Hangman's Curse (film)
Encyclopedia
Hangman's Curse is a movie released in 2003 which is based on the 2001 Christian
novel
, Hangman's Curse
written by Frank Peretti.
and others guessing it will be a mild
movie, because of the novel's theme
.
The movie received somewhat moderate reviews and got a 0% rating on rottentomatoes.com.
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
, Hangman's Curse
Hangman's Curse
Hangman's Curse is a 2001 novel by Frank E. Peretti. It is the first book in the Veritas Project series for teenagers.-Plot overview:The story centers around an apparently supernatural case taken by a family of investigators who make up the Veritas Project...
written by Frank Peretti.
Cast
- David KeithDavid KeithDavid Lemuel Keith is an American actor and director. He received Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor and New Star of the Year – Actor for his performance in An Officer and a Gentleman.-Career:...
as Nate Springfield - Mel HarrisMel HarrisMel Harris is an American actress.-Personal life:Harris was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the daughter to Mary Michael "Mike", a high school science teacher, and Warren Harris, a university football coach...
as Sarah Springfield - Leighton MeesterLeighton MeesterLeighton Marissa Meester is an American actress and singer. Meester first garnered attention for playing Blair Waldorf in the CW television series Gossip Girl...
as Elisha Springfield - Douglas SmithDouglas Smith (actor)Douglas Alexander Smith is a Canadian-American actor most notable for his work on the HBO series, Big Love as Ben Henrickson, the eldest son of polygamist Bill Henrickson.-Life and career:...
as Elijah Springfield - Jake RichardsonJake RichardsonJacob Matthew Richardson is an American actor, currently acting mostly in TV series. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the film Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves and the TV series Fudge.-Career:...
as Ian Snyder - Bobby BrewerBobby BrewerRobert Kent "Bobby" Brewer is an American pastor, author, and talk radio personality who is based in Phoenix, Arizona. He is best known for being an Evangelical Christian who witnessed the 1997 Phoenix Lights. In 2002, he wrote an article for the Christian Research Journal...
as Leonard Baynes - Daniel Farber as Norman Bloom
- Edwin HodgeEdwin HodgeEdwin Hodge is an American actor. Hodge is the older brother of actor Aldis Hodge.-Biography:Edwin Martel Basil Hodge was born on January 26, 1985 in Jacksonville, North Carolina to Aldis Hodge and Yolette Evangeline Richardson, but he was raised in New York. Hodge's mother is from the state of...
as Blake Hornsby - Andrea MorrisAndrea MorrisAndrea Morris is an American actress. She plays the role of quiet, shy, homeless girl Margaret on 7th Heaven. Her character was first introduced in the Season 11 episode "The Replacements", whom the Camdens eventually decide to take in.More recent work includes the webseries LA Sucks.-External...
as Crystal Sparks - William R. MosesWilliam R. MosesWilliam Remington Moses is an American actor.-Early life:Moses was born in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of the late actress Marian McCargo and advertising executive Richard Cantrell Moses, Sr. who divorced in 1963. Marian remarried in 1970 to the late former Republican Congressman...
as Coach Marquardt - Margaret TravoltaMargaret TravoltaMargaret Travolta is an American actress and a sister of actor John Travolta.-Early life:Travolta, one of six children , was born in Englewood, New Jersey, the daughter of Salvatore Travolta, a semi-professional football player turned tire salesman and partner in a tire company, and Helen Cecilia ,...
as Debi Wyrthen - Tom WrightTom WrightTom Wright may refer to:*Tom Wright , American film and Broadway actor*Tom Wright , Australian actor*Tom Wright , Victorian Football League player...
as Dan Carillo - Frank Peretti as Dr. Algernon Wheeling
- Liz Schilling as Shawna Miller
- Teresa Suter as Julie
Audience reactions
The movie differed substantially from the novel of the same name. It had had very different reactions from fans, some expecting it to be a horror filmHorror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
and others guessing it will be a mild
Mild
Mild may mean:*Mild ale, often simply referred to as mild, from the Old English milde, meaning "young" or "immature"*Håkan Mild , Swedish former footballer and current director of sports of IFK Göteborg...
movie, because of the novel's theme
Theme (literature)
A theme is a broad, message, or moral of a story. The message may be about life, society, or human nature. Themes often explore timeless and universal ideas and are almost always implied rather than stated explicitly. Along with plot, character,...
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The movie received somewhat moderate reviews and got a 0% rating on rottentomatoes.com.