Cursed (2005 film)
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| Directed by | Wes Craven |
| Produced by |
Bob Weinstein Harvey Weinstein Kevin Williamson |
| Written by | Kevin Williamson |
| Starring |
Christina Ricci Joshua Jackson Jesse Eisenberg Judy Greer Portia de Rossi Mýa Shannon Elizabeth |
| Music by | Marco Beltrami |
| Cinematography | Robert McLachlan |
| Edited by |
Patrick Lussier Lisa Romaniw |
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| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
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97 minutes 99 minutes (Unrated cut) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $38 million |
| Box office | $29,621,722 |
| Music from and Inspired by Cursed | |
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| Compilation album by Various | |
| Released | February 25, 2005 |
| Genre | Alternative rock, Electronica |
| Length | 70:44 |
| Label | Silva Screen/Treadstone |
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Cursed is a 2005 American werewolf body horror film directed by Wes Craven and written by screenwriter Kevin Williamson, who both collaborated on Scream. The film stars Christina Ricci and Jesse Eisenberg as two estranged siblings attacked by a werewolf loose in Los Angeles.
Originally planned for 2003, the film is a notable example of development hell, taking over two more years to be made than originally planned, during which producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein kept asking for re-shoots and changes to the plot, re-edited the movie to give a PG-13 rating rather than the original intended R-rating, and fired legendary make-up artist Rick Baker to replace the werewolves he had created with computer-generated ones. The film was a box-office failure and was panned by critics; Craven himself was very displeased with the final result.
On a seaside pier in Los Angeles, friends Jenny Tate and Becky Morton decide to get their fortune told by Zela. Zela foretells that they will suffer a horrible fate, but they don't believe her and walk away laughing.
That night, high-schooler Jimmy Myers is picked up on Mulholland Drive by his older sister Ellie, who has just returned from visiting her boyfriend, Jake Taylor. Jimmy had a run-in with some bullies and his crush, Brooke. Driving home, Jimmy and Ellie collide with an animal and another car. They attempt to rescue the other driver, Becky Morton, but an unseen creature slashes the siblings before it drags Becky off and rips her in half. When interviewed by police, despite Jimmy's belief that it was a wolf or dog-type animal, the official report credits it to a bear or cougar.
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