Wild Thing (film)

Wild Thing is a 1987 film directed by Max Reid and starring Robert Knepper and Kathleen Quinlan. The screenplay was by John Sayles and the story by Larry Stamper. The film was distributed by the Atlantic Entertainment Group.

This article is about the 1987 action film. For the 1998 erotic thriller film, see Wild Things (film).

Wild Thing
Directed byMax Reid
Screenplay byJohn Sayles
Story byLarry Stamper
Produced byDavid Calloway
Nicolas Clermont
StarringRobert Knepper
Kathleen Quinlan
CinematographyRené Verzier
Edited byBattle Davis
Steven Rosenblum
Music byGeorge S. Clinton
Production
company
Filmline International[1]
Distributed byAtlantic Releasing Corporation[1]
Release date
  • April 17, 1987 (1987-04-17)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box officeUS$84,000

Plot

When his parents are killed in a botched drug deal, a young boy is taken in by a bag lady who teaches him about the Blue Coats (Cops) and White Coats (Doctors). After her death, he becomes an urban Tarzan defending innocents in a large city. He soon becomes an urban legend and champion of street justice, espousing a 1960s philosophy and coming to the aid of the helpless and oppressed. Jane (Kathleen Quinlan) is the concerned social worker who falls for the hero. Armed with a bow and arrow and makeshift equipment such as a grappling hook made from an old umbrella, he and his cat sidekick set out to avenge his parents death when he finds the drug dealer that killed them. The song Wild Thing by the rock band The Troggs is played as a sort of theme music for this unlikely hero, played by Robert Knepper.

Cast

References
  1. "Wild Thing (1987)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved October 9, 2021.


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