The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005)

Director:

Lance Mungia

Writers (WGA):

Norman Partridge (novel) (inspiration)
James O'Barr (comic book series and comic strip The Crow)

Release Date:

14 September 2005 (Philippines)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

He will not rest until he gets his vengeance.

Plot:

On his way to becoming an immortal demon, gangleader Luc Crash (Boreanaz) orchestrates the murder of Jimmy Cuervo (Furlong) and his girlfriend, Lily (Chriqui).

Plot Keywords:

The Crow | Crow | Redemption | Eye Gouging | Supernatural

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Yuji Okumoto	...	Pestilence
Marcus Chong	...	War
Tito Ortiz	...	Famine
Tara Reid	...	Lola Byrne
David Boreanaz	...	Luc Crash / Death / Satan
Rosemberg Salgado	...	The Priest
Edward Furlong	...	Jimmy Cuervo / The Crow
Emmanuelle Chriqui	...	Lilly
Danny Trejo	...	Harold
Dave Baez	...	Tanner (as Dave L. Ortiz)
David Lea	...	Bartender (as Dave Lea)
Richard Cumba	...	Moses
Kristina Santoro	...	Pregnant Bride
Kelsey Landry	...	Waitress #1 (as Kelsy Landry)
Ashley Christensen	...	Waitress #2

Also Known As:

The Crow 4 (USA) (working title)
Wicked Prayer (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language throughout, some sexual and drug content.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #40972) | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:M18 | UK:18 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:16 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

While filming a scene requiring a sunset on a beach in Utah, a group of high schoolers nearly delayed the shoot. Apparently, the students were driving on the sand, and got their van stuck in the middle of the shot.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the Rav'n ball, Famine gets all padded up in baseball gear but moments later when he goes crazy and starts smashing a table with a baseball bat all the gear is missing.

Quotes:

Jimmy Cuervo: Tell me, did the blood wash off or did you have to scrub really really hard?

Movie Connections:

References "The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979)

Soundtrack:

Perfect Blue Eyes

Awful.......just, awful.

Wicked Prayer is a departure from the previous films in that it takes place in an entirely different, unique setting. The third sequel is set in the American Southwest, and the director has created a film with a style more in line with spaghetti westerns than with the other Crow films. This immediately starts the film out on the wrong foot. The concept of a makeup-wearing avenger can be silly if it isn't treated with respect and verisimilitude, and that is a big reason why The Crow: Wicked Prayer falls flat on its face. From the very beginning of the film, when the villains are introduced with jokey subtitles featuring their nicknames and main attributes, Wicked Prayer is just too tongue-in-cheek to be compelling in any way. David Boreanaz's over-the-top, Nicholson-esquire performance doesn't help matters, and Edward Furlong simply doesn't have the acting chops or the charisma to make up for the film's numerous flaws. In the end, he turns out looking more like a mid-90's Smashing Pumpkins fan than a fearsome spirit of vengeance. Add in some embarrassingly bad wire work in the fight scenes and you have one big, bad, direct-to-video disaster. It's not even worth a rental.