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Born to Be Wild

Rick Heller is a juvenile delinquent who keeps getting himself into trouble. To keep him out of trouble his mother puts him to work cleaning the cage of a gorilla named Katie which she is teaching to communicate through the use of sign language. When the owner of the gorilla takes her back to become a flea market freak Rick takes it upon himself to break Katie out and take her on an adventureous journey to get her out of the country.

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Wil Horneff
Rick Heller
Helen Shaver
Margaret Heller
Jean Marie Barnwell
Lacey Carr

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Awards

  • 1996 - Young Artist Award - Best Young Supporting Actress - Feature Film - nominated
  • 1996 - Young Artist Award - Best Young Leading Actor - Feature Film - winner

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