The Wild is a 2006 American
computer animated adventure family comedy film directed by animator
Steve "Spaz" Williams, written by
Ed Decter,
John J. Strauss, Mark Gibson and Philip Halprin, features the voices of
Kiefer Sutherland,
Jim Belushi,
Janeane Garofalo,
Greg Cipes,
Eddie Izzard,
Richard Kind,
William Shatner and
Patrick Warburton and produced by Clint Goldman,
Will Vinton (who serves as an executive producer) and
Beau Flynn. The film was a
C.O.R.E. Feature Animation and
Walt Disney Pictures production, and it was distributed by
Buena Vista Pictures. It was released to theaters on April 14, 2006 in North America by Buena Vista Pictures and Walt Disney Pictures. The film received generally negative reviews from critics and it earned $102,338,515 on a $80 million budget.