Something Wild (1986): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Something Wild is a 1986 comedy drama directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Jeff Daniels and Melanie Griffith. It runs 1 hour 53 minutes and earned $8.4 million worldwide. It earned 3 award nominations, including Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical (Actor) at the Golden Globes 1987. Critics gave it 73 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.9/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 53m (113 min)
- Director
- Jonathan Demme
- Original language
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English - Studio
- GoodTimes Home Video
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Something Wild About?
The premise of Something Wild without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A chance meeting between the unconventional Lulu and the reserved Charles leads to an unexpected and chaotic adventure. Lulu persuades Charles to pretend to be her husband at a high school reunion, a scheme complicated by the surprise appearance of her actual husband. This elaborate charade threatens to unravel, leading to increasingly wild and unpredictable consequences for everyone involved.
Something Wild Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- yuppie
- skipping out on a bill
- high school reunion
- neo screwball comedy
- manic pixie dream girl
- female frontal nudity
- cult film
- opposites attract
- new york city
- scotch terrier
- playing a harpsicord
- new york cityscape
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- boom box
- newspaper clipping
- giving a ride
- five dollar bill
- drinking from a bottle
- drinking and driving
- english bulldog
- robbing a cash register
- handcuffed to a bed
- clothes ripping
- corvette
- man in a shower
- champagne
- cash only restaurant
- car crash
- pay phone
- motorcycle cop
- hundred dollar bill
- singing along with the radio
- dancing
- pistol whipped
- nose bleed
- cadillac convertible
- rapping
- breaking a door in
- pushed into a swimming pool
- hot wiring a car
- car theft
- family photograph
- sleeping in a recliner
- breaking a window
- hunting knife
- stabbed in the belly
- arm sling
- practical joke
- church
- seductive behavior
- blonde wears a dark wig
Something Wild Cast
Jeff Daniels leads the cast, with Melanie Griffith. Directed by Jonathan Demme.
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Director Jonathan Demme
More from Jonathan Demme
More films directed by Jonathan Demme, best-rated first: Stop Making Sense, Neil Young Trunk Show, The Silence of the Lambs and The Agronomist.
Something Wild Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Something Wild 73 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.9/10.
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IMDb 6.9 /10
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Metacritic 73 Metascore
User score 6.7
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TMDB 65% User score
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Something Wild Plot Summary
What happens in Something Wild from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Charlie Driggs is a conventional yuppie investment banker in New York City who finds his ordinary routine upended after a chance encounter with a wildly dressed woman calling herself Lulu. After he slips out of a greasy spoon without paying, Lulu confronts him, offers a ride downtown, and instead heads toward New Jersey, casually tossing his beeper from the speeding car. She drinks openly as she drives and stops to stock up on more liquor, while Charlie phones his office and remains unaware that Lulu is already pulling off a liquor-store robbery behind his back. He claims the cash he carries is for his Christmas club, but Lulu persuades him to pay for a room at a roadside motel.
Full summary
The whole story of Something Wild, scene by scene
Something Wild Box Office
Something Wild grossed $8.4 million worldwide. $8.4 million came from the US and Canada and $463 (0%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$8.4M
- US & Canada
- $8.4M
- International
- $463
Something Wild Awards & Nominations
Something Wild earned 3 award nominations, including Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical (Actor) at the Golden Globes 1987.
3 nominations1 ceremony
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Golden Globes 1987 3 nominations- Nominated Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical (Actor) – Jeff Daniels
- Nominated Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical (Actress) – Melanie Griffith
- Nominated Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actor) – Ray Liotta
Something Wild Trailers & Videos
4 videos: 1 trailer and 3 clips.
- Clip Charlie Meets Lulu
- Clip Lulu Robs the Liquor Store
- Clip Charlie Runs Into a Coworker
How Well Do You Know Something Wild?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 10: not answered
Which actor portrays the yuppie investment banker Charlie Driggs?
Cars in Something Wild
63 cars on screen, including the 1968 Cadillac DeVille Convertible and the 1967 Pontiac GTO.
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1968 Cadillac DeVille Convertible Main role -
1967 Pontiac GTO Main role -
1986 Mazda GLC Wagon Important role -
1970 Pontiac Catalina Important role
Something Wild Also Known As
24 alternative titles, including “Algo salvaje” and “Fin de semana salvaje”.
- Also known as
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- Algo salvaje
- Fin de semana salvaje
- Gefährliche Freundin
- Qualcosa di travolgente
- Dangereuse sous tous rapports
- 散弹露露
- Дикая штучка
- משהו פראי
- Valami vadság
- I vildaste laget
- Нещо щуро
- Selvagem e Perigosa
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- 썸씽 와일드
- Něco divokého
- Dzika namiętność
- 散彈露露
- Totalmente Selvagem
- Vaarallinen tyttöystävä
- Vild og blodig
- Дика штучка
- Alguna cosa salvatge
- ซิ่งระห่ำ สาวสุดแซ่บ
- Ceva sălbatic
- Vahşi Bir Şey
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Something Wild FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Awards
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings, awards and post-credit scenes of Something Wild, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Something Wild?
Something Wild runs 1 hour 53 minutes (113 minutes).
When was Something Wild released?
Something Wild was released on November 7, 1986.
Who directed Something Wild?
Something Wild was directed by Jonathan Demme.
More films by Jonathan Demme Who is in the cast of Something Wild?
Something Wild stars Jeff Daniels and Melanie Griffith.
How much did Something Wild make at the box office?
Something Wild grossed $8.4 million worldwide ($8.4 million domestic, $463 international).
How is Something Wild rated?
Something Wild has 6.9/10 on IMDb, 73 on Metacritic and 65% on TMDB.
Was Something Wild nominated for any awards?
Something Wild received 3 nominations across 1 ceremony.
Does Something Wild have a post-credit scene?
No. Something Wild has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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