Wishcraft (2002)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Directors:

Danny Graves
Richard Wenk

Writer:

Larry Katz (written by)

Release Date:

25 September 2002 (France)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

In this school, when you're marked absent, you won't be coming back.

Plot:

A high school student named Brett Bumpers receives a mysterious package one day. He does not know who gave it to him...

Plot Keywords:

High School | Wish | Knife | Hanged Girl | Impalement

Cast

Michael Weston	...	Brett Bumpers
Alexandra Holden	...	Samantha Warren
Huntley Ritter	...	Cody
Austin Pendleton	...	Mr. Turner
A.J. Buckley	...	Howie
Meat Loaf	...	Detective Sparky Shaw (as Michael Aday)
Gregory Cooke	...	Detective Jeff Bauer
Sam McMurray	...	Dad Bumpers
Allyce Beasley	...	Mom Bumpers
Scott Caudill	...	Blaine
Charlie Talbert	...	Jimbo
Alexandra Breckenridge	...	Kristie (as Alex Breckenridge)
Sara Downing	...	Desiree
Evan Jones	...	Eddie
Zelda Rubinstein	...	Medical Examiner

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

102 min | Germany:97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Ireland:18 | Australia:MA | Germany:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Gold Circle Films

Has Anyone Been Keeping Tabs on Alexandra Holden?

This actress is ALWAYS good, whatever she's in. She tends to play the ingenue with repressed sexual energy. She was good as Ross's underage girlfriend on "Friends" and she's good in this, too.

This movie on the whole is a bit of sleeper--I just didn't expect it to be as decent as it was. Someone here said it made "Cherry Falls" look good. Actually, it's the other way around. This movie plays out better than "Cherry Falls" in the long run (CF peeters out and turns into a predictable slasher film in the end; this film does not).

Also, the chemistry between the leads is good and the movie doesn't overextend itself and play up the supernatural too much with cheesy special effects they probably couldn't afford anyway. Who knows what it is that makes one B-movie work and another fall flat. The right actors? Better production design, lighting, direction? Who can say. Whatever it is, this films got it.