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Wild Things
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6.4When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, rejected by the town, and fighting to get his life back. One cop suspects conspiracy, but nothing is what it seems...
Cast
- Kevin Bacon as Sergeant Ray Duquette
- Matt Dillon as Sam Lombardo
- Neve Campbell as Suzie Toller
- Denise Richards as Kelly Van Ryan
- Theresa Russell as Sandra Van Ryan
- Bill Murray as Kenneth Bowden
Themes
- sailboat
- florida
- rape
- sexual abuse
- court case
- blackmail
- eroticism
- sailing
- seduction
- everglades
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Key facts
- Directed by
- John McNaughton
- Written by
- Stephen Peters
- Produced by
- Rodney M. Liber Steven A. Jones
- Starring
- Kevin Bacon Matt Dillon Neve Campbell Theresa Russell Denise Richards Daphne Rubin-Vega Robert Wagner Bill Murray
- Cinematography
- Jeffrey L. Kimball
- Edited by
- Elena Maganini
- Music by
- George S. Clinton
- Production companies
- Mandalay Entertainment Columbia Pictures
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release date
- March 20, 1998 ( 1998-03-20 )
- Running time
- 108 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $20 million
- Box office
- $67.2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 108
- FilmAffinity ID
- 777577
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- publication date
- 1998-08-20
- title
- Wild Things
- review score
- 51/100
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Wild Things is a 1998 American erotic thriller film directed by John McNaughton and starring Matt Dillon, Kevin Bacon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards, Theresa Russell, Robert Wagner, and Bill Murray. It follows a high school guidance counselor in South Florida who is accused of rape by two female students and a series of subsequent revelations after a police officer begins investigating the alleged crimes. Wild Things was released by Sony Pictures Releasing on March 20, 1998 and received mixed to positive reviews from critics while grossing $67.2 million against a $20 million budget. The film was followed by two television film sequels Wild Things 2 (2004) and Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough (2005), and a direct-to-DVD standalone sequel Wild Things: Foursome (2010). Since its release, the original film has been regarded as a cult classic.
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