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The Wicker Tree

  • 20112011
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  • 1h 36m
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3.8/10
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The Wicker Tree (2011)
When two young missionaries head to Scotland, they are initially charmed by their engaging baron Sir Lachlan Morrison and agree to become the local Queen of the May and Laddie for the annual Tressock town festival. But the couple is not prepared for the frightening consequences of their decision and the very disturbing secrets they are about to discover about TressockÂ’s seemingly friendly townspeople.
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Charmed by the residents of Tressock, Scotland, two young missionaries accept the invitation to participate in a local festival, fully unaware of the consequences of their decision.Charmed by the residents of Tressock, Scotland, two young missionaries accept the invitation to participate in a local festival, fully unaware of the consequences of their decision.Charmed by the residents of Tressock, Scotland, two young missionaries accept the invitation to participate in a local festival, fully unaware of the consequences of their decision.
IMDb RATING
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2.8K
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    • Robin Hardy
    • Robin Hardy(novel "Cowboys for Christ")
  • Stars
    • Brittania Nicol
    • Henry Garrett
    • Graham McTavish
    • Robin Hardy
    • Robin Hardy(novel "Cowboys for Christ")
  • Stars
    • Brittania Nicol
    • Henry Garrett
    • Graham McTavish
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    • 58User reviews
    • 108Critic reviews
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    Brittania Nicol in The Wicker Tree (2011)
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    Graham McTavish in The Wicker Tree (2011)
    Jacqueline Leonard and Graham McTavish in The Wicker Tree (2011)
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    Brittania Nicol
    Brittania Nicol
    • Beth Boothby
    Henry Garrett
    Henry Garrett
    • Steve Thomson
    Graham McTavish
    Graham McTavish
    • Sir Lachlan Morrison
    Jacqueline Leonard
    • Lady Delia Morrison
    James Mapes
    James Mapes
    • Reverend Moriarty
    Lesley Mackie
    • Daisy
    Clive Russell
    Clive Russell
    • Beame
    Bill Murdoch
    Bill Murdoch
    • Rev. McLeod
    Kirstin Murray
    • Celebrity Interviewer
    Christopher Fosh
    Christopher Fosh
    • Trailer Trash Video Dancer
    Graham Wadsworth
    • Trailer Trash Video Dancer
    Honeysuckle Weeks
    Honeysuckle Weeks
    • Lolly
    David Plimmer
    • Jack
    Iain Stuart Robertson
    • Peter McNeil
    Ailidh Mackay
    • Anthea
    Alessandro Conetta
    • Orlando
    Prue Clarke
    • Mary Hellier
    John Paul McGilvary
    • Danny
    • (as John Paul McGilvray)
      • Robin Hardy
      • Robin Hardy(novel "Cowboys for Christ")
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    • Trivia
      Robin Hardy had originally written the part of Sir Lachlan Morrison for Sir Christopher Lee. However, while filming The Resident (2011), Lee injured his back after tripping over power cables on set. Although extremely disappointed, Hardy cast the actor who was originally playing Beame, Graham McTavish in Lee's role, with actor Clive Russell taking over the part of Beame. Still wanting to include Lee, Hardy quickly wrote a cameo role for him. He appeared as Sir Lachlan's mentor in a flashback.
    • Goofs
      When Steve is laying in bed his shorts are white with red and blue plaid pattern. When we see him through the eyes of the raven, they are dark blue overall, and after the raven leaves they are back to the red, blue and white plaid shorts.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Old Gentleman: But can fate be altered? This is a question that every religion has tried to answer, and the answer is almost certainly no. But we keep trying...

      Old Gentleman: Poor wee laddie... catching him is a game of chance!

    • Connections
      Featured in Diminishing Returns: May Day Special(?): The Wicker Man (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Follow Me
      Lyrics by Malcolm Dudley Hillier

      Music by John Scott

      Arranged by John Scott

      Performed by Brittania Nicol and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Produced by John Scott

      Courtesy of JOS Records

    User reviews58

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    4/10
    Wicker basket case
    Did we really think writer/director Robin Hardy could better "The Wicker Man", that masterpiece of horror, which along with William Friedkin's "The Exorcist" defined the genre in the 1970's? It was a tall order, but he did come up with one surprise - he more or less repeated himself.

    A couple of born-again Christians, 'Cowboys for Christ', Beth Boothby (Brittania Nicol) and Steve Thompson (Henry Garrett), cross the Atlantic on a mission to spread the Lord's word to the spiritually challenged flock in Scotland. After meeting a local laird, Sir Lachlan Morrison (Graham McTavish), they are directed to Tressock, a community that has an infertility problem caused by a leak from a nuclear power plant.

    The innocent couple become central to the town's May Day festivities, involving human sacrifice to get the community's seed germinating again. All conspire against them except for Lolly (Honeysuckle Weeks), the head groom on Sir Lachlan's estate.

    We know how it will end because there was no mercy for Edward Woodward in the first version so we don't expect any for Beth and Steve in this one.

    The problem with knowing the basic premise is that the only tension comes in seeing how the ritual will be carried out. However, for some reason, Hardy holds back - we see nothing that compares to the anguish of Edward Woodward locked in his blazing wicker prison in the 1973 film. The Wicker Tree itself is an artistic looking number, but it doesn't project the menace of the giant wicker cage of the original.

    Where the "The Wicker Tree" breaks from "The Wicker Man" is in the attempts at black humour; the naive Beth and Steve are treated as somewhat comic characters, as is Beame, Sir Lachlan's head man, who is involved in a number of jocular bits of business such as being stabbed up the kilt with a broken glass; it's hard to know quite how to take this movie as it changes mood at odd times.

    The film doubles up on a couple of elements from the original, namely the number of sacrifices and the amount of nudity. Honeysuckle Weeks sheds her "Foyle's War" khakis and everything else for a couple of airy romps, including a brave effort in a chilly Scottish stream.

    Although it's nice to see Christopher Lee back for a little homage, the biggest problem with "The Wicker Tree" is that it pays just too much homage to the original movie. The most important sacrifice of all would have entailed letting go of the old plot and heading off in a new direction.

    Instead of a lop-sided remake, maybe a follow-up to the original would have been a better option - by 2011, the number of disappearances on Summerisle would have reached epic proportions with the supply of wicker also running dangerously low. At least that approach may have provided a few surprises.
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    • Release date
      • January 27, 2012 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Arniston House, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
    • Production companies
      • British Lion Film Corporation
      • Euro Center Productions
      • Tressock Films
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