Cursed (2005)

A werewolf loose in Los Angeles changes the lives of three young adults, who, after being mauled by the beast, learn they must kill their attacker if they hope to change their fate to avoid becoming werewolves too.

Director:

Wes Craven

Writer:

Kevin Williamson

Stars:

Portia de Rossi, Mya, Jesse Eisenberg

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Portia de Rossi	...	Zela
Mya	...	Jenny
Shannon Elizabeth	...	Becky
Kristina Anapau	...	Brooke
Daniel Edward Mora	...	Jose (as Daniel Mora)
Solar	...	Zipper
Jesse Eisenberg	...	Jimmy
Milo Ventimiglia	...	Bo
Jonny Acker	...	Earl
Eric Ladin	...	Louie
Christina Ricci	...	Ellie
Joshua Jackson	...	Jake
Derek Mears	...	Werewolf
Nick Offerman	...	Officer
Ken Rudulph	...	Newscaster

Storyline

Ellie has been taking care of her younger brother Jimmy since their parents death. One night after picking him up from a party they are involved in a car accident on Mullholland Drive. While trying to rescue a woman from the other car a creature attacks and kills her, also injuring both Ellie and Jimmy. After some research Jimmy realizes the creature could only have been a werewolf.

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Plot Keywords:

werewolf | car accident | attack | death | dog attack | 

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Taglines:

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site TFM [fr]

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 February 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wes Craven's Cursed

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Center Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$116,070 (South Africa) (5 August 2005)

Gross:

$116,070 (South Africa) (5 August 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimension Films, Outerbanks Entertainment, Craven-Maddalena Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min 99 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Some footage used in the previews was used only in brief flashes during a dream sequence. This footage is seemingly unrelated to the rest of the film.

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Goofs

Ellie can clearly be seen stepping up onto something just before she and Jake kiss in her dream near the beginning of the film. Christina Ricci is 13 inches shorter than Joshua Jackson.

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Quotes

Ellie: Why can't you just download porn like most normal teenagers?

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Connections

References Nosferatu (1922)

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Soundtracks

"Stadium Parking Lot"
Written by Trevor Gray, Howard Gray, Ian Hoxley, Noko and Paul Colbourne
Performed by Apollo 440
Courtesy of Epic Records/Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Semi-scary, enjoyable, yet somewhat disappointing movie

My summary title is random but that is how I felt the movie was. I do not think it was as bad as the other reviewer posted here. The first two-thirds of the movie was great. The movie from the opening on the Santa Monica pier to the car crash until the club opening was classic Wes Craven. There were moments where I jumped out of my seat and brought back memories of the high-tension scenes in Scream. There are funny scene and one-liners as well. The last 1/3 of the movie was bad. It is obvious that they had all the problems that they did. I felt that there was no smooth flow and some scenes did not make sense. If you expect a quality movie like Scream, you will be disappointed. If you want a campy movie that is all-in-all entertaining, then definitely go. I jumped in my seat and laughed at times. I would say that it was worth the ticket price, but I won't own the DVD.

BTW, I saw the R-rated version. I don't think what they cut from the version I saw to make it PG-13 will make the movie any scarier; there are some gratuitous blood/gore shots that will probably be cut out. This will obviously make the movie more attractable when they release it on DVD as uncut.