Wild Things
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When 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...
What critics thought
Wild Things landed in genuinely mixed territory on release — critics largely agreed it was shameless, gleefully trashy neo-noir, but disagreed on whether that was a virtue or a sentence. The ensemble cast drew near-universal praise, while the film's lurid plotting split reviewers between those who found the escalating twists a guilty pleasure and those who dismissed the whole enterprise as a well-cast crock.
“lurid trash, with a plot so twisted they're still explaining it during the closing titles. It's like a three-way collision between a softcore sex film, a soap opera and a B-grade noir. I liked it.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“a decadent gloss to this far-fetched, quintuple-crossing tale”
Janet Maslin·The New York Times
“you have an ensemble that appears to be enjoying the challenge of offbeat roles and unusual material. There's not a wrong note struck by the game group of players”
Variety
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cast & Crew
John McNaughtonDirector
Kevin BaconSergeant Ray Duquette
Matt DillonSam Lombardo
Neve CampbellSuzie Toller
Denise RichardsKelly Van Ryan
Theresa RussellSandra Van Ryan
Bill MurrayKenneth Bowden
Daphne Rubin-VegaDetective Gloria Perez
Robert WagnerTom Baxter
Carrie SnodgressRuby
Jeff PerryDistrict Attorney Bryce Hunter
Eduardo YáñezFrankie Condo
Jennifer Bini TaylorBarbara Baxter
George S. ClintonComposer
Jeffrey L. KimballCinematographyWild Things
When 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...
What critics thought
Wild Things landed in genuinely mixed territory on release — critics largely agreed it was shameless, gleefully trashy neo-noir, but disagreed on whether that was a virtue or a sentence. The ensemble cast drew near-universal praise, while the film's lurid plotting split reviewers between those who found the escalating twists a guilty pleasure and those who dismissed the whole enterprise as a well-cast crock.
“lurid trash, with a plot so twisted they're still explaining it during the closing titles. It's like a three-way collision between a softcore sex film, a soap opera and a B-grade noir. I liked it.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“a decadent gloss to this far-fetched, quintuple-crossing tale”
Janet Maslin·The New York Times
“you have an ensemble that appears to be enjoying the challenge of offbeat roles and unusual material. There's not a wrong note struck by the game group of players”
Variety
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cast & Crew
John McNaughtonDirectorKevin BaconSergeant Ray DuquetteMatt DillonSam LombardoNeve CampbellSuzie TollerDenise RichardsKelly Van RyanTheresa RussellSandra Van RyanBill MurrayKenneth BowdenDaphne Rubin-VegaDetective Gloria PerezRobert WagnerTom BaxterCarrie SnodgressRubyJeff PerryDistrict Attorney Bryce HunterEduardo YáñezFrankie CondoJennifer Bini TaylorBarbara BaxterGeorge S. ClintonComposerJeffrey L. KimballCinematographyStream
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