WEBJan 6, 2020 · The 2007 movie "Into The Wild," a story of Chris McCandless's short adventure in the Alaskan wilderness, is a work of fiction; however, it is based on real events. In 1992, a pair of moose hunters came across an old, rusted bus just outside of Denali National Park. Inside, they discovered a body of Chris, his SOS note, and his journal.