I've Been Waiting for You (1998) (TV)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Christopher Leitch

Writers (WGA):

Lois Duncan (novel)
Duane Poole (television story)
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Release Date:

22 March 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Plot:

A girl moves to a small town with her mom, only to be compared to a legendary witch with the same name.

Plot Keywords:

Witch | Teen | Revenge | Fortune Teller | Mask

Cast

Sarah Chalke	...	Sarah Zoltanne
Soleil Moon Frye	...	Kyra Thompson
Ben Foster	...	Charlie
Christian Campbell	...	Eric Garrett
Maggie Lawson	...	Debbie Murdock
Chad Cox	...	Kevin Lane
Tom Dugan	...	Ted Rankin
Julie Patzwald	...	Misty
Markie Post	...	Rosemary Zoltanne
Gillian Barber	...	Eric's Mother
Kathleen Duborg	...	Miss Elting
Aaron Smolinski	...	Teammate
Carly Pope	...	Cheerleader
B.J. Harrison	...	Librarian
Tom Heaton	...	Homeless Man
Ron Sauvé	...	Gas Station Attendant (as Ron Sauve)
Laura Mennell	...	Sarah Lancaster

Directed by
Christopher Leitch

Writing credits (WGA)
Lois Duncan		(novel "Gallows Hill")
Duane Poole		(television story)
Duane Poole		(teleplay)

Produced by
Gerald T. Olson	....	producer
Bonnie Raskin	....	executive producer
Joel S. Rice	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jeff Eden Fair
Starr Parodi

Cinematography by
Jon Joffin

Film Editing by
John Duffy

Casting by
Dianne Young

Production Design by
Douglas Higgins		(as Doug Higgins)

Art Direction by
Shannon Grover

Set Decoration by
Mary-Lou Storey

Costume Design by
Christina McQuarrie

Makeup Department
Angelina P. Cameron	....	hair department head (as Angie Cameron)
Stan Edmonds	....	makeup department head
Connie Parker	....	key makeup artist: Ms. Post
Sanna Seppanen	....	key hair stylist: Ms. Post

Production Management
David Hauka	....	unit production manager
James R. McGee	....	executive in charge of production
Richard Winnie	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wayne Bennett	....	second assistant director
Andy Mikita	....	first assistant director
Greg Rousseaux	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Bill Burd	....	property master
Jeff Davies	....	lead man
Colin Matthews	....	assistant property master
Clive Edwards	....	props buyer (uncredited)
Philip Jean	....	construction foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Wayne Artman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert L. Harman	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Robert Harman)
Frank Jones	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael McGee	....	production sound mixer
Stacey Michaels	....	adr mixer
Bob Newlan	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Tony Lazarowich	....	special effects coordinator
Attila Vaski	....	special effects assistant

Stunts
Scott J. Ateah	....	stunt coordinator (as Scott Ateah)
Corry Glass	....	stunts
Terrance Leigh	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Marco Ciccone	....	first assistant camera
Douglas Craik	....	camera operator (as Doug Craik)
Sean Elliott	....	second assistant camera
Steve Holland	....	generator operator
Phil Klapwyk	....	best boy electric
Jeff Plecas	....	key grip
Paul Slatter	....	gaffer (as Paul Slater)

Casting Department
Sid Kozak	....	casting: Canada
A.J. Unger	....	casting assistant: Canada

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Karin Nosella	....	assistant costume designer
Kathryn McPhie	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Joseph Dervin Jr.	....	executive in charge of post-production
Lesley Duffy	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Laurie Higgins Tobias	....	music editor (as Laurie Higgins)
Mary Oatman	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Robert MacLean	....	transportation coordinator (as Bob McLean)

Other crew
Laura Boland	....	assistant: Ms. Raskin
Dana Dubé	....	animal trainer
Candice Field	....	script supervisor
Jennifer Harland	....	background coordinator
Sharon Ingram	....	production coordinator
Linda Kelly	....	production accountant
Susan Murray	....	assistant production coordinator
Andrew Simpson	....	animal trainer
Pascal Verschooris	....	location manager

Production Companies

• Bonnie Raskin Productions
• NBC Studios
• WildRice Productions

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1998) (USA) (TV)
• Artisan Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Emerald (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
• H.O.M. Vision (1999) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• H.O.M. Vision (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS) (retail)
• H.O.M. Vision (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Indies Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• PM Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Power Pictures (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS) (rental)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence and terror.

Runtime:

90 min | Argentina:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Netherlands:16 | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:16

Company:

Bonnie Raskin Productions

Trivia:

There is no serial killer in the novel the film is based upon.

Quotes:

Kyra: Where have you guys been?
Sarah Zoltanne: Oh, making out, lip-locking, tongue wrestling. The usual.
Kyra: Very funny.

Movie Connections:

References "The X Files" (1993)

Passable, but extremely tame horror film is best for younger genre fans.

Single mom Rosemary Zoltanne (Markie Post) and her smart-ass teen daughter Sarah (Sarah Chalke) move from L.A. to a big house in Massachusetts where a witch was burned at the stake 300 years earlier. Sarah makes friends with a geeky outsider (Ben Foster) but also attracts the attention of teen members of the "Descendant's Club"-- obnoxious jocks (led by Christian Campbell, brother of Neve) and the high school bitch queens (led by Soleil Moon Frye) who think she's the reincarnation of the dead witch. Sarah gets harassing phone calls ("I've been waiting for you!") and a masked killer with a steel claw lurks around.

This is resolutely typical post SCREAM/I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER fare (supposedly from the "author" of the latter) with offscreen violence, but the performances are surprisingly good and it's watchable, though it all seems like a big build-up to nothing by the end.

I didn't know it at the time when I rented the video, but frequent fade-outs to black and someone credited with the teleplay soon made me realize I'd rented a TV movie that was inexplicably (and erroneously!) rated R to bulk up it's distribution value. Don't be expecting to find gore, nudity or four-letter words in this film.