Wicked Little Things

"Prey for Them"

2006 1h 34m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 305

FantasyHorror

Synopsis

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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.

“Prey for Them”

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Cast

Lori Heuring
Karen Tunny
Scout Taylor-Compton
Sarah Tunny
Chloë Grace Moretz
Emma Tunny
Geoffrey Lewis
Harold Thompson
Ben Cross
Aaron Hanks
Julie Rogers
Lisa
Michael McCoy
Walter
Velizar Binev
Bull Foreman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: J.S. Cardone
Writers: Ben Nedivi, Boaz Davidson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Released 20 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by J.S. Cardone, shot by Emil Topuzov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tim Jones. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Alain Jakubowicz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Lori Heuring and Scout Taylor-Compton and Chloë Grace Moretz carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Prey for Them".

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IMDB entry: tt0470000 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

J.S. Cardone directs. Emil Topuzov behind the camera. Tim Jones scores. Alain Jakubowicz cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 20 years ago.
2Directed by J.S. Cardone, shot by Emil Topuzov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Tim Jones. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Alain Jakubowicz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Lori Heuring and Scout Taylor-Compton and Chloë Grace Moretz carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Prey for Them".
7IMDB entry: tt0470000 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 17 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Emil Topuzov
Original score: Tim Jones
Editing: Alain Jakubowicz
Production design: Carlos Silva Da Silva
Costume design: Gina Hendrix
Makeup / hair: Sofi Hvarleva
Stunt coordinator: Borislav Iliev
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Wicked Little Things (2006)

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John Chard2014-11-02
★ 4/10
Something Wicked Thus Way Comes. A widow and her daughters move into the inherited family home and get terrorised by “zombie” kids from the local Carlton mining disaster that occurred many years earlier. You know very early from the off that we the audience are going to be asked a lot of as regards character behaviours and rationales. The grieving mother moves herself and her daughters into what can only be described as an isolated pig sty, and right from the off all the warning signs are there for them that all is not well in this part of town. Story unravels in standard revenge from the grave formation, but the setting is very much in the film’s favour even if the core story is not. Creepy forest, crumbling abodes and the spectre of the mine disaster ready to unleash its secret. The kids themselves are actually ghosts who eat meat, human or animal, so it was a tenuous marketing strategy to be calling it a zombie film. However, the kids themselves are splendidly ghoulish, pale faced and dark eyed, these very much are creepy kids. Low tone cinematography and gentle pacing help the mood considerably, and cast performances are fine given that the writing saddles them with weak dialogue exchanges and drawn out sequences obviously used to extend the running time. A teen romance strand involving the eldest daughter also just feels like filler. A modest spooker but certainly watchable enough, atmosphere and location setting ensure this is the case. 4/10

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