The Wild Life (film)

The Wild Life
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Art Linson
Written by	Cameron Crowe
Produced by	Cameron Crowe Art Linson
Starring	Christopher Penn Lea Thompson Ilan Mitchell-Smith Jenny Wright Eric Stoltz Rick Moranis Hart Bochner Randy Quaid
Cinematography	James Glennon
Edited by	Michael Jablow
Music by	Edward Van Halen Donn Landee
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	September 28, 1984 (1984-09-28)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6 million
Box office	$11 million

The Wild Life is a 1984 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Art Linson and written by Cameron Crowe.^[1] The film stars Chris Penn, Lea Thompson, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Jenny Wright, Eric Stoltz, Rick Moranis, Hart Bochner, and Randy Quaid.

The Wild Life was theatrically released in the United States on September 28, 1984, by Universal Pictures. While the film is not a direct sequel to Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), it was seen by many as a spiritual sequel due to Crowe's involvement in both and the films' shared universe/style of being R-rated comedy/dramas set amongst young people finding their way in Southern California.