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Something Wild

  • Rated R
  • 1hr 54m
  • 73

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Jonathan Demme

Producer:

Kenneth Utt

Writer:

E. Max Frye

Release Date:

Oct 22, 1986

Runtime:

1hr 54m

Synopsis

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

Cast

  • Jeff Daniels
  • Melanie Griffith
  • George 'Red' Schwartz
  • Leib Lensky
  • Tracey Walter
  • Maggie T.
  • Patricia Falkenhain
  • Sandy McLeod
  • Robert Ridgely
  • Buzz Kilman

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Metacritic

73
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Based on 14 Critics
8.2

USER SCORE (46)

Universal acclaim based on 46 Reviews
88

Something Wild is quite a movie. Demme is a master of finding the bizarre in the ordinary.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
40

Something Wild is often Something Wrong.

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Metacritic review by Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
The New York Times
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