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The Wild Life
The Wild Life movie poster
Directed by	Art Linson
Produced by	Cameron Crowe Art Linson
Written by	Cameron Crowe
Starring	Chris Penn Ilan Mitchell-Smith Eric Stoltz Lea Thompson Jenny Wright Rick Moranis Sherilyn Fenn Hart Bochner
Music by	Eddie Van Halen Donn Landee
Cinematography	James Glennon
Editing by	Michael Jablow
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	September 28, 1984
Running time	96 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
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The Wild Life is a 1984 comedy-drama film, written by Fast Times at Ridgemont High writer Cameron Crowe, and directed by Art Linson. The film is only available on VHS and Laserdisc in pan and scan with stereo analog tracks. No DVD version has been released due to music rights issues concerning the artists on the soundtrack.

The plot revolves around the characters of three teenagers living in the suburbs of Los Angeles. Bill (played by Eric Stoltz), just graduated from high school and just got his first apartment. His younger brother Jim (played by Ilan Mitchell-Smith), is a kid who likes to use pipe bombs to blow up things, especially a statue at the high school. Tom (played by Chris Penn), is portrayed as a crazy teen. Other important characters include Anita (played by Lea Thompson) who works at a donut shop and her good friend Eileen (played by Jenny Wright) who works at a trendy department store. Anita has a fling with a cop named David (played by Hart Bochner), who, unknown to Anita, is married. The three boys set out for a night of fun and craziness at a strip bar and later on have a party at Bill's apartment.

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• Writer Cameron Crowe's wife, Nancy Wilson (of Heart fame) appears in the film as the wife of the cop, David. She also appeared in the 1982 hit comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High, also written by Cameron Crowe.^{[citation needed]}

• Art Linson stepped in as director when the original director dropped out and Universal Pictures told him to find someone else quick, or the film would be canceled.^{[citation needed]}

• Eddie Van Halen's original score included pieces that later evolved into Right Now, A.F.U. (Naturally Wired), Good Enough, and Feels So Good on later Van Halen records.^{[citation needed]}

• "The Wild Life" theme song was performed by British female trio Bananarama.

• Rolling Stone Ron Wood does a quick cameo during the house party scene. He busts through the door with other partiers and heads straight for the fridge.^{[citation needed]}

• Fear lead singer Lee Ving has a cameo as the cable installer.^{[citation needed]}

• The Wild Life at the Internet Movie Database

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