Wicked Little Things (2006)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

J.S. Cardone

Writers:

Boaz Davidson (story)
Ben Nedivi (screenplay)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Prey for them

Plot:

Karen, Sarah, and Emma Tunney are all moving to a small town in Pennsylvania where, unknown to them, in 1913, a horrid mine accident trapped dozens of children alive, underground. But there's a problem. They're still alive.

Plot Keywords:

Buried Alive | Zombie | Explosion | Little Girl | Blood

Cast

Lori Heuring	...	Karen Tunny
Scout Taylor-Compton	...	Sarah Tunny
Chloe Moretz	...	Emma Tunny
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Harold Thompson
Ben Cross	...	Aaron Hanks
Craig Vye	...	Tim
Chris Jamba	...	Sean
Julie Rogers	...	Lisa
Martin McDougall	...	William Carlton
Michael McCoy	...	Walter
Velizar Binev	...	Bull Foreman
Helia Grekova	...	Mary
George Zlatarev	...	Explosives Captain
Atanas Srebrev	...	Russel
Vladimir Mihailov	...	Trevor

Also Known As:

The Children (USA) (working title)
Zombies (USA) (working title)
Zombies: Wicked Little Things (UK) (DVD box title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and gore, language, and some teen drug and alcohol use.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:16 | Germany:16 | USA:Unrated (DVD rating) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

New Boyana Film Studios, Sofia, Bulgaria

Company:

Millennium Films

Trivia:

Tobe Hooper was initially attached to direct the film.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: This film is set in Pennsylvania. All of the vehicles featured in this film have Pennsylvania license plates on the front and rear bumpers. In reality, all vehicles registered in the state only have one license plate and they are placed on the rear bumper.

Quotes:

Karen Tunny: [frozen in fear upon seeing the children; quietly] Run.
Sarah Tunny: What?
Karen Tunny: Run.
Sarah Tunny: Where?
Karen Tunny: [pause] With me, RUN!
[they take off running with the children in pursuit]

Movie Connections:

References Resident Evil (2002)

Soundtrack:

Countin On You

A Poor Man's Children of the Corn...

First off, I'am a horror fan. But this "Tobe Hooper" production (come on, the man from the original Texas Chainsaw and Poltergeist !!) was below standards, even for a fan. The acting was not bad at all, some characters were unbelievable, but the leading ladies were OK. The story was something we've seen a hundred times already, without any surprising twist or whatever. Never exciting or intense, and do not count on any special effects besides blood splashing up. The scary zombie kids are white paled faces with dark eyes and that is it.. That might have worked in the early 70's but not now. Director J.S. Cardone didn't do a good job in keeping the suspense, half way thru there is a risk you will fall asleep. My vote is based primarily on the leading acting, but this could have easily have been called Children Of The Corn 8: From The Corn Fields to the Mines... Enough said..