Wilder Days (2003)
- Starring:
- Peter Falk, Tim Daly, (more)
- Director(s):
- David Mickey Evans
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Wilder Days
The third TV movie produced for the TNT network's "Johnson & Johnson Spotlight Presentations," Wilder Days stars Peter Falk as septuagenarian James "Pop-Up" Morse, who, though warm and indulgent toward his 11-year-old grandson Chris (Josh Hutcherson), has always been a bit aloof and distant when it comes to his own son (and Chris' father) John (Timothy Daly). As a result, John has become a bitter, uptight, super-pragmatic adult, rigidly rejecting the colorful tall tales that Pop-Up enjoys spinning for Chris. Not wishing to have Chris' imagination stunted by John, and also hoping to make up for neglecting his son, Pop-Up decides to prove that his fanciful stories are factual, beginning with his oft-told yarn of the wreck of the circus boat Wilder Days. To this end, the elder Morse "escapes" from his nursing home and takes Chris on a journey of rediscovery across country in his classic 1959 El Dorado -- without the fuming John's permission. Directed by David Mickey Evans of Radio Flyer and The Sandlot fame, Wilder Days premiered October 19, 2003. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 89 mins
Complete Cast of Wilder Days
- Peter Falk - James "Pop-Up" Morse
- Josh Hutcherson - Chris Morse
- Colin Cunningham - Jeremy Makeshift
- Tim Daly - John Morse
- Kate Vernon - Dorothy Morse
- Director(s):
- David Mickey Evans
- Producer(s):
- Larry Rapaport
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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