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Biodiversity: Wild About Life!
Directed byLinda Harrar
Written byGeorge Harrar
Starring
  • Chris Evans
  • Jean Connally
  • Alissa Bartozzi
  • Melanie Gaffney
Narrated byE Grace Noonan
John Osborne
Scott R. Yusah
CinematographyH. J. Brown
Edited byAndrea Williams
Music byJohn Kusiak
Production
companies
Distributed byPhillips Petroleum Company
Release date
  • 1997 (1997)
Running time
52 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Biodiversity: Wild About Life! is a 1997 docudrama directed by Linda Harrar and produced by Conoco Phillips Norge. It is about four high-schoolers who enter a contest to win $1000 by submitting a video about biodiversity. This documentary marked the debut of Chris Evans.[3]

Synopsis

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The documentary goes over four different topics each around fifteen minutes long:[2]

  • Part One: Biodiversity Rules! (featuring bald eagles, manatees, black-footed ferrets, and Pacific yew)[4]
  • Part Two: Long Journeys Home (featuring whooping cranes and hummingbirds)[4]
  • Part Three: Predators and People (featuring gray wolves and grizzly bears)[4]
  • Part Four: Joining Forces for Nature.

Cast

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  • Chris Evans as Rick
  • Jean Connally as Darren
  • Alissa Bartozzi as Maria
  • Melanie Gaffney as Sammy

Part Three: Predators and People

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  • Jean Connally as Slam Dunk
  • Tony Wiziarski as Restless
  • Elizabeth Wetmore as Ariel
  • Sarah Bockian as Wizard22
  • Bo Chun as Shadow

Home media

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The documentary was telecast on Thursdays on KOED from 1999 to 2001.[5][6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ United States House Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies (1997). Department of the Interior and Related Agencies for 1999: Secretary of the Interior. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 740. ISBN 978-0-16-056602-8. Retrieved 31 May 2025.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b "Biodiversity: Wild About Life". ConocoPhillips. Retrieved 31 May 2025 – via Amazon.com.
  3. ^ "Chris Evans Critiques His 'First Professional Acting Gig' -- See the Flashback Moment". Entertainment Tonight. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "ART - North Platte Public Schools". North Platte Public Schools. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  5. ^ "The Union Democrat". 17 September 1999. p. 3. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  6. ^ "The Union Democrat". 1 October 1999. p. 3. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  7. ^ "The Union Democrat". 28 January 2000. p. 3. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  8. ^ "The Union Democrat". 6 April 2001. p. 3. Retrieved 31 May 2025.