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Wild Things

  • 1998
  • R
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Kevin Bacon, Neve Campbell, Matt Dillon, and Denise Richards in Wild Things (1998)
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Erotic ThrillerSuspense MysteryCrimeDramaMysteryThriller

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 info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    136K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,303
    45
    • Director
      • John McNaughton
    • Writer
      • Stephen Peters
    • Stars
      • Kevin Bacon
      • Neve Campbell
      • Matt Dillon
    • 471User reviews
    • 97Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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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
    • 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
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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 reviews471

    Featured review
    7/10

    Erotic thriller.

    Good picture and sound quality, well cast, colours are strong and clear and the outdoor scenes are bathed in sunlight, skin tones look natural and not too bright. A playfully piano score and some pop music makes up the soundtrack.

    Denise Richards & Neve Cambell did a good job in their roles. Richards plays a shallow split beauty, a good character for her, she's not convicting anyone as a nuclear scientist. Bill Murray adds a touch of comic relief. The film is a bit of a deconstruction of a fictional rich shallow community in the USA. A web of greed, corruption, conspiracy and lies quickly unravels. Neve Cambell was great playing a totally different character to Scream a year before. However comparing her figure to Denise Richards, Cambell does look a bit short and squat when they're both next to each other but I suppose the cinematographer couldn't do much about that. The ending is a bit dumb too, and the overuse of twists starts to make it feel very one note.
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    • Release date
      • March 20, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Criaturas salvajes
    • 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

    Tech specs

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

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