Something Wild (1986 film)

Something Wild is a 1986 American action comedy film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Melanie Griffith, Jeff Daniels and Ray Liotta. It was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. This film has some elements of a road movie, and it has acquired a certain cult status.

The relationship takes a dark turn when her violent exconvict husband, Ray Sinclair Ray Liotta, shows up at a high school reunion Ray wants her back. Dumping his girlfriend Irene Margaret Colin, Ray takes Audrey and Charlie on a shortlived crime spree. The trio end up in a motel room where Audrey learns Charlie is no longer happily married and, under duress, reluctantly realizes she has to stay with Ray.Ray tells Charlie to leave, warning him to keep away, but Charlie secretly tails them when they leave the motel. Charlie devises a plan to extract Audrey from Rays grasp, and having done so, he takes Audrey to his home. Ray unexpectedly shows up and begins beating up Charlie, but in a scuffle Charlie accidentally stabs Ray, who dies. Audrey is taken away for questioning. Charlie later comes looking for Audrey at her apartment, but she has moved. Near the caf where they first met, Audrey in her third incarnation appears with a station wagon. She invites Charlie into her car and back into her life. ........

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