Wishcraft (2002)

A high school student named Brett Bumpers receives a mysterious package one day. He does not know who gave it to him, but after a while he finds out that the totem within the package can ... See full summary »

Directors:

Danny Graves, Richard Wenk

Writer:

Larry Katz

Stars:

Michael Weston, Alexandra Holden, Huntley Ritter

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

A high school student named Brett Bumpers receives a mysterious package one day. He does not know who gave it to him, but after a while he finds out that the totem within the package can give him 3 wishes. When the most beautiful girl in school, Samantha, invites him to dance on the next day, he knows for sure that his first wish has come true. He uses the second one to make Samantha fall in love with him, but when someone starts killing students in the school, he realizes that it has something to do with the totem. Now it's his responsibility to save their lives.

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Plot Keywords:

high school | wish | lifting someone into the air | murder | dead girl | 

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Taglines:

School's out - forever.

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 September 2002 (France)

Also Known As:

Brujería

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gold Circle Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Girl acts very believable as someone under a love spell...

I highly recommend this film! Although it's rated 'R', there's no nudity, BUT the movie hits a homerun in the LOVE SPELL theme...

Here's the synopsis... Boy receives a strange totem that gives him three wishes... first wish is for school's most beautiful girl (and she is a major 'hottie') to go to the dance with him. Incidentally, she's also the school's superjock's girlfriend), so the nerd is shocked when the girl suddenly asks him to the dance the next day. The film spends time on the girl, and she does a great job of acting shocked. Once the dance is over, the spell is over and she tells him that 'no hard feelings but our relationship is over'.

The girl goes back to her boyfriend and things back to normal BUT he wants this girl to be his girlfriend, so he uses his second wish to make the girl be his girlfriend and love him forever. The next day she's at his door acting like she has an incredible crush on him - lovestruck beyond belief - and although she questions these sudden new feelings, she can't help herself. This is played out perfectly, providing the viewer to witness what she's going through - providing us her pov.

Like every HORROR movie there's someone killing students and because giving the ending away would ruin the movie - lets say that the ending and the actions are very appropriate... and sweet justice proves the victor.

The theme and controlling forces makes this movie erotic - despite no nudity... and the acting is good, which makes you believe that the girl is really under a love spell. The movie is consistent and well worth a look see.

I highly recommend it! :-)