The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005)

On his way to becoming an immortal demon, a gang leader orchestrates the murder of an ex-con and his girlfriend.

Director:

Lance Mungia

Writers:

Norman Partridge (novel), James O'Barr (comic book series and comic strip The Crow)

Stars:

Yuji Okumoto, Marcus Chong, Tito Ortiz

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yuji Okumoto	...	Pestilence
Marcus Chong	...	War
Tito Ortiz	...	Famine
Tara Reid	...	Lola Byrne
David Boreanaz	...	Luc Crash / Death / Satan
Rosemberg Salgado	...	The Priest
Edward Furlong	...	Jimmy Cuervo
Emmanuelle Chriqui	...	Lilly
Danny Trejo	...	Harold
Dave Baez	...	Tanner (as Dave L. Ortiz)
Ryan Smith	...	Native Teen
Daymond John	...	Proud Foot Joe
Richard Cumba	...	Moses
Kristina Santoro	...	Pregnant Bride
Kelsey Daniels	...	Waitress #1 (as Kelsy Landry)

Storyline

Jimmy Cuervo is a down-on-his-luck ex-con living in a polluted mining town on a reservation that would run him out of town if not for the remainder of his probation. With his time nearly finished, he plans to start a new life with his girlfriend Lily , and leave the town for good. But Luc Crash and Lola Byrne head up a local gang of local Satanists who murder Jimmy and Lily in a brutally ritualistic slaying that they hope will conjure the rebirth of the Antichrist. When the legend of the Crow returns Jimmy from the dead, Jimmy heads out on a one-man path of vengeance that will lead him to El Nino, the leader of the gang that Luc and Lola are in.

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Plot Keywords:

repeat sequel | killing an animal | offscreen murder | murder of a pregnant woman | tragic event | 

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Taglines:

Passion..Revenge...Eternity.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language throughout, some sexual and drug content

Did You Know?

Trivia

While filming a scene requiring a sunset on a beach in Utah, a group of high schoolers nearly delayed the shoot. Apparently, the students were driving on the sand, and got their van stuck in the middle of the shot.

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Goofs

The movie constantly references ravens--from the name of the town and tribe, to the casino name, to the Ravenfest party, to Jimmy outright quoting Edgar Allan Poe in the final scene. Ravens and crows are not the same thing.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Famine: Like some more salsa with that?

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Connections

References The Fugitive (1993)

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Soundtracks

In The Desert
Music by Jamie Christopherson
Lyrics by Jamie Christopherson
Performed by The Gunslingers
Featuring Lance Mungia

User Reviews

What possessed him?!

I adore the Crow franchise... I love all the movies and even the T.V show on occasion.

But lets face it, Wicked Prayer was the worst movie to date. The original was fantastic, as they always are, the second (City of Angels) was passable, but Vincent Perez was great as the Crow. Salvation, my second favourite, made use of some amazing young talent... But Wicked Prayer?! No. David Boreanez is a great actor, I think he did an amazing job as Angel in Buffy and Angel, Tara Reid is great in all her other movies... But so miscast in this it's untrue... The new crow, not too bad, but far too underplayed! Where's the angst? The special effects were lousy to say the least and it seemed the director was too interested I'm piling up the body count than making a genuine love/revenge story that the entire crow fiction centres upon.

I honestly have to steer people away, as only the true die-hard fans would want to see it, for the sake of saying they have seen it. Every one else would be put off the movies for good!

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 September 2005 (Philippines)

Also Known As:

The Crow 4

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimension Films, Edward R. Pressman Film, Jeff Most Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1