Into The Wild
Adventure, Drama
Paramount Pictures  (9/21/2007) 148 mins R

8.2 (56,202 votes) Top 250: #142
Into The Wild is inspired by the true story of Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch), a young man who abandons his life of comfort to pursue the freedom of life on the road, a quest that leads him to the Alaskan wilderness and the ultimate challenge of his life. Screenplay and directed by Sean Penn and featuring an all-star cast including William Hurt, Marcia Gay Harden, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Keener and Hal Halbrook, Into The Wild is "as stirring, entertaining and steadfastly thrilling as it is beautiful." (Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal)....

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Cast and Crew
Marcia Gay Harden  ......  Billie McCandless
Vince Vaughn  ......  Wayne Westerberg
William Hurt  ......  Walt McCandless
Hal Holbrook  ......  Ron Franz
Catherine Keener  ......  Jan Burres
Jena Malone  ......  Carine McCandless / Additional Narrator
Director  .....  Sean Penn
Producer  .....  Sean Penn; Art Linson; David Blocker; Frank Hildebrand
Writer  .....  Sean Penn; Jon Krakauer
Notes
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: During one of the scenes where Christopher is living near the Salton Sea and training, a portion of a bounce-board reflector can clearly be seen in the reflection of one of the windows of Hal Holbrook's vehicle, as Hal watches him from below. (more)

Trivia:
S Penn once envisioned L. DiCaprio as Christopher McCandless and M. Brando as Ron Franz when he first became interested in making the film. (more)

Filming Locations:
Anchorage, Alaska, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Christopher McCandless: Mom! Mom! Help me.
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 32 nominations (more)