Something Wild Movie Review 1986

Mild-mannered business exec Daniels is picked up by an impossibly free-living vamp with a Louise Brooks hairdo, and taken for the ride of his up-till-then staid life, eventually leading to explosive violence. A sharp-edged comedy with numerous changes of pace. Too-happy ending wrecks it, but it's great until then. Look for cameos from filmmakers John Waters and John Sayles.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 113 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Black Comedy, Contemporary Noir, Dates from Hell, Femme Fatale, Yuppie Nightmares, Road Trip, Torrid Love Scenes, New York, New York, High School Reunions

Screenplay

E. Max Frye

Cast

Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith, Ray Liotta, Margaret Colin, Tracey Walter, Dana Peru, Jack Gilpin, Su Tissue, Kenneth Utt, Sister Carol East, John Sayles, John Waters, Charles Napier

Cinematography

Tak Fujimoto

Director

Jonathan Demme

Music

Rosemary Paul, John Cale, Laurie Anderson, David Byrne

Producer

Orion Pictures