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Wild adaptations: books & films
Every version of Wild — the books & films, compared across media.
Cheryl Strayed's Wild begins as a memoir — an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike along the Pacific Crest Trail undertaken to rebuild a life shattered by her mother's death. That story of grief and hard-won renewal then became a dramatic film of the same name, bringing the journey from the page to the screen. Both versions trace the same punishing trek; together they form a rare cross-media portrait of a woman finding her way back to herself.
Wild films
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Frequently asked
Is the film Wild based on a book?
Yes — the 2014 film Wild adapts Cheryl Strayed's memoir of the same name, which recounts her eleven-hundred-mile solo hike along the Pacific Crest Trail as a way of rebuilding her life after personal catastrophe.
How many versions of Wild are there?
There are two versions covered here: Cheryl Strayed's memoir Wild and the 2014 dramatic film Wild, both centred on a solo long-distance hike along the Pacific Crest Trail undertaken in the aftermath of loss.
Should I read the book or watch the film first?
Both stand on their own. The memoir delivers Cheryl Strayed's voice and inner world directly; the 2014 film Wild brings the same journey to screen as a dramatic feature. Either is a valid starting point.