In WILD, director Jean-Marc Vallée (DALLAS BUYERS CLUB), Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon (WALK THE LINE) and Academy Award nominated screenwriter Nick Hornby (AN EDUCATION) bring bestselling author Cheryl Strayed’s extraordinary adventure to the screen.
After years of reckless behavior, a heroin addiction and the destruction of her marriage, Strayed makes a rash decision. Haunted by memories of her mother Bobbi (Academy Award nominee Laura Dern) and with absolutely no experience, she sets out to hike more than a thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail all on her own.
WILD powerfully reveals her terrors and pleasures --as she forges ahead on a journey that maddens, strengthens, and ultimately heals her.
Check out the WILD movie trailer!
Release: December 3, 2014
Directed by: Jean-Marc Vallée
Screenplay by: Nick Hornby
Based on the book by: Cheryl Strayed
Produced by: Reese Witherspoon, Bruna Papandrea, Bill Pohlad
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski, Michiel Huisman, Gaby Hoffmann, Kevin Rankin
Notes about the Film
An official selection at the Toronto International Film Festival 2014 and Telluride Film Festival 2014, WILD is based on the inspiring true life story of Cheryl Strayed and her best-selling book WILD –the book Oprah chose for the re-launch of her book club!
Starring Academy Award® nominated Laura Dern and written by Academy Award® nominated Nick Hornby, WILD not only stars, but was produced by Reese Witherspoon! This story of self-discovery and redemption will touch your heart and inspire you!
The film was shot on the actual Pacific Crest Trail – the toughest and wildest through-trail in America – deserts, mountains, plains, extreme high and low elevations all exist on the PCT! Jean-Marc wanted to shoot 360 degrees of nature with the right angles so there was no cutting of the film. Jean-Marc didn’t want traditional score, but rather a soundtrack that got Cheryl through the quiet and tougher times of her hike. The music in the film is a reflection of how people use their favorite songs to get them through good times and bad.
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Julie (@BloggingJulie)
In 2009 I took my two boys who were 2 and 4 at the time from Germany to California via Space-! (Military flights.) It took three days to get there! It was crazy!
G K
My life has been quite the adventure.
Mary Mougeot
AWESOME LOOKING FILM
Deb Jackson
I ventured into farming with my hubs.
Johannah Brookwell
Marriage -- that has been an adventure.. and one we've mastered too! Married 42 years now!
Sara Zielinski
My life has definitely been an adventure... but i can't recall anything specific.
Kim Henrichs
Once took a roadtrip to Hollywood from Portland and we did it in three days with no sleep.
Dinorah Gonzalez
I once took a spontaneous trip to DC with my mom. Except we had no money and we didn't know where we were going. I was a kid and I was totally afraid the whole time.
Cynthia R
My boyfriend and I did a cross country trip across 15 states in 3 weeks, it was awesome!
Colleen
I am so dull, nothing to adventurous, probably ziplining lOL
Elle P.
Unfortunately, I haven't done anything truly adventurous yet,.
Geoff K
Nothing too outrageous, but some friends and I had a pretty thrilling road trip to Yellowstone National Park a few years back.
Margaret Smith
When I was in my early 20's, I went for two weeks, to Alaska on my own. I have some wonderful memories of that trip.
Tracy Melhinch
It wasn't really outrageous, but I went on my first whale watch a few years ago in MA
mintpearls
Nothing too outrageous! Camping for a week straight maybe, lol?
livivua
just parasailing
latanya
my husband and I did the Road to Hana
harolde
Probably a 20 mile hiking trip in the smokey mountains.
Leigh Anne Borders
A college road trip with some girlfriends after we graduated!
Jessica Vaughan gengler
Lived in four states in 7 years
Christine C.
My biggest adventure so far has been hiking in a wilderness area in Colorado. We saw bears and tracks of a big cat!
Lavonne Yates
Cave climbing when I was 7 months pregnant with my oldest son. Was the best time I ever had!!
Stephanie
i have not...
diane
my friend and i got lost getting out of Yellowstone Parlk
Emerson
My husband and I once tried to climb the big volcano in Hawaii. There was a trail and a lot of people were hiking it. Only they all had gear and good shoes. After and hour and a busted flip flop, we turned around.
Robert Tschinkel
my most outrageous adventure was hiking 20 miles in Sedona , AR, I have OA in both knees but I managed
Holly E
Going to Chimney Rock in North Carolina.
Tracey Byram
Traveling cross country by car with my family in the early '70s. From Florida to california
nickie
Camping with my husband, It was romantic and insane. Rain, falling over tent, lost a few times, but it was fun.
Debra S
Pulling up our roots and moving to the Great White North was the biggest adventure I ever took. And we do love up up here, too.
Sharon Kaminski
The most outrageous adventure i have taken on is climbing the great wall.
Cynthia C
I took a trail to the top of one of the peaks at Yosemite.
linda lansford
I drove on a mountain road
Amanda C.
For my husband's birthday one year, I blindfolded him and drove him a couple hours away and we took a hot air baloon ride and then went on a camping trip afterwards. While it may not be an epic adventure, it was was a fun-flled getaway.
Karen
Riding the rail car straight up this summer in Innsbruck, Austria to the Castle. Going down was worse than going up for me. My husband just laughed at me...
Jen S
My family still tells the story of the time I cajoled them into driving a full-size van 10 miles up a narrow, rutted Forest Service dirt road to get to a trailhead at the edge of the Kalmiopsis wilderness...the white-knuckle drive was apparently more memorable than the hike itself! From my own point of view, making the decision to leave an unsafe marriage with my 1 1/2 year old child was far more difficult - like stepping off a cliff with clouds obscuring the valley floor below. That step, however, led me to become more myself than I ever could have imagined.
janet woodling
I have moved 11 times with my husbands job, leaving family, friends, my job, etc. Each time it is an adventure.
Chris D
Hiking through the Rocky Mountains
Chrystal D
Marriages were it for me!
Cynthia
My husband and I took a trip to Portland, Oregon. Might seem funny to most but, I had never flown before. I cried (literally) before and during the flight out of fear. I cried afterwards because I had conquered one of my greatest fears. I now have the courage to go anywhere and to try and do anything. I have taken several different kind of trips since, some with a little fear but, all with a whole lot of courage.
Natalie
My dad, brother and I went to the Boundary Waters in MN and saw moose, river otters and beavers!
Suzanne K
probably a toss up between zip lining (loved it) and 6 weeks alone with a Eurail pass traveling thru Germany, Luxembourg, Austria and France when I was 19 (alone).
Amanda Kinder
I actually haven't had any wild adventure... except maybe a 1 day trip to Chicago from Texas on Thanksgiving.
Lisa Brown
I have not been on any wild adventure; traveling to utah for the skiing is the only thing I can think of that counts as "adventure" for me
Rita Leonard
I went to Italy with my sister and we have tons of fun but a lot of things went wrong. I guess that would be considered an adventure.
Sheila K.
Going to New Orleans for Mardi Gras turned out to be quite a memorable adventure!
Karen Glatt
The trul adventourous thing I have done when I was younger was camp and hike in Canada! It was a lot of fun!
Mami2jcn
I'm not very adventurous. I guess a girls' road trip to Myrtle Beach during college was the wildest time I ever had.
Elena
Living in three different countries in my life was an adventure
Denise L
Does New Orleans at Mardi Gras count? It was pretty outrageous! And fun 🙂
Becca
I take a road trip every year from Santa Barbara to Boise, and we don't have cell reception in some places. That's about as adventurous as I get LOL
Jessica To
I went hiking with some friends from work and I'm not a hiker!
Tari Lawson
My girlfriend and I went to California when we were in our early 20s. We rented a car and drove nearly the whole state. It was awesome.
Janet W.
One of my most crazy adventures was when I rode mules through the Grand Canyon. I was scared to death on those cliffs!
Amanda Sakovitz
Joining a sorority was the craziest adventure I've ever taken.
Kelly D
My adventure was when I took a plane trip alone to meet with friends in England to have a vacation.
David Balkin
I once took an impromptu trip half way across the country to New Orleans! Good times.
Crystal F
No adventures here. We live a very boring life but I'm totally okay with that. lol thank you!
Barbara Montag
That would be the hot air balloon ride I had.
I'm scared of heights!
thank you
Linda G.
I took a trip to Germany with my girlfriend when we were single.
Kimberly M.
A road trip in an ice storm. Well, it didn't start out in an ice storm but it ended up in one.Terrible.
HS
Backpacking alone to the Europe was one of them.
Robin M
I backpacked across Europe when I was 19
Kelly Nicholson
Leave a comment telling me, what's the most outrageous adventure you've ever taken?
probably just camping at Yosemite when i was a kid
steve weber
I packed up and moved to Colorado for 22 months out of the blue.
kristi m
oh leaving on whim when i was twenty and traveling through the bad lands in the dakota, which was beautiful !!
jose benavides
I took a road trip to san Antonio where we almost died on a few occasions and still don't know how I am here cause we went through some wild things..
shelly peterson
I can't think of a wild adventure that I have had.
sharon h
driving cross country
April Brenay
i drove cross the country and stopped at a bunch of tourist traps
Marissa
Had a spontaneous trip to California a few years back that was mostly a disaster but also worth a hefty laugh nowadays.
Nicole Dz
The most epic adventure I have taken is going to the grand canyon with my family.
Melissa Anderson
The most outrageous adventure I've taken is going to a dangerous part of Mexico with an organization to help build a home for a family.
Bronwyn Cole
Probably going mudding with my husband and some friends the week we met. We got a flat tire and had to wait in the woods until one of the guys returned with tools. We built a fire and started hearing coyotes!
Karen N.
Having kids was an adventure that keeps on giving
Charlotte W
The only adventure I've had that comes close is wandering around Mexico with my best friend.
Laura J
My biggest adventure was in high school I went with some friends and their family bear hunting in Canada! I am such an animal lover...thank goodness they didnt get anything! 🙂
Wehaf
That would be my trip to Mexico!
Mary Beth Elderton
I'm going to half way answer this question by saying that I was a teenager in the 70's and would have strangled my own kids for doing some of the "adventures"I did. Not kidding even a little. I went to many rock and roll concerts. When my son became a musician himself and went to concerts, I kept a little more control over his experiences.
Jessica Beard
The time I went with my family white water rafting was life-changing.
Billy S.
Drove 14 hours to a concert with only enough gas money to get there lol
Carolyn G
ZIplining in Costa Rica
Sarah Hirsch
i went skydiving, which is pretty outrageous
Missie Freeman
I got lost in the seedy side of town once and drove and drove until I found my way out, that's as adventurous as I've ever been.
Jenna D
I'm about to go on a cross country road trip with my best friend!
Dericka Buckels
The most adventurous trip that I've ever taken is when I went to New York. For a country girl from Louisiana it was adventurous just trying to catch a taxi.
Carol Nine
Not much of an adventure, but I once walked 16 miles in the pouring rain.
Monique Rizzo
I took a hike through the Italian mountains.
Danizilla
I guess my most outrageous adventure is my solo trip to Mexico, I was way out of my comfort zone so it was crazy for me but I enjoyed every minute.
Andrew L
I once went on a 30-day hiking and camping adventure in the mountains of South Africa.It was called "The Trek" I was only 15 at the time, but I remember it vividly.
Mendy Dinsmore
It would have to be going with my husband 5 hours from home and family to have surgery. It was suppose to be a week stay and we didn't get to leave until 68 days later. Neither one of us expect to be gone from home that long.
anthony ciofani
The coal mines in kentucky when I was a child
Angela Saver
My biggest adventure was moving to Germany for two years right after my 20th birthday, leaving all of my family & friends behind!
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Debbie LaCoste
Swimming with sharks in St. Thomas.
sandra
a whirlwind trip to Europe with some friends
Rudy Gonzales
I climbed the pyrymids of Costa Maya, Mexico once. Learned a lot.
Pat B
I took a bus ride from Oklahoma to Maryland when I was 16 all by myself - I guess that's about as adventuresome as I get.
Tabathia B
Probably just traveling to the beach with no plan or reservation with my then boyfriend.
Tina jensen
Triplet pregnancy!
Ashley Tucker
I went hiking in mountains of Colorado.
Carly D.
I took an aerobatic flight lesson!
Melanie
I went to Europe by myself!
Selinda McCumbers
A free cruise with my husband when we didn't know anything about the area!
Julie Conn
Nothing yet!
Madonna
I am one of the most boring people you would ever meet. I can't even think of anything I have done that would be mildly adventurous.
heather s
nothing really that adventurous
Susan Christy
Went cross country skiing in Steamboat Springs a couple of years ago and that seemed pretty adventurous to a homebody like me!
Jessica
In high school I went to Russia on a mission trip.
Saundra A
My life is an adventure.
Sarah Hayes
my most outrageous was hiking in the rain forest
James Robert
When my ex sent me my 5 kids it was quite an adventure at first. It was a call saying they are on the way and I was keeping them which was a great adventure for all of us and still is
al
A railbus trip in Ecuador that required us to get out and push the railcar all around a turntable at a tunnel.
Cassandra Eastman
I went to Russia with my family about 10 years ago. It was quite an experience!
Estelle S
I've had a pretty quiet life. I'd say the most adventurous trip I've taken was with some girlfriends one night when we decided to drive into the city (Chicago). It was pretty neat, and we saw a lot of things we usually didn't see down in the suburbs.
Sue Barney
A trip To Vegas was mine ut we all know what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas lol 😉
Dawn Monroe
I cant describe any of my travels as adventurous. That is something I would like to change in the coming years.
Terry Maigi
We went camping on the edge of a mountain! Like, literally, the edge of a cliff. This was definitely before children lol. Since becoming a mommy I've realized I am quite a boring person now haha.
Jennifer Vickers
A trip across the US with my friend, not much money so we planned to stay in a tent. It was really fun but kinda scary when you think of 2 girls traveling alone.
LynneMarie
Driving alone to from NY to Myrtle Beach 12 hrs. straight through starting out at 2:30 AM.
Angelica
Camping with friends and climbing near devils lake in Wisconsin
Alyce Poalillo
Our 3 week trek around Alaska was pretty cool.
Wes Hovorka
my wife and I went white water rafting.
Kim Keithline
I haven't really taken any outrageous adventures i have lead a boring life
Sarah Cool
I went camping with my mother just the two of us and that was definitely an adventure 🙂
Tara
We went to Mexico. Not very crazy!
curtis
We went caveing without a guide
FRANK
I canoed over falls.
stacy
The summer between my sophomore and junior year of college, my friend had been planning a trip to see her long-distance boyfriend in Indiana (we live in Florida). He called her TWO DAYS before she was supposed to leave on a three-week trip to break up with her, saying he had been seeing another woman for a few months now. So she asked me if I wanted to go on a road trip with her because she had already saved the money and made a bunch of plans. I agreed and we were off! We ended up following one of our favorite bands for a few tour stops, camped in the mountains, and visited a bunch of landmarks. We had a blast and it was one of the most memorable trips of my life.
Sadie B.
My best adventure has been a train trip West to Seattle. So many beautiful sites.
kyl neusch
trip to niagara falls
janetfaye
Sad to say but my life has been without a great adventure.
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Brittney House
I stayed at a hostel with a couple of my friends in Germany.
Leanne Godfrey
Out of the clear blue sky, I decided to take a 2-year sabbatical!
Janice Whitaker
sadly I have never had an adventure
Patti M
One of the most adventurous things I've ever done is ride some of the tallest roller coasters in the world.
Stephanie Larison
I went inside of a cave before, there were tons of bats everywhere. I was scared to death the whole time, lol.
Lisa V.
I am a backpacker myself and have hiked in 13 of the 14 states on the Appalachian Trail. So, I can relate to the PCT and what it takes to do such an adventure.
Karen
Camping in the mountains with a bunch of friends from college.
Dave L
Unfortunately, no great adventures for me yet, but perhaps one day. Thank you for the chance to win. Happy holidays!
Claudia
Rising a son with Autism has been quite an adventure, Thank you!
Kelley Roach
AWESOME LOOKING FILM
Erica B.
I've gone to france.
shawna
Road tripping with my husband on the west coast!
Lisa Garner
Not to many outrageous adventures here. Probably my wildest was braving Disney World with my 4 children.
Robin
I once went dune buggy riding in the Oregon dunes.
Tammie Venne
I rode clear across the country on the bus, Im talking Greyhound
Allie f
I went on a 10 mile hike in bear-ridden northern ontario wilderness. No compass. Woops!! I survived 🙂
Hesper Fry
A helicopter ride through the Grand Canyon. Scary, but amazing!
BILL HOFF
We watched the sunrise on the rim of the dormant volcano on Maui!!
Kathleen S.
I went ziplining in Idaho a few years ago, maybe not so outrageous, but very adventurous!
Carolyn Daley
I honestly cannot think of any outrageous adventures that I have been on. Maybe experiencing snow for the first time on a trip to Vail, Colorado in 2013.
valerie sobus
hahaha well....the one that comes to mind...it's actually pretty embarrassing and not really legal so i'd rather not say 😛 so i'll choose another.... getting married has been an excellent adventure !
Kimberly Hilbert
I've never taken a wild adventure. I prefer the cities.
nadine m
no truly outrageous trips but I'm still young (in my mind) maybe in the future
Charlene Drake
I'm not an adventurous person, but once I was going to travel from Texas to PA (by car) all by myself, until I friend went with me.
tallcapp
I think the most exciting adventure I had was when I was in college. A friend and myself spent a good long time in Europe with out Eurail passes. Would love to do that again.
Lesley F
When we got caught in a rock slide in South Carolina
Karen Drake
Moving from GA to Northern MI was an adventure, getting used to all the snow was kinda fun.
Samantha
We went to Cancun, Mexico and then went to go see the Mayan Ruins! I had never been or done anything like that before.
Thomas Murphy
I went on a water water rafting and camping trip that was outrageous.
Melanie Montgomery
When I was 20 I flew to San Diego by myself to interview a famous director.
Lisa
Lol I have never gone on anything very adventures but I have gone hiking and camping and did not like it.
Bridgett Wilbur
My most outrageous thing I ever did was para sailing.
Danielle Wood
Probably my spur of the moment trip to maine where a friend and I drove 13 hours and went to the portland headlight and walked all the rocks
Ellie Wright
My son and I took a weekend trip to Philadelphia to tour all the historical sights.
Richard Hicks
I visited Death Valley one time!
Jake B
Well I have survived 3 comas those were adventures but yea.
Nichole S
My biggest adventure was having to travel from NY to TX with my sister because out mom was ill and it was December and we couldn't get plane tickets....it took us 3 days and we had to drive thru both a snow storm and ice storm to get there
Terry Cross
My life has been pretty adventure-less
Missy
I took a multi state road trip by myself.
Vikki Billings
I have never had an outrageous adventure.
heather c
Went canoeing with a group, got lost overnight, no supplies since our supply canoe overturned and went sailing down river, so we pulled over and sat by the shore until the river rangers found us at 5:30 a.m. Not a fun trip.
Timothy
Safari in Africa with my wife when we dated for a couple of years. Scariest yet most real thing we did.
Jacob
It's the opposite of being in the wild, unless you count it as the concrete jungle. I once camped out overnight on a NYC sidewalk to get tickets to Saturday Night Live - pretty wild night!
Bryan E.
Thank You for the giveaway…backpacked throughout Europe with friends one summer after graduating from college, got through about 11 countries.
Sand
I think it was when I decided to get help for my addictions. I had nothing to lose and everything to gain at that point.
Trisha McKee
I am always so scared of getting lost and driving in strange cities, but I took my daughter on a road trip to Ohio for the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame and then.... to the abandoned amusement park.