Wild Things (film series)
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| Wild Things | |
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| Created by | Stephen Peters |
| Owner | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| Years | 1998–2010 |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) | Wild Things (1998) |
| Television film(s) |
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| Direct-to-video | Foursome (2010) |
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Wild Things is an American erotic thriller film series owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, and consisting of two feature films and two television films.
Wild Things (1998)
| Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Things | March 20, 1998 | John McNaughton | Stephen Peters | Rodney M. Liber & Steven A. Jones |
| Wild Things 2 | March 6, 2004 | Jack Perez | Andy Hurst & Ross Helford | Marc Bienstock |
| Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough | February 19, 2005 | Jay Lowi | ||
| Wild Things: Foursome | June 1, 2010 | Andy Hurst | Monty Featherstone & Howard Zemski |
In south Florida, a high school counselor is accused of rape by a manipulative rich girl and her trailer trash classmate. The cop on the case begins to suspect a conspiracy and dives into an elaborate and devious web of greed and betrayal to find the truth.
Wild Things 2 (2004)
An insurance investigator follows two young women who scheme to inherit millions of dollars.
Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough (2005)
Two young women will stop at nothing for one to gain a $4 million inheritance of two priceless diamonds, while two detectives try to thwart their plans, but find complications abound.
Wild Things: Foursome (2010)
A murdered millionaire's son finds himself tangled up in a game of seduction and murder after a raunchy night with three beautiful women.
Cancelled sequel
In February 2006, it was reported that Neve Campbell and Denise Richards would appear in Backstabbers, and producers were trying to get more of the original film's cast to star as well.[1] Although Backstabbers would have reportedly reunited members of the cast and crew of Wild Things, it would not have been a sequel.[1] Backstabbers never saw release.
Principal and recurring cast
Key
- A dark gray cell indicates the character was not in the film.
| Characters | Films | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Things | Wild Things 2 | Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough |
Wild Things: Foursome | |
| 1998 | 2004 | 2005 | 2010 | |
| Sergeant Ray Duquette | Kevin Bacon | |||
| Sam Lombardo | Matt Dillon | |||
| Suzie Toller | Neve Campbell | |||
| Kenneth Bowden | Bill Murray | |||
| Kelly Van Ryan | Denise Richards | |||
| Sandra Van Ryan | Theresa Russell | |||
| Detective Gloria Perez | Daphne Rubin-Vega | |||
| Brittney Havers | Susan Ward | |||
| Maya King | Leila Arcieri | |||
| Terence Bridge | Isaiah Washington | |||
| Detective Michael Morrison | Linden Ashby | |||
| Niles Dunlap | Anthony John Denison | |||
| Dr. Julian Haynes | Joe Michael Burke | |||
| Elena Sandoval | Sandra McCoy | |||
| Marie Clifton | Sarah Laine | |||
| Kristen Richards | Dina Meyer | |||
| Jay Clifton | Brad Johnson | |||
| Dr. Chad Johnson | Ron Melendez | |||
| Brandi Cox | Jillian Murray | |||
| Rachel Thomas | Marnette Patterson | |||
| Carson Wheetly | Ashley Parker Angel | |||
| Detective Frank Walker | John Schneider | |||
| George Stuben | Ethan Smith | |||
| Linda Dobson | Jessie Nickson | |||
| Ted Wheetly | Cameron Daddo | |||
Additional crew and production details
| Film | Crew/detail | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composer(s) | Cinematographer(s) | Editor(s) | Production companies | Distributing companies | Running time | ||
| Wild Things | George S. Clinton | Jeffrey L. Kimball | Elena Maganini | Mandalay Entertainment | Columbia Pictures (Sony Pictures Releasing) |
108 minutes | |
| Wild Things 2 | John Nau Andrew Feltenstein |
Seo Mutarevic | Axel Hubert | TriStar Pictures Mandalay Pictures Magic Hour Pictures |
Encore Mystery | 95 minutes | |
| Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough | Steven M. Stern | Hubert Taczanowski | Anthony Adler | Destination Films Mandalay Pictures Lightning Entertainment |
87 minutes | ||
| Wild Things: Foursome | Jeffrey D. Smith | Stage 6 Films Mandalay Pictures RCA Media Group SG Productions |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | 92 minutes | |||
Reception
Box office performance
| Film | Box office gross | Budget | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Other territories | Worldwide | |||
| Wild Things | $30,147,739 | TBA | $67.2 million | $20 million | [2][3][4] |
Critical and public response
| Title | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Things (1998) | 65% (120 reviews)[6] | 51 (20 reviews)[7] | C+ |
