Something Wild (#850) Bruce Dern The Austin Chronicle

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Something Wild (#850) Bruce Dern The Austin ChronicleA 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 Meeker)whose kindness, however, soon takes an unsettling turn. Startlingly modern in its frankness and psychological realism, the film represents one of the purest on screen expressions of the sensibility of the