
Consequently, the hip structures were made out of a much more solid foam than anything else. To facilitate freedom of movement, the suits were structured so the weight was primarily resting on the performers’ hips, just like heavy-duty hiking backpacks. Though Brooke’s team made sure to use the most lightweight materials available at every stage, the final suits ended up weighing anywhere from 50 to 70 pounds.

WILD THINGS CAST SKIN
On top of that came the muscles, which were made out of a soft, malleable foam and covered in slick Lycra that separated it from the fur-covered skin stretched over the other the whole thing.Ībove all, the suits had to be wieldy. The rib cages were made of dense sheet foam, which could be patterned into certain shapes, and which could expand and contract naturally. The interior was made of a hard but somewhat flexible material, like synthetic cartilage. They were designed to replicate the layers of real-life organisms and to be treated the way one would treat one’s own body. “They’re like puppets that are puppeteered from the inside,” says Brooke.įrom the neck down, the costumes were made very differently. So they forgot there even was somebody within. Suit designer Nikki Lyons put it this way, according to Brooke: “We’ve got to find a way to lose the performer within the suit,” so that audiences wouldn’t be aware of how the actor fit within. I wanted to like this movie, there are some very good looking people, who like to take their cloths off, and that does tend to help you focus more, but the question is what are we focusing on? I concluded that there really isn't a reason to watch two hours of pure when you can find all the naked celebrity pictures you could ever want, in five minutes online.A maquette for "The Bull." *Courtesy of Jim Henson Creature Workshop.*The real challenge was to make the full-sized, eight- or nine-foot-tall suits performable, which required them to be at once flexible, durable, and dexterous: “We had to make these huge suits so flexible and versatile that they could run in the forest, roll down the dunes, and emote with Max.” As for the performances, they range from the brilliant Neve Campbell to the horrid Matt Dillon, and feature a ton of cameos in-between. By the end of Wild Things, I didn't know what the hell was going on anymore. Throwing in a twist can make an ordinary film spectacular, but when you do it every five minutes, it just confuses the hell out of the audience, and that's what happened here.

WILD THINGS CAST MOVIE
This movie certainly plays up the eye candy angle, with two of the most beautiful women in Hollywood, and at first glance, it seems like it's going to be a pretty good film, but then the twists and turns kick in. There is also something to be said for mysteries, with twists and turns, that make you think, but a half hour into this thing, it was easy to figure out why none of the stars came back for the sequels.
There is also something to be said for mysteries, with twists and turns, that make you think, but a half hour into this thing, it was easy to figure out why none of the stars came back for For years, people have been talking to me about this smart, sexy thriller, that spawned three sequels.

For years, people have been talking to me about this smart, sexy thriller, that spawned three sequels.
