Into The Wild!

[boozeboxer]

technically you are correct buddy! but hes a unique bum cuz he intentionally donated all his money to charity and literally burned his money on purpose.

he refers to himself as a "SUPER TRAMP" in the film

Just because she ran off with a Supertramp fan doesn't make me 5 grand richer.

[Wadeb_21]

I've got this film on my hardrive just havnt got around to watching it yet.

sounds great though, must find time over the next few days.

Definately make sometime for this movie my friend. Its like 2 1/2 hours long but I really think its worth it not to mention Emile Hirsch plays a stellar role, I couldn't believe how much wieght the kid lost. Let me know what you think once you do watch it.

[DAVIDTUA]

yes, i was told that sean penn approached eddie vedder to actually star in the film, but eddie turned it down and said he'd prefer to do the soundtrack which he did really well i might add!

but could you imagine eddie vedder playing an 18yr old? LOL

i mean isnt eddie like pushing 40 right now lol

[Mark TKO]

watched this other night - was an ok film

BUT whey are they sensationalising him ?

If you ask me the guy was an idiot who went into the wilderness with little preparation - not a good idea if you are planning on living there.

That guy at beginning him gave him some boots for god sake which he didn't even have (incidentally the guy who drops him off in the beginning is not an actor and is the actual guy who did drop him off in real life - the last person to see him alive !) Apparently if he had had a map he would have also been able to walk out of there in a day or so (even with the river being like it was).

Actually just found this on net which just about sums him up.....

Alaskan Park Ranger Peter Christian wrote: “I am exposed continually to what I will call the ‘McCandless Phenomenon.’ People, nearly always young men, come to Alaska to challenge themselves against an unforgiving wilderness landscape where convenience of access and possibility of rescue are practically nonexistent […] When you consider McCandless from my perspective, you quickly see that what he did wasn’t even particularly daring, just stupid, tragic, and inconsiderate. First off, he spent very little time learning how to actually live in the wild. He arrived at the Stampede Trail without even a map of the area. If he [had] had a good map he could have walked out of his predicament […] Essentially, Chris McCandless committed suicide.”[1

[Fenster]

Shame there were no Bear Grylls shows in the early 90s.

He would have pissed it out of there.