Brett is a high-school outcast who doesn't run with the in crowd, unlike Samantha, the cheerleader he has a desperate crush on. Then one day, he gets a parcel in the mail -- a totem with the power to grant his deepest, darkest desires. Brett wishes for Samantha to love him, and she does, although after a while her affection starts leaning toward obsession. Then murders start occurring in the school, which Brett gradually starts to connect to the totem.
Practical Effects
Gloriously dated early-2000s gore effects and death scenes.
Acting
Michael Weston's committed performance elevates the ridiculous material.
Director
Danny Graves
Michael Weston
Brett Bumpers
Alexandra Holden
Samantha Warren
Austin Pendleton
Mr. Turner
A.J. Buckley
Howie
Huntley Ritter
Cody
Gregory Cooke
Detective Jeff Bauer
Meat Loaf
Detective Sparky Shaw
Charlie Talbert
Jimbo
Sara Downing
Desiree
Salim Grant
Terrence
Evan Jones
Eddie
Allyce Beasley
Mom Bumpers
Sam McMurray
Dad Bumpers
Hamilton Camp
Chief Bates
Louis Mustillo
Principal Dombrowski
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Richard Wenk later wrote The Equalizer films and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back—quite the career pivot from this low-budget slasher.
This arrived during the brief post-Scream boom of 'wish fulfillment horror' alongside The Craft and Idle Hands, but with none of their cult following.
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