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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1986 DVD Release: 06/05/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 54 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 8 Genres: Comedy Drama, Road Movie, Romantic Comedy

A wildly inventive and entertaining comic nightmare from former Roger Corman prodigy Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs), this screwball odyssey is a ride to remember. Jeff Daniels plays clean-cut New York bond trader Charlie Driggs, who accepts a ride home from a strange but attractive lower-class woman named Lulu (Melanie Griffith). The sexy Louise Brooks lookalike doesn't take him home, but shanghais him for a bizarre roadtrip to Virginia that includes kinky bondage sex, destruction of property, and robbery. Things get stranger when Lulu tells Charlie that her real name is Audrey and takes him home to meet her mother, asking him to pose as her husband. The charade continues until her high-school reunion, where the roadtrip (and the entire film) takes a sharp U-turn into psycho-thriller territory. Audrey's dangerously psychotic ex-con husband, Ray Sinclair (Ray Liotta), shows up. What had been a liberating fling for Charlie turns into a bloody and vicious battle for survival. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

Jeff Daniels - Charlie Driggs
Melanie Griffith - Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel
Ray Liotta - Ray Sinclair
Margaret Colin - Irene

Jonathan Demme's classic offbeat '80s movie Something Wild comes to life on DVD care of MGM Home Entertainment. Something Wild has finally been released in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio, and this is the best the picture has ever looked. Presented in anamorphic widescreen, the colors and flesh tones are vivid and natural, with blacks especially solid. Though the image features a few blemishes and imperfections, overall MGM has done a very nice job with this transfer. Audio is presented in Dolby Stereo Surround 2.0 in English, as well as Dolby Mono 1.0 in French. The Dolby 2.0 track includes finely mixed dialogue, effects, and music, though the surround feature is not utilized to its full extent. Also included on the disc are French and Spanish subtitles.
Curiously, =Something Wild includes only an original theatrical trailer under the bonus features menu. Since Something Wild is somewhat of a cult hit, it's surprising that MGM has decided to release this disc as an almost bare-bones edition. As is often the case with MGM titles, the studio may decide to double dip on this feature and release a special edition sometime in the near future. Until then, fans are stuck with a DVD edition of Something Wild that is anything but wild. ~ Patrick Naugle, All Movie Guide