Wilder Napalm (1993)
“Never Start a Romance You Can't Put Out.”
Wilder and Wallace are brothers and pyrokinetics. Ever since childhood they've been able to start fires with their minds but following a tragedy in which they accidentally killed a man, the brothers have grown up very differently. Wilder has become a regular 9-5 workaday joe but Wallace performs his feats with a traveling circus. When the circus comes to Wilder's home town Wallace starts coming on strong to Wilder's wife, Vida who, ironically, is a slight pyromaniac.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Glenn Gordon Caron, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Debra Winger, Dennis Quaid, Arliss Howard, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Debra Winger
as Vida
Dennis Quaid
as Wallace
Arliss Howard
as Wilder
M. Emmet Walsh
as Fire Chief
Jim Varney
as Rex
Mimi Lieber
as Snake Lady
Marvin J. McIntyre
as Deputy Sheriff SpiveyJustin LaBlanc
as Young WilderLance Lee Baxley
as Young WallacePeter Willie
as Horace Braintree
Daniel Hagen
as HarrisonEric Whitmore
as MauriceCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 109 min |
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