Wild Wild West is a 1999 American Western action comedy film co-produced and directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, produced by Jon Peters, and written by S. S. Wilson and Brent Maddock alongside Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman, from a story penned by brothers Jim and John Thomas. Loosely adapted from The Wild Wild West, a 1960s television series created by Michael Garrison, it is the only production since the television film More Wild Wild West to feature the characters from the original series. The film stars Will Smith and Kevin Kline as two U.S. Secret Service agents who work together to protect U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and the United States from all manner of dangerous threats during the American Old West. The film features a supporting cast consisting of Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek, Ted Levine, and M. Emmet Walsh, as well as an orchestral film score by Western film score veteran Elmer Bernstein and extensive visual effects courtesy of Industrial Light & Magic.
| Director | Barry Sonnenfeld |
| Produced by | Jon Peters, Barry Sonnenfeld |
| Screenplay by | S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman |
| Story by | Jim Thomas, John Thomas |
| Starring | Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek |
| Music | Elmer Bernstein |
| Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus |
| Edited by | Jim Miller |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Released | June 30, 1999 (United States) |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $170 million |
| Box office | $222.1 million |
| Netflix ID | 22007250 |
About Wild Wild West
President Ulysses S. Grant learns that an evil inventor is trying to assassinate him, so the President gets the help from two gunmen to take the inventor down.
Achievement of Wild Wild West
The film grossed over $222 million worldwide. Will Smith turned down a role in The Matrix movie in order to star in this film.
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Latest information about Wild Wild West updated on July 28 2021.
