Wild Things (1998)

A police detective uncovers a conspiracy behind a case involving a high school guidance counselor, when accusations of rape are made against him by two female students.

Director:

John McNaughton

Writer:

Stephen Peters

Stars:

Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

In south Florida, a high school counselor is accused of rape by a manipulative rich girl and her trailer trash classmate. The cop on the case begins to suspect a conspiracy and dives into an elaborate and devious web of greed and betrayal to find the truth.

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Plot Keywords:

high school | police | florida | south florida | greed | 

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Taglines:

They can turn you on or turn on you.

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 March 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sex Crimes

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£180,707 (UK) (15 May 1998)

Gross:

$29,753,944 (USA) (26 June 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandalay Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min 115 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Neve Campbell in an interview for Entertainment Weekly at the time of the film's release, she, Denise Richards, and Matt Dillon all got slightly drunk on tequila in order to get past the nervousness of doing the three-way love scene.

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Goofs

After Ray Duquette got shot by Kelly, you can see his scar somewhere on the right of his face. But after that, you can't see any scar on his face.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Kelly Van Ryan: Fuck off!

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Crazy Credits

Interspersed with the credits are additional scenes that explain some of the plot twists.

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Connections

Referenced in Sugar & Spice (2001)

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Soundtracks

"Murder For The Money"
Written by Mark Sandman
Performed by Morphine
Courtesy of Rykodisc and Courtesy of Dreamworks Records
Under license from Universal Music Special Markets

User Reviews

Everybody's right!

Yes, it's lurid. Yes, it's trashy. Yes, it doesn't stand up to close scrutiny. And yes, if you're the sort of person who specialises in spotting plot twists, then you're probably going to do well here.

But if you haven't seen this film before, and you're prepared for something a bit on the lurid and trashy side, and you can manage to steer clear of the many spoilers among the reviews here, then you just might find that Wild Things is a fun ride.

Because there are, it's true, a number of twists and turns, and not everyone sees them coming. And if you aren't a twist-spotter, but you enjoy movies with twists, then you are going to enjoy this one.

I thought it was great fun. And, let's be fair, who's watching Denise Richards' acting?