Wild Things (film)

Wild Things
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John McNaughton
Written by	Stephen Peters
Produced by	Rodney M. Liber Steven A. Jones
Starring	Kevin Bacon Matt Dillon Neve Campbell Theresa Russell Denise Richards Daphne Rubin-Vega Robert Wagner Bill Murray
Cinematography	Jeffrey L. Kimball
Edited by	Elena Maganini
Music by	George S. Clinton
Production company	Mandalay Entertainment[1]
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	March 20, 1998 (1998-03-20)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million[2]
Box office	$67.2 million[3]

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 followed by three direct-to-DVD sequels: Wild Things 2 (2004), Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough (2005), and Wild Things: Foursome (2010). Since its release, it's been regarded as a cult classic.^[4]