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A seemingly virtuous high school guidance counselor, Sam Lombardo (Matt Dillon), is accused of raping students Kelly (Denise Richards) and Suzie (Neve Campbell). Ken Bowden (Bill Murray), an oddball attorney, and Detective Ray Duquette (Kevin Bacon) come to Lombardo's aid, unraveling a much larger blackmail scheme involving .. Read more

Starring Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards
Director John McNaughton
Genres Drama

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A seemingly virtuous high school guidance counselor, Sam Lombardo (Matt Dillon), is accused of raping students Kelly (Denise Richards) and Suzie (Neve Campbell). Ken Bowden (Bill Murray), an oddball attorney, and Detective Ray Duquette (Kevin Bacon) come to Lombardo's aid, unraveling a much larger blackmail scheme involving some of the town's least suspicious residents.
WILD THINGS, a veering, breakneck ride, proved surprisingly successful at the box office. It features director John McNaughton's (HENRY PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER, NORMAL LIFE) best talents: sinuous, layered storytelling, racy cinematography, and shocking plot twists. Richards and Campbell sizzle on the screen as they tease, seduce, and entrap. Lying somewhere between black comedy and psycho thriller, WILD THINGS is an unclassifiable, unforgettable original.

Starring Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards, Bill Murray, Theresa Russell, Robert Wagner, Daphne Rubin-Vega
Director John McNaughton
Studio ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 43 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 18.gif
Collections 100 Feisty Females
Genres Drama
Language English
Subtitles English
Released DVD: 27 Sep 1999
Production year: 1998
Format DVD

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Things are certainly steamy in Florida in this eyebrow-raising thriller from Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer director John McNaughton. Scream's Neve Campbell and Starship Troopers's Denise Richards star as high-school students who falsely accuse teacher Matt Dillon of rape in a preposterous tale that's more notable for its X-rated scenes — a threesome among the leads, Campbell and Richards kissing, co-star Kevin Bacon's full-frontal — than for its great acting or script. There are a few nice twists, however, and the handsome cast clearly enjoys vamping it up in what is essentially a sexed-up, feature-length MTV video.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • Convoluted courtroom thriller that plays games with an audience's expectations, but not well enough to capture its interest.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 9 out of 10 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Fantastic!!!

    If you haven't seen this film....where on earth have you been??? The most gripping, fascinating clever thriller...EVER! The cast are tremendous...you're constantly surprised by the twists and turns. It's got everything...my all time favourite film!!!! A classic

      • cash00013 from Surrey
      • Posted 30 Jan 2004 13:28

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Check it out!

    Great plot, great twists, Great chicks! :-)

    Worth watching for the women and the clever plot which unfolds.

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      • A seemingly virtuous high school guidance counselor, Sam Lombardo (Matt Dillon), is accused of raping students Kelly (Denise Richards) and Suzie (Neve Campbell). Ken Bowden (Bill Murray), an oddball ...