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Strange Wilderness ()

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With the ratings dropping for a wilderness-themed television show, two animal fans go to the Andes Mountains in search of Bigfoot.
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Peter
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Fred
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Cooker
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Whitaker
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Cheryl
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Danny Gutierrez
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Sky Pierson
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Gus Hayden
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Bill Calhoun
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Dick
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Junior
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Ed Lawson
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Milas
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Conservationist
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Hispanic Man #1
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Johnny B
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Elderly Man
Richard Cassese ...
Richard
Steven Arthur Chaves ...
Federale #2
Judith Drake ...
Elderly Woman
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Doctor
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Mountain Nurse
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TJ / Animal Handler
Geno Kirkland ...
Hispanic Man #2
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Bill's Wife
Rene Marentes ...
Federale #3
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Bigfoot
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Park Ranger Don
Mitsuyuki Oishi ...
Angry K-PIP Employee
Michelle Paniz ...
Girl with Magazine
Jennifer Perkins ...
Debra
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Federale #1 (as Dean Ricardez)
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Border Guard #2
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Bryan
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Border Guard #3
Jason Sandler ...
Jason
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Dental Receptionist
Mario Soto ...
Border Guard #1
Meg Wolf ...
Judy - K-PIP Receptionist
Molly Wolf ...
Little Girl
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Shawn
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sheryl Chambers ...
Girl from Long Beach (uncredited)
Brooke Lenzi ...
Bikini Girl (uncredited)
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Office Worker (uncredited)
Sandra Rosko ...
Fifi - Biker (uncredited)
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Bike Messenger (uncredited)

Directed by

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Fred Wolf

Written by

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Peter Gaulke ... (written by) &
Fred Wolf ... (written by)

Produced by

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Glenn S. Gainor ... executive producer
Peter Gaulke ... producer
Jack Giarraputo ... executive producer
Edward Milstein ... executive producer
Erin Newell ... associate producer
Adam Sandler ... executive producer
Paul Schwake ... executive producer
Brian Shows ... post executive producer
Bill Todman Jr. ... executive producer

Music by

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Waddy Wachtel

Cinematography by

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David Hennings ... director of photography

Editing by

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Tom Costain

Editorial Department

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Brian Beard ... digital intermediate editor
Scott Fox ... colorist
Cortney Haile ... post-production assistant
Michael John Koetter ... digital imaging editor
Julie Saegert ... apprentice editor
Stephen Shapiro ... assistant editor
Amber Taylor ... account manager: The Post Group

Casting By

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Lisa London
Catherine Stroud

Production Design by

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Perry Andelin Blake

Art Direction by

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Alan Au
Jeffrey Mossa

Set Decoration by

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Claire Kaufman

Costume Design by

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Maya Lieberman

Makeup Department

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Karen Faye ... key makeup artist
Jonathan Fuller ... sculptor: Almost Human, Inc.
Robert Hall ... special makeup/animatronics
Janice Kavanagh ... makeup department head
Rose Librizzi ... makeup department head
Michael Mekash ... additional makeup artist (as Mike Mekash)
Debbie Mezera ... office manager: Almost Human, Inc.
Peter Murphy ... sculptor/painter
Erik Porn ... lab technician: Almost Human, Inc.
Kim Santantonio ... key hair stylist
Darnell Shepherd ... fabricator: Almost Human, Inc.
Carme Tenuta ... key makeup artist (as Carmé Tenuta)
Nancy Tong ... hair department head (as Nanxy Tong-Heater)
Leah Vautrot ... additional makeup artist
Danelle Vierkant ... sculptor: Almost Human, Inc.

Production Management

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Glenn S. Gainor ... unit production manager
Nancy Hirami ... post-production supervisor
Mark Benton Johnson ... production supervisor
Omar Veytia ... production manager: Mexico

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ingrid K. Behrens ... second second assistant director
Adam Druxman ... assistant director
James Moran ... first assistant director: second unit / second assistant director

Art Department

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Chris Barnes ... lead painter
Max E. Brehme ... property master
Michael Broussard ... construction coordinator: additional photography
John Collins ... assistant art director
Tiffany Cowsill ... set dresser
William Eliscu ... graphic designer
Todd Harris ... storyboard artist
Elizabeth Hart ... paint foreman
Paul McDuffy ... set dresser
Pedram Pezeshkan ... stand-by greensman
Tim Scheu ... leadman
Erich W. Schultz ... construction coordinator
Kat Wilson ... art department coordinator

Sound Department

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Christopher S. Aud ... supervising sound editor
Peter Austin ... co-supervising sound editor
Steve Bissinger ... sound effects editor
Terry Garcia ... assistant sound editor
Jessica Goodwin ... dialogue editor (as Jessica A. Dickson)
Dan Hiland ... re-recording mixer
Larry Hopkins ... layback sound mixer
David Jobe ... foley mixer
Linda Lew ... foley recordist
David Macmillan ... sound mixer
Mark L. Mangino ... dialogue editor
Harrison D. Marsh ... boom operator
Marc Meyer ... sound effects editor
Gary D. Rogers ... re-recording mixer
Eric Rolnick ... adr mixer
Steve Schatz ... adr recordist / sound mixing recordist

Special Effects by

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John C. Hartigan ... special effects director
Brian Poor ... animatronics designer: Almost Human Inc.

Visual Effects by

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Christopher Dusendschon ... digital imaging supervisor: iO FILM
Shant Jordan ... digital effects artist
Iain Marcks ... digital imaging technician: iO FILM (as Iain Stasukevich)
Brian Shows ... digital intermediate executive producer

Stunts

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Spencer Andrews ... stunt double (as Spencer Jambor)
Simone Bargetze ... stunt double: Ashley Scott
Sheridan Crist ... stunt performer
Dan Flannigan ... stunt performer
Cory Fleming ... stunt pilot
Bobby C. King ... stunt double / stunt performer
Morten Kublick ... stunt performer
David Mattey ... stunts
Ernie F. Orsatti ... stunt coordinator
Mike Snyder ... stunt performer
Jimmy Sprague ... stunt driver
Lee Whittaker ... stunt performer
Brian Burkhardt ... stunts (uncredited)
Jennifer Caputo ... stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Amy Bojanowski ... second assistant camera: day player
Paolo Cascio ... first assistant camera
Mark Shane Davis ... key grip
Sean P. Fickert ... key rigging grip
Kim Guthrie ... camera operator
Michael Herron ... digital video assist operator
Chris Hill ... video playback operator
Larron Rome Julian ... assistant camera / key film loader
Daniel Kauahi ... key grip: second unit
Jason Kay ... technocrane technician
Kyle Kovacs ... electrician
Eric Laudadio ... additional first assistant camera (as Eric R. Laudadio)
David Fred Masselink ... digital imaging technician
Darren Michaels ... unit still photographer
Nikhil Paniz ... camera focus
Kurt Pomerleau ... lighting technician
Max Pomerleau ... gaffer
Nick Pomerleau ... rigging best boy electric
John T. Pouncey ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Peter Weiland ... electrician
Michael Witczak ... electrician
John Rex Woodward ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Jason Cox ... set videographer (uncredited)
Peter B. Good ... director of photography: wildlife unit (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Brandi Brice Pollock ... casting assistant (as Brandi Brice)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Branden Marks ... set costumer
Shoshana Rubin ... key costumer
Christann Chanell Turner ... key wardrobe assistant (as Christann Chanell)

Location Management

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Carrie Cantore ... location manager
Judy Heinzen Culotta ... key assistant location manager (as Judy Heinzen)
Caleb Duffy ... location manager
Zachary Kahn ... assistant location manager
David B. Lyons ... assistant location manager

Music Department

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Bryan Bonwell ... music supervisor
Michael Dilbeck ... music supervisor
Richard A. Harrison ... music editor
Steven A. Saltzman ... music editor (as Steven Saltzman)

Script and Continuity Department

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Steve Gehrke ... script supervisor
Ashley Kravitz ... script clearance

Transportation Department

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Rich Bennetti ... transportation
Gary Jackson ... driver
Nathon S. Lewis ... exclusive driver: Steve Zahn
Richard Maginnis ... driver
Lori Maxwell ... dispatcher
Douglas Miller ... transportation captain
Ted Moser ... transportation coordinator
Lin C. Smith ... transportation
DeAnna Weippert ... driver

Additional Crew

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Spencer Andrews ... stand-in: Steve Zahn (as Spencer Jambor)
Steve Berens ... animal coordinator
David C. Bernat ... assistant production office coordinator
Stephen Bridgewater ... drama coach
Jennifer Lynn Buonantony ... production assistant
Scott Conner ... laboratory technician: Almost Human Inc.
Lyna Cunningham ... assistant: Mr. Todman
Jonathan Denmark ... production assistant
Erin Dicker ... assistant: Mr. Gaulke & Mr. Wolf
J.D. Donaruma ... assistant: Mr. Sandler
Erin Egan ... production accountant
Ivonne Escoto ... laboratory technician
Cory Fleming ... pilot
Danny Giles ... set production assistant
Michael J. Harker ... completion bond company representative
Bert-Jan Hendriks ... office intern
Kimberly James ... production secretary
Lynn Johnson ... set medic
Jeff Ketcham ... production assistant
Lauren Brooke Kurfirst ... assistant: Mr. Gainor (as Lauren B. Kurfirst)
Nathon S. Lewis ... assistant: Mr. Zahn
John L. Long ... production assistant
Jonathan Loughran ... assistant: Mr. Sandler
Sean Madaras ... assistant: Mr. Giarraputo
Andrew Milstein ... assistant: Mr. Milstein
Joey Naber ... adr voice
Ryan O'Quinn ... adr voice
Julie Perez ... assistant: Mr. Milstein
Paula Price ... adr loop group leader
Shane Ralston ... stand-in: Allen Covert
Tammy Sandler ... unit publicist
Jeremy Tate ... assistant: Mr. Giarraputo
Tina Tholke ... production coordinator
Debra Thomas ... assistant: Mr. Schwake
Corrie Winter ... assistant: Mr. Milstein

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Plot Summary

When his father dies, Peter Gaulke inherits "Strange Wilderness," dad's TV show about animals. After ratings plummet and the show is canceled, we watch a long flashback to see its demise. The studio head gives the show two more weeks. An old friend brings a story about Bigfoot in Ecuador, so a long road trip ensues with stops along the way and enough problems, misjudgments, and deaths to sink a less intrepid band. Peter's team faces competition from a better-funded and more practiced set of rivals. Who will find Bigfoot first, and will they get it on tape and save the show? Can Peter make dad proud? Written by

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Taglines This ain't March of the Penguins. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Naturaleza a lo bestia (Spain)
  • Дивното диво (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • Oi filoi mas... ta 'zoa' (Greece)
  • Οι φίλοι μας... τα ζώα (Greece)
  • Dzikie łowy (Poland)
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Runtime
  • 87 min
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Box Office

Budget $20,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $3,001,719, 03 Feb 2008

Did You Know?

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Trivia This movie began its life in the 1990s as a series of independently produced short videos by former Saturday Night Live (1975) writers Fred Wolf and Peter Gaulke. "They started out as little parodies of wildlife shows", explains co-Writer and Producer Gaulke. "Fred and I went out and shot them with the help of John Burrud, who actually has a real-life wildlife show. His father Bill used to host 'Animal World' and other travel and nature shows back in the '60s. So John helped us produce these little shorts which we eventually got onto Comedy Central." See more »
Goofs Right after the crew discovers the camp where their competitors were killed by pygmies, they walk past a lake, supposedly in Ecuador. A mallard duck is swimming around behind them. Mallards don't live in South America. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Strange Wilderness (2013). See more »
Soundtracks Pushin' On See more »
Quotes Peter Gaulke: [after being shown clip of an alligator attack] Luckily, we caught that on tape so that man will be honored.
Ed Lawson: You want to honor the man by showing him being killed by an alligator on your wildlife show?
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