---
title: 'Wild Things (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John McNaughton'
released: '1998-03-20'
runtime_minutes: 108
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/wild-things-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120890/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Wild Things (1998)

1998 · R · 108 min · Drama, Crime, Mystery · United States

Part of: Wild Things

## Synopsis

Wild Things is a 1998 American 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. Wild Things was released by Sony Pictures Releasing on March 20, 1998 and received mixed to positive reviews from critics while grossing $67.2 million against a $20 million budget. The film was followed by two television film sequels Wild Things 2 (2004) and Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough (2005), and a direct-to-DVD standalone sequel Wild Things: Foursome (2010). Since its release, the original film has been regarded as a cult classic.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Kevin Bacon](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-bacon), [Rodney Liber](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodney-liber)
- **Director:** [John McNaughton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mcnaughton)
- **Screenplay:** [Stephen Peters](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-peters)
- **Original Music Composer:** [George S. Clinton](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-s-clinton)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jeffrey L. Kimball](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-l-kimball)
- **Editor:** [Elena Maganini](https://cinepixo.com/people/elena-maganini)

## Cast

- [Neve Campbell](https://cinepixo.com/people/neve-campbell)
- [Marc Macaulay](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-macaulay)
- [Kevin Bacon](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-bacon)
- [Matt Dillon](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-dillon)
- [Gina LaMarca](https://cinepixo.com/people/gina-lamarca)
- [Daphne Rubin-Vega](https://cinepixo.com/people/daphne-rubin-vega)
- [Theresa Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/theresa-russell)
- [Jeff Perry](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-perry)
- [Paulo Benedeti](https://cinepixo.com/people/paulo-benedeti)
- [Bill Murray](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-murray)
- [Robert Wagner](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-wagner)
- [Antoni Corone](https://cinepixo.com/people/antoni-corone)
- [Denise Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/denise-richards)
- [Jennifer Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-taylor)
- [Jen Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/jen-taylor)

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