The Wicker Man is a 2006 American/Canadian/German remake of the 1973 British film of the same title. It was written and directed by Neil Labute, based on a screenplay by Anthony Shaffer, and stars Nicolas Cage and Ellen Burstyn.
The film received generally poor reception from critics, and Robin Hardy, co-creator and director of the original British film, dissassociated himself from it.
The film is dedicated to the deceased rockstar Johnny Ramone,...
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The Wicker Man is a 2006 American/Canadian/German remake of the 1973 British film of the same title. It was written and directed by Neil Labute, based on a screenplay by Anthony Shaffer, and stars Nicolas Cage and Ellen Burstyn.
The film received generally poor reception from critics, and Robin Hardy, co-creator and director of the original British film, dissassociated himself from it.
The film is dedicated to the deceased rockstar Johnny Ramone, who played the guitar in the legendary punk band The Ramones and was one of Nicolas Cage's closest friends.
Edward Malus (Nicolas Cage), an American policeman, receives news from his ex-fiancée, Willow (Kate Beahan), that her daughter, Rowan (Erika Shaye Gair), is missing. He gets a pilot to take him to the island where they live. The island is led by Sister Summersisle (Ellen Burstyn), an elderly woman who is treated like a goddess. The economy of the island relies on the production of local honey, which Malus learns has been down recently....
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