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On This Day: April 17, 1987 – Wild Thing Premiered in Theaters

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On This Day: April 17, 1987 – Wild Thing Premiered in Theaters.

On this day April 17, 1987, the urban action drama Wild Thing premiered in theaters. Directed by Max Reid, the film starred Robert Knepper as a mysterious vigilante raised on the streets after witnessing his parents’ murder. Kathleen Quinlan co starred as a social worker who tries to understand and help the man known only as Wild Thing.

The movie offered a modern twist on the jungle hero myth, blending gritty street crime with comic book style justice. Dressed in scraps and using urban...
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