Wild Things

Wild Things (1998): This is one of my faves. Talk about double, triple and perhaps even quadruple crosses, this movie has more unsavory crossings than you can shake a stick at. With a great cast; Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards, Theresa Russell, Robert Wagner, and with Bill Murray in a great extended cameo as a sleazy lawyer, the movie keeps rolling along with new twists and turns for its entire length. It can even be of interest to those only focused on sex and violence because it has lots of both including a near X rated threesome scene that actually moves the plot forward (a little).

It concerns a Florida private school teacher who gets into trouble for dabbling with one of his rich students, who is cast out and then sues to regain his good name. No one is what they seem and even when you think you have someone’s motives figured out, chances are you will be wrong. Cast mortality is surprisingly high but the movie does stay true to its internal logic……I think. Try this one for a fun evening. It is so complicated that they explain the whole thing during the closing credits to make sure you know who did what to whom and how it was done. The movie is rated R for: multiple orbulations and a couple of bumulations, spear gun violence, pistol violence, boom violence, gator violence, car violence, tooth violence, a very hot car wash, and especially for the naughty threesome scene.