A sprawling, transcendental adventure where golden sun-drenched landscapes clash with the cold, indifferent silence of the north. It captures the raw ache of a soul yearning to shed societal skin and find primitive purity.
Into the Wild
"Into the heart. Into the soul."
Director:
Sean Penn
Cast:
Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Brian H. Dierker
Drama
Adventure
Budget:
$15,000,000
Box Office:
$56,255,142
Into the Wild - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
The Real Photographs
The final shot of the film features a real self-portrait taken by Christopher McCandless himself before he died, bridging the gap between cinema and reality.
Jim Gallien Cameo
The actor playing the man who drops Chris off at the Stampede Trail is the actual person who did it in 1992, lending a haunting authenticity to the scene.