Into the Wild

"Into the heart. Into the soul."

2007 2h 28m EN

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7.8

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83%

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★7.8TMDB · 10,383🍅83%Rotten Tomatoes●73Metacritic★8IMDB · 692,790

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Synopsis

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After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.

“Into the heart. Into the soul.”

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Cast

Emile Hirsch
Christopher McCandless / Alexander Supertramp
Marcia Gay Harden
Billie McCandless
William Hurt
Walt McCandless
Jena Malone
Carine McCandless / Additional Narration (voice)
Brian H. Dierker
Rainey
Catherine Keener
Jan Burres
Vince Vaughn
Wayne Westerberg
Kristen Stewart
Tracy Tatro

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sean Penn
Writers: Sean Penn
Languages: Danish, English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.8× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Danish, English.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sean Penn, shot by Éric Gautier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Brook. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jay Cassidy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Emile Hirsch and Marcia Gay Harden and William Hurt carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Into the heart. Into the soul.".

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The take

Sean Penn directs. Éric Gautier behind the camera. Michael Brook scores. Jay Cassidy cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Danish, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.8× over at the box office.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Danish, English.
4Directed by Sean Penn, shot by Éric Gautier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Michael Brook. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jay Cassidy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Emile Hirsch and Marcia Gay Harden and William Hurt carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Into the heart. Into the soul.".
9IMDB entry: tt0758758 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1010,383 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
11Classified under 11 themes, including "parent child relationship", "self-discovery", "camping", "wilderness".