- Wuthering Heights (2003 film)
Infobox_Film
name = Wuthering Heights
caption =
producer =Donald L. West
director =Suri Krishnamma
writer =Max Enscoe Annie deYoung
starring =Erika Christensen Mike Vogel Christopher Masterson
music =Stephen Trask
cinematography =Claudio Chea
editing =Jeff Wishengrad
distributor =MTV
released =14 September 2003
runtime = 90 min.
language = English
budget =
amg_id = 1:294875
imdb_id = 0367245"Wuthering Heights" was a modern-day adaptation of the classic novel that aired on
MTV in 2003 and was later released on DVD. It starsErika Christensen ,Mike Vogel ,Christopher Masterson ,Katherine Heigl , John Doe, andAimee Osbourne . [cite web | work=MTV|title= On Air: Wuthering Heights |url=http://www.mtv.com/onair/wuthering_heights/| accessdate=2006-09-01] The screenplay was by Max Enscoe and Annie deYoung, from an original screenplay byJim Steinman andPatricia Knop . Although set inCalifornia , it was filmed on location in Cabo Rojo,Puerto Rico .The
executive producer wasJim Steinman . It features his song "The Future Ain't What It Used to Be", which originally appeared on "Original Sin", theconcept album he wrote and produced for Pandora's Box. "Wuthering Heights" is one of Steinman's favourite books, and it was the inspiration for his song "It's All Coming Back to Me Now ." cite web | work=JimSteinman.com | title= Jim Steinman on "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" | url=http://www.jimsteinman.com/backtome.htm | accessdate=2006-09-04]oundtrack album
The original soundtrack album (produced by Steinman, Steve Rinkoff, Jeff Bova, and
Pat Thrall ) was co-released byRavenous Records and the MTV Original Movies label in November 2003. The track list is:*"Prelude: The Future Ain't What It Used To Be" (Jim Steinman)::"Vocals by
Erika Christensen "
*"More" (Andrew Eldritch/Steinman)::"Vocals byErika Christensen andMike Vogel "
*"I Will Crumble" (Hewitt Huntwork)::"Vocals byErika Christensen andMike Vogel "
*"If It Ain't Broke (Break It)" (Steinman)::"Vocals byMike Vogel "
*"Shine" (Huntwork)::"Vocals byMike Vogel "
*"The Future Ain't What It Used To Be" (Steinman)::"Vocals byErika Christensen ""If It Ain't Broke (Break It)" and "The Future Ain't What It Used To Be" were both recorded by
Meat Loaf for his 2006 "" album. The latter had previously appeared on the Steinman-produced 1989concept album "Original Sin", by "Pandora's Box". "More" was originally written and recorded forThe Sisters of Mercy 's 1990 album "Vision Thing ".Personnel
*
Erika Christensen - vocals
*Mike Vogel - vocals
*Pat Thrall - guitars
*Hewitt Huntwork - guitars
*Roy Bittan - piano
*Jeff Bova - misc
*Sammy Merendino - drumsProduction notes
This movie was filmed in
Puerto Rico .References
External links
*imdb title|id=0367245|title=Wuthering Heights
* [http://www.mtv.com/onair/wuthering_heights/ Official site]
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