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Kevin Bacon Reveals a Kiss with Matt Dillon Got Cut from Their Wild Things Shower Scene: ‘Look at Him — He’s Gorgeous’

Kevin Bacon revealed that he was supposed to ‘start making out’ with ‘Wild Things’ costar Matt Dillon during their shower scene in the 1998 film. ‘The Bondsman’ star shared that the ‘great twist’ was cut from the erotic thriller’s script before they could shoot it.

While discussing career highlights on Esquire ’s "For the Record" video series, the 66-year-old actor said a “great twist” between his character, police detective Ray Duquette, and Dillon’s, guidance counselor Sam Lombardo, was cut from the erotic thriller’s script. As an off-screen producer then asked Bacon to confirm that he was "attached to" the kiss scene — a statement they previously made before the actor looked back at the cut moment — he said in response, "Yeah, I definitely was. Bacon previously discussed the axed scene 20 years ago in a 2005 interview with Total Film magazine, revealing that “another surprise” was supposed to be Matt climbing into the shower with him for the kiss.

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