‘Wild Things’ Finds Strength In Sexuality [The Lady Killers Podcast]

“That’s what I am to you, isn’t it? Swamp trash, just like my mom.”

We’ve all heard stories about Florida Man. Maybe he lost a wrestling match with an alligator, dropped his keys into a pit of snakes, or fell into a flaming dumpster as it floated off to sea. Whatever the case, this southern miscreant has a reputation for spectacularly trashy and ill-advised behavior. And it seems we can’t get enough. But decades before the world regaled the misadventures of Florida Man, John McNaughton gave us Wild Things, a sleazy, sun-baked noir about a troublesome Florida polycule. This salacious film not only features steamy performances from Matt Dillon and Kevin Bacon – each playing their own delightful versions of a proto-Florida Man – but two sexy lady killers who set the screen on fire with their seductive scheming and in-your-face sexuality.

Sam Lombardo (Dillon) is a dreamy guidance counselor and playboy in Blue Bay, Florida who catches the eye of cheerleader Kelly Van Ryan (Denise Richards). After a Car Wash Day gone terribly wrong, Kelly Ann accuses Mr. Lombardo of rape. Soon after, Suzie Toller (Neve Campbell), an orphan from the wrong side of the tracks, joins the case with an accusation of her own. The two teens band together to take Mr. Lombardo down, bolstered by Detectives Ray Duquette (Bacon) and Gloria Perez (Daphne Rubin-Vega). But people are not always what they seem and Ray begins to suspect treachery. What really happened on that sudsy day will cause us to question our ideas about predator and prey.

The Lady Killers continue Hot Girl Summer by diving into the pool with two iconic female killers. Co-hosts Jenn Adams, Sammie Kuykendall, Rocco Thompson, and Mae Shults take their mom’s Rover and cruise through the glades in search of motives, mischief, mayhem, and more. Why does Kelly fall for Mr. Lombardo? Does he have real feelings for her? What’s up with that curious raccoon and who gave Neve Campbell that atrocious wig? Pop the champagne bottles, pull out your teeth and get wild with the Lady Killers for a hot, hot, hot episode on this iconic 90s hit.

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