Heavenly Creatures
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Peter Jackson
Melanie Lynskey
Kate Winslet
Sarah Peirse
Diana Kent
Clive Merrison
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Drama, based on a true story and set in Christchurch circa 1954, about the extraordinary friendship between two adolescent girls which culminates in the murder of one of their mothers.
Director
Peter Jackson
Cast
Melanie Lynskey
Kate Winslet
Sarah Peirse
Diana Kent
Clive Merrison
Simon O'connor
Jed Brophy
Peter Elliott
Gilbert Goldie
Geoffrey Heath
Kirsti Ferry
Ben Skjellerup
Darien Takle
Elizabeth Moody
Liz Mullane
Moreen Eason
Pearl Carpenter
Lou Dobson
Jesse Griffin
Glen Drake
Nick Farra
Chris Clarkson
Ray Henwood
John Nicoll
Mike Maxwell
Raewyn Pelham
Toni Jones
Glenys Lloyd-smith
Wendy Watson
Jean Guerin
Stephen Reilly
Andrea Sanders
Ben Fransham
Jessica Bradley
Alex Shirtcliffe-scott
Barry Thomson
Michael Maxwell
Jean Guérin
Crew
Greg Bell
Nigel Blunk
Alun Bollinger
Jim Booth
Bridget Bourke
Honor Byrne
Jill Cormack
Meryl Cronin
Carolynne Cunningham
Lynn-maree Dansey
Lynn-maree Danzey
Peter Dasent
Ngila Dickson
Rob Gordon
Marjory Hamlin
Michael Hedges
Mike Hopkins
John Hubbard
Ros Hubbard
Hanno Huth
Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson
Amanda Jenkins
Emma Johns
James Johnston
Mike Jones
Mike Jones
Pauline Lewis
Martin Long
John Mahaffie
Grant Major
Ian Mcdonald
Liz Mullane
Cheryl Newton
Sue Newton
Sue Newton
Hammond Peck
Hammond Peek
Phee Phanshell
George Port
Maurice Quin
Christian Rivers
Tania Rodger
Jamie Selkirk
Jamie Selkrik
Richard F. Taylor
Richard F. Taylor
Richard F. Taylor
Graham Thompson
Bodhi Vincent
Fran Walsh
Deb Watson
Jacqui Wood
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Original Screenplay
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Co-winner, along with James Gray's "Little Odessa" (USA/1994) and Carlo Mazzacurati's "Il Toro" (Italy/1994), of the Silver Lion award at the 1994 Venice Film Festival.
Expanded Release in United States December 16, 1994
Expanded Release in United States December 23, 1994
Released in United States on Video May 23, 1995
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Auckland Film Festival in New Zealand July 25 - August 8, 1994.)
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 30 - October 16, 1994.)
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Wellington Film Festival in New Zealand July 22 - August 5, 1994.)
Released in United States September 1994 (Shown at Venice Film Festival (in competition) September 1-12, 1994.)
Released in United States September 1994 (Shown at Boston Film Festival September 9-22, 1994.)
Frances Walsh and Peter Jackson were nominated for the 1994 award for Best Original Screenplay by the Writers Guild of America (WGA).
Winner of the Metro Media Award at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival.
Released in United States Fall November 16, 1994
Released in United States November 23, 1994
Expanded Release in United States December 2, 1994
Expanded Release in United States December 9, 1994
Expanded Release in United States December 16, 1994
Expanded Release in United States December 23, 1994
Released in United States on Video May 23, 1995
Released in United States 1994
Released in United States September 1994
Released in United States October 1994
Released in United States 1995
Shown at Auckland Film Festival in New Zealand July 25 - August 8, 1994.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 30 - October 16, 1994.
Shown at Wellington Film Festival in New Zealand July 22 - August 5, 1994.
Shown at Venice Film Festival (in competition) September 1-12, 1994.
Shown at Boston Film Festival September 9-22, 1994.
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 19-23, 1994.
Shown at Mill Valley Film Fsetival October 6-16, 1994.
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 23 - March 3, 1995.
Began shooting March 21, 1993.
Completed shooting May 31, 1993.
Upon her release from prison in 1959, Juliet Hulme emigrated from New Zealand to the United Kingdom where she's been living a quiet but productive life as "Anne Perry," a highly succesful murder-mystery writer. Pauline Parker's location and identity are not known.
Producer Jim Booth died of cancer January 4, 1994.
The fourth feature for acclaimed New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson, whose previous efforts include "Bad Taste" (New Zealand/1988), "Meet the Feebles" (New Zealand/1990), and "Dead Alive" (New Zealand/1993).
Released in United States Fall November 16, 1994
Released in United States November 23, 1994 (Los Angeles, Boston, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco)
Expanded Release in United States December 2, 1994
Expanded Release in United States December 9, 1994
Released in United States October 1994 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 19-23, 1994.)
Released in United States October 1994 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Fsetival October 6-16, 1994.)
Released in United States 1995 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 23 - March 3, 1995.)
