Mary ann robinson, a young woman living in the bronx, new york, with her neurotic, overbearing mother and kindly but ineffectual stepfather, is raped while walking home one night. But there are others that resist clarity, that beckon, haunt, persist, nag. This dark, strange drama chronicles the ways in which. I do not know what is going on in this scene, but it looks like meeker has knocked miss baker to the ground. Until it was revived about a decade ago, jack garfeins something wild was an almost completely forgotten filmat best, a footnote in the history of american independent cinema and the effect of the fabled actors studio and the method on 50s and 60s film style. Jack garfeins film often resembles a precursor to polanskis repulsion, but most significantly is a reflection of method acting, a style he was such. Something wild is one of the best american art films ever and surely. Jun 25, 2015 a young rape victim tries desperately to pick up the pieces of her life, only to find herself at the mercy of a wouldbe rescuer. Feb 24, 2020 ralph meeker in something wild 1961 when deciding what movie to watch, i often find myself deciding upon a film based on a specific actor, a specific director, certain genre whatever i happen to be obsessed with at the moment. One of the most audacious american films from the 1960s is now. Jan 16, 2017 something wild was for decades a forgotten movie. When jack garfeins something wild was released in 1961, it was mostly. Startlingly modern in its frankness and psychological realism, the film represents one of. Overview of something wild, 1961, directed by jack garfein, with carroll baker, ralph meeker, mildred dunnock, at turner classic movies.
Although the scene is one of the films more memorable moments, it doesnt work nearly as well as a still image as it does in the film itself, and as a piece of imagery, its a bit boring. In this film, a young woman walks home through a deserted brooklyn park one night and is brutally raped. Coplands unpublished score was the basis for music for a great city. Skyscrapers, in an image reminiscent of basss title sequence for north by northwest, are imposingly vertical, composed of harshly symmetrical glass walls that suggest a designer prison.
Criterion has brought a lost classic to bluray that was one of the earliest examples of the american independent film movement. Tcm shows the 1961 film something wild every so often and other stations show the 1980s something wild every so often. Running down the middle of a central building is a line of shadow. Instead, something wild 1961 came and went without much fanfare. Something wild is a frustrating film, the flaws of which overwhelm its considerable assets. Something wild 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film also offers a great chance to see young stars in the making including diane ladd in her film debut as well as jean stapelton as mary anns nosy neighbor and doris roberts as a petulant coworker. Fans of lumets adapation of eugene oneills long days journey into night will want to check out something wild 1961.
Of course neither film had anything to do with each other, 1961 film was an intense drama, the 1980s film was a comedy. Something wild is a film directed by jack garfein with carroll baker, ralph meeker, mildred dunnock, jean stapleton, year. Join fandango vip for free it only takes a few seconds to join already a fandango vip. The only special feature was the original theatrical trailer.
I didnt hold much promise for this film when i started watching it, but as it developed, it turned out to be very entertaining. Ralph meeker in something wild 1961 when deciding what movie to watch, i often find myself deciding upon a film based on a specific actor, a specific director, certain genre whatever i happen to be obsessed with at the moment. At long last, here is the firsttime original soundtrack release of coplands masterful score to something wild 1961. Something wild 1961 a message to our movie fans read more. Released in 1961 as one of the very first american independent film. Something wild 1961 film wikimili, the best wikipedia. S ome films, even very good ones, tell you up front what they are, what they are up to, what they want. May 21, 2014 something wild 1961 posted on may 21, 2014. Something borrowed, something new s03 ep02 bride gone wild hd watch.
Startlingly modern in its frankness and psychological realism, the film represents one of the purest onscreen expressions of the sensibility of the intimate. There is even clifton james with a full head of hair. With carroll baker, ralph meeker, mildred dunnock, jean stapleton. A complex exploration of the physical and emotional effects of trauma, something wild stars carroll baker, in a layered performance, as a college student who attempts suicide after a brutal sexual assault but is stopped by a mechanic ralph meekerwhose kindness, however, soon takes an unsettling turn. Although the scene is one of the film s more memorable moments, it doesnt work nearly as well as a still image as it does in the film itself, and as a piece of imagery, its a bit boring. I first saw it on saturday night at the movies when i was in high school in the late sixties, and though i didnt know what the hell to. Something wild 1961 letterboxd social film discovery.
This is an original vintage photo from the 1961 film, something wild. J ack garfeins something wild opens with a title sequence by saul bass that stresses the teasing duality of lightness and darkness. Rent something wild 1961 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The movie has no connection to jonathan demmes great romantic comedy of the same name, made twentyfive years later. Hd something wild online sa prevodom, something wild u hd online sa prevodom, something wild sa prevodom. To actors studio fans, to carroll baker fans, it existed as a kind of holy grail, nearly impossible to see outside of rare television broadcasts. The film was later released on dvd on june 5, 2001. Jan 14, 2017 something wild is a challenging movie, both by todays standards and certainly by the standards of the early 1960s.
Criterion delivers beautifully restored picture and sound along with some informative extras. The film follows a young new york city college student baker who, after being brutally raped, is taken in and held captive by a mechanic meeker, who witnessed her suicide attempt on the manhattan bridge. We know life happens, so if something comes up, you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime. Carroll baker, ralph meeker, mildred dunnock, jean stapleton, martin kosleck, charles watts, clifton james, doris roberts, anita cooper, tanya lopert. Carroll baker, ralph meeker original 1961 scene still. Something wild 1961 is a disturbing, uncomfortable, beautifully shot film that largely goes nowhere. Its a shame that it fell off the radar for so long because it is an utterly fascinating film that doesnt always. In 2011, the films fiftieth anniversary, it was finally released, in a barebones dvd edition. Ann carroll baker, brought home by a cop after fainting on the train, the day after shes been raped, finds mother mildred dunnock, who still doesnt know, fraught with her own concerns, in something wild, 1961 view the tcmdb entry for something wild 1961. An obscure blast from the past, something wild is a narrative precursor to roman polanskis repulsion. A young rape victim tries desperately to pick up the pieces of her life, only to find herself at the mercy of a wouldbe rescuer.
If you find our videos helpful you can support us by buying something from amazon. Something isnt right with criterions release of something wild. Something wild was a 1961 film directed by jack garfein based on a novel by alex karmel. Bonanza s08 ep01 something hurt, something wild hd watch. Chief among its flaws is a script that doesnt dig deep enough into its characters motivations with the result that the ending comes across as unbelievable. Ann carroll baker, brought home by a cop after fainting on the train, the day after shes been raped, finds mother mildred dunnock, who still doesnt know, fraught with her own concerns, in something wild, 1961. The film follows a young new york city college student baker who, after being brutally raped, is taken in and held captive by a mechanic meeker, who witnessed her suicide attempt on the manhattan bridge adapted from the novel mary ann by alex karmel, the. Unable to carry on a normal routine with her critical mother, mary ann. Directed by jack garfein, it stars his wife, carroll baker, ralph meeker, and mildred dunnock. The film was released on criterion collection dvd and bluray disc on may 10, 2011. Despite the harshness of this tale, the film charts an undeniably engrossing journey through depression and the psyche of two tortured individuals. It measures approximately 8 x 10 and is in very good condition see details above.
But once you discover it, you would feel terribly sorry for its lack of recognition. Based on alex karmels 1958 novel mary ann, this is the story of a young woman who is brutally raped while returning. Something wild is a 1961 independent sexual abuse drama film directed by jack garfein and starring carroll baker. No one in hollywood in the late fifties and early sixties attempted anything remotely like jack garfeins movie something wild 1961. Theatrical trailer for the 1961 drama something wild starring carroll baker and ralph meeker. Following a typically stupendous saul bass title sequence, the moviescripted by garfein and alex karmel, based on karmels novelintroduces mary ann carroll baker, star of baby doll and garfeins thenwife, a new york college student on her way home. Something wild 1961 when college girl mary ann robinson carroll baker is attacked and raped, her world is shattered. Of interest is the presence of two future tv stars, jean stapleton, and a darkhaired, slim, young doris roberts. Keeping the attack to herself, mary ann runs away, seeking to lose herself in manhattan by renting a seedy flat. The dazzling opening credit sequence by saul bass is eye popping. Something wild was released on vhs by hbo video on july 15, 1987. Something wild 1961, directed by jack garfein and starring carroll baker and ralph meekerin two careerbest performancesis the latter kind. Something wild is a film that tackles a challenging subject with an ending that leaves something of an illtaste in the mouth.
Something wild 1961 film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Find movie and film cast and crew information for something wild 1961 jack garfein on allmovie. Something wild 1961 the criterion collection bluray. This is a sad fact, considering that the film begins so compellingly. Dec 29, 2015 if you find our videos helpful you can support us by buying something from amazon. The audacious something wild comes to criterion bluray tv. Something wild is a challenging movie, both by todays standards and certainly by the standards of the early 1960s. Something wild arrives from criterion with artwork created using a still from the film, when mary ann has a panic attack on a train. Rent something wild 1961 starring carroll baker and ralph meeker on dvd and bluray. Told from a european perspective, something wild is a real art house kind of film. Something wild 1961 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The only normal in this marvelous movie is the unpredictability of life. Its a crime drama, comedy, romance, thriller with nudity, sex, and violence. May 25, 20 instead, something wild 1961 came and went without much fanfare.