Something Wild
1986 · Movie · R · 114 min · ★ 6.6 · 82% critics
A free-spirited stranger sweeps a straight-laced office worker into an impulsive weekend on the road, full of rule-breaking thrills and unexpected detours. What starts as a playful escape quickly shifts into something tense and risky when a volatile figure from her past reappears.
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Details
- Years
- 1986
- Release date
- 1986-11-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Critic score
- 82/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (397 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a genre-blending ride that starts breezy and turns edgy, with offbeat humor and real tension; Not for you if you prefer consistent rom-com warmth or low-stress viewing, like in Serial Mom or Nurse Betty.
Pros: unpredictable tone shifts; energetic road-trip vibe; memorable villain presence | Cons: uneven pacing; comedy may not land; abrupt story turns
Themes
- new york city
- robbery
- police
- chase
- psychopath
- handcuffs
- dark comedy
- road trip
- travel
- stabbing
- class reunion
- date from hell
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Jeff Daniels
as Charles Driggs
Melanie Griffith
as Audrey Hankel
Ray Liotta
as Ray Sinclair
- GS
George 'Red' Schwartz
as Counter Man
Margaret Colin
as Irene
- LL
Leib Lensky
as Frenchy
Tracey Walter
as The Country Squire
- MT
Maggie T.
as Country Squire Bulldog
- PF
Patricia Falkenhain
as Charlie's Secretary
Sandy McLeod
as Graves' Secretary
Directed by Jonathan Demme