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 ] 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. 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 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.

Branch, Chris (August 25, 2014). "Kevin Bacon Dishes On Doing Full-Frontal Nudity". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Marr, Madeleine (June 25, 2018). "Remember 'Scarface?' That movie and others have put South Beach at the top of the list". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. 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]

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.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. Thorburn, John (2010). "John McNaughton's Wild Things: Pop Culture Echoes of Medea in the 1990s" (PDF). In Bartel, Heike (ed.). Unbinding Medea. New York: Routledge. pp.113–123. ISBN 978-0-367-60361-8. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2022.

Literary scholar John Thorburn notes that Wild Things is loosely based on several figures in Greek tragedies, namely Medea, whom he describes the character of Suzie as a "modern-day version of." [5] He also notes that Kelly functions as a Phaedra-like figure, while Sam exemplifies both Jason and Hippolytus. [6] Thorburn suggests that the film's "most under-appreciated element is screenwriter Stephen Peters’s obvious debt to classical mythology, tragedy and, especially, two Euripidean plays, Medea (431 BC) and Hippolytus (428 BC). [7] At the 1998 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Bill Murray won the Best Supporting Actor for Rushmore and Wild Things. [30]Total Film Staff (September 1, 2005). "The Total Film Interview: Matt Dillon". Total Film. Archived from the original on October 4, 2019.