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Wild Things (1998)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Matt Dillon Sam Lombardo
Kevin Bacon Sgt. Ray Duquette
Neve Campbell Suzie Marie Toller
Bill Murray Kenneth Bowden
Denise Richards Kelly Lanier Van Ryan
Daphne Rubin-Vega Det. Gloria Perez
Theresa Russell Sandra Van Ryan
Robert Wagner Tom Baxter
Carrie Snodgress Ruby
Jeff Perry District Attorney Bryce Hunter
Movie Details
Genre Thriller; Crime; Mystery
Director John McNaughton
Producer Steven A. Jones; Rodney Liber; Kevin Bacon; Steven Brown
Writer Stephen Peters
Photography Jeffrey L. Kimball
Musician George S. Clinton
Studio Columbia TriStar
Language English
Audience Rating Unrated
Running Time 108 mins
Country USA
Color Color
IMDb Rating 6.6
Plot
Wild Things is the kind of lurid, trashy thriller that you'll either dive into with unabashed pleasure or turn away from in prudish disgust; it's entirely your choice, but we suggest the former option since it's obviously much more fun. The plot's so convoluted it's hardly worth describing, except to say that it's set in humid Florida and involves a respected high school teacher (Matt Dillon--yes, Matt Dillon as a teacher!) who is faced with accusations of rape by a student (Denise Richards, from Starship Troopers) who had been giving him the kind of attention most people would consider improper for such a "nice" young lady. Another student (Neve Campbell) raises a similar charge against the teacher, and that's when a police officer (Kevin Bacon) begins to investigate the allegations. Just when you think the movie's gone overboard with its shameless sex and absurdly twisted plot, in drops Bill Murray as an unscrupulous lawyer (of course) to spice things up with insurance scams and welcomed comic relief. As directed by John McNaughton (who has a way of making just the right moves with this kind of film noir melodrama), Wild Things is a bona fide guilty pleasure--the kind of movie you may be ashamed to enjoy, but what the heck, you'll enjoy it anyway. --Jeff Shannon
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 422
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
Wild Things at Movie Collector Connect
IMDB
Amazon US
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Layers Dual Side, Dual Layer
UPC (Barcode) 043396024113
Release Date 9/6/2005
Subtitles English; Dutch; French; Finnish; Norwegian; English (Closed Captioned)
Packaging Keep Case
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Dolby Digital Stereo [French]
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
Color Closed-captioned Widescreen Dolby Full Screen