Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Wild Things (1998) , Thursday, June 18, 9 PM ET

Post by **brian** » Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:35 am

Wild Things (1998)
Director: John McNaughton
Starring: Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards, Kevin Bacon
Running Time: 108 minutes
Budget: $20 million
Box Office: $56 million
Streaming availability: Appears to be none
On-demand/PPV: $2.99/$3.99 on cable and satellite services
Other availability: Streaming on Showtime TV
Start Time: 9 p.m. (movie starts at 9:10 p.m.)

If TB shows up for this one, then we'll know his game.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:43 am

Oh man. This one I might have to get in on. So bad.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Fri Jun 12, 2020 2:36 pm

This movie is Bill Murray's greatest performances of which no one speaks.

Post by **brian** » Fri Jun 12, 2020 2:37 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 12, 2020 2:36 pm This movie is Bill Murray's greatest performances of which no one speaks.

Ha I almost said something to that effect in my post as well.

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:23 am

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:36 pm

Kevin Bacon shows his hog in this movie.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:48 pm

Start at the beginning, as there are Paramount and Mandalay logos to wait through.

Pause point will be at the end of the scene where Denise Richards attacks Matt Dillon, breaking his award.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:57 pm

I saw this once about a year after it came out, but not since, so it's almost new for me. I do remember the scene rass alluded to, though.

Bill Murray was in this?

I remember this getting some good reviews at the time in the "it's trashy fun" sense. I guess it aged badly?

Post by **brian** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 1:02 pm

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:57 pm I saw this once about a year after it came out, but not since, so it's almost new for me. I do remember the scene rass alluded to, though.

Bill Murray was in this?

I remember this getting some good reviews at the time in the "it's trashy fun" sense. I guess it aged badly?

I haven't seen it in about the same amount of time, though I stumbled across it flipping channels a few months ago and caught a few minutes including one of Bill Murray's scenes which made me remember how good he was in it. So I'm basically in the same boat.

My recollection of it jibes with the "good" reviews though. I don't remember the movie taking itself too seriously.

Post by **brian** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 7:59 pm

Starting at 9:10 p.m. Eastern, LIKE WE DO EVERY WEEK.

That fact wasn't under dispute I guess.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:09 pm

The gleam of the light of the Columbia opener matches the one in my eyes over my excitement to watch.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:09 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:48 pm Start at the beginning, as there are Paramount and Mandalay logos to wait through.

Pause point will be at the end of the scene where Denise Richards attacks Matt Dillon, breaking his award.

We starting on the paramount logo?

Post by **brian** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:10 pm

Columbia or Paramount, whatever it takes. We're off.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:10 pm

Underway.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:11 pm

I was going to make a joke earlier about making sure Bengal knows that

[+] spoiler: Denise Richards shows the goods

to ensure his attendance.

Post by **brian** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:11 pm

The movie makes my neck wet and sticky just watching it. Florida sucks.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:11 pm

Roku is being a shitheel...

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:11 pm

I am here for bacon’s hog.

This is a “film”. Classy.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:12 pm

Using a "wild" font is perfectly tacky.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:13 pm

These are some lengthy credits. I see this was taking itself very seriously.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:14 pm

George S. Clinton is not the Parliament-Funkadelic guy btw

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:14 pm

She seems nice.

Post by **brian** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:15 pm

Teenagers. Also the worst.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:15 pm

Matt Dillon is left-handed, so you know you can't trust him.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:16 pm

Why she hate Bacon?

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:17 pm

Loud guy in the back should have been played by Matthew Lillard.

Post by **brian** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:17 pm

What kind of pretentious douche academy has a sailing club? (No offense, DiS.)

Post by **brian** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:18 pm

Denise Richards is trouble with a capital T, you guys.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:19 pm

“Washing that old Jeep of mine a waste of time, don’t you think?”

That’s some crackerjack writing and delivery.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:20 pm

There's the "this kid's gonna do something stupid to impress this girl" foreshadowing.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:20 pm

Third Eye Blind AND Smashmouth.

Post by **brian** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:20 pm

"Semi-Charmed Life" seems like the kind of song that was picked because it was popular when the movie was made, but the content somehow makes its inclusion seem planned 20 years later.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:21 pm

No version of Why Can’t We Be Friends should ever be used in a movie again after Dazed and Confused .

Post by **brian** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:22 pm

This movie exists to make us ask the question of where a theoretical mother-daughter three-way with Denise Richards and Theresa Russell would rank amongst other movies. It's gotta be top 10 in the history of cinema easy.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:22 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:20 pm "Semi-Charmed Life" seems like the kind of song that was picked because it was popular when the movie was made, but the content somehow makes its inclusion seem planned 20 years later.

This. Also any Mighty Mighty Bosstones song.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:24 pm

I wish my schooling would have included at-home car washes by girls wearing white shirts.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:24 pm

“Where’s your hose Mr. Lombardo?”

These lines are less subtle than the ones in Showgirls.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:24 pm

Matt Damon perfectly cast as the presumably clean cut nice guy teacher who is banging students.

Post by **brian** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:24 pm

Sam's girlfriend seems right to be dubious about a couple of his students washing his car at his home on a weekend.

Post by **brian** » Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:25 pm

(Some of the enjoyment of these scenes is tempered by knowing the plot, but the absolute truth is there's so many twists I literally don't remember how the movie ends.)