Into the wild

Resource Information

The work Into the wild represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Into the wild

Statement of responsibility

Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment present a Square One C.I.H./Linson Film production ; produced by Art Linson, Sean Penn, William Pohlad ; screenplay and directed by Sean Penn

Contributor

• Linson Films
• Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Paramount Vantage
• River Road Entertainment (Firm)
• Square 1 Productions
• Dierker, Brian
• Harden, Marcia Gay
• Hirsch, Emile, 1985-
• Holbrook, Hal
• Hurt, William
• Keener, Catherine
• Krakauer, Jon
• Linson, Art
• Malone, Jena, 1984-
• Penn, Sean, 1960-
• Pohlad, William
• Stewart, Kristen, 1990-
• Vaughn, Vince

Subject

• Action and adventure films
• Adventure -- Feature
• Adventure and adventurers -- Drama
• Adventure films
• Aventuras -- Teatro
• Biographical -- Feature
• Biographical films
• College graduates -- Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Film adaptations
• Jóvenes -- Teatro
• McCandless, Christopher Johnson, 1968-1992 -- Drama
• Nature films
• Risk-taking (Psychology) -- Drama
• Road films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Action and adventure films
• Adventure
• Adventure films
• Biographical
• Biographical films
• Drama
• Feature films
• Film adaptations
• Nature films
• Road films
• Teatro
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Freshly graduated from college with a promising future ahead, Christopher McCandless walked out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure. What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people, a fearless risk-taker who wrestled with the precarious balance between man and nature. Based on a true story

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Eric Gautier ; editor, Jay Lash Cassidy ; music, Michael Brook, Kaki King, Eddie Vedder ; costume designer, Mary Claire Hannan ; production designer, Derek R. Hill

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for language and some nudity

Language note

• In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish, with English, French or Spanish subtitles
• Closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1995.9.A3

LC item number

I586 2008

PerformerNote

Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Brian Dierker, Catherine Keener, Vince Vaughn, Kristen Stewart, Hal Holbrook

Runtime

148

Target audience

general

Technique

live action