Wild Things
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Wild Things is a 1998 erotic crime film starring Matt Dillon, Kevin Bacon, Denise Richards, Neve Campbell and Bill Murray. It was directed by John McNaughton. In some countries the film was released as Sex Crimes. An uncut version of the movie, adding seven minutes to its runtime, was released on DVD in 2004.
Plot
Sam Lombardo (Matt Dillon), a high school guidance counselor, is accused of rape by two of his female students, the wealthy, popular Kelly Van Ryan (Denise Richards) and eccentric outcast Suzie Toller (Neve Campbell). During the course of the trial however, Suzie reveals that Mr. Lombardo did not rape her, and that Kelly made the whole thing up because she was in love with him and angry that he slept with her mother. The plot takes many twists and turns as everyone double-crosses everyone else in an attempt to gain the money awarded to the teacher as compensation.Cast
- Matt Dillon as Sam Lombardo
- Kevin Bacon as Sergeant Ray Duquette
- Neve Campbell as Suzie Marie Toller
- Theresa Russell as Sandra Van Ryan
- Denise Richards as Kelly Lanier Van Ryan
- Daphne Rubin-Vega as Detective Gloria Perez
- Robert Wagner as Tom Baxter
- Bill Murray as Kenneth Bowden
Sequels
The sequel to the movie, 2004's Wild Things 2, never saw release in the theatres and went straight to video, as did a third film called (2005). The sequels recycle much of the plot, dialogue, and direction of the first film, albeit with different actors.In February 2006 it was announced that Campbell and Richards are set to appear in another installment of the film, Backstabbers, and producers are trying to get more of the original's cast to star as well.
References
External links
- [}}}] at Rotten Tomatoes
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