| Into the Wild | |
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 Promotional film poster |
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| Directed by | Sean Penn |
| Produced by | Sean Penn Art Linson Bill Pohlad |
| Written by | Jon Krakauer (book) Sean Penn (screenplay) |
| Starring | Emile Hirsch Vince Vaughn Catherine Keener Kristen Stewart William Hurt Marcia Gay Harden Jena Malone Hal Holbrook Zach Galifianakis Steven Wiig |
| Music by | Michael Brook with Kaki King and Eddie Vedder |
| Cinematography | Eric Gautier |
| Editing by | Jay Cassidy |
| Distributed by | Paramount Vantage |
| Release date(s) | September 21, 2007 |
| Running time | 140 min |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| Ratings | |
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| Canada (Ontario): | 14A |
| United States: | R |
Into the Wild is a
Cast
- Emile Hirsch - Christopher McCandless
- Marcia Gay Harden - Billie McCandless
- William Hurt - Walt McCandless
- Jena Malone - Carine McCandless
- Catherine Keener - Jan Burres
- Brian Dierker - Rainey
- Vince Vaughn - Wayne Westerberg
- Zach Galifianakis - Kevin
- Kristen Stewart - Tracy
- Hal Holbrook - Ron Franz
- Steven Wiig - Ranger Steve Koehler
Filming
The scenes of graduation from Emory College in the film were shot in the fall of 2006 on the front lawn of Reed College. Some of the graduation scenes were also filmed during the actual Emory University graduation on May 15, 2006.[citation needed] The Alaska scenes depicting the area around the abandoned bus on the Stampede Trail were filmed in Cantwell, Alaska, a town forty miles southeast of the actual site.[1]
Critical reception
As of September 21, 2007 on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 86% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 45 reviews.[2] On Metacritic, the film had an average score of 76 out of 100, based on 18 reviews.[3]
The film is widely being discussed as a possible Oscar contender.[4][5]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack is by Eddie Vedder.
References
- ^ The Cult of Chris McCandless. Men's Journal. Retrieved on 2007-10-5.
- ^ Into the Wild - Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2007-09-21.
- ^ Into the Wild (2007): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2007-09-21.
- ^ http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Today/Entertainment/2007/10/19/4588283-sun.html
- ^ http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2007/09/assassination.html
External links
- NPR interview with Krakauer about movie
- Official Website
- Into the Wild at the Internet Movie Database
- Into the Wild at Rotten Tomatoes
- Into the Wild at Metacritic
- Into the Wild at Box Office Mojo
- Into the Wild at All Movie Guide
- Into The Wild Imeem blog
- Into The Wild trailer on Myspace
- Eddie Vedder ventures Into the Wild
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