Something Wild

a 1986 screwball comedy that shifts into thriller, shot by Tak Fujimoto and released by Orion Pictures, who positioned it as lighthearted and hid the violent turn in their marketing. E. Max Frye wrote the script as a spec while still in film school, and after his agent sent it to Scorsese (who was occupied with After Hours), Demme read it and committed. the film cost $7 million, opened wide on 916 screens in november 1986, and grossed $8.4 million domestic, landing at #81 for the year and never breaking through despite critical support.