Into the Wild

Year:

2007

Duration:

148 min

Genres:

Adventure | Biography | Drama

IMDB rate:

8.2

Director:

Sean Penn

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 26 wins & 84 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2007-10-19

Filming Locations: Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Earnings

Budget: $15,000,000

Opening Weekend: $212,440 (USA) (23 September 2007)

Gross: $18,352,454 (USA) (23 March 2008)

Cast

Actor

Character

Thure Lindhardt

Into the Wild

Kristen Stewart

Into the Wild

Emile Hirsch

Chris McCandless

Marcia Gay Harden

Billie McCandless

William Hurt

Walt McCandless

Jena Malone

Carine McCandless

Brian H. Dierker

Rainey

Catherine Keener

Jan Burres

Vince Vaughn

Wayne Westerberg

Hal Holbrook

Ron Franz

Jim Gallien

James O'Neill

Graduation Reader (as James J. O'Neill)

Malinda McCollum

Waitress

Paul Knauls

Building Manager

Zach Galifianakis

Kevin

Craig Mutsch

Wayne's Crew #1

Jim Beidler

Wayne's Crew #2

John Decker

Hutterite #1

John Hofer

Hutterite #2

Jerry Hofer

Hutterite #3

Terry Waldner

Hutterite #4

Robin Mathews

Gail Borah

Candice Campos

Bar Girl

Steven Wiig

Lee's Ferry Ranger

Signe Egholm Olsen

Sonja

Floyd Wall

Man in Phone Booth

Bryce Walters

Chris McCandless - age 4

Jim Davis

Immigration Officer

Cheryl Francis Harrington

Social Worker

R.D. Call

Bull

Haley Ramm

Carine McCandless - age 11

Merritt Wever

Lori

Everett 'Insane Wayne' Smith

Insane Cain

John Jabaley

Announcer

Leonard Knight

Matt Contreras

Book Shopper #1

Denise Sitton

Book Shopper #2

Bart the Bear

Bear

Sharon Olds

Additional Narrator (voice)

Carine McCandless

Additional Narrator (voice)

Dan Burch

Passerby (uncredited)

Joe Dustin

The Beast (uncredited)

Golbon Eghtedari

Graduate (uncredited)

Alvin Ellie

Homeless Patron (uncredited)

Caroline Gelabert

Graduating Billie McCandless

Geri Gilmore

Old Lady Tourist (uncredited)

Paul Haasch

Trail Guide (uncredited)

Aaron Wayne Hill

Big Wheel Boy (uncredited)

Timothy Levine

Atlanta Braves fan (uncredited)

Mad Martian

Guy At Bar (uncredited)

Parris Mosteller

Young Boy (voice) (uncredited)

Rocky Self

Punk Rocker (uncredited)

J. Nathan Simmons

Tourist (uncredited)

Susan Spencer

Parent (uncredited)

Haley Sweet

Bank Teller (uncredited)

Edward Tubbs

Brown Bronco Driver (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Jim Gallien, the Alaskan who gave Chris the rubber boots in the opening scene, plays himself.

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The watch Emile Hirsch wears in the movie is Christopher Johnson McCandless' real life watch, given to him as a present.

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In the film, Christopher works at a Burger King. In the book, he is said to have worked at McDonald's.

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Goofs

While Chris is learning how to run a combine, he is harvesting wheat. In a subsequent shot, the combine is being unloaded of corn.

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In the night scene, with the Las Vegas strip in the background, the Stratosphere Tower can be seen on the right side of the screen. The scene takes place in the early 1990s; the Stratosphere was completed in 1996.

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When Christopher kayaks under the railroad bridge, BNSF engines are pulling the train. BNSF did not exist until the merger of Burlington Northern and Santa Fe railroads in 1995.

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Quotes

Christopher McCandless: What if I were smiling and running into your arms? Would you see then what I see now?

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Christopher McCandless: I read somewhere how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong... but to feel strong.

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Christopher McCandless: What if I were smiling and running into your arms? Would you see then what I see now?

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Faq

Q

What was Wayne arrested for?

A

In the movie Wayne is arrested for selling boxes which allow people to get free cable television.

Q

How closely does the movie follow the book?

A

Those who have both seen the movie and read the book generally conclude that the movie has "Hollywoodized" the novel. Arguably, however, the book's implicit (and often explicit) approval of and admiration for Chris McCandless's actions was balanced in the movie with his focused shortcomings to create a more sympathetic and realistic character and to provide the emotional arc of the narrative. While most of the events in the two media are similar, the tone and texture of each is unique.

Q

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

A

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Into the Wild can be found here.

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