Walk Like a Man

Walk Like a Man (1987)

What does a $30,000,000 inheritance mean to a guy who thinks he's a dog? It means his brother Reggie wants him to roll over and play dead.

Bobo, a feral man raised by wolves, is reunited with his family by a researcher. However, this disappoints his brother, Reggie, who has no intentions of sharing the family inheritance with him.

Date of release
1987-04-17
TMDB
4.7 / 10 (28)
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Melvin Frank

Casting

Interesting facts

Walk Like a Man is a 1987 American comedy film directed by Melvin Frank and starring Howie Mandel, Christopher Lloyd, Amy Steel, and Cloris Leachman. The plot concerns a young man who finally returns to his high-society family after having been raised by wolves. It was released to theaters on April 17, 1987.

Production

The wolves in this film were trained by uncredited employees of Steve Earl Martin's Frazier Park, California-based Working Wildlife cinematic and television animal sanctuary. Walk Like a Man was an independent film, produced by Mandel and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The movie's budget is unknown; however, the film was a box office bomb, with a total gross of only $460,608.

This was the final film directed by veteran Melvin Frank (The Court Jester; Li'l Abner; A Touch of Class).

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