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Still, the movie is almost certainly guaranteed to make you laugh. In fact, at the screening I attended, there was more audible laughter in the theatre than I've heard in a long time. If you're patient, and you can overlook some sophomoric misfires in a movie that clearly should know better, the final 20 minutes of Wild Hogs will reward your endurance. It's a wildly uneven ride, but it finishes well.

Talk About It

1. Early in the movie, Doug is disappointed to realize that his son would rather play basketball with a friend's dad than with him. Is separation between a teen and his or her father natural? Should parents "pursue" their children, or give them space?
2. Christian writer John Elridge has written extensively about a universal male need to be challenged and have adventure. Do you believe this to be true? If so, and if you are male, do you have healthy outlets for this need in your life? If you are the spouse of a male, do you perceive this as a priority for your husband?
3. In the biblical story of David and Jonathan, two friends vow their friendship to one another for life (see 1 Samuel 18). Wild Hogs, for all its vulgarity, operates on the rather refreshing assumption that men can form strong life-long friendships. Have you made committed friendships a priority in your life? Is there a friend you have formally or informally made a covenant with?
4. Bobby's wife expects him to return to work after a year of book writing has not yielded tangible results. How does a responsible adult determine how long to pursue a dream? How long should a spouse support a dream without results?

The Family Corner

Wild Hogs is rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, and some violence. While the violence is mostly cartoonish slapstick, there is frequent vulgar and profane language and strong sexual innuendo, often of a homosexual (and even oddly homophobic) nature.

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