Wild Things (1998)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

John McNaughton

Writer (WGA):

Stephen Peters (written by)

Release Date:

20 March 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Sie würden für ihr Leben gern mit dir spielen ! (No Risk, No Fun)

Plot:

A high school guidance counselor is framed for raping two of his students...or is he?

Plot Keywords:

High School | Florida | Police | South Florida | Guidance Counselor

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Kevin Bacon	...	Ray Duquette
Matt Dillon	...	Sam Lombardo
Neve Campbell	...	Suzie Toller
Theresa Russell	...	Sandra Van Ryan
Denise Richards	...	Kelly Van Ryan
Daphne Rubin-Vega	...	Gloria Perez
Robert Wagner	...	Tom Baxter
Bill Murray	...	Ken Bowden
Carrie Snodgress	...	Ruby
Jeff Perry	...	Bryce Hunter
Cory Pendergast	...	Jimmy Leach
Marc Macaulay	...	Walter
Toi Svane Stepp	...	Nicole (as Toi Svane)
Dennis Neal	...	Art Maddox
Diane Adams	...	School Secretary

Also Known As:

Sex Crimes (USA) (working title)
wildthings (USA) (video box title)
Дикость (Russia) [ru]
Criaturas salvajes (Argentina) [es]
Divje strasti (Slovenia) [sl]
Divlja igra (Croatia) [hr]
Divlje strasti (Serbia) [sr]
Dzikie zadze (Poland) [pl]
Garotas Selvagens (Brazil) [pt]
Juegos salvajes (Spain) [es]
Ligações Selvagens (Portugal) [pt]
Meshulush Pra'ee (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Nebezpecné hry (Czech Republic) [cs]
Racoleuses (Canada: French title) [fr]
Sex Crimes (Belgium: English title) [en]
Sex crimes - giochi pericolosi (Italy) [it]
Sexcrimes (France) [fr]
Vad vágyak (Hungary) [hu]
Vahsi seyler (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Villit kuviot (Finland) [fi]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, nudity, language and some violence.

Runtime:

108 min | USA:115 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Philippines:R-18 | New Zealand:R18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Ontario) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (British Columbia/Manitoba) (Canadian Home Video rating) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:11 | UK:18 | USA:R (original rating) (No. 35561) | USA:Unrated (extended version)

Filming Locations:

Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park - 1200 S. Crandon Boulevard, Key Biscayne, Florida, USA

Company:

Mandalay Entertainment

Trivia:

Director John McNaughton says he deleted a scene that would have shown Matt Dillon and Kevin Bacon showering together, as it was gratuitous.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the bedroom, Sam opens the right-hand door of the closet, and then the left-hand door, but the next shot shows the left-hand door still closed.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Kelly Van Ryan: Fuck off!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Wild Things II: Making the Glades (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Bailadores

Twisted

There is a website that shows silly abbreviated synopsises for movies...for this movie it says "There's a plot twist, There's a plot twist, There's a plot twist...There's a plot twist...There's a plot twist...There's a plot twist...The End...There's a plot twist."

This sums up the movie very accurately. It's mind popcorn, nothing more. The saving grace of this movie is that you KNOW it's a melodrama that's really not to be taken seriously.

The main actors bring life into what could be very overdone characters. The cinematography is not to be missed, and the supporting cast fills in the movie nicely.

Not a great movie, but a good movie to vegg out to!