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

In an interview with Maxim magazine Kevin Bacon noted that he has a no nudity clause in his contract, and that he was a producer of the movie, so technically he could have sued himself.

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Goofs

During the courtroom scene, Kelly's makeup was heavy including dark eyebrows and heavy lipstick. A few moments later when they are leaving the courthouse, her makeup is light - almost invisible.

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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

Featured in 100 Greatest Sexy Moments (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Why Can't We Be Friends"
Written by Thomas Allen (as Sylvester Allen), Harold R. Brown, Morris D. Dickerson (as Morris Dickerson),
Lonnie Jordan (as Leroy Jordan), Charles Miller (as Charles W. Miller), Lee Oskar,
, Howard E. Scott (as Howard Scott) and Jerry Goldstein
Performed by Smash Mouth
Courtesy of Interscope Records
Under license from Universal Music Special Markets

User Reviews

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!