Wicked (1998)

Director:

Michael Steinberg

Writer:

Eric Weiss (writer)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

Evil Never Looked So Good.

Plot:

14-year-old Ellie Christianson wants to make her father Ben her love partner. And when her mother Karen turns up dead, Ellie has a good opportunity.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Pink Suitcase | Cult Film | Dead Mother | Green Card

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Julia Stiles	...	Ellie Christianson
Louise Myrback	...	Lena Anderson
William R. Moses	...	Ben Christianson
Chelsea Field	...	Karen Christianson
Vanessa Zima	...	Inger Christianson
Patrick Muldoon	...	Lawson Smith
Linda Hart	...	Mrs. Potter
Casey Rion	...	Leon
Michael Parks	...	Detective Boland
Patrick McTavish	...	Bobby Smith
Connie Blankenship	...	Mrs. Smith
Venessa Verdugo	...	Police Woman
Kyle Sabihy	...	Snuffy Holmes
Sterling Macer Jr.	...	Detective Ritchie (as Sterling Macer)
Beano	...	Forensic Cop
Timothy McNeil	...	Polygraph Monitor
Sandra Kinder	...	Assistant Principal
Candace Hilligoss	...	Horror Movie Actress (archive footage)
Tom Morris	...	Priest
Mark Fontana	...	Wedding Band
Mark C. Sproull	...	Wedding Band (as Mark Sproull)
Tom Charles Maxwell	...	Wedding Band (as Tom Maxwell)
Bron Tieman	...	Wedding Band
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Amaryllis Borrego	...	Radio Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Matthew Hurley	...	Bridal Party (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Steinberg

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Eric Weiss		writer

Produced by
Jamie Beardsley	....	line producer
Frank Beddor	....	producer
Greg Steinberg	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Cliff Martinez

Cinematography by
Bernd Heinl

Film Editing by
Daniel Gross

Casting by
Elaine J. Huzzar
Johanna Ray

Production Design by
Dominic Watkins

Art Direction by
Alan Petherick

Set Decoration by
Cynthia Anne Slagter		(as Cindy Slagter)

Costume Design by
Sara Jane Slotnick		(as Sarah Jane Slotnick)

Makeup Department
Richard Rodier	....	hair stylist: second unit
Richard Rodier	....	makeup artist: second unit
Suzanne Rodier	....	key hair stylist
Suzanne Rodier	....	makeup department head
Karen Scherer	....	hair stylist: second unit
Karen Scherer	....	makeup artist: second unit

Production Management
Jamie Beardsley	....	unit production manager
Margo Romero	....	second unit manager
Brian J. Smith	....	production manager: second unit
Greg Steinberg	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael A. Allowitz	....	first assistant director (as Michael Allowitz)
Susie Balaban	....	second second assistant director
Steven Buhai	....	first assistant director
Andrew Flaherty	....	second second assistant director
Gretchen D. Kinder	....	second assistant director (as Gretchen Kinder)
Dawn Massaro	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Kasia Adamik	....	storyboard artist
Wayne Beswick	....	construction coordinator
Michael Broaddus	....	property master
Elizabeth Colomba	....	storyboard artist
Christine Craemer	....	props assistant
Allan Davis	....	set dresser
Jason Markle	....	swing gang
David Sandefur	....	set designer
Mark Sanger	....	assistant set dresser
Mark Summitt	....	lead man
Kathy Krantz	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Kathy Krantz	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Colin Stewart	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Beau Biggart	....	adr mixer
Gary Boatner	....	boom operator
Zane D. Bruce	....	foley artist (as Zane Bruce)
Craig Clark	....	supervising sound editor
Chris David	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rob Disner	....	additional production sound mixer
Bryant Grizzell	....	boom operator
Ron Harris	....	adr recordist
Jon Johnson	....	sound editor
Aaron L. King	....	adr mixer (as Aaron King)
Aaron L. King	....	foley mixer (as Aaron King)
Paul Menichini	....	sound editor
Steuart Pearce	....	sound mixer
Ken S. Polk	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott Reed	....	head sound manager
Mark Relyea	....	adr supervisor
Colin Rogers	....	adr recordist (as Colin Rodgers)
Joseph T. Sabella	....	foley artist (as Joe Sabella)
Dirk Sanders	....	assistant sound editor
Allan Schultz	....	sound editor (as Alan Schultz)
Christopher Sposa	....	boom operator
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer

Visual Effects by
Todd Mahon	....	visual effects supervisor
Mindy Minkow	....	optical camera

Stunts
José Ignacio Álvarez	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Damon Andres	....	grip
Danny Andres	....	grip
David Anthony	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Dan Ayers	....	Steadicam operator
Alan Cohen	....	first assistant camera
Wayne 'Woody' Cone	....	best boy grip
Shai Greenberg	....	second assistant camera
Jeffrey G. Hunt	....	Steadicam operator
Peter Iovino	....	still photographer
Tim Kane	....	second assistant camera
Alexandra Kravetz	....	second assistant camera
Dale Myron	....	first assistant camera
Todd England Nicodemus	....	electrician (as Todd Nicodemus)
John Paribello	....	still photographer
Christopher C. Pearson	....	first assistant camera
Jonathan Rho	....	director of photography: second unit
Josh Sinkoski	....	third electrician
Jeremiah Spinney	....	grip
Jamie Stephens	....	film loader
Rick Tucker	....	key grip
Toby Tucker	....	grip
Jeffrey L. Weaver	....	director of photography: second unit
Giovanni Zelko	....	best boy electric
John Zumpano	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Mary Jane Fendler	....	casting associate
Debe Waisman	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jim Hansen	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
George Delaney	....	final colorist
Ross Guidici	....	additional editor
Bob La Rossa	....	color timer (as Robert J. La Rossa)
Troy Takaki	....	additional editor
Michael A. Webber	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
David Sabee	....	orchestra contractor
Jack Smalley	....	orchestrator
Leanne Ungar	....	score mixer
Diane DeLouise Wessel	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Greg Dunklin	....	driver
Lonnie Hand	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Brent M. Becker	....	production accountant (as Brent Becker)
David Beddor	....	assistant: Michael Steinberg
Steven Belgard	....	unit publicist
Virginia 'Veck' Carvalho	....	assistant: Frank Beddor
Arnold Cayanan	....	production assistant
Emmeline Chang	....	production assistant
Karine Dinev	....	production office assistant
Betsy Fuhr	....	post-production accountant
John Garry	....	assistant: Michael Steinberg (as John P. Garry III)
John Garry	....	location scout (as John P. Garry III)
Ronald W. Griffith	....	assistant production accountant
Amy Haberland	....	production assistant
Jannette M. Herring	....	craft service
Michael Klesic	....	assistant location manager
Debbie Lai	....	production assistant
Ross H. Martin	....	production assistant
Robert Medema	....	location manager
Ernie Nasser	....	key set production assistant
Guy Nicholson	....	production coordinator
Mark O'Donald	....	production assistant
Daniel Petruss	....	production assistant
C. Ann Pupava	....	key office production assistant
Margo Romero	....	assistant: Frank Beddor
Rachel Santoy	....	production coordinator
Shari Sontag	....	post-production accountant
Eric Speier	....	source cues
Linda St. Martin	....	assistant production coordinator
Troy Swezey	....	production assistant
Jason Thomas	....	production assistant
Dina Waxman	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Flipped Out Productions
• Frankestein Entertainment

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Egmont Entertainment (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
• Egmont Entertainment (2002) (Finland) (VHS)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Horizon Entertainment
• Laurus Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Laurus Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Nelonen (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2007) (Finland) (DVD)

Special Effects

• D. Rez Hollywood (digital effects)
• Stargate Films (diamond visual effects)

Other Companies

• Cinema Research  titles and opticals
• Diva Post Production  post-production equipment
• Executive Cutting Service  negative cutting
• Roundabout Entertainment  sound editorial services
• Title House Digital  titles and opticals
• Wilshire Stages, The  additional sound mixing

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some sexual content

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Australia:MA | Germany:16 | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-15

Company:

Flipped Out Productions

Quotes:

Officer:So you do think it was him?
Detective Roland:Him... or somebody else.

Soundtrack:

Rabbiteen

Ridiculously unsupported ending...

1st watched 12/28/02 - 5 out of 10(Dir-Michael Steinberg): Ridiculously unsupported ending blows what for the most part was a very stylish, well acted, well-done horror/thriller movie. Julia Stiles does a superb job with her role of a tortured child with violent tendencies and the direction is sly and cunning, but for some reason the filmmakers decided to throw a curve in the last half hour that works for some movies but for this one destroyed all that had been built up to this point. To tell you much of the story wouldn't really matter because, just remember, the end isn't what is expected or should be unless the actors & actresses are lying to you throughout it. This is basically about a mother who becomes killed apparently by a break-in but through the twists and turns of the story-telling we are being led to believe that one of the children has something to do with it. That actress is then put through the paces and shown to be a definite possibility to the murder even to the point of imitating her mother after her death and definetly wanting to take her place. The movie should have been more about why she wanted to do this but we only get small hints about this. Then, all of a sudden, instead of exploring what I mentioned in the last sentence the aforementioned `stupid' & `meaningless' ending was thrown at us from left field. I think I've said enough, Yes I'm upset.(but I'll get by). Hopefully Steinberg will as well.