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:

Based On Comic Book | Fourth Part | The Crow | Back From The Dead | Sequel

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

Colour:

Colour (DeLuxe)

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

Actress Alexa Havins was scheduled to appear in the movie but was unable to film her scenes due to scheduling conflicts after joining the ABC daytime soap opera, "All My Children" (1970)

Goofs:

Continuity: When Lilly and Jimmy are behind trailer talking and kissing, the positions of their arms change several times between shots.

Quotes:

Lola Byrne: See this knife? This is the one I used to carve out your daughter's eyes.

Movie Connections:

References Back to the Future (1985)

Soundtrack:

In The Desert

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.