Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough (2005) (TV)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Jay Lowi

Writers (WGA):

Stephen Peters (characters)
Andy Hurst (written by) ...
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Release Date:

19 February 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Bad girls just want to have fun.

Plot:

Two young women will stop at nothing for one to gain a $4 million inheritance of two priceless diamonds, while two detectives try to tho wart their plans, but find complications abound.

Plot Keywords:

Diamond | Florida | Seduction | Lesbian Kiss | Beautiful Woman

Cast

Sarah Laine	...	Marie Clifton
Sandra McCoy	...	Elena Sandoval
Linden Ashby	...	Det. Michael Morrison
Ron Melendez	...	Dr. Chad Johnson
Claire Coffee	...	Jenny Bellamy
Michael Mantell	...	Atty. Theo Bloom
Dina Meyer	...	Kristin Richards
Brad Johnson	...	Jay Clifton
Van Epperson	...	Principal Phillips
Nikki Griffin	...	Risa Howard
Elena Maria Garcia	...	Maid
Michael Horvath	...	Embarassed Boy
Kenneth Cameron	...	Young Man at Party
Claudio Sad	...	Mr. Barajas
Eric Fleeks	...	Detective Gomez
Zakareth Ruben	...	Julie, Chad's Assistant
Maria Cina	...	Blonde Reporter
Kymberly Newberry	...	Judge Wilcox
Sandra Purpuro	...	D.A. Sarah Lovell
Carlos Cervantes	...	Davros
Paul Terrell Clayton	...	Dammers
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Krocky Meshkin	...	Punk Student
Melanie Miller	...	Swimmer
Phillip Gramm	...	Kenny's B-Boyz (uncredited)
Scott Sahadi	...	FBI Field Agent (uncredited)
Cristy Joy Slavis	...	Young Woman at Party (uncredited)

Directed by
Jay Lowi

Writing credits (WGA)
Stephen Peters		(characters)
Andy Hurst		(written by) &
Ross Helford		(written by)

Produced by
Marc Bienstock	....	producer
Richard Goldberg	....	executive producer
Marc L. Greenberg	....	executive producer
William B. Steakley	....	line producer (as Bill Steakley)

Original Music by
Steven M. Stern

Cinematography by
Hubert Taczanowski

Film Editing by
Anthony Adler

Production Design by
Reiko Kobayashi

Art Direction by
Steve Ralph

Set Decoration by
Effney Gardea

Costume Design by
Stephanie Portnoy Porter		(as Stephanie Portnoy)

Makeup Department
Jennifer Gerber	....	assistant makeup artist
Keleigh Lippert	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Stephen Putnam	....	post-production supervisor
Benjamin Sacks	....	unit production manager
Andy Schefter	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tami Hodges-Malaniak	....	second assistant director
Topher Miller	....	second second assistant director
Alexa Sheehan	....	second assistant director (as Alexa Motley)
Jonathan Southard	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Marcus Cetani	....	assistant property master
Hilary Gardea	....	swing
Jaudi Negri	....	set dresser
Georgia Schwab	....	property master
Jedediah Voltz	....	carpenter

Sound Department
David C. Eichhorn	....	supervising adr editor
Peter V. Meiselmann	....	production sound mixer
Steven S. Nelson	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Steve Newquist	....	special effects

Stunts
Ross Clay	....	stunt coordinator
Heidi Pascoe	....	stunt double: Sarah Laine

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Alba	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Elisha Christian	....	dolly grip
Chris Cochran	....	film loader
Thomas Conley	....	best boy grip (as Tom Conley)
Markus Davids	....	underwater first assistant camera
Stan Eng	....	rigging gaffer
Nate Foll	....	best boy electric
Diego Morales	....	assistant camera
Vanessa Morehouse	....	second assistant camera
Richard Ralston	....	gaffer
Michael Rizzi	....	Steadicam focus puller
April Ruane	....	second assistant camera: Florida
Brenda Tucker	....	grip
Rick Tucker	....	key grip
Alexandra Vivas	....	assistant camera
Sam Wayman	....	rigging electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lauren Kutasi	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Paul Abelkis	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Stuart Hart	....	composer: additional music
Brad Marrapodi	....	assistant to composer

Transportation Department
Anna Cope	....	transportation
Bob Cope	....	transportation
Tom Cope	....	transportation
William Cope	....	transportation
Sean Cyphers	....	transportation co-captain
Tony Ruiz	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Kirsten Bauer	....	production assistant
David C. Bernat	....	production coordinator
Chris Brooks	....	assistant accountant
Tanya Brown	....	production assistant
Jason Carro	....	production assistant
John Charles	....	software engineer: Sony DAC
Stuart Flanigan	....	location manager
Courtney Gordon	....	studio coordinator
James Joyner	....	production assistant
Blair Miller	....	assistant production coordinator
Conor Murphy	....	production assistant
Matt Petras	....	location manager
Holli Strickland	....	production assistant
Suzanne Surtees	....	script supervisor
Katherine Swanson	....	accountant
Josh Swoveland	....	production assistant
Julian Valdes	....	location manager
Kenny Vasquez	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Lightning Entertainment
• Mainline Releasing
• Mandalay Pictures

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar (2005) (worldwide) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Television (2005) (USA) (TV)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2005) (Argentina) (all media)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• RTL Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5) (first national airing)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Cineworks Digital Studios  dailies and telecine

Also Known As:

Wild Things 3 (Australia) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, language and some violence.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

UK:15 | Iceland:16 | Singapore:(Banned) | Netherlands:12 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | USA:R | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Italy:VM14

Filming Locations:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Company:

Lightning Entertainment

Trivia:

Sandra McCoy took a 50% salary cut for hiring a body double for the steamier sex scenes.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The vehicles in the film have front bumper license plates. The State of Florida does not require front plates. Also, the license plates are the red alpha-numeric variety, which have not been used in Florida since the 1980s.

Quotes:

Kristin Richards: You may not remember.
Elena Sandoval: But you'll never forget.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Wild Things (2010) (V)

Call me crazy, but I enjoyed this movie a lot!

This is the perfect movie to watch after a hard day at work, when you just want to give your brain a rest and indulge in some trashy entertainment. I was especially impressed, considering how much I hated the second film. I bought the "Wild Things" box set, which has all three of the films, so it's good to know that two out of three of the films are worth watching. Sure, this ain't exactly Shakespeare, but it's intriguing and fun. I was glued to the screen from start to finish. Unlike the second entry in the series, the acting is pretty good for direct-to-video standards. It's not much better than the acting you'd see on an afternoon soap, but it works, being that the "Wild Things" films are kind of like soap operas. Like in the other two films, there are tons of plot twists and over the end credits, we watch tiny scenes that explain how these twists occurred. And of course, we have to have the good ol' threesome scene. It's great to watch, being that the two lead actresses are very gorgeous and their lesbian scenes are pretty hot--not like in some other films where the girls kiss with their lips barely touching each other. Some of the plot twists are downright ridiculous, but that didn't ruin the film for me. Like I said, it's almost like a soap opera. You're just watching to be intrigued and to keep guessing what will happen next. And what can I say? It's one hell of a ride.