Movie
Something Wild
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1986-11-07
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Crime, Comedy, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Orion Pictures, Religiosa Primitiva, A Luta Continua
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Robert Ridgely as Richard Graves
- Buzz Kilman as TV Newscaster
Crew
- Jonathan Demme - Director
- E. Max Frye - Writer
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