The Lovely Bones (2009)
Drama, Fantasy, Thriller |.
The Lovely Bones is a supernatural thriller drama film directed by Peter Jackson, and starring Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli, and Saoirse Ronan. The screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Jackson was based on Alice Sebold’s award-winning and bestselling 2002 novel of the same name. It follows a girl who is murdered and watches over her family from “the in-between”, and is torn between seeking vengeance on her killer and allowing her family to heal.
An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand, the film was produced by Carolynne Cunningham, Walsh, Jackson, and Aimee Peyronnet, with Steven Spielberg, Tessa Ross, Ken Kamins, and James Wilson as executive producers.
In 1973, 14-year-old high school freshman Susie Salmon dreams of becoming a photographer. One day, Ray, a boy she has a crush on, asks her out. As Susie walks home through a cornfield, she runs into her neighbor, George Harvey, who coaxes her into an underground “kid’s hideout” he has built. Inside, Susie grows uncomfortable and attempts to leave; Harvey grabs her and the scene fades until she is seen rushing past her alarmed classmate Ruth Connors, seemingly fleeing Harvey’s den.
The Salmons become worried when Susie fails to return home from school. Her father, Jack, searches for her, while her mother, Abigail, waits for the police. In town, Susie sees Jack, who does not respond to her when she calls. Susie runs home to find Harvey soaking in a bathtub. After seeing the bloody bathroom and her bracelet hanging on the sink faucet, Susie realizes she never escaped the underground den and Harvey murdered her.
Director: Peter Jackson
Writers: Fran Walsh (screenplay), Philippa Boyens (screenplay), Peter Jackson (screenplay), Alice Sebold (novel)
Stars: Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg, Saoirse Ronan, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli
►Cast:
| Mark Wahlberg | … | Jack Salmon |
| Rachel Weisz | … | Abigail Salmon |
| Susan Sarandon | … | Grandma Lynn |
| Stanley Tucci | … | George Harvey |
| Michael Imperioli | … | Len Fenerman |
| Saoirse Ronan | … | Susie Salmon |
| Rose McIver | … | Lindsey Salmon |
| Christian Ashdale | … | Buckley Salmon |
| Reece Ritchie | … | Ray Singh |
| Carolyn Dando | … | Ruth Connors |
| Nikki SooHoo | … | Holly (as Nikki Soohoo) |
| Andrew James Allen | … | Samuel Heckler |
| Jake Abel | … | Brian Nelson |
| AJ Michalka | … | Clarissa |
| Tom McCarthy | … | Principal Caden |
| Stink Fisher | … | Mr. Connors |
| Evelyn Lennon | … | Susie Salmon (aged 3 years) |
| Stefania LaVie Owen | … | Flora Hernandez (as Stefania Owen) |
| Marley McKay | … | Nate |
| Ashley Brimfield | … | Teenage Girl in Parking Lot |
| John Jezior | … | Mr. O’Dwyer |
| Anna George | … | Mrs. Singh |
| Kirit Kapadia | … | Mr. Singh |
| Richard Lambeth | … | Deputy |
| William Zielinski | … | Deputy |
| Glen Drake | … | Deputy |
| Nick Baker | … | Deputy |
| Dan Kern | … | Hospital Doctor |
| Greg Wood | … | Hospital Doctor |
| Freya Milner | … | Jackie Meyer |
| Katie Jackson | … | Leah Fox |
| Ruby Hudson | … | Lana Johnson |
| Tina Graham | … | Sophie Cichetti |
| Phoebe Gittins | … | Mr. Harvey’s Victim |
| Anna Dawson | … | Mr. Harvey’s Victim |
| Lili Bayliss | … | Mr. Harvey’s Victim |
| Bruce Phillips | … | Grandfather |
| Veronica Horn | … | Grace Tarking |
| Jack Hoffman | … | Fashion Show MC |
| David C. Roehm Sr. | … | Mr. Coleman (as David C. Roehm Sr) |
| Seth F. Miller | … | Soccer Coach |
| Lee Miller | … | Townsperson |
| Michael A. Salvato | … | Townsperson |
| Nakia Dillard | … | Townsperson |
| William Hummel | … | Townsperson |
| James Vassanelli | … | Townsperson |
| Scott Evans | … | Townsperson |
| Billy Jackson | … | Mall Shopper |
| Bob Burns | … | Mall Shopper |
| Kathy Burns | … | Mall Shopper |
| April Phillips | … | Police Station Mother |
| Grace Carden-Horton | … | Police Station Girl |
| Gabby Greig | … | Police Station Girl |
| Bravo | … | Holiday the Salmon family dog |
| Stan The Wonder Pug | … | Self |
| Michael Ahl | … | Traveler / Shopper |
| Courtney Baxter | … | School Kid |
| Gary Beck | … | Tim – Gas Station Attendant |
| Robert Bizik | … | Mall Shopper |
| Colin Bleasdale | … | Construction Worker / Miner |
| James Brady | … | Police Officer |
| Michael Edward Brooks | … | Suspect #1 in Mall |
| Lee Burkett | … | Christmas Shopper |
| Gregory R. Campbell | … | Mall Shopper |
| David Collihan | … | Mall Shopper |
| Trevor Cooper | … | Quarry Worker |
| Catherine Corcoran | … | Murder Victim |
| Tom Delconte | … | Mall Shopper |
| Martha Gay | … | Diner Waitress |
| Richard Graves | … | Mall Patron |
| Peter Jackson | … | Man at Pharmacy |
| JaQuinley Kerr | … | Mall Shopper |
| Basil Kershner | … | Curious Neighbor |
| Bruce Kirkpatrick | … | Mr. Steadman |
| Charlie Kirkwood | … | Bell Bottoms Guy at Mall |
| Sandra Landers | … | Schoolteacher / Victim |
| Maximilian Law | … | Police Officer Perez |
| Robyn Malcolm | … | Foreman’s Wife |
| Fallon Maressa | … | Nurse |
| Cosimo Mariano | … | Gas Station Customer |
| Jaclyn McHugh | … | Mall Shopper |
| Andrew McKeough | … | Soccer Player |
| Jeffrey Mowery | … | Photographer |
| Michelle Nagy | … | Toy Store Cashier |
| Jean Orlando | … | Mall Shopper |
| Wayne Phillips | … | Orchard Worker |
| Johnny Pulcinella | … | Soccer Player |
| Tom Rainbird | … | Office Worker |
| Vincent Riviezzo | … | Store Owner |
| Shawnee Robertson | … | Mall Patron / Traveler |
| Kurt Runkle | … | Mall Patron |
| Charlie Saxton | … | Ronald Drake |
| Chuck Schanamann | … | Pedestrian |
| Brian Michael Scully | … | Mall Patron |
| Joseph Tornatore | … | Mall Shopper |
| Dan Van Wert | … | Hospital Orderly |
| Mark Violi | … | Mall Shopper |
| David Von Roehm | … | Gas Station Customer |
| Richard Whiteside | … | Detective |
| Mike Wilson | … | Mall Shopper |
| John Wooten | … | Shopper |
| Scott Yannick | … | Police Officer Henderson |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia