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Something Wild
A wildly inventive and entertaining comic nightmare from former Roger Corman prodigy Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs), this screwball odyssey is a ride to remember. Jeff Daniels plays clean-cut New York bond trader Charlie Driggs, who accepts a ride home from a strange but attractive lower-class woman named Lulu (Melanie Griffith). The sexy Louise Brooks lookalike doesn't take him home, but shanghais him for a bizarre roadtrip to Virginia that includes kinky bondage sex, destruction of property, and robbery. Things get stranger when Lulu tells Charlie that her real name is Audrey and takes him home to meet her mother, asking him to pose as her husband. The charade continues until her high-school reunion, where the roadtrip (and the entire film) takes a sharp U-turn into psycho-thriller territory. Audrey's dangerously psychotic ex-con husband, Ray Sinclair (Ray Liotta), shows up. What had been a liberating fling for Charlie turns into a bloody and vicious battle for survival. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

Cast Jeff Daniels as Charlie Driggs Melanie Griffith as Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel Ray Liotta as Ray Sinclair Margaret Colin as Irene Tracey Walter as The Country Squire Dana Preu as Peaches Jack Gilpin as Larry Dillman Su Tissue as Peggy Dillman Kristin Olsen as Tracy John Sayles as Motorcycle Cop Charles Napier as Irate Chef Kenneth Utt as Dad

Crew Stephen Lineweaver - Art Director Bob Miller - Associate Producer Ron Bozman - Associate Producer Billy Hopkins - Casting Risa Bramon - Casting Eugenie Bafaloukos - Costume Designer Jonathan Demme - Director Camilla Toniolo - Editor Craig McKay - Editor John Saxon - Executive Producer John Cale - Composer (Music Score) Laurie Anderson - Composer (Music Score) Robert Forester - Songwriter Cheo Feliciano - Songwriter David Bean - Songwriter Earl Falconer - Songwriter F.A.S. - Songwriter F. Ennui - Songwriter Carlos Alomar - Songwriter Bill Garvey - Songwriter Jerry Harrison - Songwriter Vivian Keith - Songwriter Manley Buchanan - Songwriter Mitch Kaplan - Songwriter Jeff Jourard - Songwriter Marilyn Jones - Songwriter Jerry Johnson - Songwriter Jean-Michel Jarre - Songwriter Norman Hassan - Songwriter Martha Davis - Songwriter Danny Elfman - Songwriter N.S. Bopare - Songwriter David Bowie - Songwriter Tina Baker - Songwriter Arthur Baker - Songwriter David Byrne - Songwriter Ali Campbell - Songwriter Franklyn Campbell - Songwriter Robin Campbell - Songwriter Exene Cervenka - Songwriter Lisa Chadwick - Songwriter Thomas Corey - Songwriter Danny Darst - Songwriter Harold Baile - Songwriter Neil Diamond - Songwriter Robert Dockett - Songwriter Sam Dotson - Songwriter E. Piliso - Songwriter L. McQueen - Songwriter John Doe - Songwriter Steve Jones - Songwriter Jack White - Songwriter Bill Wharton - Songwriter Ronald Harris - Songwriter Richard Walters - Songwriter Scott Rogness - Songwriter Jasper van't Hof - Songwriter Pete Shelley - Songwriter Chip Taylor - Songwriter Sidonia Thorpe - Songwriter Rev. Jim Roch - Songwriter New Order - Songwriter Sonny Okossun - Songwriter L. Palmer - Songwriter N. Peters - Songwriter Brian Travers - Songwriter Joan York - Songwriter Don Letts - Songwriter Little Steven - Songwriter Louis Marriot - Songwriter Pat McDonald - Songwriter Grant McLennan - Songwriter Glen Mercer - Songwriter Herbie Miller - Songwriter Bill Milling - Songwriter Yellowman - Songwriter Wazmo Nariz - Songwriter Chuck Napier - Songwriter Kris Kristofferson - Songwriter Marijohn Wilkin - Songwriter Terence Wilson - Songwriter Michael Virtue - Songwriter Richard Dean - Makeup Tony Jannelli - Camera Operator Norma Moriceau - Production Designer Tak Fujimoto - Cinematographer Kenneth Utt - Production Manager Kenneth Utt - Producer Edward Saxon - Producer Jonathan Demme - Producer Billy Reynolds - Set Designer John Robotham - Stunts Max E. Frye - Screenwriter James Brown - Musical Performer Johann Sebastian Bach - Featured Music John Lennon - Featured Music

Something Wild
Jonathan Demme's stylistic choices here hearken back to such 1930s screwball comedies as Bringing Up Baby, with a liberal dose of the danger and insanity of Martin Scorsese's After Hours. The tone of much of this film is lighter than Scorsese's, though, making the transition from comedy to thriller even more disarming when it occurs. A beautifully structured screenplay by E. Max Frye and believable performances with a dark and strangely erotic edge make this a film that really lives up to its title. The three leads all do excellent work. Ray Liotta is nasty and menacing in his role, chasing the pair to New York and nearly kicking them both to pieces with his steel-tipped boots before meeting a gory demise. Perhaps Liotta is even a bit too menacing, as his sadistic thrashings of Daniels and Griffith threaten to throw off the balance of the film at times, but Demme eventually gets things back on track for a traditional happy ending. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
 

Jeff Daniels: Golden Globe, Best Actor - Musical or Comedy (nominated) Melanie Griffith: Golden Globe, Best Actress - Musical or Comedy (nominated) Ray Liotta: Golden Globe, Best Supporting Actor (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, Spanish Subtitle Options: French, Spanish, English Sound Processing: 5.1: 5 full-range channels. Includes 3 for the front speakers, 2 surround channels for rear speakers, & 1 low-frequency effects (LFE) channel to carry deep bass effects 1: PCM mono Additional Features: Original theatrical trailer English: Stereo Surround Spanish: Mono French & Spanish subtitles DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 114 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 0. Scene Selection 1. Credits/Closet Rebel [9:09] 2. Good Liar [9:38] 3. Check-Skipping [6:05] 4. Bad Hangover [3:42] 5. Newlyweds [4:10] 6. Meeting Momma [5:25] 7. Reunion [8:07] 8. Ray [7:13] 9. A Night to Remember [6:00] 10. Brutal Turn [:41] 11. Dismissed [4:27] 12. Under Cover [6:18] 13. Taking Possession [6:29] 14. Hot Pursuit [9:17] 15. House Arrest [6:06] 16. Full Circle/Credits [8:47]