The Wicker Man (2006)

Director:

Neil LaBute

Writers (WGA):

Neil LaBute (written for the screen by)
Anthony Shaffer (based on a screenplay by)

Release Date:

1 September 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Some Sacrifices Must Be Made

Plot:

A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Young Girl | Unintentional Humor | Bee Keeping | Seaplane

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Nicolas Cage	...	Edward Malus
Ellen Burstyn	...	Sister Summerslsle
Kate Beahan	...	Sister Willow
Frances Conroy	...	Dr. Moss
Molly Parker	...	Sister Rose / Sister Thorn
Leelee Sobieski	...	Sister Honey
Diane Delano	...	Sister Beech
Michael Wiseman	...	Pete
Erika-Shaye Gair	...	Rowan (as Erika Shaye Gair)
Christa Campbell	...	Truck Stop Waitress
Emily Holmes	...	Station Wagon Mom
Zemphira Gosling	...	Station Wagon Girl
Matthew Walker	...	Sea Plane Pilot
Mary Black	...	Sister Oak
Christine Willes	...	Sister Violet

Also Known As:

Wicker Man - Ritual des Bösen (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for disturbing images and violence, language and thematic issues.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA | Germany | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (No. 42255) | UK:12A | Ireland:15A | Netherlands:12 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Germany:16 | UK:15 (director's cut) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-15 | South Korea:15 | Malaysia:U | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | USA:Not Rated (extended version)

Filming Locations:

Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Not screened for critics.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Edward first meets Sister Willow in the woods on the island, he makes a motion to close his sports coat. In the next shot of him, his sports coat is completely buttoned. In the ensuing shot of him after a quick shot to Sister Willow, Edward's coat is completely unbuttoned and open again.

Quotes:

Edward Malus: [a bee helmet has been placed onto his head and bees are being poured inside] OH, NO! NOT THE BEES! NOT THE BEES! AAAAAHHHHH! OH, THEY'RE IN MY EYES! MY EYES! AAAAHHHHH! AAAAAGGHHH!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Irate Gamer: Ghosts N Goblins (NES) (#1.5)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

The Drone

One of the worst films I've ever seen

This has got to be one of the worst fillums I've ever seen and I've seen a few. It is slow, boring, amateurish - not even consistent within its own simplistic reading of the plot. The actors do not act. I can't blame them - they have been given a script of such utter banality all they can do is trudge through it with a pain behind their eyes which has nothing to do with the evil goings on in SummersIsle.

There is not one moment in this film that rings true - not an honest line nor a single instant where one is moved. The Nicholas Cage character is so badly drawn that one feels not a smidgeon of compassion for him through all his tribulations. I have no doubt that I was seeing a suffering man up there but it was Nicholas Cage fully aware of the fact that he was in the worst movie of his entire career.