---
title: 'Something Wild (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jonathan Demme'
released: '1986-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Romance'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/something-wild-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091983/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Something Wild (1986)

1986 · 108 min · Romance, Crime, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Something Wild is a 1986 American comedy thriller film directed and produced by Jonathan Demme, from a screenplay by E. Max Frye. It stars Melanie Griffith, Jeff Daniels, and Ray Liotta. In the film, an uptight investment banker (Daniels) goes on an impromptu road trip with a mysterious, care-free woman (Griffith), but they face trouble when her ex-convict husband (Liotta) turns up.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jonathan Demme](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-demme)
- **Screenplay:** [Frank Wedekind](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-wedekind), [Eric Max Frye](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-max-frye)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Cale](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cale), [Laurie Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurie-anderson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tak Fujimoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/tak-fujimoto)
- **Editor:** [Craig McKay](https://cinepixo.com/people/craig-mckay)

## Cast

- [Melanie Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/melanie-griffith)
- [John Waters](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-waters)
- [Ray Liotta](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-liotta)
- [Jeff Daniels](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-daniels)
- [Adelle Lutz](https://cinepixo.com/people/adelle-lutz)
- [Tracey Walter](https://cinepixo.com/people/tracey-walter)
- [John Sayles](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sayles)
- [Anna Thomson](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-thomson)
- [Charles Napier](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-napier)
- [Margaret Colin](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-colin)

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