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- Genre: Comedy Movies
- Director: Jonathan Demme
- Theatrical Release: Nov 7, 86 NA
- Producer: MGM/UA
- Length: 113 min
- Theme(s): Mob/Organized Crime, Police/S.W.A.T.
Release Dates
NA Nov 7, 86 EU May 22, 87 JP Jun 11, 88 AU Feb 26, 87
Story
Jonathan Demme's sexy 1986 road comedy, a story about the liberation of a stuffed-shirt businessman (Jeff Daniels) by a free-spirited punkette (Melanie Griffith), looks better and better as the years go by. By dressing Griffith in a bowl-cut black wig and giving her character the resonant nickname Lulu, Demme establishes a clear link with G.W. Pabst's 1928 Louise Brooks melodrama Pandora's Box--except that in this case the influence of a sexual free spirit is not seen as malign or corrupting. The turning point comes when the girl's hard-edged manner is discarded along with the wig and the nickname: Lulu turns into Audrey, a touchingly vulnerable, fluffy blonde. Ray Liotta, making his first big splash as Audrey's ex-con ex-husband, a hot-wired collection of homicidal tics, personifies the menacing aspects of the "wild side" of life. The intensity of the final showdown between Daniels and Liotta startles some viewers, but it provides a needed catharsis. The film's glorious soundtrack album featuring David Byrne's peppy title track became a hit in its own right, and is still readily available. --David ChuteDVD Features
- Color
- Closed-captioned
- Widescreen
Cast
| Jeff Daniels | Charles Driggs |
| Melanie Griffith | Lulu / Audrey Hankel |
| Ray Liotta | Ray Sinclair |
| George 'Red' Schwartz | Counter Man (as George Schwartz) |
| Leib Lensky | Frenchy |
| Tracey Walter | The Country Squire |
| Maggie T. | Country Squire Bulldog |
| Patricia Falkenhain | Charlie's Secretary |
| Sandy McLeod | Graves' Secretary |
| Robert Ridgely | Riachard Graves |
| Buzz Kilman | TV Newscaster |
| Kenneth Utt | Dad |
| Adelle Lutz | Rose |
| Charles Napier | Irate Chef |
| Jim Roche | Motel Philosopher |
| John Sayles | Motorcycle Cop |
| John Waters | Used Car Guy |
| The Texas Kid | Hitchhiking Cowboy |
| Byron D. Hutcherson | Hitchhiking Kid |
| Elena Hutcherson | Hitchhiking Kid |
| Thomas Cavano | Guitar Player |
| Dorothy Demme | Junk Store Gal |
| Emma Byrne | Junk Store Gal |
| Dana Preu | Peaches |
| Max the Dog | Himself |
| Mary Ardella Drew | Donna Penski |
| Joseph Lee Davis | James Williams |
| Edward Saxon | Kevin Stroup |
| The Feelies | The Willies |
| James Hurd | Stylish Reunion Couple |
| Joanna Kitchen-Hurd | Stylish Reunion Couple |
| Jack Gilpin | Larry Dillman |
| Su Tissue | Peggy Dillman |
| Gary Goetzman | Guido Paonessa |
| Margaret Colin | irene |
| Chloe Amateau | Chloe |
| Dung Chau | Robbery Victim |
| The Crew | Gas Station Rappers |
| Steven Scales | Nelson (as Steve Scales) |
| John Montgomery | Harmonica Slim |
| Kristin Olsen | Tracy |
| Heather Shaw | Choir Girl |
| Vic Blair | Cowboy Maitre d' |
| D. Stanton Miranda | Darlene |
| Ding-a-Ling | Motorcycle Dog |
| Johnny Marrs | Motorcycle Driver |
| George Henry Wyche Jr. | Police Officer |
| Marilee K. Smith | Police Officer |
| Jeffrey R. Rioux | Police Officer |
| Jeff Herig | Police Officer |
| Gil Lazier | Homicide Detective |
| Anna Levine | The Girl in 3F |
| 'Sister' Carol East | Dottie (as 'Sister Carol' East |
| Gary Bishop | Civil War Reenactor (uncredited) |
| Joanna Daniel | Joanne (uncredited) |
| Drummond Erskine | Cafe Patron (uncredited) |