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Something Wild

Name: Something Wild
Director: Jonathan Demme
Genre: Crime, Comedy, Romance
Released: 1986
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith, Ray Liotta, George 'Red' Schwartz, Margaret Colin

A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-con husband shows up.

1986 · Directed by Jonathan Demme · 114 min · Crime · Comedy · Romance · 21 frames

Tagline

Something Different. Something Daring. Something Dangerous.

Crew

Written by: E. Max Frye
Cinematography: Tak Fujimoto
Edited by: Craig McKay
Music: Laurie Anderson, John Cale
Production design: Norma Moriceau
Produced by: Kenneth Utt, Jonathan Demme

Cast

Jeff Daniels as Charles Driggs
Melanie Griffith as Audrey Hankel
Ray Liotta as Ray Sinclair
George 'Red' Schwartz as Counter Man
Margaret Colin as Irene
Leib Lensky as Frenchy
Tracey Walter as The Country Squire
Maggie T. as Country Squire Bulldog
Patricia Falkenhain as Charlie's Secretary
Sandy McLeod as Graves' Secretary

Production

Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studios: Orion Pictures, Religiosa Primitiva, A Luta Continua
Budget: $7,000,000
Box office: $8,362,969
Themes: new york city, robbery, police, chase, psychopath, handcuffs, dark comedy, road trip, travel, stabbing

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