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 persuades a seaplane pilot to take him to the mysterious Summersisle. He inquires about Rowan, but no one gives him a satisfactory answer about her. He also sees two men carrying a large bag dripping with a dark red liquid, but he cannot ascertain the bag's contents....
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