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Wilder Napalm

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Two brothers, Wilder (Arliss Howard) and Wallace Foudroyant (Dennis Quaid), are driven apart by a great secret: their shared mysterious ability to start fires. Wilder settles down into a normal life with his wife, Vida (Debra Winger), but things cannot stay ordinary forever. His wayward circus-clown brother soon crashes into town with plans for fame and trouble. Reunited in the most unfortunate of ways, the brothers must now face off against each another.
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Critics Reviews

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Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com 05/07/2007
0/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/19/2005
1/5
Caffeinated Clint Film Threat 05/06/2005
3/5
A madcap rom-com made all the more entertaining thanks to the cast Go to Full Review
Rebecca Murray About.com 03/10/2003
4/5
Dragan Antulov rec.arts.movies.reviews 01/01/2000
5/10
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Justin T 10/30/2024 It’s not good but it’s well made and entertaining. You could call it a guilty pleasure of mine. An obscure and original but seriously flawed movie. I know that it is his character but I can’t help but think that the titular Wilder is actually a really boring character. It’s the rest of the cast of oddballs that carry the whole movie. It’s probably important to know that it is a comedy about people who can start fires with their minds. The pace is slow and the comedy is subtle but there’s fire and there’s fun so I think it is worth seeking out, even if it’s only to watch once. It is a slow build to the inevitable and predictable but entertaining and explosive climax. See more Charlotte B 11/24/2022 Jim varney was cool. See more 05/27/2016 This movie fits people with a certain sense of humor. As a kid, I liked it! Rediscovered it as an adult and loved it even more. See more 02/22/2016 Different, cute and campy...I found this little gem very entertaining. See more 01/18/2015 Weird, with zero likeable characters. Even though it came out in 1993, for all intents and purposes this was an 80's movie; and only the 80's can produce the type of crap this is. Worse than The 'Burbs; worse than Beetlejuice; worse than Weekend at Bernie's. You get the picture. See more 09/26/2013 An eccentric little romantic comedy. It's so weird that it works. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Two brothers, Wilder (Arliss Howard) and Wallace Foudroyant (Dennis Quaid), are driven apart by a great secret: their shared mysterious ability to start fires. Wilder settles down into a normal life with his wife, Vida (Debra Winger), but things cannot stay ordinary forever. His wayward circus-clown brother soon crashes into town with plans for fame and trouble. Reunited in the most unfortunate of ways, the brothers must now face off against each another.
Director
Glenn Gordon Caron
Producer
Stuart Cornfeld
Screenwriter
Vince Gilligan
Production Co
TriStar Pictures, Baltimore Pictures
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 20, 1993, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 2, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$56.2K
Runtime
1h 49m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Surround
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