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
Alexander Ganchev	...	Ryan
Yoan Karamfilov	...	Caleb (as Ioan Karamfilov)
Albena Ivanova	...	Zombie
Alexander Alexandrov	...	Zombie
Emil Antov	...	Zombie
Emil-Alexander Georgiev	...	Zombie
Georgi Mikovski	...	Zombie
Itai Diakov	...	Zombie
Ivan Angelov	...	Zombie
Ivan Danailov	...	Zombie
Joana Georgieva	...	Zombie
Kalina Kyuchukova	...	Zombie
Konstantin Rafailov	...	Zombie
Marchela Varbanova	...	Zombie
Mihaela Rafailova	...	Zombie
Simeon Velkov	...	Zombie
Nikoleta Stoycheva	...	Zombie
Sevar Ivanov	...	Zombie
Tzvetomir Kolev	...	Zombie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Siso Kamburov	...	Zombie
Ridge Canipe	...	Additional voices (uncredited)
Taylor Masamitsu	...	Additional Voices (uncredited)

Directed by
J.S. Cardone

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Boaz Davidson		story
Ben Nedivi		screenplay

Produced by
J.S. Cardone	....	producer
Boaz Davidson	....	executive producer
Boaz Davidson	....	producer
Danny Dimbort	....	executive producer
Ewerhard Engels	....	executive producer (as Ewerhard Ed Engels)
Jack Gilardi Jr.	....	executive producer (as Jack S. Gilardi Jr.)
Anton Hoeger	....	producer (as Anton Höger)
Avi Lerner	....	executive producer
Danny Lerner	....	producer
Israel Ringel	....	line producer
Joost Scholte	....	assistant line producer
Trevor Short	....	executive producer
John Thompson	....	executive producer
David Varod	....	producer

Original Music by
Tim Jones

Cinematography by
Emil Topuzov		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Alain Jakubowicz

Casting by
Ferne Cassel
Andrea Clark
Marianne Stanicheva

Production Design by
Carlos Silva Da Silva		(as Carlos Da Silva)

Art Direction by
Sonya Savova

Set Decoration by
Nina Ruseva

Costume Design by
Gina Hendrix		(additional costumes)

Makeup Department
Sofi Hvarleva	....	makeup artist (as Sofi Hvurleva)
Ivon Ivanova	....	key makeup artist
Violeta Lazarova	....	key hair stylist
Rositsa Tsanovska	....	key hair stylist (as Rossi Tsanovska)

Production Management
Sarah Parker	....	post-production supervisor (as Sarah R. Parker)
Alexander Peytchev	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Petya Evtimova	....	second assistant director
Peter Mechkoff	....	second second assistant director
Nanyo Minchev	....	third assistant director (as Nanyo Nanev)
Jolyon Reese	....	first assistant director: second unit
Sholto J. Roeg	....	first assistant director (as Sholto Roeg)

Art Department
Petko Angelov	....	set dresser
Yordan Angelov	....	carpenter
Borislav Belberov	....	stand-by props
Victor Bikarski	....	carpenter (as Viktor Bikarski)
Bogomil Blagoev	....	artist
Borislav Bogdanov	....	set dresser
Stoyan Boyadjiev	....	upholsterer
Bilyana Buchmann	....	assistant property master
Dirk Buchmann	....	property master
Emanuil Deyanov	....	set dresser
Ivan Dimitrov	....	stand-by set dresser
Kiril Dimov	....	carpenter
Maria Doicheva	....	painter
Bojidar Evtov	....	carpenter (as Bojidar Eftov)
Andrey Filchev	....	stand-by props
Evgenia Genkova	....	artist
Ventsislav Gergov	....	carpenter (as Ventzislav Gergov)
Branka Gligorova	....	store supervisor
Anna Hadzhieva	....	art department coordinator
Anna Hadzhieva	....	set decorator coordinator
Valentin Hadzhiev	....	carpenter (as Valentin Hadjiev)
Sashko Iliev	....	art department buyer
Svetoslav Iliev	....	painter
Alexander Ivanov	....	stand-by painter
Ivo Ivanov	....	carpenter (as Ivo K. Ivanov)
Martin Ivanov	....	set dresser
Petko Ivanov	....	construction buyer
Alexei Karagyaur	....	graphic designer
Vasil Konakchiev	....	sculptor
Alexander Kotsev	....	art department buyer (as Alexander Kotzev)
Todor Lambov	....	sculptor
Buddy MacKett	....	construction manager
Miko Mikov	....	welder
Metodi Mitev	....	set dresser
Krasimir Mitov	....	sculptor (as Krassimir Mitov)
Kolio Nachev	....	artist (as Kolyo Nachev)
Ivanka Nenova	....	artist
Vasil Nikodimov	....	plasterer
Veselin Nikolov	....	carpenter (as Vesselin Nikolov)
Brian Ollman	....	art director: second unit
Pavlin Pavlov	....	carpenter
Ivan Petkov	....	painter
Krasimir Petrov	....	carpenter (as Krassimir Petrov)
Detelin Rachev	....	sculptor
Sonya Savova	....	draftsperson
Emil Shmidt	....	signs (as Emil Schmidt)
Nikolai Spasov	....	sculptor (as Nikolay Spasov)
Dobrinka Stamenkova	....	store supervisor
Kalin Stefanov	....	set dresser
Rosen Stefanov	....	leadman (as Rossen Stefanov)
Rosen Stefanov	....	set dresser (as Rossen Stefanov)
Dimitar Stoilov	....	welder
Kristian Stoyanov	....	stand-by set dresser (as Kristiyan Stoyanov)
Yordan Stoyanov	....	sculptor
Stefan Tassev	....	carpenter (as Stefav Tasev)
Stanas Terziev	....	welder
Stoyan Tsakov	....	upholsterer
Valeri Yankov	....	set dresser
Evgeni Yordanov	....	carpenter
Bobe Yovkov	....	store supervisor

Sound Department
Mark Allen	....	sound effects editor
Sarah Brady	....	adr supervisor
John Brasher	....	re-recording mixer
Jason Brennan	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Clark	....	adr recordist
Roberto Domínguez	....	foley editor (as Roberto Dominguez)
Jake Eberle	....	sound effects editor
Nick Foley	....	adr mixer
Eric Hoeschen	....	foley artist
Kiril Kaloyanov	....	cable person
Vladimir Kaloyanov	....	sound mixer (as Vlado Kaloyanov)
Sean Keegan	....	adr mixer
Tzetzi Kladiizki	....	boom operator
Anthony Krajchir	....	sound engineer
Patrick O'Sullivan	....	supervising sound editor
Nancy Parker	....	foley artist
Elizabeth Rainey	....	foley artist
Trevor Sperry	....	adr mixer
Cameron Steenhagen	....	adr editor
Cameron Steenhagen	....	dialogue editor
Steven Utt	....	adr recordist (as Steven Nutt)
Steven Utt	....	sound engineer
Paul Wight	....	sound engineer

Special Effects by
Willie Botha	....	special effects supervisor
Orlin Budinov	....	special effects team
Pavel Dimitrov	....	special effects buyer
Ekaterina Dineva	....	special effects assistant
Letitsiya Dineva	....	special effects team (as Leticia Dineva)
Ludmil Ivanov	....	special effects team
Georgi Karadjov	....	special effects team
Zarko Karatanchev	....	pyrotechnics supervisor
Peter Kolev	....	special effects team (as Petar Kolev)
Anatoli Malev	....	special effects team (as Anatoly Malev)
Vasili Malev	....	special effects team (as Vasiliy Malev)
Lyudmil Nikolov	....	special effects team
Simeon Nikolov	....	special effects team
Atanas Peikov	....	special effects team (as Atanas Petkov)
Lyubomir Petrov	....	special effects team
Marten Ruskov	....	special effects team (as Martin Ruskov)
Kamen Sabev	....	special effects team
Alexander Stoyanov	....	special effects team
Tzvetan Vasilev	....	special effects team
Velizar Velev	....	pyrotechnics
Ivo Zhivkov	....	special effects team

Visual Effects by
Ivaylo Andonov	....	digital artist
Angelina Borisowa	....	visual effect assistant editor
Rachel Clement	....	digital cleanup artist
Scott Coulter	....	visual effects producer
Nikolay Gachev	....	visual effects supervisor
Iva Gorcheva	....	digital artist
Albena Ivanova	....	visual effects
Velichko Ivanov	....	visual effects
Dimitar Kovachev	....	technical support staff
Jordan Markov	....	visual effects editor
Velislava Mihailova	....	digital effects artist
Nikolay Pachov	....	visual effect assistant editor
Krasimir Paskalev	....	visual effects coordinator
Iavor Radev	....	visual effects coordinator
Stefan Tchakarov	....	visual effects production supervisor
Dimitrina Torneva	....	rotoscope artist
Albert Vivas	....	digital intermediate scanner
Vladimir Zdravkov	....	visual effects technical support

Stunts
Asen Asenov	....	stunt double: Mr. Cross
Vaska Damyanova	....	stunts
Dimiter Doichinov	....	stunt double: Mr. McDougall (as Dimitar Doychinov)
Zahari Grozdanov	....	stunt double: Zombies
Borislav Iliev	....	stunt coordinator (as Borislav 'Bobby' Iliev)
Kalin Kerin	....	stunt double: Mr. Lewis
Georgi Manchev	....	stunt double: Zombies (as George Manchev)
Elitsa Rajeva	....	stunt double
Elitsa Rajeva	....	stunts (as Elitza Rajeva)
Vencislav Stojanov	....	stunt double: Zombies (as Venzislav Stoyanov)
Vencislav Stojanov	....	stunts
Teodor Tsolov	....	stunts (as Teodor Tzolov)
Kaloian Vodenicharov	....	stunts (as Kaloyan Vodenicharov)

Camera and Electrical Department
Hristo Aleksandrov	....	focus puller: "b" camera (as Hristo Alexandrov)
Mihail Apostolov	....	best boy grip
Miroslav Borisov	....	grip
Spiro Dichev	....	dolly grip
Hristo Elandjiev	....	electrician
Filip Filipov	....	dolly grip
Stoyan Georgiev	....	grip (as Stoyen Georgiev)
Rumen Idakiev	....	electrician
Ivo Ivalov	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Ivailo Kostov	....	electrician (as Ivaylo Kostov)
Tsvetan Kostov	....	grip
Borislav Krastanov	....	electrician
Alexander Krumov	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Neven Mihailova	....	camera operator: "c" camera (as Neven Mihaylova)
Neven Mihailova	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Neven Mihaylova)
George Mihailov	....	best boy electric (as Georgi Mihaylov)
Nikolai Mihailov	....	electrician (as Nikolay Mihaylov)
Georgi Petkov	....	grip (as George Petkov)
Radoslav Petkov	....	video assistant
Georgi Raykov	....	Steadicam operator (as George Raykov)
Georgi Raykov	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as George Raykov)
Shimon Sabbah	....	key grip
Plamen Soklev	....	electrician
Venelin Stepanov	....	dolly grip
Emil Topuzov	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Mihail Velichkov	....	electrician (as Mihal Velichkov)
Simon Versano	....	still photographer
Teodor Yordanov	....	electrician
Yavor Zahariev	....	gaffer
Borislav Zlatinov	....	loader (as Borislav Zlatanov)

Casting Department
Amy De Souza	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Katya Ivanova	....	wardrobe supervisor
Nasko Ivanov	....	wardrobe assistant
Georgy Petrikov	....	wardrobe assistant (as George Patrikov)
Jasmina Vasileva-Stoichkova	....	wardrobe assistant (as Jasmina Vasileva)

Editorial Department
Julius Friede	....	digital intermediate colorist
Michael Grawert	....	on-line editor
Ray Karwel	....	first assistant editor
Jordan Kessler	....	post-production executive
Candice Levy	....	post-production coordinator
Dennis Little	....	digital intermediate production coordinator
Jon Pehlke	....	on-line editor
Sarah Priestnall	....	production supervisor Digital Intermediate
Yon Van Kline	....	assistant editor
Charlie Variyski	....	assistant editor: Bulgaria

Music Department
Selena Arizanovic	....	music coordinator
Michael Brake	....	music editor
Maarten Hofmeijer	....	music editor
Ashley Miller	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Emil Alexiev	....	driver
George Angelov	....	driver
Georgy 'Joro' Angelov	....	driver: production office van
Stefan Angelov	....	driver
Ivaylo Avramov	....	driver
Jordan Boyic	....	mechanic
Lubomir Evtimov	....	driver (as Lyubomir Evtimov)
Bojidar Kostov	....	driver
Stefan Lalev	....	action vehicles
Toni Lalov	....	driver
Ivan Nikolov	....	driver
Peter Sotirov	....	mechanic
Vladimir Vladimirov	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Tsila Adler	....	post-production accountant
Emil Asenov	....	set production assistant
Vladislav Asenov	....	set production assistant
Prince Bagdasarian	....	film and high definition coordinator
Wiebina Berrington	....	script supervisor
Karen M. Cockrell	....	post-production accountant (as Karen Cockrell)
Yanko Denkov Takiev	....	set production assistant (as Yanko Takev)
Vladimir Dimitrov	....	set production assistant
Tania Esteves	....	production secretary
Claude Forest	....	insurance broker
Eli Frantzes	....	studio manager
Gabriel Georgiev	....	location manager
Ivo Kirilov	....	set production assistant
Cohl Klop	....	adr voice
Krastyo Krastev	....	set production assistant
Alan J. Lam	....	production controller
Ivan Martinov	....	armorer
Plamen Milanov	....	key set production assistant
Craig O'Keefe	....	production assistant
Violeta Piperevska	....	assistant production coordinator
Jim Revis	....	production assistant
George Skerlev	....	set production assistant
Maggie Stoyanova	....	production coordinator
Yanko Tokev	....	set production assistant (as Yanko Takev)
Laura Torrance	....	set teacher
Arturo Lopez Uscanga	....	scanning manager

Production Companies

• Millennium Films (presents)
• Höger Human Service Medien & Personal GmbH (for)
• Nu Image Films
• Sandstorm Films

Distributors

• 3L Filmverleih (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• After Dark Films (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2006) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Califórnia Home Vídeo (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Force Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
• Freestyle Releasing
• Lionsgate (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Nu Image Films (2006) (non-USA) (all media)
• e-m-s the DVD-Company (2007) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Worldwide FX

Other Companies

• Bank Leumi  production financing (as Bank Leumi USA)
• Cut Music  music editorial services
• Film Finance  completion bond
• GMJ Catering  catering
• Hollywood Intermediate  digital intermediate services
• L.A. Mad Dogs  adr/walla recording
• Matchframe Digital Intermediate  digital intermediate (post-production services and facilities)
• New Act Travel  travel
• Thomas Cobb Design  title design (as Thomas Cobb Group)
• VIP Security  security

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

Little Zombies in a Bad Collection of Clichés

In 1913, in Carlton Mine, Addytown, Pennsylvania, the cruel owner of a mine uses poor children in the exploration and after an explosion, a group of children is buried alive. On the present days, Karen Tunny (Lori Heuring) has just lost her husband after a long period of terminal disease when the family savings have been spent in the treatment. Without any money, she moves with her daughters Sarah (Scout Taylor-Compton) and Emma (Chloe Moretz) to an old house in the mountains that belonged to her husband. Karen is advised by her neighbors to stay at home in the night, and Sarah hears that there are zombies in the area. When Emma becomes friend of Mary, he mother believes she is an imaginary friend. However, when Sarah's friends are attacked and eaten alive by zombie children and Emma vanishes, Karen and Sarah chase her nearby the mine.

"Wicked Little Things" is not a totally bad movie: the acting is good; the make-up is creepy; and the cinematography and the music score are excellent. However, the story, and consequently the screenplay, are very weak, indeed a bad collection of clichés. The beginning is reasonable, with a widow moving to a house in a remote location because the family spent all their resources with the illness of the patriarch. But when she arrives, coincidently the little zombies attack people without any consequences, for example, families do not search the missing persons. Then the wicked Mr. Carlton comes to the place with the most disgusting attitudes, a typical clichés that he will die in the end. There is no explanation why the children attacked innocent people and why they should stop after killing Mr. Carlton. When Sarah is running away with her mother and says that she is tired and cannot run anymore, it is one the most stupid lines that I have ever seen in a horror movie. My vote is four.

Title (Brazil): "Zombies"