Themes: Suburban Dysfunction, Fathers and Daughters
Main Cast: Julia Stiles, William R. Moses, Patrick Muldoon, Vanessa Zima, Michael Parks
Release Year: 1998
Country: US
Run Time: 96 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
With suspense in the De Palma tradition, this thriller from Michael Steinberg (Bodies, Rest & Motion) hinges on the killer of cheating Karen Christianson (Chelsea Field), survived by her husband Ben (William R. Moses), troubled teen daughter Ellie (Julia Stiles), and little sister Inger (Vanessa Zima). At the gated tract-house community where they live, homicide detective Boland (Michael Parks) keeps his eye on a variety of suspects -- prissy Mrs. Potter (Linda Hart), womanizing Lawson Smith (Patrick Muldoon of Starship Troopers); and au pair Lena (Swedish actress Louise Myrback in her film debut). Shown at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
Chelsea Field - Karen Christianson; Louise Myrback - Lena, the au Pair; Linda Hart - Mrs. Potter
Credit
Greg Steinberg - Associate Producer, Johanna Ray - Casting, Sara Jane Slotnick - Costume Designer, Michael Steinberg - Director, Daniel Gross - Editor, Jamie Beardsley - Line Producer, Eric Martinez - Composer (Music Score), Diane DeLouise Wessel - Musical Direction/Supervision, Dominic Watkins - Production Designer, Bernd Heinl - Cinematographer, Frank Beddor - Producer, Percy Adlon - Unit Production Manager, Jamie Beardsley - Unit Production Manager, Eric Weiss - Screenwriter
Wicked is a 1998 film starring Julia Stiles as a disturbed teenager. It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998. It was shelved until Stiles' recent career ascendancy and rereleased on video in 2001.
Plot
The main plot revolves around a highly dysfunctionalsuburban family. One morning, the mother (Chelsea Field) is mysteriously murdered, and there are a variety of suspects investigated by a detective (Michael Parks). However, as the father's oldest daughter (Stiles) begins to reveal the true depth of her obsession with her father by gradually seeking to replace her deceased mother, the murder becomes somewhat of a sideshow.
