Born to Be Wild 1995

Synopsis:

Rick Heller is a juvenile delinquent who keeps getting himself into trouble. To keep him out of trouble his mother puts him to work cleaning the cage of a gorilla named Katie which she is teaching to communicate through the use of sign language. When the owner of the gorilla takes her back to become a flea market freak Rick takes it upon himself to break Katie out and take her on an adventurous journey to get her out of the country.

Directed by: John Gray
Written by: Paul Young & John Bunzel
Release date: 1995-03-31
Runtime: 100 minutes
Tagline: What do you do when your best friend's a 400-pound gorilla? Anything she likes.
Cast:
Wil Horneff
Wil Horneff
Rick Heller 
Helen Shaver
Helen Shaver
Margaret Heller 
John C. McGinley
John C. McGinley
Max Carr 
Jean Marie Barnwell
Jean Marie Barnwell
Lacey Carr 
Peter Boyle
Peter Boyle
Gus Charnley 
Gregory Itzin
Gregory Itzin
Walter Mallinson