Wicked Spring (2002)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Kevin Hershberger

Writer:

Kevin Hershberger (writer)

Release Date:

15 February 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | War | Western

Tagline:

Six men... two armies... one dream

Plot:

During the 1864 battle of the Wilderness, three Union soldiers and three Confederate Soldiers get seperated...

Plot Keywords:

Battle | Soldier | Wilderness | 1860s | American Civil War

Awards:

6 wins

Cast

Brian Merrick	...	Harrison Bolding (as Brian J. Merrick)
DJ Perry	...	John Sunderlin
Terry Jernigan	...	James McDavid Hogg
Aaron Jackson	...	After Stand Kennerly
Curtis Hall	...	Augustus Elliot
Mark Lacy	...	Pietro Brolo
Lindsey Ingram	...	Virginia Gordon
Rebecca Lawlor	...	Parthenia Sunderlin
John Pagano	...	Confederate Major (as John D. Pagano)
Anthony Hornus	...	Union Colonel Holden
Jim Schruefer	...	Harrison's Friend Jim / Background Artist: 1861 Scenes (as James Schruefer)
Barry Privett	...	John's Friend Spencer
Leonard J. Krawezyk	...	Union General
Leonard J. Krawczyk II	...	General's Aide
Mac Butler	...	Union Courier

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense battle sequences and related images.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Fort Pickett, Blackstone, Virginia, USA

Company:

LionHeart FilmWorks

Trivia:

The lead actors took a two month break in production from shooting the 1861 scenes and shooting the 1864 war-time scenes to grow facial hair and lose weight, changing their physical appearance. drastically to show the ravages of war.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: During the farewell scene at the train, the railroad passenger car used as a background is of 20th century design. Passenger cars used in the mid 19th century had metal frames and wooden sides. The car used had obvious steel sides and was probably built around 60 years after the civil war.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Making of 'Wicked Spring' (2001) (V)

The dumb blonde of Civil War films

Wicked Spring is like a beautiful blonde that you see across a crowded room. She looks great, everything is in the right place. You decide to approach, and as you get near you begin to see the flaws carefully hidden beneath the make up. Still she is very attractive up close. But then... She opens her mouth to speak. And you discover she is a total vacuum with absolutely nothing to say. Instantly, you wish you were somewhere else talking to anybody but her. Wicked Spring looks good on the surface. High marks for period set design and wardrobe. But then you realized this writer/director is more impressed with surface gloss than any real substance or depth. I agree with one of the other comments that said Wicked Spring would have been better with some severe editing, turning it into a short. At a more abbreviated length it might stand up a bit better as one could overlook the lack of character development and lack of any meaningful drama.