Demme's screwball comedy cum road movie cum unconventional thriller starring the straight-laced office worker Jeff Daniels, whose dull life changes when he meets Melanie Griffith’s mercurial Audrey.

Running from: Wed 09 (18:10) & Sun 13 May (20:00).

Jonathan Demme’s screwball, thrift-shop styled take on the ‘yuppie nightmare’ movie sees Jeff Daniels’ buttoned-up New York office worker Charlie meet Melanie Griffith’s mercurial Audrey one lunch hour, and get whisked into a riotous interstate road trip that opens his eyes to the multitude of people and places, ethnicities and cultures that make up the melting pot of America.

Part of the Lost in America Season, a season od films revealing the real 80s America.

There will be a discussion event in the Blue Room - Philosophical Screens: The Philosophy of Screwball and ‘Something Wild’ - after the screening of Something Wild on Wednesday 9 May. The dicussion will be free to ticket holders of Something Wild on this date (but must be booked via the box office due to limited capacity), otherwise £6.50.

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COMPETITION: Win 1x pair of tickets to attend Lost in America Season: Jonathan Demme's Something Wild at BFI Southbank at 18:10 on Wednesday 09 May. To enter the competition, send an email to vienna@run-riot.com with the correct answer in the ‘subject’ line. The winner will be randomly selected.
Q: Out of the following locations in America, which place does not exist?
A: .1) Dismal, North Carolina .2) Misery Bay, Michigan .3) Cape Disappointment, Washington .4) Little Hope, Texas .5) It's a trick question - they all exist.