Something Wild is a 1986 American comedy thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme and written by E. Max Frye. It stars Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith, and Ray Liotta. In the film, uptight investment banker Charles Driggs (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.

Plot

Charlie Driggs is a conventional yuppie investment banker who works in New York City. After he leaves a greasy spoon diner without paying, a wildly dressed woman with a brunette bob who calls herself Lulu confronts him. Lulu offers Charlie a ride downtown but instead heads for New Jersey and throws his beeper from the moving car. Lulu openly drinks liquor while driving and stops in a town to buy more. While Charlie phones his office, Lulu unbeknownst to him robs a liquor store.