Wild Thing (1987)

  • PG-13
  • 04/17/1987 (US)
  • Thriller, Action, Drama
  • 1h 32m

A loner. A legend. A hero.

Overview

A child witnesses drug dealers murder his parents. He escapes and grows up wild in the city's slums. Years later he emerges to help the residents of the area who are being terrorized by street gangs and drug dealers.

John Sayles

Screenplay, Story

Max Reid

Director

Larry Stamper

Story

Cast

Robert Knepper's headshot

Robert Knepper

Wild Thing
Kathleen Quinlan's headshot

Kathleen Quinlan

Jane
Robert Davi's headshot

Robert Davi

Chopper
Maury Chaykin's headshot

Maury Chaykin

Jonathan Trask
Betty Buckley's headshot

Betty Buckley

Leah
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge's headshot

Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge

Wild Thing (10 Years Old)
Robert Bednarski's headshot

Robert Bednarski

Wild Thing (3 Years Old)
Clark Johnson's headshot

Clark Johnson

Winston

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