Cursed (film)
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| Directed by | Wes Craven |
| Produced by | Marianne Maddalena, Kevin Williamson |
| Written by | Kevin Williamson |
| Starring | Christina Ricci Joshua Jackson Jesse Eisenberg Judy Greer Scott Baio Milo Ventimiglia with Shannon Elizabeth and Mýa |
| Music by | Marco Beltrami |
| Distributed by | Dimension Films |
| Release date(s) | February 25, 2005 |
| Running time | 97 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35,000,000 |
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Cursed is a 2005 horror film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson.
The movie premiered on November 7, 2004 at the American Film Market, with it being released theatrically in 2005.
It was filmed in Los Angeles, California, United States, with special effects shot in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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[edit] Taglines
- What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
- Beware the full moon. (DVD)
[edit] Plot
The story focuses on three young adults (Ricci being one of these) that are attacked by a werewolf loose in Los Angeles. They must find and kill their attacker, or suffer a fate worse than death.
[edit] Deaths
- Becky;Torn in half by the werewolf.
- Jenny;Mauled to death (off-screen).
- Cop;Clawed in the chest.
- Bystander;Thrown over a bar booth.
- Bystander;Stabbed in the stomach with claws.
- Kyle;Stomach slashed open.
- Randy;Stomach slashed open(off-screen)
- Cop#2;Stabbed with claws (off-screen)
- Bystander;Stabbed with claws (off-screen).
- Joanie;Shot repeatedly,then shot in the head.
- Jake;Stabbed in the chest with a sliver knife,then decapitated with a shovel.
[edit] Survivors
- Ellie
- Jimmy
- Brooke
- Bo
[edit] Production
- The movie was in limbo for over a year due to production and script problems. Several cast members had to be replaced due to scheduling conflicts with other movies.
- When the production was stalled, many cast members were cut, including Skeet Ulrich, Mandy Moore, Omar Epps, Illeana Douglas, Heather Langenkamp, Scott Foley, Robert Forster, and Corey Feldman. Some of these actors even filmed scenes which were scrapped by director Wes Craven.
[edit] Rating
Rated PG-13 for horror violence/terror, some sexual references, nudity, language and a brief drug reference. The film was edited; the rating before being cut was R.
[edit] Cast
- Christina Ricci — Ellie
- Jesse Eisenberg — Jimmy
- Joshua Jackson — Jake
- Judy Greer — Joanie
- Mya — Jenny Tate
- Michael Rosenbaum — Kyle
- Milo Ventimiglia — Bo
- Portia de Rossi — Zela
- Kristina Anapau — Brooke
- Shannon Elizabeth — Becky Morton
- Michelle Krusiec — Debbie
- Kristina Mora — Brooke
- Scott Baio — Himself
- Craig Kilborn — Himself
- Solar — Zipper
[edit] Run time
Cursed has a total run-time of (about) 96 min.
[edit] Box office
The movie opened on Friday February 25, 2005 in theaters everywhere, and grossed $19 million at the North American box office.
[edit] DVD
An unrated director's cut of the film was released on DVD on June 21, 2005.
[edit] Differences between the PG-13 and unrated versions
- In the PG-13 Version in Ellie's nightmare she just bites Jake in the neck,followed by a number
of disturbing images then she wakes up,In the unrated version she bites a huge chunk off of Jake's neck and a flow of blood comes from the wound.
- Becky's death is different in the PG-13 version,she just gets dragged away by the werewolf,In the
unrated version,she's torn in half.
- In the PG-13 version after Joanie knocks out Jake she just looks for Ellie and Jimmy,In the unrated version,She takes blood from Kyle's body and licks it off her fingers.
- In the PG-13 version Jake's decapitation is off-camera,In the unrated version,It shows Ellie decapitating him with the shovel.
