Gefährliche Freundin (1986)

Gefährliche Freundin: Directed by Jonathan Demme. With Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith, Ray Liotta, George ‘Red’ Schwartz. A free-spirited woman “kidnaps” a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-convict husband shows up.

“It is clear this is going somewhere different from the very beginning and we go beyond the usually seen New York from the water into lesser but more interesting stretches. This quirky, off centre viewpoint is continued throughout the film although so much is happening with our main characters in this crazy take on a road movie that it is not always apparent. Constantly confounding oneu0026#39;s expectations, this is a very exciting and occasionally worrying film. Jeff Daniels is surprisingly good and gets better as the film progresses, Melanie Griffith is great throughout and the only thing that prevents me giving this a full score and indicating that i would happily sit right down and watch it again straight away is……..Ray Liotta. Now, is this guy scary in this or is he not the most scary character ever? Great to look at thanks to wonderful cinematography – street signs, shops fronts, odd buildings, the lot – this also has to be the film with the very best soundtrack in the 80s. Averse though I usually am to the music in films of this period, this has one of the greatest picture/music combinations ever – and that includes the later work of Tarantino, who just has to have been influenced by this gem. A must see but try and prepare yourself for the appearance of Mr Ray Liotta.”