Something Wild (1986) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Jonathan Demme.

Cast

• Jeff Daniels as Charles Driggs
• Melanie Griffith as Audrey Hankel
• Ray Liotta as Ray Sinclair
• George 'Red' Schwartz as Counter Man
• Margaret Colin as Irene
• Leib Lensky as Frenchy
• Tracey Walter as The Country Squire
• Maggie T. as Country Squire Bulldog
• Patricia Falkenhain as Charlie's Secretary
• Sandy McLeod as Graves' Secretary
• Robert Ridgely as Richard Graves
• Buzz Kilman as TV Newscaster
• Kenneth Utt as Dad
• Adelle Lutz as Rose
• Charles Napier as Irate Chef
• Jim Roche as Motel Philosopher
• John Sayles as Motorcycle Cop
• John Waters as Used Car Guy
• The Texas Kid as Hitchhiking Cowboy
• Byron D. Hutcherson as Hitchhiking Kid
• Eleana Hutcherson as Hitchhiking Kid
• Thomas Cavano as Guitar Player
• Dorothy Demme as Junk Store Gal
• Emma Byrne as Junk Store Gal
• Dana Preu as Peaches
• Mary Ardella Drew as Donna Penski
• Joseph Lee Davis as James Williams
• Edward Saxon as Kevin Stroup
• James Hurd as Stylish Reunion Couple
• Joanna Kitchen-Hurd as Stylish Reunion Couple
• Jack Gilpin as Larry Dillman
• Su Tissue as Peggy Dillman
• Gary Goetzman as Guido Paonessa
• Chloe Amateau as Chloe
• Dung Chau as Robbery Victim
• Steven Scales as Nelson
• John Montgomery as Harmonica Slim
• Kristin Olsen as Tracy
• Heather Shaw as Choir Girl
• Vic Blair as Cowboy Maitre d'

Crew

• Jonathan Demme — Director
• Tak Fujimoto — Director of Photography
• Jonathan Demme — Producer
• Kenneth Utt — Producer
• Laurie Anderson — Original Music Composer
• John Cale — Original Music Composer
• E. Max Frye — Writer

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