Something Wicked (2014)

As a young couple embarks upon their wedding plans, gruesome secrets from their past collide with sinister forces of the present to ensure these newlyweds do not live "happily-ever-after."

Director:

Darin Scott

Writers:

Joe Colleran (screenplay), Joseph Mungra (story)

Stars:

Brittany Murphy, Shantel VanSanten, Julian Morris

Cast

Credited cast:
Brittany Murphy	...	Susan / Psychiatrist
Shantel VanSanten	...	Christine / James's fiancee
Julian Morris	...	Ryan
James Patrick Stuart	...	Bill
John Robinson	...	James / Christine's fiance
Katie O'Grady	...	Erica
Robert Blanche	...	John
October Moore	...	Donna
Megan Lee Joy	...	Nurse #1
Mona Leigh	...	Sheriff's Secretary
Jerry L. Buxbaum	...	Ed / Campus security
Lance Rosen	...	Doug
Gilberto Martin del Campo	...	Cop #1
Angelique Perrin	...	Zeal Anderson
Taber Cross	...	Kelly

Storyline

As a young couple embarks upon their wedding plans, gruesome secrets from their past collide with sinister forces of the present to ensure these newlyweds do not live "happily-ever-after."

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Plot Keywords:

bikini | title based on shakespeare | eugene oregon | obsession | independent film | 

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Taglines:

A tale of evil deeds and doomed love.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, sexuality and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Brittany Murphy's final film appearance. She completed her scenes before her death in December 2009.

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Crazy Credits

To Britanny "Now my charms are all o'erthrown, what strength i have's mine own..." The Tempest

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Soundtracks

Broken Lives
Performed by Andy Odum
Written by Lance Gehl, Andy Odum, Robert Barr and Jesse Burkhead

User Reviews

Brittany Murphy deserved a better swan song!

'SOMETHING WICKED': Two and a Half Stars (Out of Five)

This ultra-low budget horror flick will probably be most well known as being Brittany Murphy's last film. It was also shot entirely in Eugene, OR (in April of 2009 through June of that same year; just months before Murphy's death in December), and made on a budget of just $3 million! It's finally being released (five years later) and it wasn't worth the wait. I had no idea that Murphy's career had hit such a low; that she was resorting to doing supporting roles in really bad B slasher flicks (and she, like the rest of the cast, is pretty terrible in the movie). Like almost all fright flicks it does have it's pluses too though and the ending is killer (even if the rest of the movie is painful to watch).

Shantel VanSanten stars as Christine, a young college student who was just admitted to 'Oregon University' in Eugene (I'm assuming they mean University of Oregon). John Robinson costars as her fiancé James, who makes a living working at a local sawmill. As the film opens James asks Christine's parents (Betty Moyer and Lance Rosen) for their blessing to wed their daughter. They say the young couple must wait until Christine is done with school (which really upsets James and Christine). Then while James (being the designated driver) is driving them all home, from dinner, their car is struck by a train and Christine's mother and father are killed. The story then flashes forward multiple months when Christine is now attending school (as planned) and being stalked and terrorized by someone. Could it be another student, her obsessive police officer brother Bill (James Patrick Stuart) or Christine's parents back from the grave (making sure she follows their wishes). Murphy plays Bill's wife and Christine is now living with the couple as well.

The flick was directed by Darin Scott (who's directed a few other micro budget slasher films, like 'DARK HOUSE' and 'CAUGHT UP') and written by Joe Colleran and Joseph Mungra (the two also collaborated on the film 'THE American GANDHI'). It does seem like it was made by people with little to no experience (in making movies) and felt awfully amateurish (almost like a Syfy Network flick). I did really dig the ending though and although VanSanten sucks most of the movie she is memorable in the film's climax (and sexy throughout, especially the ending). I have to give the movie some credit since it was accomplished on such a low budget and filmed in my home state of Oregon (it also features a cameo by a friend of mine, Broderick Boyd, as a valet). It is a bad film but it's not horrible. Brittany Murphy was a much better actress than this though and she deserved a better swan song.

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 April 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Algo Maligno

Filming Locations:

Eugene, Oregon, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Merchant Films

Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio:

2.39:1