Into the Wild (2007)


Into the Wild
Release Date01 September 2007
Budget$15,000,000
US Box Office$18,000,000
TaglineYour great adventure on Alaska.
GenreAdventure, Biography, Drama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsAnchorage, Alaska, USA
LanguageEnglish, Danish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassDocudrama, Adventure Drama
ThemesSurvival in the Wilderness, Dropping Out, Obsessive Quests, Missing Persons
TonesMoody, Atmospheric, Intimate, Poignant
TagsAlaska, Bus, Camp, Graduation, Hitchhiker, Starvation

Into the Wild is a 2007 American biographical drama film directed by Sean Penn. It is an adaptation of 1996 non-fiction book of the same name by Jon Krakauer based on Christopher McCandless and his travels across North America. The film stars Emile Hirsch as McCandless with William Hurt and Marcia Gay Harden as his parents. The film premiered during the Rome Film Fest and later opened outside of Fairbanks, Alaska in September 2007.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Chris McCandless

Billie McCandless

Walt McCandless

Additional Narrator, Carine McCandless

Brian H. Dierker
Rainey

Jan Burres

Wayne Westerberg

Tracy Tatro

Ron Franz

Jim Gallien
Himself

James O'Neill
Graduation Reader

Malinda McCollum
Waitress

Paul Knauls
Building Manager

Craig Mutsch
Wayne's Crew #1

Jim Beidler
Wayne's Crew #2

John Decker
Hutterite #1

John Hofer
Hutterite #2

Jerry Hofer
Hutterite #3

Terry Waldner
Hutterite #4

Robin Mathews
Gail Borah

Candice Campos
Bar Girl

Steven Wiig
Lee's Ferry Ranger

Floyd Wall
Man in Phone Booth

Bryce Walters
Chris McCandless - age 4

Jim Davis
Immigration Officer

Bull

Carine McCandless - age 11

Everett 'Insane Wayne' Smith
Insane Cain

John Jabaley
Announcer

Leonard Knight
Himself

Matt Contreras
Book Shopper #1

Denise Sitton
Book Shopper #2

Bart the Bear
Bear

Sharon Olds
Additional Narrator

Carine McCandless
Additional Narrator

Dan Burch
Passerby

Caroline Gelabert
Graduating Billie McCandless

Geri Gilmore
Old Lady Tourist

Paul Haasch
Trail Guide

Aaron Wayne Hill
Big Wheel Boy

Mad Martian
Guy At Bar

Young Boy

J. Nathan Simmons
Tourist

Susan Spencer
Parent

Haley Sweet
Bank Teller

Edward Tubbs
Brown Bronco Driver

Director

Writer

Jon Krakauer

Producer

David Blocker
executive producer

Frank Hildebrand
executive producer

John J. Kelly
executive producer

Art Linson
producer

producer

Bill Pohlad
producer

Original Music

Michael Brook
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Cinematographer

Eric Gautier

Editor

Jay Cassidy
-

Casting Director

Francine Maisler
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Production Designer

Derek R. Hill

Art Director

John Richardson
-

Domenic Silvestri
-

Set Decorator

Danielle Berman
-

Christopher Neely
-

Costume Designer

Mary Claire Hannan
-

Makeup Department

Beatrice De Alba
hair stylist: Ms. Harden & Ms. Keener

Sterfon Demings
hair department head

Bonni Flowers
additional makeup artist

April Hutchinson
key makeup artist

Robin Mathews
makeup artist: Mr. Hirsch, makeup department head

Tina Sims
hair stylist

Doreen Vantyne
key hair stylist

Amanda Williams
assistant hair stylist

Molly Craytor
makeup artist

Stephanie June Johnson
additional makeup artist

Production Manager

Craig Ayers
production supervisor

Iram Collantes
production supervisor

Meg Halsey
assistant production supervisor

John J. Kelly
unit production manager

Tim Pedegana
post-production supervisor

Haley Sweet
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Ian Calip
second second assistant director: South Dakota

Dylan Hopkins
second assistant director

John R. Saunders
second second assistant director

David J. Webb
first assistant director

Art Department

Jacob Alsbrook
set dresser

Eric J. Bates
property master

Mychael Bates
property master

Jonathan Birchfield
greens person

Leslie Borchert
art department coordinator

George Capetanos
assistant props

Gerard A. Dery
greens supervisor

Nicole Eldredge
assistant props

Ken Erck
set painter: contractor, Portland

Jack Evans
shopper

Edward G. Fitzgerald
set dressing supervisor

Rush Gomez
construction foreperson

David Graham
set dresser

Jimmie Hendricks
greens person

Laura Hendricks
greens person

Scott Huke
set dressing supervisor

James Jones
sculptor

Lyle Lawing
props production assistant

Ronald 'Krobar' Lawler
assistant props

Ray Lovasz
propmaker

Jon Marum
set dresser

Michael J. McCombs
set dresser

Brendan McKeon
additional set dresser

Melissa McMinn
leatherworker

Gordon McVay
set dressing leadperson

Richard 'Rocky' Nichols
assistant property master

Duke Russell
scenic painter

Charles Ryner
greens person

Jose Sandoval
paint foreperson

Joinathin Schabb
key greensperson

Carly Sertic
props production assistant

Chuck Smith
leatherworker

Ryan Smith
on-set dresser

Mike Speaks
propmaker

Chrissy Steuermann
art department production assistant

Mike Sunga
set dresser

William Swartz
on-set dresser

Chandler Vinar
additional set dresser

Jamie M. Walker
graphic artist

James D. Workman
scenic painter

Joshua T. Duman
propmaker

Merdyce McClaran
assistant property master

Charles Miller
propmaker

John M. Oswald
set dresser

Dean G. Roberts
key greens

Terrance Zdunich
storyboard artist

Sound Department

Christopher Barnett
sound effects editor, additional sound re-recording mixer

Rene Defrancesch
sound utility

Robert Deschaine
adr mixer

Sergio Diaz
supervising adr editor, supervising dialogue editor

Nerses Gezalyan
foley mixer

Martín Hernández
sound designer, supervising sound editor

Lora Hirschberg
sound re-recording mixer

Colin Jones
boom operator

Joseph Magee
ProTools operator

Michael Minkler
sound re-recording mixer

James Moriana
foley artist

Alenka Pavlin
boom operator

Bryan Pennington
sound consultant: Dolby

Alejandro Quevedo
sound design editor

Frank Rinella
adr mixer

Ronald G. Roumas
sound recordist

Tony Sereno
sound mix technician

Roland N. Thai
sound effects co-designer

Dennie Thorpe
foley artist

Edward Tise
sound mixer

Jeffrey Wilhoit
foley artist

Arturo Zarate
sound effects editor

Sean England
foley mixer

Zach Martin
sound recordist

Matthew McKenzie
adr recording engineer

Douglas Shamburger
boom operator

Clint Smith
sound recordist

Greg Steele
adr mixer

Bobby Watkins
sound utility

Greg Zimmerman
adr recordist

Special Effects

Donald T. Black
special effects technician

William Boggs
special effects technician

Robert DeVine
creature effects: animatronic squirrel, monster mask

Donald Frazee
special effects supervisor

R.J. Hohman
special effects technician

Scott Lingard
special effects technician

Paul Obest
special effects technician

Casey Pritchett
special effects technician

Ryan Roundy
special effects technician

Kai Shelton
special effects foreperson

Dean G. Roberts
special effects crew

Carly Sertic
special effects technician

Visual Effects

David Alexander
lead CG artist: Entity FX

Pharoah Barrett
cg artist: Entity FX

Mat Beck
senior visual effects supervisor: Entity FX

Joseph Brattesani
compositor: Entity FX

Matthew Collorafice
compositor: Entity FX

Christina Spring
compositor: Entity FX

Eli Jarra
compositor: Entity FX

Aaron N. Leichter
visual effects production assistant: Entity FX

Kymber Lim
visual effects executive producer: Entity FX

Rik Panero
cg artist: Entity FX

Rod Park
visual effects producer: Entity FX

Brian Petras
compositor: Entity FX

Tricia Pifer
visual effects producer: Entity FX

Jason Sanford
visual effects associate producer: Entity FX

Dax Siplin
2D artist: Entity FX

Marty Taylor
visual effects supervisor: Entity FX

Kaz Yoshida
CG pre-visualization artist: Entity FX

Scott Berri
visual effects production coordinator: Entity FX

Christopher Blazick
pipeline engineer: EntityFX

Todd Daugherty
head of technology

Mike Leben
motion control operator

Carl Loeffler
head of engineering

Viet Nguyen
systems engineer: EntityFX

Jeremy Renteria
junior 2D artist

Nate Smalley
I/O coordinator

Stunts

Jeff Danoff
stunts

Steve Hart
stunts

Marlow Long
stunts

Mark McDaniels
stunts

Cole S. McKay
stunts

Doug Seus
stunt coordinator: Bear

Kai Shelton
stunts

Patrick J. Statham
stunt coordinator

Chuck Waters
stunts

Gary J. Wayton
stunts

stunt safety

Tim Shuler
safety diver

Camera and Electrical Department

Tim Arasheben
camera technician: Wescam camera, first assistant camera: aerial

Jacques Arnet
camera technician: Tyler camera, first assistant camera: aerial

Douglas Blagg
key rigging grip: Oregon

Dave Bone
dolly grip: Alaska

Ethan Borsuk
second assistant camera: "a" camera

Chris Buchakjian
best boy grip

Glenn Cannon
video assist operator

Pat Christman
best boy rigging grip: Oregon

Patrick Donnelly
company electrician

François Duhamel
additional still photographer: Alaska

Jack Foster
company electrician

Will Fowler
24 frame video operator

Sean P. Gilbert
first assistant camera: underwater camera

Gonzalo Gonzalez
company grip

William Hall
dolly grip

David Harges
gaffer

Patrick R. Heffernan
key grip

Jacques Jouffret
camera operator, Steadicam operator

Paul Kaye
best boy electric

Karen Korn
second assistant camera: "b" camera

Seth Kotok
second assistant camera: "b" camera

Dan Kubicek
company electrician

Mike Maley
company electrician

Ignacio Musich
first assistant camera: "b" camera

Louis Normandin
company grip

Lisa Origlieri
film loader

Chris Reynolds
first assistant camera: "a" camera

Jonathan Stoll
company grip

Derek E. Tindall
electrician

John Trapman
aerial director of photography, camera operator: Wescam camera

David Troutman
company electrician

Eric Yu
camera technician

Chuck Zlotnick
still photographer

Peter Zuccarini
underwater camera operator

Tom Boyd
underwater camera operator

Melani C. Brown
assistant camera

Chris 'Chalky' Chalk
electrician: Portland

Paul Fanning
electrician

Sean Fisher
grip

Leo Ibanez
grip

Paul Janossy
first assistant camera: "b" camera, Alaska

Morgan Jenkins
second assistant camera

Keith Morgan
rigging gaffer: additional photography

Don Muirhead
Steadicam operator: Alaska

Robert S. Nielsen
electrician

Sean Piper
grip

Dan Preiser
grip

Amishjim Schulze
rigging electrician

Martin Torner
grip

Joe Vitellaro
rigging grip: Portland

James WilderHancock
rigging grip, grip

Casting Department

Kathy Driscoll
casting associate

casting associate

Barbara Harris
adr voice casting

Jorina King
extras casting

Marty Cherrix
additional casting

Efrain Lomeli
extras casting

Regina Prokop
extras casting assistant

J. Nathan Simmons
background casting assistant

Katie Taylor
casting assistant

Lana Veenker
additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Jacqueline Aronson
costume supervisor

Amy Fegely
set costumer

Debbie Travis
costumer: Mr. Vaughn

Jennifer Wolf
set costumer

Nikki Bartnick
costumer

Sarah Burch
wardrobe production assistant: Portland

Artemio Carpio
costumer

Mairi Chisholm
costumer

Kip Ren
costumer, wardrobe assistant

Emilea A. Rivera
costumer

Sierra Robinson
costumer

Chapin Simpson
costumer

Daisy Alexandra Sylbert-Torres
production assistant: costume department

Editorial Department

Mike Chiado
digital intermediate technologist: Company 3

Adrian DeLude
additional colorist: Company 3

Jim Eberle
on-line editor: Company 3

Todd Kolker
post-production coordinator

Jackie Lee
digital intermediate account executive: Company 3

Nick Monton
digital intermediate producer: Company 3

Jerimiah Morey
assistant colorist

Dana Mulligan
first assistant editor

Missy Papageorge
digital intermediate producer: Company 3

Chris Regan
color timer

Marilyn Sommer
digital intermediate negative preparation

Stefan Sonnenfeld
colorist: Company 3

Rob Doolittle
senior on-line editor

Mark T. Osborne
additional colorist

Jorge Tanaka
digital intermediate assistant

Ian Turpen
digital intermediate scanner: Company 3

Music Department

David Franco
music supervisor

Richard Henderson
music editor

Joseph Magee
music playback operator

Julie Marie
musician: violin

musician: harmonica

Tim Rodier
orchestrator

Bart Samolis
musician

Eddie Delena
music recordist

Transportation Department

Christian Anguish
boat operator

Michael Antoniazzi
wheat combine operator

Chet Badalato
driver: Mr. Penn

Chris Basso
driver

James Beidler
wheat combine operator

William A. Benedict
driver

Yael Bernstein
boat operator

Joe Bodle
driver

Floyd Brooks
boat operator: Alaska

Calvin Carlson
boat operator: Alaska

Vernon Carlson
boat operator: Alaska

Rupert Cole
transportation dispatcher

Fred 'Ted' Cornutt
boat operator

Jeff Couch
transportation captain

Emily Dale
boat operator

Vernon Dautenhahn
driver

Gary Davidson
wheat combine operator

Ken Day
driver

Colin Dibnah
driver

Dan Dierker
logistical boat operator

Jennifer Dierker
picture boat coordinator

Gregory Dultz
driver

Kevin Foster
boat operator: Alaska

Mark Franke
logistical boat operator

Brian Gurney
driver

Dave Haldeman
driver

Darryl Hayes
driver

Tyrone Hines
driver

Stewart Iwamuro
driver

Darrell Janson
driver

Jimmy Johnson
driver

Steven Jones
boat operator technical support

Alan Kaminsky
transportation co-captain

Jimmy Kaminsky
driver

Matt Kaplinski
logistical boat operator

George A. Miki
driver

Andrew Mott
driver

Craig Mutsch
wheat combine operator

David Nilles
picture boat coordinator

John Orlebeck
transportation coordinator

Doug Rau
driver

Rick Reistad
picture boat operator

Lawrence J. Romanoff
driver

David Severin
driver

Jerry Shore Jr.
driver

Ernest Simon
driver

Larry Smith
boat operator: Alaska

Jerry T. Stroh
driver

Steven Thompson
picture boat operator

Chris Waldoch
driver

Robert P. Ward
driver

Robert Weaverling
picture boat operator

Peter Weiss
boat operator

Wayne Westerberg
driver

David Carlton White
transportation captain

Lyle Christensen
shotmaker driver

Bob Cope
transportation

Luis Garcia
transportation cars

Hollie Howton
assistant transportation coordinator

John F. Teeple
driver

Other Crew

Russell Adams
animal trainer

Julia Alexander
legal services: Business Affairs Inc.

Dorian Alvarez
prep cook: Hat Trick Catering

Laura Atkins
assistant post-production accountant

Chet Badalato
trainer: Mr. Hirsch, on-set assistant: Mr. Penn

Don Baldwin
additional location manager

Abigail Bean
assistant: Mr. Linson

Julie Bernards
payroll accountant

Justin Brown
production assistant

Brinton Bryan
key set production assistant

Manuel Campillo
additional location manager

Joseph Camp
animal trainer

Richard Carl
production assistant

Rachel Carlson
set medic

Tom Carson
production coordinator

Elida Cerda
set medic

P.J. Connelly
marine scout

Sarah Crauder
production assistant

Mark Cross
production coordinator

Jon Crush
assistant to producers

Scott Davis
marine coordinator

Brian H. Dierker
marine coordinator

Guin Dill
animal trainer

Felicity Donarski
accounting executive: River Road

George Egowa
animal safety

Mario Escobar
chef: Mexico

Carey Field
set production assistant

Stephen Finders
key assistant location manager: Oregon

Neale Fishback
key assistant location manager

Cliff Fleming
helicopter pilot

Michael Frayeh
production accountant

Kathryn C. Galberth
travel coordinator

Justin George
production secretary

Courtney Giauque
marine assistant

Kelli Gillam
post-production accountant

Andrea Gold
animal trainer

Bruce M. Gore
animal safety

Nancy Haecker
location manager

Carrie Hakanson
animal trainer

Raine Hall
additional location manager

Charles Heaphy
production financing

Martin Heintzman
special equipment operator

Stan Heintzman
special equipment operator

Rob Huizenga
physician

John Jabaley
location manager

Timothy Kiehl
special equipment operator

Luca Kouimelis
script supervisor

Bob Kredel
train wrangler

Heather Long
animal trainer

Brekke Lowe
assistant chef: Hat Trick Catering

Peter Lowe
chef: Hat Trick Catering

David B. Lyons
key assistant location manager: Los Angeles

Chandra Marrs
animal trainer

Jolynn Martin
assistant: Mr. Pohlad

Sato Masuzawa
assistant: Mr. Penn

Krystal Mathiesen
second assistant accountant

Lyn Matsuda
script supervisor

Christie Mattull
insurance: DeWitt Stern Group

Brandon McMillan
animal trainer

Meredith Meade
assistant production coordinator

April Melcher
animal trainer

Patrick Mignano
additional location manager

Cheryl Miller
set masseuse

set production assistant

Mike Miller
animal trainer

Stephen Monas
legal services: Business Affairs Inc.

Susan Muir
completion bond: Film Finances Inc.

Jaime Neely
set production assistant

Stevie Nelson
key assistant location manager

Chad Nini
production assistant

Lyn Norton
script supervisor

Dawn Oliver
assistant: Mr. Hildebrand

Henry Oshell
catering assistant: Hat Triuck Catering

Bill 'Buckwheat' Overington
kayaker: Alaska

Nicole Papincak
legal services: Business Affairs Inc.

Katherine Pittman
animal trainer

Donna Piumetti
travel agent: New Act Travel

Mindy Podolsky
dietician

Stanley W. Pratt
chef: Hat Trick Catering

Steve Reddy
animal trainer

Shane Reeves
production assistant

Michael Reinarts
financial officer: River Road

Nicole Rodionoff
shipping coordinator

Jason Ruffolo
additional production assistant: Oregon

Pilar L. Salazar
accounting clerk

Saul Sanchez
craft service

Greg Saraceno
travel coordinator, production secretary

Tom Schaus
helicopter pilot

Paula Schoen
physician

Jennifer Scott
first assistant accountant

Doug Seus
bear owner and trainer

Lynne Seus
assistant bear trainer

Tim Shuler
assistant to producers

Rick Shuster
helicopter pilot

Jean M. Simpson
animal trainer

Cody Smith
animal trainer

Scott J. Smith
assistant bear trainer

Roland Sonnenburg
animal trainer

Beth Ungar Stallkamp
clearance

Olwen Turtle
production secretary: travel

Margaret Viera
marine head cook

Jefferson Wagner
kayak trainer

Kelly Wagner
assistant cook

Dannon Walters
craft service

Ian Watermeier
production executive

Craig Widdis
towing service: A-1 Recovery

Don Williams
craft service

Patsy Williams
craft service

Troy Williams
animal safety

Winston Wingfield
assistant chef: Hat Trick Catering

Kurt Woolner
completion bond: Film Finances Inc.

Sidney Yost
animal trainer

Clint Youngreen
assistant bear trainer

Sara Burton
location scout

Lauren Caglione
assistant: Marcia Gay Harden

Dwight O. Campbell
production assistant: Atlanta

Kim Crabb
assistant location manager

Anthony Cristo
production assistant

Caleb Duffy
location manager: Los Angeles

Kai Ephron
assistant location manager

Shaun Gavin
assistant location manager

Lauren Henry
animal trainer

Arturo Jasso
production assistant

Sean Kaczmarek
production assistant

Amber Kartes
production assistant: Salton City

Mike Lane
client services

Teresa Jolene Lee
additional set production assistant

Israel Limon
production assistant

Devan Linforth
production assistant: Portland, additional production assistant: Portland

Rachel Lipsey
craft service

Frank Mojica
production assistant

Stephanie Mojica
production assistant

Lisa M. Northrop
production assistant

Aaron Ponciano
production assistant

Sonia Randazzo
first assistant accountant

Travis Rehwaldt
additional set production assistant: Portland

Joe Rynearson
production assistant: Portland

Megan Schmidt
additional set production assistant

Laura Sherman
production coordinator

Andy Sowerwine
set production assistant, set production assistant: additional photography

Joe Suffredini
falconer

Matthew Wersinger
key assistant location manager

Brian Youmans
set location assistant

Lavinia Zetina
key assistant accountant

Thanks

Samuel Bayer
thanks

Jon Krakauer
thanks

Christopher Johnson McCandless
in memory of

Wayne Westerberg
thanks

Production Company

Paramount Vantage
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Art Linson Productions
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Into the Wild
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River Road Entertainment
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Distributor

Paramount Vantage

Focus Features

A-Film Distribution

A-Film Home Entertainment

Argentina Video Home

Bonton, a. s.

Movie Bank

Paramount Home Entertainment

Paramount Home Entertainment

Paramount Home Entertainment
,

PiX

Style Jam

TOBIS Film

United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures (UIP)

Universal Pictures International (UPI)

Universum Film (UFA)

Special Effects

Entity FX

Miscellaneous

A-1 Recovery
towing service

Aaton
aaton 35 III-3 perf camera

Back To One Camera Cranes
camera crane

Bender ET
GFCI shock protection provided by

Business Affairs
legal services, production counsel

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
dollies, camera cranes

Cheyenne Studios
studio

Cinelease
electric equipment, grip equipment

Company 3
digital intermediate

DeLuxe Laboratories
prints

DeWitt Stern Insurance Services
insurance

Doug Seus' Wasatch Rocky Mountain Wildlife
supplier: Bart the Bear

Elizabeth Bardsley & Associates
script annotation

Era Helicopters
helicopters

Evergreen Helicopters of Alaska
helicopters

Film Finance
completion bond

Filmtools
expendables

FotoKem Laboratory
negative development

Hat Trick Catering
catering

J Records
soundtrack

Keslow Cameras
camera equipment provided by

Lakeshore Records
score album

Movie Movers
cast trailers

New Act Travel
travel agency

PES Payroll
extras payroll services

Paskal Lighting
electric equipment

Photo Sonics
high-speed cameras

Pictorvision
aerial camera system

Rattlesnake Capture And Disposition Company
snakes provided by

Reel Security
production security, security services

Rockbottom Rentals
cell phone rentals, satellite phone rentals, nextel cell phone rentals

ShowBiz Enterprises
draperies

Skywalker Sound
sound post-production

South Coast Helicopters
helicopters

Star Waggons
cast trailers

Sundance Helicopters
helicopters

Todd-AO Hollywood
adr recorded at, foley recorded at

Todd-AO Studios (West)
foley recorded at , adr recorded at

Tyler Camera Systems
helicopter mounts

Vision Communications
walkies

Wescam USA
helicopter mounts






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Films directed by Sean Penn
Into the Wild
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