Review of Wild Things (1998) by Shotgun — 25 Aug 2008

Wicked, sexy and so damn wrong. Camp favorite.

This review of Wild Things (1998) was written by Shotgun on 25 Aug 2008.

Wild Things has generally received positive reviews.

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