A film that would be considered wild is “Breaking News in Yuba County” which was released in 2021 and stars Allison Janney, Awkwafina, Mila Kunis, Wanda Skyes, and many other acclaimed actors. The main character, Sue Buttons, is a suburban housewife who feels as though she is being taken for granted by her husband. Her husband, Karl, and his brother were involved in a money laundering scheme which has landed him in hot water with some criminals. Feeling forgotten on her birthday, Sue decides to confront Karl which eventually leads her to find out that he has a mistress. During this discovery, Karl passes away due to shock and as Sue sees constant news coverage of a missing girl and the uplifting treatment her family has received from the community, she gets an idea. Sue reports her husband missing and works to grow as a local celebrity. Overall, the film can be characterized as wild due to Sue’s brazen attitude towards the death of her husband and only focusing on the media fame and attention. Additionally, the side plot of the money laundering criminals and their ruthlessness paired with misunderstandings between them and Karl’s brother, leave the audience with no expectations of what may happen next. This film would not be critically acclaimed and has quite a few problems with it as seen by its poor ratings, but it is perfect to watch without any expectations.
The film’s wild nature is certainly depicted with the unexpected violence in the last 15 minutes of the movie, essentially everyone but the main character is killed in a shocking sequence of events. Even characters you wouldn’t expect to be killed off are done so in a rather “wild” manner. The different side characters start interacting with each other and in the aftermath, the audience is left feeling unsettled with the ending as no justice seems to be served.