Wild Things (1998)

Director:

John McNaughton

Writer (WGA):

Stephen Peters (written by)

Release Date:

20 March 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | 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:

Threesome | Rough Sex | Caress | Erotic Thriller | Erotic Fantasy

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Matt Dillon	...	Sam Lombardo
Kevin Bacon	...	Sgt. Ray Duquette
Neve Campbell	...	Suzie Marie Toller
Theresa Russell	...	Sandra Van Ryan
Denise Richards	...	Kelly Lanier Van Ryan
Daphne Rubin-Vega	...	Det. Gloria Perez
Robert Wagner	...	Tom Baxter
Bill Murray	...	Kenneth Bowden
Carrie Snodgress	...	Ruby
Jeff Perry	...	District Attorney Bryce Hunter
Cory Pendergast	...	Jimmy 'Jimbo' Leach
Marc Macaulay	...	Walter
Toi Svane Stepp	...	Nicole Beach (as Toi Svane)
Dennis Neal	...	Art Maddox
Eduardo Yáñez	...	Frankie Condo

Also Known As:

Sex Crimes (USA) (working title)
wildthings (USA) (video box title)
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]
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 | New Zealand:R18 | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Ontario) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (British Columbia/Manitoba) | 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) | USA:Unrated (extended version)

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Mandalay Entertainment

Trivia:

Before the filming of an outdoor scene by the river, a gaffer was fixing the lights and noticed something floating by in the river. It was a dead body. The police were called and when they arrived, they anchored it to the dock, out of sight of the camera. They removed it after the scene was shot.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the court room scene a male extra gives the thumbs up sign to the panning camera.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Kelly Van Ryan: Fuck off!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

The Good Life

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!