FAQ for
Into the Wild (2007)

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For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Into the Wild can be found at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758758/parentalguide.

Yes. Into the Wild (1996) is a biography of Christopher McCandless, written by American writer and mountaineer Jon Krakauer. The book is an expansion of "Death of an Innocent", an article also by Jon Krakauer that appeared in the January 1993 issue of Outside.

Those who have both seen the movie and read the book generally conclude that the movie has "Hollywoodized" the novel.