

Wild Thing (3 Years Old)

Sean Hewitt

Sean Hewitt

Father Quinn

Clark Johnson

Clark Johnson

Winston

Theo Caesar

Rasheed

Creative team

Directed by: Max Reid
Written by: John Sayles
Larry Stamper

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