Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Melanie Lynskey
Pauline Parker
Kate Winslet
Juliet Hulme
Sarah Peirse
Honorah Parker Rieper
Diana Kent
Hilda Hulme
Clive Merrison
Dr. Henry Hulme
Simon O'Connor
Herbert Rieper
Jed Brophy
John / Nicholas
Peter Elliott
Bill Perry
Gilbert Goldie
Dr. Bennett
Geoffrey Heath
Rev. Norris
Kirsti Ferry
Wendy
Ben Skjellerup
Jonathan Hulme
Darien Takle
Miss Stewart
Elizabeth Moody
Miss Waller
Liz Mullane
Mrs. Collins / Casting
Moreen Eason
Mrs. Stevens
Pearl Carpenter
Mrs. Zwartz
Lou Dobson
Grandma Parker
Jesse Griffin
Laurie
Glen Drake
Steve
Nic Farra
Boarder
Chris Clarkson
Boarder
Ray Henwood
Professor
John Nicoll
Professor
Michael Maxwell
Professor
Raewyn Pelham
Laura
Toni Jones
Agnes Ritchie
Glenys Lloyd-Smith
Miss Digby
Wendy Watson
Mrs. Bennett
Jean Guérin
Orson Welles
Stephen Reilly
Mario Lanza
Andrea Sanders
Diello
Ben Fransham
Charles
Jessica Bradley
Pauline 5 Years
Alex Shirtcliffe-Scott
Juliet 5 Years
Barry Thomson
Farmer / Policeman
Peter Jackson
Bum Outside Theater (uncredited) / Screenplay / Director / Co-Producer
Fran Walsh
Screenplay
Alun Bollinger
Director of Photography
Peter Dasent
Original Music Composer
Jamie Selkirk
Editor / Post Production Supervisor
Jim Booth
Producer
Meryl Cronin
Set Dresser
Marjory Hamlin
Makeup Supervisor
Cheryl Newton
Wigmaker
Graham Thompson
Unit Manager
Grant Major
Production Design
Honor Byrne
Production Manager
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 12, 1994
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 49m
Content RatingR
Budget$5,000,000
Box Office$3,049,135
Filming LocationsNew Zealand
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Heavenly Creatures is a 1994 New Zealand biographical film directed by Peter Jackson, from a screenplay he co-wrote with his partner, Fran Walsh. It stars Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet in their feature film debuts, with Sarah Peirse, Diana Kent, Clive Merrison and Simon O'Connor in supporting roles. The film blends elements of various genres, such as period drama, crime, psychological thriller, romance, and fantasy.
Based on the notorious Parker–Hulme murder case, Heavenly Creatures examines the relationship between two teenage girls—Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme—which culminates in the premeditated killing of Parker's mother. The story's events span the period from the girls' first meeting in 1952 to the carrying out of the crime, which took place in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 June 1954.
Heavenly Creatures debuted at the Venice Film Festival in September 1994, where it was awarded the Silver Lion. It went on to receive widespread critical acclaim, becoming one of the best-received films of that year. Reviewers praised most aspects of the production, with particular attention given to the work of the previously unknown Lynskey and Winslet, as well as Jackson's directing. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay in 1995.