A police detective uncovers a conspiracy behind a case involving a high-school guidance counselor when accusations of rape are made against him by two female students.A police detective uncovers a conspiracy behind a case involving a high-school guidance counselor when accusations of rape are made against him by two female students.A police detective uncovers a conspiracy behind a case involving a high-school guidance counselor when accusations of rape are made against him by two female students.
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Toi Svane Stepp
- Nicole
- (as Toi Svane)
Eduardo Yáñez
- Frankie Condo
- (as Eduardo Yañez)
Jennifer Taylor
- Barbara Baxter
- (as Jennifer Bini)
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If you ever thought a crime thriller could be filmed in Aaron Spelling manner, you've got your movie. Everybody is so good looking and the plot twists more than Chubby Checker. However, in the end almost everything falls into place. You get your suspense, excitement, intrigue and lots of close-ups on some gorgeous hunks. Not so bad at all.
There is a website that shows silly abbreviated synopsises for movies...for this movie it says "There's a plot twist, There's a plot twist, There's a plot twist...There's a plot twist...There's a plot twist...There's a plot twist...The End...There's a plot twist."
This sums up the movie very accurately. It's mind popcorn, nothing more. The saving grace of this movie is that you KNOW it's a melodrama that's really not to be taken seriously.
The main actors bring life into what could be very overdone characters. The cinematography is not to be missed, and the supporting cast fills in the movie nicely.
Not a great movie, but a good movie to vegg out to!
This sums up the movie very accurately. It's mind popcorn, nothing more. The saving grace of this movie is that you KNOW it's a melodrama that's really not to be taken seriously.
The main actors bring life into what could be very overdone characters. The cinematography is not to be missed, and the supporting cast fills in the movie nicely.
Not a great movie, but a good movie to vegg out to!
Wild Things is a cult classic film of the late 1990's due to several things. First the film seems to be known for its twists and turns (most of which are unpredictable- several foreshadowing occurs with a lot attention to detail to be had), then there's its famous pool scene involving Denise Richards and Neve Campbell.
The film is relatively slow paced and not too engaging in its first half (about 50 minutes or so) then around once the first major reveal is shown, everything picks up (the pacing and plot), it become more intriguing and overall engaging. We want to see what is going to happen next.
Due to its twists and turns, those are what elevates the film from being relatively subpar. Wild Things is a serious drama dealing with a serious topic (rape case and allegations) yet the manner everything unfolds is somewhat trashy and in an MTV type style (this appears to be the appeal). The acting all around is respectable and convincing. "Not everyone is as they appear".
Overall not exactly a great film but it's unpredictability in the second half keeps you guessing and engaged.
The film is relatively slow paced and not too engaging in its first half (about 50 minutes or so) then around once the first major reveal is shown, everything picks up (the pacing and plot), it become more intriguing and overall engaging. We want to see what is going to happen next.
Due to its twists and turns, those are what elevates the film from being relatively subpar. Wild Things is a serious drama dealing with a serious topic (rape case and allegations) yet the manner everything unfolds is somewhat trashy and in an MTV type style (this appears to be the appeal). The acting all around is respectable and convincing. "Not everyone is as they appear".
Overall not exactly a great film but it's unpredictability in the second half keeps you guessing and engaged.
Much has been said about the sexual content of this movie for which I can only say it was nice to get such mice views, clothed and unclothed of Denise Richards. But overall the sexuality of this film is moderate at best.
Why i really liked it is because all of the twists in the plots actually come together. At the end of the film, integrated with the end credits, are previously unseen events that kept the full tale slightly hidden from the viewer. By inserting them at the end, the full story was told without inhibiting the ride. If you missed the hints and clues along the way, u can see what you failed to figure out.
Certainly this is not a tale that fails to stretch credibility, but its is a film for amusement. But unlike so many, the mystery is solvable and does not rely on contrivances created at the end to make you feel stupid. If you miss them you are not stupid, but if foresee any of the conclusion, and the can be foreseen, hats off to you.
Why i really liked it is because all of the twists in the plots actually come together. At the end of the film, integrated with the end credits, are previously unseen events that kept the full tale slightly hidden from the viewer. By inserting them at the end, the full story was told without inhibiting the ride. If you missed the hints and clues along the way, u can see what you failed to figure out.
Certainly this is not a tale that fails to stretch credibility, but its is a film for amusement. But unlike so many, the mystery is solvable and does not rely on contrivances created at the end to make you feel stupid. If you miss them you are not stupid, but if foresee any of the conclusion, and the can be foreseen, hats off to you.
Yes, it's lurid. Yes, it's trashy. Yes, it doesn't stand up to close scrutiny. And yes, if you're the sort of person who specialises in spotting plot twists, then you're probably going to do well here.
But if you haven't seen this film before, and you're prepared for something a bit on the lurid and trashy side, and you can manage to steer clear of the many spoilers among the reviews here, then you just might find that Wild Things is a fun ride.
Because there are, it's true, a number of twists and turns, and not everyone sees them coming. And if you aren't a twist-spotter, but you enjoy movies with twists, then you are going to enjoy this one.
I thought it was great fun. And, let's be fair, who's watching Denise Richards' acting?
But if you haven't seen this film before, and you're prepared for something a bit on the lurid and trashy side, and you can manage to steer clear of the many spoilers among the reviews here, then you just might find that Wild Things is a fun ride.
Because there are, it's true, a number of twists and turns, and not everyone sees them coming. And if you aren't a twist-spotter, but you enjoy movies with twists, then you are going to enjoy this one.
I thought it was great fun. And, let's be fair, who's watching Denise Richards' acting?
Did you know
- TriviaBefore the filming of an outdoor scene by the river, a gaffer was fixing the lights and noticed something floating by in the river. It was a dead body. The police were called and when they arrived, they anchored it to the dock, out of sight of the camera. They removed it after the scene was shot.
- GoofsSam writes the words "Sex Crimes" on the chalkboard, but the next shot has it written in smaller letters. The number of underlines also changes. Actually there are four different layouts of this text between cuts.
- Quotes
Detective Ray Duquette: People aren't always what they appear to be. Don't forget that.
- Crazy creditsInterspersed with the credits are additional scenes that explain some of the plot twists.
- Alternate versionsThe Indian theatrical version was cut by the CBFC to achieve an 'A' (restricted to adults) rating in Mumbai. They made cuts to the visual of bare breasts during a love making scene, the visuals of Lombardo touching the girls' breast kneeling before her and lifting her skirt, removing her panting, sucking her breast, pouting her panties, her breasts, the love making of the three persons in bed, and the visuals of Kelly getting out of the swimming pool with the camera focusing on her body. Cuts were made to some lines in dialogues. "Fucking me in the ass", "motherfucker", "nail his balls", "fucking little ass", "stupid c*nt" and "cocksucker". The uncut version of the film was later re-classified 'U/A' (parental guidance) by the CBFC in Bangalore in 2013.
- ConnectionsEdited into Wild Things: Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor (1998)
- SoundtracksConga
Written by Enrique Elías García
Performed by The Miami Sound Machine
Courtesy of Epic Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $30,147,739
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,622,444
- Mar 22, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $30,166,293
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.40 : 1
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