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6.0/10
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A high-school wrestler parties with his buddy at a swinging-singles apartment complex.A high-school wrestler parties with his buddy at a swinging-singles apartment complex.A high-school wrestler parties with his buddy at a swinging-singles apartment complex.
Chris Penn
- Tom Drake
- (as Christopher Penn)
Susan Rinell
- Donna
- (as Susan Blackstone)
Simone White
- Brenda
- (as Jennifer White)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe actor who appears at the party scene claiming to be the father of Chris Penn is Leo Penn, his real father.
- GoofsWhen the guys are driving to the strip club, you can clearly see a cop car blocking a side street to prevent any cars from interrupting the filming on the main street they are driving on.
- Alternate versionsThe UK video version was cut by 1 min 7 secs to remove all footage of nunchakus and to edit a scene where a cigarette is lit by an ignited aerosol can.
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: The Wild Life/Garbo Talks/The Bear/Windy City (1984)
Featured review
A wild film about living life to the fullest...
Great party movie, following the adventures of Bill & Tom, two high school buddies at opposite ends of the spectrum. Bill (Eric Stolz) prefers to live life straight-laced, while his friend Tom (Chris Penn) takes nothing seriously except partying all the time. When Bill moves out of his mother's house to live on his own he faces many issues, from his girlfriend, to his brother, to his landlord. Meanwhile, his friend Tom moves in to keep the rent down but proceeds to turn Bill's life upside down. This movie is non-stop comedy from start to finish and is a personal favorite of mine. Soundtrack features guitar virtuoso Edward Van Halen throughout the movie, also features cameos by rockers Lee Ving and Ron Wood. 70s Pornstar legend Kitten Navidad also makes an appearance! Classic 80s movie is worth multiple looks. Now all that needs to be done is a much anticipated DVD release! If you enjoyed this movie, take a look at "The Last American Virgin" which is similar to "Wild Life". I rate both highly.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $11,020,375
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,001,400
- Sep 30, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $11,020,375
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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