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| 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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Key Information
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| Genre: |
Action/Adventure |
| Directors: |
Sean Penn |
| Actors: |
Catherine Keener · Hal Holbrook · Jena Malone · Kristen Stewart · Vince Vaughn · Zach Galifianakis |
| Stars: |
Emile Hirsch · Marcia Gay Harden · William Hurt |
| UPC: |
097361316949, 097363481249 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 28min |
| Available Formats: |
DVD, DVD: Special Edition; 2-Disc Set |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Subgenre: |
Alaska |
| Release Date: |
2007 |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Sean Penn |
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Professional Reviews
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(04/01/2008, p.81, Ultimate DVD Staff): 5 stars out of 5 -- "Director and book adapter Sean Penn has the greatest eye for composition of any successful actor turned film-maker since Clint Eastwood...", (09/21/2007, p.12D, Claudia Puig): 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[T]he film is a haunting and moving experience, highlighted by evocative original music by Eddie Vedder.", (09/21/2007, p.E1, A. O. Scott): "[T]hough the film's structure may be tragic, its spirit is anything but. It is infused with an expansive, almost giddy sense of possibility, and it communicates a pure, unaffected delight in open spaces, fresh air and bright sunshine.", (09/28/2007, p.86, Owen Gleiberman): "[W]ritten and directed with magnificent precision and imaginative grace....It's an intensely physical movie..." -- Grade: A-, (10/04/2007, p.85, Peter Travers): 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Penn, in tandem with the superb cinematographer Eric Gautier, captures the majesty and terror of the wilderness in ways that makes you catch your breath.", (10/19/2007, p.70, Dan Jolin): 4 stars out of 5 -- "Penn has evidently soaked up his Terrence Malick. But with its thoughtful pace and loose structure, his depiction of the McCandless odyssey also recalls Lynch's THE STRAIGHT STORY.", (11/01/2007, p.58, Tom Charity): 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n eco-road movie that refreshes and invigorates. Exquisitely shot, robustly acted and deeply felt, it's a potent ode to wanderlust and human pluck.", (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.", (12/01/2007, p.48-49, Tim Robey): "With its swooping hunger for landscape and new experience, it plunges headlong into the giddy, passionate convictions of its hero...", (12/27/2007, p.120, Peter Travers): Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's "10 Best Movies Of 2007" -- "This is personal filmmaking at its soaring best. Penn honors his subject and the courage it takes to push boundaries." |
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