Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda! What narrow-minded Hollywood executive decided to cut a sex scene between Matt Dillon and Kevin Bacon in the 90s steamy hit “Wild Things”? “Wild Things” was a hot, hot, hot 90s movie starring Dillon, Bacon, Neve Campbell, and Denise Richards. According to Rotten Tomatoes,
“Wild Things is a delightfully salacious, flesh-exposed romp that also requires a high degree of love for trash cinema.”
Wild Things was considered very risque in the late 90s. And now 25 years later we learn it could have even been more risque! Turns out another twist in the film centered on Dillon and Bacon – earlier scripts had them as a couple..with a shower scene. Director John McNaughton sat down with Yahoo Entertainment to discuss the film’s 25th anniversary and said,
“In the original version of the scene, Matt (Dillon) walks into his bathroom to take a shower and there’s Kevin (Bacon). They were supposed to look each other up and down and then wham — go at it. I love surprises, and I love stuff that I don’t see coming.”
Unfortunately, we can’t blame a bigwig fat cat company exec for this lost moment in pop culture history. At the last minute, either Bacon or Dillon had reservations – no judgments. According to The Pink News, “On the day of filming, however, the scene in question got cut because one of the actors involved felt uncomfortable and objected to its inclusion. McNaughton did not reveal which actor asked for the scene to be removed.”
Guess you can’t cry over scrapped gay sex scenes in 90s classic cinema.
It’s the 25th anniversary of Wild Things, starring Kevin Bacon, Neve Campbell, Matt Dillon and Denise Richards. Here are some lesser known facts, photos and videos from the movie. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/zig2TK7ajj
— club campbell (@club__campbell) March 20, 2023
Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell and Kevin wait out an unexpected rainstorm while shooting the boat scene for Wild Things. pic.twitter.com/Q4jmmWFqiS
— club campbell (@club__campbell) March 20, 2023
Twenty five years ago today @kevinbacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Theresa Russell, @DENISE_RICHARDS, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Robert Wagner & Bill Murray starred in the drama mystery #WildThings from John McNaughton in his follow up to Normal Life. We all saw this movie in the 90s. pic.twitter.com/VN8fTm4zCL
— Steve Stebbing (@theStevilDead) March 21, 2023
Sources: The Pink News
I read that original script and that scene was HOT. Sad it never ended up in the film.