Strange Wilderness
Comedy
Paramount Pictures  (2/1/2008) 84 mins R

5.1 (7,719 votes)
They could solve nature's biggest mystery if they only had a clue.

It's survival of the witless.

From Happy Madison Productions comes a comedy with bite. In order to save his wildlife TV show from being cancelled, dim-witted host Peter Gaulke (Steve Zahn) and his half-baked crew of misfits have one last chance to turn the ratings around. Desperate to stay on the air, Peter hatches a plan to track down the most elusive beast on Earth - Bigfoot. But when killer pygmies, frisky border guards and an amorous turkey threaten to cut their expedition short, the crew of Strange Wilderness will soon discover that nature is one bad mother....

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Cast and Crew
Robert Patrick  ......  Gus Hayden
Steve Zahn  ......  Peter Gaulke
Ashley Scott  ......  Cheryl
Justin Long  ...... 
Ernest Borgnine  ...... 
Joe Don Baker  ......  Bill Calhoun
Director  .....  Fred Wolf
Producer  .....  Allen Covert; Glenn S. Gainor; Peter Gaulke
Writer  .....  Fred Wolf; Peter Gaulke
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: In one scene, Peter Gaulke takes a bong hit and clears the bong, when the camera angle changes, the bong is filled with smoke and not cleared. (more)

Trivia:
The two main characters are named after the film's screenwriters. (more)

Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Quotes:
[first lines]
Peter Gaulke: [talking on phone] Look at my dad. He was the king. I mean, no matter what happened, I mean he was as cool as a cucumber. He never forgot a line, and he never let anything ruffle him. My dad was the king. No doubt. And his TV show ruled the ratings.
[lights up weed]
Peter Gaulke: What was that?
[coughs while getting high]
Peter Gaulke: Excuse me. It was a wildlife show called Strange Wilderness. Oh, you remember that? Do you remember my dad? Oh cool. Yeah, then he died and then I took over the show, then it went all to hell. I mean, I'm nothing like my dad. Nothing at all. I don't know. I don't know if it was like I wasn't bright enough, or I didn't work hard enough, or I used to smoke a lot of dope. So...
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