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Wild Things

  • 1998
  • AA
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
126K
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Kevin Bacon, Neve Campbell, Matt Dillon, and Denise Richards in Wild Things (1998)
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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.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.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
    • Neve Campbell
    • Matt Dillon
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    126K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,094
    438
    • Director
      • John McNaughton
    • Writer
      • Stephen Peters
    • Stars
      • Kevin Bacon
      • Neve Campbell
      • Matt Dillon
    • 459User reviews
    • 90Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations

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    Neve Campbell and Denise Richards in Wild Things (1998)
    Neve Campbell and Denise Richards in Wild Things (1998)
    Denise Richards in Wild Things (1998)
    Suzie & Kelly
    Kelly & Sam
    Sam & Tom
    Ray & Kelly
    Kevin Bacon co-stars as Ray Duquette
    Bill Murray and Matt Dillon in Wild Things (1998)
    Matt Dillon and Denise Richards in Wild Things (1998)
    Neve Campbell and Denise Richards in Wild Things (1998)
    Neve Campbell and Denise Richards in Wild Things (1998)

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    Kevin Bacon
    Kevin Bacon
    • Ray Duquette
    Neve Campbell
    Neve Campbell
    • Suzie Toller
    Matt Dillon
    Matt Dillon
    • Sam Lombardo
    Denise Richards
    Denise Richards
    • Kelly Van Ryan
    Theresa Russell
    Theresa Russell
    • Sandra Van Ryan
    Daphne Rubin-Vega
    Daphne Rubin-Vega
    • Gloria Perez
    Robert Wagner
    Robert Wagner
    • Tom Baxter
    Bill Murray
    Bill Murray
    • Ken Bowden
    Carrie Snodgress
    Carrie Snodgress
    • Ruby
    Jeff Perry
    Jeff Perry
    • Bryce Hunter
    Cory Pendergast
    • Jimmy Leach
    Marc Macaulay
    Marc Macaulay
    • Walter
    Toi Svane Stepp
    Toi Svane Stepp
    • Nicole
    • (as Toi Svane)
    Dennis Neal
    Dennis Neal
    • Art Maddox
    Diane Adams
    Diane Adams
    • School Secretary
    Paulo Benedeti
    Paulo Benedeti
    • Kirk
    Eduardo Yáñez
    Eduardo Yáñez
    • Frankie Condo
    • (as Eduardo Yañez)
    Jennifer Taylor
    Jennifer Taylor
    • Barbara Baxter
    • (as Jennifer Bini)
    • Director
      • John McNaughton
    • Writer
      • Stephen Peters
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • 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
      Sam writes the words "Sex Crimes" on the chalkboard, but the next shot has it written in smaller letters. The number of underlines also changes. Actually there are four different layouts of this text between cuts.
    • Quotes

      Detective Ray Duquette: People aren't always what they appear to be. Don't forget that.

    • Crazy credits
      Interspersed with the credits are additional scenes that explain some of the plot twists.
    • Alternate versions
      The Indian theatrical version was cut by the CBFC to achieve an 'A' (restricted to adults) rating in Mumbai. They made cuts to the visual of bare breasts during a love making scene, the visuals of Lombardo touching the girls' breast kneeling before her and lifting her skirt, removing her panting, sucking her breast, pouting her panties, her breasts, the love making of the three persons in bed, and the visuals of Kelly getting out of the swimming pool with the camera focusing on her body. Cuts were made to some lines in dialogues. "Fucking me in the ass", "motherfucker", "nail his balls", "fucking little ass", "stupid c*nt" and "cocksucker". The uncut version of the film was later re-classified 'U/A' (parental guidance) by the CBFC in Bangalore in 2013.
    • Connections
      Edited into Wild Things: Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Salsa Caliente
      Written by Tito Puente

      Performed by Tito Puente

      Courtesy of Concord Records

    User reviews459

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    Hitchcock 90210
    If you ever thought a crime thriller could be filmed in Aaron Spelling manner, you've got your movie. Everybody is so good looking and the plot twists more than Chubby Checker. However, in the end almost everything falls into place. You get your suspense, excitement, intrigue and lots of close-ups on some gorgeous hunks. Not so bad at all.
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    43
    • bbc-2
    • Aug 24, 1998

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 20, 1998 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Racoleuses
    • Filming locations
      • Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park - 1200 S. Crandon Boulevard, Key Biscayne, Florida, USA
    • Production company
      • Mandalay Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $30,147,739
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,622,444
      • Mar 22, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $30,166,293
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.40 : 1

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