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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Sean Penn |
| Stars: |
Marcia Gay Harden |
| Actors: |
Vince Vaughn |
| Genre: |
Action/Adventure |
| Subgenre: |
Alaska · Drama |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
097361316949 |
| Release Date: |
2007 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 28min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Special Edition; 2-Disc Set, 2hr 28min
Release Company: Paramount Home Entertainment (March 04, 2008)
UPC: 097361316949 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Sean Penn |
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Professional Reviews
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(12/01/2007, p.133, Chris Roberts): 4 stars out of 5 -- "As the wide-eyed hero, Hirsch is excellent....This is Penn's big auteur statement on our times....It has more soul in its sprawl than any other film this year." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Jon Krakauer's bestselling nonfiction book about the life of Chris McCandless is finally brought to the big screen in INTO THE WILD. Directed by Sean Penn, the film opens in 1992, when Chris (Emile Hirsh) is a promising college graduate. Shortly after graduation, Chris gives his life savings to charity, burns all of his identification, and begins hitchhiking across America, his ultimate goal being Alaska. Citing passages from his heroes, Thoreau and Jack London, he is determined to escape society and get back to nature. He blows from town to town like a tumbleweed, hopping trains, camping with aging hippies (Catherine Keener and Brian Dierker), working briefly with a farmer (Vince Vaughan), and befriending a widowed leather worker (Hal Holbrook). He revels in his newfound freedom, but meanwhile, his parents (Marcia Gay Harden and William Hurt) have no idea where he is, and are sick with worry. While their relationship with Chris was already troubled, they are nonetheless devastated by his disappearance. ... |
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