Something Wild
A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-convict husband shows up.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Released
- 1986
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1986
Storyline
A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-convict husband shows up.
Top credits
Jeff Daniels — Charles Driggs
Melanie Griffith — Audrey Hankel, aka Lulu- George 'Red' Schwartz — Counter Man
- Leib Lensky — Frenchy
Did you know
• The two old ladies in the re-sale shop are the mothers of David Byrne and director Jonathan Demme.
• Ray Liotta was recommended by Melanie Griffith, who knew Ray from her acting class.
• The script found its way into the hands of Jonathan Demme while screenwriter E. Max Frye was still in film school. Demme committed to it within 24 hours of reading it.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $8,362,969
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $1,825,717 (1986-11-09)
User reviews
Something special
Truly a Wild Entertainment
One mood change has been overlooked...
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
