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UCR's 'Lit Flicks' Film Series Showing 'Into the Wild'

Free showing will allow opportunity to compare the book and the film

UC Riverside's Palm Desert Campus will be hosting the film Into the Wild on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. as part of its "Lit Flicks Summer Movie Series".

A discussion will be held following the film to let viewers and decide what was done great, what they left out, and what you couldn't believe they changed. 

Into the Wild is a 2007 film based on the book of the same name by Jon Krakauer. The film follows the travels of Christopher McCandless across North America after he graduates college, gives up all of his possessions, and gives his savings to charity. Directed by Sean Penn Starring Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Catherine Keener, Vince Vaughn, Kristen Stewart, and Hal Holbrook.   This film is Rated R .      

You can RSVP for this free screening and discussion here.

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