When I was in the sixth grade, we got these posters for completing DARE. Why? I have no idea. What I do know is that this spawned a massive crush on Scott Bairstow, Devon Sawa and Jonathan Taylor Thomas.
Oh man, did I love this movie. Based on the "true story" of the Stouffer brothers who did go on to film a TV show called "Wild America", all about the wild animals of the United States. Marty and Mark (Bairstow and Sawa), decide to spend their summer vacation going around the country and filming the animals that they find. Their little brother, Marshall (JTT), sneaks into the back of the truck and winds up tagging along.
Words can't express what this movie means to me- I have probably watched it fifteen million times, all between the years of 1997 and 2001. I've seen it several times since but most of my viewing were during my hormonal years as a teenager. I loved the brotherly relationship, where they loved each other but refused to admit it. Their mom was one of my favorite characters and of course, you're supposed to despise the dad until the very end, as we all do.
Some of my favorite parts of this movie include:
-Devonshire Cream, the Creamiest Cream
-when Marshall is revealed to be in the car
-when they wrote the Native American symbols on Marshall's stomach
-the moose episode
-everything about hunting the alligators, especially Creepy McCreeperson with no leg
-let's be real, pretty much most of it, except for the d-bag "best friend"
And because I can't find a trailer or anything, enjoy the first part of this amazing movie. And watch the rest on youtube. Because it's worth it.
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