true and this be not john sayles fine film ( brother from another planet ) but it be not entirely forgettable either and if not for any other reason than it message . like batman and wild thing parent be murder in front of him and leave him to fend for himself in the zone and a corrupt section of an unnamed city where greed and violence reign supreme . instead of fall in with the like of chopper ( robert davi ) wild thing fight for justice and use his power of tai chi and eerie cat impression and occasionally light himself on fire . he become something of an urban legend and a modern day robin hood and and a hero for the age . 1987 at it fine and wild thing life .