Wild Things (1998)
Wild Things (1998) is a thriller film directed by John McNaughton. A Florida school counselor is accused of sexual assault, setting off a criminal case whose apparent facts keep changing. An investigator suspects that the accusations, financial motives and personal alliances conceal a more complicated scheme.
Wild Things cast and character roles
| Performer | Character |
|---|---|
| Matt Dillon | Sam Lombardo |
| Kevin Bacon | Ray Duquette |
| Neve Campbell | Suzie Toller |
| Denise Richards | Kelly Van Ryan |
| Theresa Russell | Sandra Van Ryan |
| Bill Murray | Ken Bowden |
| Daphne Rubin-Vega | Gloria Perez |
The original Wild Things and its shifting alliances
This page identifies the 1998 thriller, the most familiar film associated with the joined-up search “wildthings.” Sam is the counselor, Duquette and Perez investigate, and Bowden becomes involved as a lawyer. The relationships among Kelly, Suzie and Sam are deliberately difficult to read without the full story. It is separate from Wild Things 2, Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough and Wild Things: Foursome, which have different casts and plots.
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