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Wild Child is a 2008 English-language film directed by Nick Moore and written by Lucy Dahl. The movie stars Emma Roberts, Alex Pettyfer, Natasha Richardson, and Linzey Cocker. It was produced by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner for production companies including Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Relativity Media, and Working Title Films. The narrative is set in California and England, with filming taking place in California and Malibu.
The film is categorized as a romantic comedy, comedy drama, and teen film. Its tagline is "New Girl. New School. New Rules." Key themes include diving, England, and girls' boarding schools. The runtime is 98 minutes. Distribution formats include video on demand, with Universal Pictures and Netflix handling distribution. The film has been assessed using the Bechdel test.
Critical reception includes a review score of 4.8/10 and 40%, alongside an IMDb rating of 6.1 and a TMDb vote average of 6.7. The budget was 20,000,000, resulting in revenue of 22,000,000. Michael Price composed the score. The title is named after a feral child.
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6.7Sixteen-year-old Poppy has everything her unlimited credit cards can buy, and a spoiled attitude to match. After a final thoughtless prank, her exasperated father ships her off to boarding school in England. There, Poppy meets her match in a stern headmistress and a class full of girls who will not tolerate her selfishness.
Cast
- Emma Roberts as Poppy Moore
- Alex Pettyfer as Freddie Kingsley
- Natasha Richardson as Mrs. Kingsley
- Kimberley Nixon as Kate
- Juno Temple as Jennifer 'Drippy' Logan
- Johnny Pacar as Roddy
Themes
- diving
- england
- boarding school
- girls' boarding school
- malibu
- spoiled child
- teen movie
- lacrosse
- school
- love interest
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Nick Moore
- Written by
- Lucy Dahl
- Produced by
- Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Diana Phillips
- Starring
- Emma Roberts Natasha Richardson Shirley Henderson Alex Pettyfer Aidan Quinn
- Cinematography
- Chris Seager
- Edited by
- Simon Cozens
- Music by
- Michael Price
- Production companies
- StudioCanal Relativity Media Working Title Films
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures (International) StudioCanal (France)
- Release date
- 15 August 2008 ( 2008-08-15 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 98 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom United States France
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $20 million
- Box office
- $21.9 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- feral child
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Nick Moore
- Screenwriter
- Lucy Dahl
- Cast member
- Vanessa Branch
- Composer
- Michael Price
- Producer
- Eric Fellner
- Production company
- Working Title Films
- Narrative location
- England
- Filming location
- Malibu
- Duration
- 98
- FilmAffinity ID
- 627244
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.wildchildmovie.com
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- different from
- The Wild Child
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 40%
- publication date
- 2008-12-18
- title
- Wild Child
- distributed by
- Netflix
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Encyclopedic overview
Wild Child is a 2008 teen comedy film directed by Nick Moore, written by Lucy Dahl, and starring Emma Roberts, Natasha Richardson, Shirley Henderson, Alex Pettyfer and Aidan Quinn, with Georgia King, Kimberley Nixon, Juno Temple, Linzey Cocker and Sophie Wu.
Poppy Moore is a wealthy and spoiled American girl who is sent to a boarding school in England by her widowed father, where she soon learns the true meaning of life and friendship.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wild Child” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.