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Something Wild

  • 1986
  • R
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
24K
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Melanie Griffith and Jeff Daniels in Something Wild (1986)
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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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Jonathan Demme
  • Writer
    • E. Max Frye
  • Stars
    • Jeff Daniels
    • Melanie Griffith
    • George 'Red' Schwartz
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    24K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,578
    2,545
    • Director
      • Jonathan Demme
    • Writer
      • E. Max Frye
    • Stars
      • Jeff Daniels
      • Melanie Griffith
      • George 'Red' Schwartz
    • 124User reviews
    • 73Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Top Cast61

    Jeff Daniels
    Jeff Daniels
    • Charles Driggs
    Melanie Griffith
    Melanie Griffith
    • Audrey Hankel, aka Lulu
    George 'Red' Schwartz
    • Counter Man
    • (as George Schwartz)
    Leib Lensky
    • Frenchy
    Tracey Walter
    Tracey Walter
    • The Country Squire
    Maggie T.
    • Country Squire Bulldog
    Patricia Falkenhain
    • Charlie's Secretary
    Sandy McLeod
    • Graves' Secretary
    Robert Ridgely
    Robert Ridgely
    • Richard Graves
    Buzz Kilman
    • TV Newscaster
    Kenneth Utt
    Kenneth Utt
    • 'Dad'
    Adelle Lutz
    Adelle Lutz
    • 'Rose'
    Charles Napier
    Charles Napier
    • Irate Chef
    Jim Roche
    • Motel Philosopher
    John Sayles
    John Sayles
    • Motorcycle Cop
    John Waters
    John Waters
    • Used Car Guy
    The Texas Kid
    • Hitchhiking Cowboy
    Byron D. Hutcherson
    • Hitchhiking Kid
    • Director
      • Jonathan Demme
    • Writer
      • E. Max Frye
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The two old ladies in the re-sale shop are the mothers of David Byrne and director Jonathan Demme.
    • Goofs
      When Charlie finds newspaper clippings tucked into Audrey's yearbook, one article has the headline, "Quincy man arrested: charged with convenience store robbery," and another article has a related headline: "Additional stickup's [sic] attribute to Quincy 'hit and fly' gunman." This is obviously foreshadowing about Ray - but if you read the body of both articles, they're really irrelevant reports about foreign policy, mentioning Libya, NATO, the Pentagon, U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz, etc.
    • Quotes
      • Nelson: Charlie, attempt to be cool.
    • Crazy credits
      Dottie 'Sister' Carol East is on screen singing Wild Thing throughout most of the end credits, finishing right before all the music credits appear.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Something Wild/The Mission/Hoosiers/Sky Bandits (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Loco de Amor
      Written by David Byrne, F.A.S.
      Performed by David Byrne with Celia Cruz
      David Byrne appears courtesy of Sire Records / EMI Records Ltd.
      Celia Cruz appears courtesy of Fania Records

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 7, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Algo salvaje
    • Filming locations
      • Tallahassee, Florida, USA
    • Production company
      • Religioso Primitiva
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $7,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,362,969
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,825,717
      • Nov 9, 1986
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,363,799
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 54m(114 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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