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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Lance Mungia |
| Produced by | Jeff Most Edward R. Pressman |
| Written by | Norman Partridge (novel) Lance Mungia |
| Starring | Edward Furlong David Boreanaz Tara Reid Emmanuelle Chriqui Tito Ortiz Marcus Chong Danny Trejo |
| Music by | Jamie Christopherson |
| Cinematography | Kurt Brabbee |
| Distributed by | Dimension Films |
| Release date(s) | June 3, 2005 (US) |
| Running time | 99 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Crow: Wicked Prayer is a 2005 American film directed by Lance Mungia and inspired by Norman Partridge's novel of the same title. It is the fourth and final film based on The Crow comic book by James O'Barr. It had a one week theatrical premiere on June 3, 2005 at AMC Pacific Place Theatre in Seattle, Washington before being released direct to video on July 19, 2005. Like the other sequels to the cult movie, The Crow, it had a poor critical reception.
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[edit] Plot synopsis
Jimmy Cuervo (Edward Furlong) is an ex-con living in Lake Ravasu on the Raven Aztec reservation. He was imprisoned for killing a would-be rapist in a fight. Jimmy plans to start a new life with his girlfriend, Lily Ignites The Dawn (Emmanuelle Chriqui), and leave the town for good. Lily's priest father, Harold (Danny Trejo), and brother, local cop Tanner (Dave L. Ortiz) both hate Jimmy.
The town is home to a group of Satanists led by escaped convict Luc "Death" Crash (David Boreanaz) and his fiancée Lola Byrne (Tara Reid). Along with their three confederates "Pestilence" (Yuji Okumoto), "Famine" (Tito Ortiz), and "War" (Marcus Chong), Luc and Lola murder Lily and Jimmy in a brutal ritual that they hope will conjure the rebirth of the Antichrist. The ritual includes removing Lily's eyes—bestowing precognitive powers upon Lola—and Jimmy's heart. They dump the bodies inside an old freezer.
When the Crow returns Jimmy from the dead, Jimmy discovers his newfound invincibility after attempting to shoot himself. He takes Lily's body and leaves it on her bed so it can be found. Tanner and Harold find the body and assume it was Jimmy who killed Lily.
On the night of a local festivity, Jimmy dons the costume and make-up he wore to the celebration a previous year. He finds and kills Pestilence and then seizes the hearse carrying Lily's body, and buries her himself. Jimmy next finds and kills Famine in front of Luc. A fight ensues between Jimmy and Luc during which the crow, the source of Jimmy's power, is injured, thereby weakening Jimmy. Jimmy and Tanner meet and Jimmy shows Tanner telepathically what really happened to Lilly.
Luc and Lola visit El Niño (Dennis Hopper), the head of their order, at a former church. Tanner and Harold and a group of men assemble outside to confront them. As El Niño is performing the marriage ceremony that will bring Luc closer to the power he craves, Jimmy, Tanner, Harold, and the other men arrive and shoot War. El Niño completes the ceremony as Jimmy enters the church. Luc, now a host for Lucifer himself, telekinetically hangs Jimmy from a cross while Lola kills El Niño. Luc and Lola leave the church and head to a nearby burial ground where they must consummate their ritual before sunrise in order for Lucifer to fully manifest.
Harold, Tanner, and the others free Jimmy who tells them the crow is dying. In order to heal the bird and restore Jimmy's powers, the still sceptical Harold performs the Crow Dance. Weakened, Jimmy heads to the sacred ground and stops Luc from having sex with Lola. Luc and Jimmy engage in a fight and the revived crow returns restoring Jimmy his strength and invulnerability. The sun rises and Luc's ritual wears off. Jimmy then kills Luc by impaling him on a wooden spike and cutting his throat. Lola tries to repent by praying to the Virgin but it is too late :she loses her sight and is taken into custody. Jimmy and Lily's spirits find each other and kiss.
[edit] Characters
- Edward Furlong as Jimmy Cuervo/The Crow
- David Boreanaz as Luc "Death" Crash
- Tara Reid as Lola Byrne
- Marcus Chong as War
- Tito Ortiz as Famine
- Yuji Okumoto as Pestilence
- Dennis Hopper as El Niño
- Emmanuelle Chriqui as Lilly
- Danny Trejo as Harold
- Dave Baez (credited as Dave L. Ortiz) as Sheriff Tanner
[edit] Reception
The film was critically panned, currently holding a zero percent approval rating based on six reviews at Rotten Tomatoes.[1]
[edit] Re-release
In 2011, it was re-issued by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment as a double feature paired up with The Crow: City of Angels. The only special feature was Widescreen for both films. There was also a single feature release under the same company.
[edit] References
- ^ "Rotten Tomato's summary of the reviews of The Crow: Wicked Prayer". Rottentomatoes.com. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/crow_wicked_prayer/. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
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