Wilder Days

Wilder Days

87 mins | Drama | Oct. 19, 2003

Quixotic old codger James "Pop Up" Morse (Peter Falk) enjoys spinning colorful yarns for his 11-year-old grandson, Chris (Josh Hutcherson). But the boy's uptight, no-nonsense dad, John (Tim Daly), disdains Pop Up's fantasy world. Believing that John is stifling his son's imagination, Pop Up bolts from his nursing home and sets out on an adventurous cross-country road trip with Chris (sans John's permission) in this made-for-TV family drama.

Wilder Days

87 mins | Drama | Oct. 19, 2003

Wilder Days
Quixotic old codger James "Pop Up" Morse (Peter Falk) enjoys spinning colorful yarns for his 11-year-old grandson, Chris (Josh Hutcherson). But the boy's uptight, no-nonsense dad, John (Tim Daly), disdains Pop Up's fantasy world. Believing that John is stifling his son's imagination, Pop Up bolts from his nursing home and sets out on an adventurous cross-country road trip with Chris (sans John's permission) in this made-for-TV family drama.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers Viacom Productions, Magna Global Entertainment
Original title Wilder Days
Directors David Mickey Evans
Writers

Cast

Peter Falk

as James 'Pop Up' Morse

Tim Daly

as John Morse

Josh Hutcherson

as Chris Morse

Kate Vernon

as Dorothy Morse

Conchita Campbell

as Lexy Morse

Colin Cunningham

as Car Pirate / Makeshift

Benita Ha

as Administrator