Into The Wild Page #2

Synopsis: Based on a true story. After graduating from Emory University, Christopher McCandless abandoned his possessions, gave his entire savings account to charity, and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters who shape his life.
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Director(s): Sean Penn
Actors: Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone
Production: Paramount Vantage
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 23 wins & 99 nominations.
 
IMDB:
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Rotten Tomatoes:
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Year:
2007
148 min
$18,173,360
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of who the primary target would be.

It was inevitable

that Chris would break away.

And when he did, he would do it

with characteristic immoderation.

"It should not be denied that being

footloose has always exhilarated us.

"It is associated in our minds

with escape

"from history and oppression and law

and irksome obligations.

"Absolute freedom.

"And the road has always led west."

I need a name.

Toward the end of June,

Emory had mailed our parents

Chris' final grade report.

Almost all A's.

A in Apartheid in South African Society.

A- minus in Contemporary African

Politics and the Food Crisis in Africa.

And on it went. Clever boy, my brother.

But by the end of July,

we hadn't heard anything from him

and my parents

were becoming unsettled.

Chris had never had a phone,

so they decided to drive down

to Atlanta and surprise him.

When they arrived at the apartment,

there was a "For Rent" sign up

and the manager said that Chris

had moved out at the end of May.

Oh, yes. He left two months ago.

So when they got home,

I had to hand them all the letters that

they had sent Chris that summer,

which had been returned in a bundle.

Chris had arranged for the post office

to hold them until August 1st,

to buy himself some time.

Did you know about this?

He didn't say anything.

I understood what he was doing.

That he had spent four years

fulfilling the absurd and tedious duty

of graduating from college,

and now he was emancipated

from that world of abstraction,

false security, parents

and material excess,

the things that cut Chris off

from the truth of his existence.

Hey!

- Hey, man. Step around. Jump in.

- Okay, great.

We barely saw you there

underneath that crazy hat of yours.

This door's a little tricky.

There you go. Hop in.

That's Rainey.

- Hi, Rainey.

- Yeah, I'm Rainey.

- I'm Jan.

- Hi. I'm Alex.

Alex with the hat on.

- Yeah, I know. You said it, man.

- Yeah.

So you're a leather now.

I'm a leather?

Yeah, a leather tramp. That's what they

call the ones that hoof it, go on foot.

Technically we're rubber tramps.

Because we have a vehicle.

- You don't have to push me away.

- Come on, please?

Yeah, Alex could have a vehicle as well,

but he decided to burn all of his money.

And why did you do that?

I don't need money.

Makes people cautious.

Come on, Alex.

You gotta be a little cautious.

I mean, that book of yours is cool

and everything,

but you can't depend entirely

on leaves and berries.

I don't know if you want to depend on

much more than that.

Where are your mom and dad?

Living their lies somewhere.

You look like a loved kid. Be fair.

Fair?

You know what I mean.

I'll paraphrase Thoreau here.

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Sean Penn

Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama Mystic River (2003) and the biopic Milk (2008). Penn began his acting career in television with a brief appearance in episode 112 of Little House on the Prairie (December 4, 1974), directed by his father Leo Penn. Following his film debut in the drama Taps (1981) and a diverse range of film roles in the 1980s, including Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Penn garnered critical attention for his roles in the crime dramas At Close Range (1986), State of Grace (1990), and Carlito's Way (1993). He became known as a prominent leading actor with the drama Dead Man Walking (1995), for which he earned his first Academy Award nomination and the Best Actor Award at the Berlin Film Festival. Penn received another two Oscar nominations for Woody Allen's comedy-drama Sweet and Lowdown (1999) and the drama I Am Sam (2001), before winning his first Academy Award for Best Actor in 2003 for Mystic River and a second one in 2008 for Milk. He has also won a Best Actor Award of the Cannes Film Festival for the Nick Cassavetes-directed She's So Lovely (1997), and two Best Actor Awards at the Venice Film Festival for the indie film Hurlyburly (1998) and the drama 21 Grams (2003). Penn made his feature film directorial debut with The Indian Runner (1991), followed by the drama film The Crossing Guard (1995) and the mystery film The Pledge (2001). Penn directed one of the 11 segments of 11'09"01 September 11 (2002), a compilation film made in response to the September 11 attacks. His fourth feature film, the biographical drama survival movie Into the Wild (2007), garnered critical acclaim and two Academy Award nominations. In addition to his film work, Penn engages in political and social activism, including his criticism of the George W. Bush administration, his contact with the Presidents of Cuba and Venezuela, and his humanitarian work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (2005) and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. more…

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