The cinematography and sound work are mediocre, but still far better than the material deserves: you can still see and hear what's happening on the screen.
Strange Wilderness (2008)
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work ![]()
Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:0
Rotten:41
Average Rating:2.3/10
Consensus: Strange Wilderness is a laugh-free comedy that's both aimless and overly crass.
Rated: 15 [See Full Rating] for non-stop language, drug use, crude and sexual humor.
Runtime: 3 hrs 7 mins
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release:11-04-2008
Synopsis: Steve Zahn leads a ragtag crew of wasted nature documentarians deep into the Ecuadorian forest on a quest for the legendary Bigfoot. Constantly being rousted for their drunken ineptitude and... Steve Zahn leads a ragtag crew of wasted nature documentarians deep into the Ecuadorian forest on a quest for the legendary Bigfoot. Constantly being rousted for their drunken ineptitude and ill-informed voiceover narrations, the boys need a break to boost their ratings and Bigfoot might be it; all they have to do is remember to load the camera and not get eaten (especially by a certain turkey). Allen Covert, SUPERBAD's Jonah Hill, Justin Long, and Kevin Heffernan are the crew. Harry Hamlin is a rival bigfoot tracker. Ashley Scott (INTO THE BLUE) provides the ubiquitous foxy babe interest. Ernest Borgnine, Robert Patrick, and Joe Don Baker show up in bit parts. A sort of low-rent LIFE AQUATIC, WILDERNESS is such a fall-down farce that viewers might forget they're not cracking jokes while watching ANIMAL PLANET with their cronies instead of seeing a real movie, but maybe that's a good thing. Former SNL scribe Fred Wolf (JOE DIRT) directs, keeping it as ramshackle and rough around the edges as the law will allow. STRANGE WILDERNESS may not be pretty, but it earns a load of laughs through its sheer mullet-headed recklessness. [More]
Starring: Steve Zahn, Allen Covert, Jonah Hill, Kevin Heffernan
Starring: Steve Zahn, Allen Covert, Jonah Hill, Kevin Heffernan, Ashley Scott, Peter Dante, Harry Hamlin, Robert Patrick, Joe Don Baker, Justin Long, Jeff Garlin, Ernest Borgnine
Director: Fred Wolf
Director: Fred Wolf
Screenwriter: Peter Gaulke, Fred Wolf
Producer: Peter Gaulke
Composer: Waddy Wachtel
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Reviews for Strange Wilderness
At least Gaulke and Wolf didn't have to go far to kill their reputation: During the jungle piranha attack scene, a mallard floats by in the background.
This movie is designed for an audience that likes gross-out humour and endless silliness.
The use of found footage intended to match-edit their locales, along with the use of wildlife animal scenes, is so crude that I want to call this an exploitation film. (Of nature, that is.)
Despite the presence of funny guys such as Zahn, Garlin, Justin Long and Jonah Hill, along with veteran character actors Ernest Borgnine, Joe Don Baker and Robert Patrick, the movie fails to be even passably funny.
There are stupid stoner comedies and then there are stupid stoner comedies that ain't funny, and the latest effluvium from Adam Sandler's Happy Madison production company is mostly a bummer.
Instantly forgettable and proudly lazy, Strange Wilderness feels like it's being made up on the spot.
While it's too pleasant to be irritating, it's also too lackadaisical to be truly funny.
Underachieving even by the standards of stoner comedies, Strange Wilderness is so inert that it doesn’t so much unreel on screen as loiter there, giggling at its own outrageousness.
Laughter is definitely an endangered species where Strange Wilderness is concerned.
Sloppy, choppy, and indifferently assembled, Strange Wilderness is slapdash even by the relaxed standards of its executive producer, Adam Sandler.
A nearly plotless and always asinine stoner comedy that is so inconsequential it begins to evaporate from the memory before it is even over.
You'd have to be more than merely intoxicated to find anything about this dismal stoner comedy remotely funny. You'd have to be unconscious.
If you find bong hits, joy buzzers, and turkey fellatio hilarious, then perhaps sterilization is in order...best appreciated under heavy sedation and within close proximity of the fast-forward button.
I doubt many people are going to find it funny without some sort of chemical help.
Obviously the product of minimal effort by all parties involved, Strange Wilderness is a slovenly, slapped-together stoner comedy.
Maturity obviously is not required to make or see these movies, but would anyone really admit to laughing at a turkey biting a man's penis?
A bunch of guys wandering around in the plastic foliage of Disney's Jungle Cruise ride pretending to see monkeys.
February may be too early to start thinking about year-end lists, but frankly, I'll be shocked if I see 10 movies in 2008 that are worse than Strange Wilderness.
Latest News for Strange Wilderness
May 19, 2008:
RT on DVD: National Treasure 2, Diary of the Dead, Plus Salo News!
Exciting announcements abound this week (Fearless Director's Cut! A new Little Mermaid movie! Gossip Girl on DVD!) while Nicolas Cage's treasure-hunting adventure sequel,... More...
February 03, 2008:
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Girlpower Rules Over Super Bowl Weekend
Tween girls sacked the competition over Super Bowl weekend as the music pic Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert shattered records and opened at number one... More...
January 31, 2008:
Critics Consensus: Over Her Dead Body is DOA, Guess The Eye's & Strange Wilderness' Tomatometer!
This week at the movies, we've got creepy visions (The Eye, starring Jessica Alba), haunted romances (Over Her Dead Body, starring Paul Rudd and Eva Longoria Parker), woodland... More...
January 31, 2008:
Box Office Guru Preview: Montana Hopes to Win Super Bowl Trophy
While Brady and Manning duke it out in Phoenix, the $15 movie ticket aims to conquer the multiplexes over Super Bowl weekend. That's the admission price that theaters are... More...
More DVDs
| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
|---|---|
| 14% 14% | The Ugly Truth |
| 98% 98% | Up |
| 36% 36% | G.I. Joe: The Rise of … |
| 52% 52% | The Taking of Pelham 1… |
| 45% 45% | Ice Age: Dawn of the D… |
| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
|---|---|
| 36% 36% | Angels & Demons |
| 68% 68% | Funny People |
| 25% 25% | Four Christmases |
| 45% 45% | Shorts |
What’s Hot On RT
Other News
Sponsored Links
Around The Network
- Strange Wilderness at Rotten Tomatoes
- Strange Wilderness at IGN
Fresh Links
Featured

Subscribe to RT's YouTube channel and don't miss a second of our cracking video content.

Follow Rotten Tomatoes and join us as we tweet about the week's releases.



Top Critic

