Cursed (2005) - IMDb

Cursed: Directed by Wes Craven. With Portia de Rossi, Mya, Shannon Elizabeth, Kristina Anapau. A werewolf loose in Los Angeles changes the lives of three ... MenuMoviesReleaseCalendarDVD&Blu-rayReleasesTop250MoviesMostPopularMoviesBrowseMoviesbyGenreTopBoxOfficeShowtimes&TicketsInTheatersComingSoonMovieNewsIndiaMovieSpotlightTVShowsWhat'sonTV&StreamingTop250TVShowsMostPopularTVShowsBrowseTVShowsbyGenreTVNewsIndiaTVSpotlightWatchWhattoWatchLatestTrailersIMDbOriginalsIMDbPicksIMDbPodcastsAwards&EventsOscarsBestPictureWinnersBestPictureWinnersEmmysSTARmeterAwardsSanDiegoComic-ConNewYorkComic-ConSundanceFilmFestivalTorontoInt'lFilmFestivalAwardsCentralFestivalCentralAllEventsCelebsBornTodayMostPopularCelebsMostPopularCelebsCelebrityNewsCommunityHelpCenterContributorZonePollsForIndustryProfessionalsAllAllTitlesTVEpisodesCelebsCompaniesKeywordsAdvancedSearchWatchlistSignInENFullysupportedEnglish(UnitedStates)PartiallysupportedFrançais(Canada)Français(France)Deutsch(Deutschland)हिंदी(भारत)Italiano(Italia)Português(Brasil)Español(España)Español(México)Cursed20052005PGPG1h37mIMDbRATING5.0/1033KYOURRATINGRatePOPULARITY4,44597Cast&crewUserreviewsTriviaIMDbProAlltopicsPlaytrailer1:421Video52PhotosComedyHorrorAwerewolflooseinLosAngeleschangesthelivesofthreeyoungadultswho,afterbeingmauledbythebeast,learntheymustkillitinordertoavoidbecomingwerewolvesthemselves.AwerewolflooseinLosAngeleschangesthelivesofthreeyoungadultswho,afterbeingmauledbythebeast,learntheymustkillitinordertoavoidbecomingwerewolvesthemselves.AwerewolflooseinLosAngeleschangesthelivesofthreeyoungadultswho,afterbeingmauledbythebeast,learntheymustkillitinordertoavoidbecomingwerewolvesthemselves.IMDbRATING5.0/1033KYOURRATINGRatePOPULARITY4,44597DirectorWesCravenWriterKevinWilliamsonStarsChristinaRicciJesseEisenbergPortiadeRossiTopcreditsDirectorWesCravenWriterKevinWilliamsonStarsChristinaRicciJesseEisenbergPortiadeRossiSeeproduction,boxoffice&companyinfo347Userreviews108Criticreviews31MetascoreSeemoreatIMDbProAwards3nominationsVideos1Trailer1:42CursedPhotos52TopcastEditChristinaRicciEllieasEllieJesseEisenbergJimmyasJimmyPortiadeRossiZelaasZelaMyaJennyasJennyShannonElizabethBeckyasBeckyKristinaAnapauBrookeasBrookeDanielEdwardMoraJoseasJose(asDanielMora)SolarZipperasZipperMiloVentimigliaBoasBoJonnyAckerEarlasEarlEricLadinLouieasLouieJoshuaJacksonJakeasJakeDerekMearsWerewolfasWerewolfNickOffermanOfficerasOfficerKenRudulphNewscasterasNewscasterJudyGreerJoanieasJoanieMichelleKrusiecNosebleedCo-WorkerasNosebleedCo-WorkerScottBaioScottBaioasScottBaioDirectorWesCravenWriterKevinWilliamsonAllcast&crewSeemorecastdetailsatIMDbProMorelikethis4.7MySoultoTake5.8GingerSnapsBack:TheBeginning5.5Shocker4.6VampireinBrooklyn5.6UrbanLegend6.4ThePeopleUndertheStairs5.6DisturbingBehavior6.5RedEye6.8GingerSnaps6.4GingerSnaps2:Unleashed6.5TheFaculty4.7IStillKnowWhatYouDidLastSummerStorylineEditElliehasbeentakingcareofheryoungerbrotherJimmysincetheirparentsdeath.OnenightafterpickinghimupfromapartytheyareinvolvedinacaraccidentonMullhollandDrive.Whiletryingtorescueawomanfromtheothercaracreatureattacksandkillsher,alsoinjuringbothEllieandJimmy.AftersomeresearchJimmyrealizesthecreaturecouldonlyhavebeenawerewolf.—kwedgwood@hotmail.comcultdirectorcultfilmgayathletewerewolfhorrorwerewolf239morePlotsummaryPlotsynopsisTaglinesWhatdoesn'tkillyoumakesyoustronger.GenresComedyHorrorCertificatePGParentsguideDidyouknowEditTriviaIn2014,JudyGreerspokeofthefilminaninterview.Greerstates,"Idon'tknowwhythatmoviegotsofuckedup.Idon'tunderstandit.Ithoughtthescriptwasfine.HonesttoGod,Ididn'tgetthebigdeal.Idon'tknowwhokeptmakingthemfuckwithit".Shegoesontosay,"Thenweshotthemoviefor,like,sevenyears.Ithinktheysaidwehadfourmoviesworthoffootage.Itwassofun,butsoweird.Idon'tgetit.Icouldn'tfigureitout."GoofsZipperthe"weredog"destroysthefrontdoorwhenattackingJimmyandBo,butlaterwhenEllieandJimmycomehome,thedoorisintact.QuotesZela:Don'tletthisgetupfoolyou;Ihavethegift.Iblamemymother.AlternateversionsTheCanadiantheatricalversionofthemovieistheoriginalUSR-ratedcut,whichwaslaterreleasedintheU.S.astheunratedDVD.InCanada,theDVDwasonlyreleasedintheuncutversion,labeledas"Uncensored"(seebelow).ConnectionsFeaturedinLateNightwithConanO'Brien:JohnTravolta/ShannonElizabeth/Aqueduct(2005)SoundtracksLil'RedRidingHoodWrittenbyRonaldBlackwellPerformedbyBowlingforSoupCourtesyofJiveRecordsUserreviews347ReviewTopreview5/10WesCravengets"Cursed"Iwentinto"Cursed"withhighexpectations,I'lladmit.ButhowcouldIresistthere-teamingofthe"Scream"team,directorWesCravenandscreenwriterKevinWilliamson?Ishouldhaveknownafterre-shootsanddelayupondelayofthefilm'srelease(ItshouldhavecomeoutlastNovember),thatthiswouldnotbeanothermasterpieceintheworks.ThoughItriedtokeepmyhopesup,theresultsofthisrecombinationaremixedatbest.ChristinaRicci("Monster")andJessieEisenberg("RogerDodger")starassiblingswhoareattackedbyamysteriousanimalintheHollywoodhillswhiletryingtopullawomanfromawreckedcar.Botharewoundedbythisanimalandasthedaysgoby,theybegintochange.Eisenbergismostconvincingastheyoungerbrotherwhoresearchestheanimalthatattackedthem.Hebelievestheywereinfectedbyawerewolf.Therestofthefilmchroniclestheirchangesandquesttofindthebeastwhoinfectedthem.AsidefromRicciandEisenbergthecastmainlyconsistsofasmorgasbordoftelevisionactors,mostlyfromtheWB.AndI'mnotsurethatI'dcallwhattheyweredoingacting.Itseemedtheymostlyshowedupandhadagoodtime.Whichcanwork,aslongastheaudienceisenjoyingit,too.However,Ifoundmyselfgroaningatmuchofthedialogueandwincingduringemotionalmoments.Thefilmisslowtotakeoffbutdoespickupthepaceinthemiddlebeforefallingoffagaintowardstheend.Thecomputergraphicsalreadylookdated,andthewerewolfmakeupismostdefinitelysubpar.Awordtofilmmakerseverywhere,ifyoucan'tmakeawerewolftransformationlookconvincing,thendon'tshowitatall.There'salottobesaidforimplication.Thoughthereareseveralsceneswheresomethingpopsupintheframetomakeyoujumpinyourseat,nothinghauntsyouasyouleavethetheater.There'snofearofbaddreamshere.Overall,thegeniusesbehindoneoftheclassicfrightfilmsofthe90s(andpossiblyofalltime)didnotbringtheirbestworkintothisdecade.Ihatetosayit,butWesCravenseemstobesufferingfromhisowncurse-thelossoffright.Forasmarter,moreimaginativetakeonthewerewolftheme,checkout"GingerSnaps"or"DogSoldiers."helpful•7431dibot1Feb25,2005FAQ1WhatarethedifferencesbetweenthePG-13theatricalversionandtheUnratedversion?DetailsEditReleasedateJune2,2005(Singapore)CountriesoforiginGermanyUnitedStatesOfficialsiteOfficialsiteLanguageEnglishAlsoknownasWesCraven'sCursedFilminglocationsTorranceHighSchool-2200W.CarsonStreet,Torrance,California,USAProductioncompaniesDimensionFilmsOuterbanksEntertainmentCraven-MaddalenaFilmsSeemorecompanycreditsatIMDbProBoxofficeEditBudget$38,000,000(estimated)GrossUS&Canada$19,297,522OpeningweekendUS&Canada$9,600,000Feb27,2005Grossworldwide$29,621,722SeedetailedboxofficeinfoonIMDbProTechnicalspecsEditRuntime1hour37minutesColorColorSoundmixDTSDolbyDigitalSDDSAspectratio2.35:1RelatednewsMickeyRourketostarin'Cursed'forAngelOakFilms,Alt-HouseProductions(exclusive)Nov10ScreenDailyDakotaJohnson,RoDonnellyLaunchTeaTimePictures&SetTVDealWithPlatformOneMediaOct24DeadlineFilm+TVContributetothispageSuggestaneditoraddmissingcontentTopGapWhatistheHindilanguageplotoutlineforCursed(2005)?AnswerSeemoregapsLearnmoreaboutcontributingEditpageMoretoexploreListTheBestMoviesandShowstoWatchinAprilSeethefulllist4:25EverythingWeKnowAboutFutureDCMovies&SeriesWatchthevideoRecentlyviewedPleaseenablebrowsercookiestousethisfeature. Learnmore.