a b c d Nashawaty, Chris (March 20, 2018). "Pervy or Priceless? Revisiting Wild Things on its 20th anniversary". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 5, 2020. Wild Things". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. At the 1998 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Bill Murray won the Best Supporting Actor for Rushmore and Wild Things. [30] a b c d Rowlands, Paul (October 2016). "An Interview with John McNaughton (Part 2 of 3)". Money Into Light. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Janet Maslin of The New York Times praised Campbell & Richard's performances, and also McNaughton's direction for adding "a decadent gloss to this far-fetched, quintuple-crossing tale", although she criticized the plot as being "loony". [24]

Wild Things was followed by three direct-to-DVD sequels: Wild Things 2 (2004), Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough (2005), and Wild Things: Foursome (2010). Bacon also had a no nudity clause in his contract but without giving it much thought allowed McNaughton to use the shot that he thought looked best, and a moment of frontal nudity was included in the film. He was surprised by how many questions he got about it at the American press showing, and noted that the European press did not ask about it at all. [16] Filming [ edit ] SK (December 13, 1998). " 'Saving Private Ryan' Tops L.A. Critics List". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 2, 2020.

Wild Things is a 1998 American neo-noir [4] 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. Three sequels were released direct-to-video: Wild Things 2 (2004), Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough (2005) and Wild Things: Foursome (2010). The sequels recycled much of the plot, dialogue, and direction of the first film, albeit with different actors. All three films take place in Blue Bay and its high school, and include the Blue Bay Police Department (BBPD). [35] [36] One of the standout features of Wild Things was that in spite of having an obvious emphasis on the eye-candy content, it also contained enough to keep the other areas of the mind stimulated. In addition to a cast that was very pleasant to look at, doing some things that were equally pleasing to the eye, it had a credible plot that read like an everyday event in parts of America. Most importantly, however, the original Wild Things wasn't afraid to recognise that adults have a right to be entertained, too. Svetkey, Benjamin (April 10, 1998). "Denise Richards takes a 'wild' turn". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021.

George S. Clinton was nominated for Best Music at 25th Saturn Awards, but lost to John Carpenter for Vampires, another film from Columbia Pictures. [ citation needed] The sexy stuff is good however but if you want that then why not just rent a soft porn title instead? The girl-girl stuff and the nudity simply isn't enough reason to watch this although I admit that Richards is gorgeous and it is quite pleasant to see her and Campbell get it on. Szadkowski, Joseph (May 25, 2022). " 'Wild Things: Limited Edition' 4K Ultra HD movie review". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Robert Downey Jr. was the first choice for the role of Sam Lombardo, which ultimately went to Matt Dillon. Downey was considered because of his highly publicized drug problems, and although he was in recovery he was seen as too great an insurance risk. Producer Rodney Liber said "we couldn't make it work," and the production company even offered to put up some of the money but "There were just too many lawyers and insurance people and bond-company people involved." [12] Hirshleifer, Daniel (July 7, 2007). "Wild Things". DVD Talk. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022 . Retrieved May 27, 2022. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)

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Dunn, Jancee (September 18, 1997). "Interview: Neve Campbell". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. John McNaughton said Denise Richards' first audition was good but her much improved second audition convinced them to cast her. [13] Richards' lawyer negotiated a detailed contract about how much nudity would be filmed, including the option to use a body double. Richards did not use a double and filmed the scene herself after drinking a pitcher of margaritas with Neve Campbell. [9] [14] Campbell's contract had a strict no-nudity clause. [9] Campbell took on the role wanting to challenge herself, to do something different from her Party of Five character, and to avoid being typecast. [15] Roger Ebert gave the film three stars out of four, praising McNaughton's directing and the plot twists. He described it as "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." [22] Gene Siskel gave the film a marginal recommendation. [23] Kem Nunn was appointed to perform some rewrites of Peters's original version. [8] McNaughton commented that Peters's original draft "is brilliant on plot and we didn't change any of it, but I felt Kem Nunn was stronger on texture and character and place. The producer, Peter Guber, sent us off to Florida, where none of us had spent much time and we spent ten days there getting shepherded around to places and meeting people who were like people in the story. When I read the script I thought As crazy as it is, I do believe it could happen in the world that we live in. Once I believe that a story can happen in the real world, then I know how to direct it." [8] Maslin, Janet (March 20, 1998). "FILM REVIEW; Schoolgirls Make Alligators Look Like Ingenues". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022.