Synopsis
Some sacrifices must be made
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.
The Wicker Man
2006 Directed by Neil LaBute
Cast
Nicolas Cage Ellen Burstyn Kate Beahan Frances Conroy Molly Parker Leelee Sobieski Diane Delano Michael Wiseman Erika-Shaye Gair Christa Campbell Emily Holmes Zemphira Gosling Matthew Walker Mary Black Christine Willes Sophie Hough David Purvis Xantha Radley Tania Saulnier Anna Van Hooft Moraea Bieber Jayda Bieber Talia Ranger Kendall Cross Simon Longmore Andre Danyliu Jacqueline Robbins Joyce Robbins Aaron Eckhart Show All…
Director
Additional Directing
Producers
Nicolas Cage Simon Franks Zygi Kamasa Boaz Davidson Avi Lerner Randall Emmett Norman Golightly John Thompson Shawn Williamson Gerd Koechlin Manfred D. Heid
Executive Producers
JoAnne Sellar George Furla Trevor Short Danny Dimbort Elisa Salinas Josef Lautenschlager Andreas Thiesmeyer Jochen Kamlah
Writer
Original Writers
Casting
Editor
Cinematography
Additional Photography
Production Design
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Special Effects
Visual Effects
Stunts
Garvin Cross Monique Ganderton Mike Carpenter Darryl Scheelar Eddie Yansick Scott J. Ateah Rikki Gagne Tom Glass Ryan Ennis Paul Becker Claire Webb Pat Young Kevin Schartner Mike Birkwieser
Choreography
Composer
Sound
Ryan Maguire Steve Pederson Ronald Eng Willard Overstreet Steve Tushar Gary Ritchie Darren Brisker Buck Robinson
Costume Design
Makeup
Hairstyling
Studios
Alcon Entertainment Saturn Films EFO Films Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG III Brightlight Pictures Wicker Man Productions Warner Bros. Pictures Millennium Films Nu Image Redbus Pictures LDMP
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Alternative Titles
Pleteniy Chelovek, Wicker Man - Das Geheimnis der Insel, El Culto Siniestro, Wicker Man, Klūgu vīrs, Omul de rachita, Плецены чалавек, Капан, Rituál, Wicker Man - Ritual des Bösen, Το μυστικό του σκιάχτρου, El culto siniestro, Ohvripidu, مرد حصیری, L'homme de paille, איש הקש, Čovjek od pruća, Rejtélyek szigete, Il prescelto, ウィッカーマン, 위커맨, Karklu zmogus, Kult, O Sacrifício, O Escolhido, Плетёный человек, Krvava zetev, Čovek od pruća, Lanetli ada, Плетена людина, 异教徒, 惡靈線索
Genres
Themes
Horror, the undead and monster classics Faith and religion Intense violence and sexual transgression scary, horror, creepy, supernatural or frighten horror, creepy, eerie, blood or gothic horror, gory, scary, killing or gruesome zombies, undead, horror, gory or flesh cannibals, gory, gruesome, graphic or shock Show All…
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bitches ! you BITCHES ! THIS IS MURDER! *MURDER!* YOU'LL ALL BE GUILTY! and you're doing it for NOTHING!..... killing me won't bring back your GODDAMN HONEY! ARRRRRRRRRRRGH........ ooooooohhh.... i don't get it......... i'm not one of you..... i don't BELIEVE in your god !! i don't believe in sacrifice........ ARRRRRRRRGh......... oooooohhwww......... ohhhhwwww......... oH NO DONT MOVE ME AHHHHHHHHH WHA-AWWWWWWWW !! what is it? what is it? wha-what is it what IS IT WHAT IS IT?!!! OH NO NOT THE BEES! NOT THE BEEEEEEEEES! AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!! OH THEYRE IN MY EYES! MY EYES!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHH!!! AHHHHHHHHHGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!......................................... oh god........ oh mai gawd..... OH MAI GAWD
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I want you to imagine a world where another one of the classic psychological thrillers of the 20th century, The Silence of the Lambs, was remade in a similarly terrible fashion to this. This is how the classic 'Lambs' scene between Clarice and Lecter would pan out...
Lecter: After your father's murder, you were orphaned, you were 10 years old. You went to live with cousins on a sheep and horse ranch in Montana. And?...
Clarice:...and one morning I just ran away.
Lecter: Not 'just', Clarice. What set you off? You started at what time?
Clarice: Early, still dark.
Lecter: Then something woke you, didn't it? Was it a dream? What was it?
Clarice: I heard a strange noise.
Lecter:…
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I'm not going to bat for this as some hidden success just waiting to be reclaimed, but it's a lot more interesting than its idiotic "so bad it's good" reputation would suggest. It definitely has a tough time juggling some pretty disparate tones, but that awkwardness also goes a long way in keeping things off-balance, unsettling. Not even setting aside bits that are clearly intentionally humorous, Cage in particular is pretty terrific (at least I think so, but I gather there's some debate) as a rigid cop traumatized on two fronts, both by the horrible incident that opens the movie and his sad mistrust of women, and his ability to behave rationally disintegrates along with his authority.
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While The Wicker Man is really atrocious, it manages to entertain the audience with a couple of unintentionally hilarious moments and an “inspired” performance from Nicolas Cage. This is the worst film I’ve seen him in by far. It’s supposed to work as a suspense thriller but apart from one scene that was a bit creepy, nothing is remotely convincing or intriguing. The constant use of flashbacks was annoying and the hallucination sequences turned to be funny instead of disturbing. The performances were horrendous all around and Cage hit another really low point in his career with this work. For the most part, The Wicker Man is boring and just plain terrible, but at least the last portion presents us with some of the most outrageously funny sequences in the history of cinema.
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if the entire 102 minute runtime of this movie consisted only of what happened in the last 30 minutes the film would improve GREATLY
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I absolutely adore this film; of course for its utter atrociousness and Nic Cage being crazy Nic Cage.
As a genuine fan of the original I would love nothing more to write this remake off for all of its faults, and that's exactly what I would have done, if it wasn't for Nicolas Cage.
What is better than crazy Nic Cage punching women and overreacting to CG bees? Nothing. Literally. Nothing. Seriously. There. Is. Nothing. Ever.
He pulls out trash that should have been left in the garbage covered in last weeks left over Chinese food, and kicks its ass into the realm of brilliance and immortality.
Nic Cage personally earns himself a full five stars for this masterpiece as he, single-handedly, eclipses any fault to be beheld.
Oh, and Nostalgia Critics "Bear Jokes" www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSiMnPAt1BY
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there wasn't even the goddamned bee scene in it. it was an alternate ending. all of this pain and suffering for nothing but more pain.
nic, you done me dirty.
i am out. goodbye.
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In getäfelten wie ausgeleuchteten Leinwänden gleich willigem Geschenksparpier, vom Lichte geflutet der auf ihn gerichteten Scheinwerfern, geblendet im Stakkato aufblitzender Fotoapparate, umtost hunderter trillernder Gaumenzipfel, bewässert ebenso vieler Geysire als die Mundhöhlen seiner Zuschauer, hochgehoben über dem Wolkenmeer hinaus, landend zu den Stufen des Filmolymps, beisammensitzend mit Gebrüdern wie „Morbius“, „Super Mario Bros.“ und „Der Dunkle Turm“, Lachen verbreitend und hochgereckte Arme ebenso, knirschend die geballten Fäuste zusammengezogener Muskelpartien, begleitend hunderter und tausender Fans zu ihren Heimen, in den Munde genommen als ein Liebesgesang, genüsslich Faser auf Faser zerkauend, den Speichelfluss anregend und mit dem Zungenspiel auskostend, in Listen auftauchend zwischen „365 Days“, „365 Days: This Day", und „The Next 365 Days“, das Internet flutend seiner… -
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“we’re different here. if you’ve grown up around it, it’s one thing. but we’re odd.”
i had a sneaking suspicion that the internet’s desire to apotheosize this into one of cinema’s great mockable trashterpieces might be due to a fundamental misreading of the film. that’s not necessarily anyone’s fault; it’s moreso that most people don’t have the emotional baggage or lived experience to see what it seems (to me, at least) labute is doing.
in some respects, this plays like a knockoff of THE VILLAGE, but it’s actually more like THE HAPPENING. it’s not just that both films are led by bizarre, histrionic performances by often derided stars that confound our assumptions about “good acting”, but they’re also both easier…
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