Wilder Napalm (1993) on Netflix
Wilder Foudroyant works a photo booth and volunteers as a firefighter. His brother Wallace, who sets fires with his mind, brings a carnival to town and pursues Wilder's wife, Vida.
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Plot summary
The Foudroyant brothers share the ability to light objects with their thoughts. As boys, an accident in their friend Horace Braintree's clubhouse left a man dead, and they have hidden the gift since. Grown and estranged, Wilder works in a photo booth at a dying mall and volunteers as a firefighter. Wallace performs as Biff the Clown in a traveling carnival. When the carnival reaches Wilder's Florida town, Wallace turns his attention to Wilder's wife, Vida, who has spent a year under house arrest for an accidental fire.
Cast
- Justin LaBlancas Young Wilder
- Lance Lee Baxleyas Young Wallace
- Peter Willieas Horace Braintree
- Eric Whitmoreas Maurice
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Wilder Napalm (1993)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Vince Gilligan won a screenwriting competition soon after graduating from New York University, and producer Mark Johnson helped him find an agent and sell scripts to Hollywood. Wilder Napalm was one of two of his screenplays, alongside Home Fries, that became films in that period.
