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| Directed by | Wes Craven |
| Written by | Kevin Williamson |
| Produced by | Marianne Maddalena, 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 dates | February 25, 2005 |
| Running time | 97 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35,000,000 |
Cursed is a 2005 horror film by director Wes Craven and screenwriter Kevin Williamson, the creators of Scream. It 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. 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.
Cast
- Christina Ricci as Ellie
- Jesse Eisenberg as Jimmy
- Joshua Jackson as Jake
- Judy Greer as Joanie
- Mya as Jenny Tate
- Michael Rosenbaum as Kyle
- Milo Ventimiglia as Bo
- Portia de Rossi as Zela
- Kristina Anapau as Brooke
- Shannon Elizabeth as Becky Morton
- Michelle Krusiec as Debbie
- Kristina Mora as Brooke
- Scott Baio as Himself
- Craig Kilborn as Himself
- Solar as Zipper
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.
The set used for Jimmy's high school is Torrance High School, the same used for Sunnydale High on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Filming also occurred at Verdugo Hills High School .
In the USA, the film was originally to be released as an MPAA R-rated film with graphic violent scenes however, the studio wished to have a more marketable PG-13 rating and the film was edited and released as a PG-13 film.
In Canada, the uncut version of the film was released theatrically and received a 14A in Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario and a 14 in the Maritimes (after appeal) and a 13+ in Quebec. In British Columbia, the film was given an 18A and after an unsucessful appeal the edited US version was submitted, 14A-rated and released in British Columbia.
Box office
The movie opened on Friday February 25 2005 in theaters everywhere, and grossed $19 million at the North American box office.
When released on DVD in the USA on June 21 2005, two versions were available, the theatrical version, rated PG-13 and an unrated director's cut which contains the footage cut to obtain a PG-13. Only the director's cut version was released on DVD in Canada.
References
- Reconsideration Document for Cursed - British Columbia Film Classification Office
External links
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