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SOMETHING WILD

Director:

  Jonathan Demme
  

Year Released:

  1986

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4 out of 5

4 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Margaret Colin
  Jeff Daniels
  Melanie Griffith
  Ray Liotta
  Tracey Walter
Movie Haiku:Yuppie banker Daniels thinks he’s in for a hot weekend when he’s picked-up by a theatrically-dressed kook (Griffith), but it turns out what she really wants is a date for her high school reunion. Nothing in this film is what it appears to be. That’s what makes it so good.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2001