Main Cast: Steve Zahn, Allen Covert, Jonah Hill, Kevin Heffernan, Ashley Scott
Release Year: 2008
Country: US
Run Time: 85 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
A pair of animal enthusiasts desperate to boost the ratings of their failing television series "Strange Wilderness" set out for the Andes in search of the elusive Bigfoot in this comedy directed by Fred Wolf and starring Justin Long, Steve Zahn, Kevin Heffernan, and Ernest Borgnine. Peter Gaulke (Zahn) and Fred Wolf (Allen Covert) are the energetic hosts of "Strange Wilderness" -- television's most unconventional nature show. When the ratings take a nosedive and they are confronted with cancellation, Peter finds himself resorting to desperate measures in order to stay on the air. Perhaps if the "Strange Wilderness" crew could somehow track down the most elusive creature ever to stalk the woodlands, they could keep their show on the air and go down in history as the adventurers who solved one of nature's greatest mysteries. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Maya Lieberman - Costume Designer, Adam Druxman - First Assistant Director, Fred Wolf - Director, Tom Costain - Editor, Adam Sandler - Executive Producer, Bill Todman, Jr. - Executive Producer, Jack Giarraputo - Executive Producer, Glenn Gainor - Executive Producer, Maya Lieberman - Executive Producer, Edward Milstein - Executive Producer, Paul Schwake - Executive Producer, Waddy Wachtel - Composer (Music Score), Michael Dilbeck - Musical Direction/Supervision, Bryan Bonwell - Musical Direction/Supervision, Perry Andelin Blake - Production Designer, David Hennings - Cinematographer, Allen Covert - Producer, Peter Gaulke - Producer, David MacMillan - Sound/Sound Designer, Peter Gaulke - Screenwriter, Fred Wolf - Screenwriter
Animal enthusiast Peter Gaulke (Zahn) and his sidekick Fred Wolf (Covert) host a program about wildlife called "Strange Wilderness," which is in a steep ratings decline. Desperate to save the show, Peter hatches a Hail Mary scheme to find the one animal that could truly turn the show around and change the nature-show landscape forever - Bigfoot.[1]
Production
Jonah Hill wrote his role in the film.[2] Hill gave Cooker a given name, Lynn, because "Lynn is a strong name, and I feel like only people named Lynn can accomplish their goals — no one else, with any other name."[3]
The film received highly negative reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 0% rating with an average reviewer rating of 2.3/10 based on 40 reviews.[4] At Metacritic, it was given a 12% (ranking 'Extreme dislike or disgust') based on 12 reviews, tying it for 30th place for the worst-reviewed films ever.
