The Wild Life (1984)

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It brings all your fantasies to life.

Eighties teen romp involving Bill and his new apartment, Jim and his rebellious antics, Tom and his crazy self, and Anita with her older man David.

• Released: 1984-09-28
• Genres: Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 36m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 67 votes

Directed by Art Linson.

Top cast

• Chris Penn as Tom Drake
• Lea Thompson as Anita
• Eric Stoltz as Bill Conrad
• Jenny Wright as Eileen
• Ilan Mitchell-Smith as Jim Conrad
• Rick Moranis as Harry
• Hart Bochner as David Curtiss
• Randy Quaid as Charlie
• Robert Ridgely as Craig Davis
• Jack Kehoe as Mr Parker

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