Wicked (1998): Cast & Plot
Wicked is a 1998 thriller directed by Michael Steinberg, starring Chelsea Field as Karen Christianson, Julia Stiles and William R. Moses. It runs 1 hour 28 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 28m (88 min)
- Director
- Michael Steinberg
- Genre
- Thriller
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Frankestein Entertainment
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Wicked About?
The premise of Wicked without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Evil never looked so good. In an oppressive suburban cul‑de‑sac, wife and mother Karen Christianson is brutally murdered in her own home, turning the street into a literal dead end. Afterward, her teenage daughter Ellie starts to adopt her mother’s mannerisms in unsettling ways, while Karen’s husband Ben pursues a dangerously flirtatious affair with the sultry live‑in nanny, Lena.
Wicked Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- lolita
- father and daughter in bed
- father and daughter share a bed
- sexy daughter
- father daughter kiss
- downblouse
- pouty lips
- seductive teenage girl
- daughter attracted to father
- daughter tries to seduce her father
- tween daughter
- daughter sits on her father's lap
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- wet nightgown
- silk nightgown
- bend down exposing cleavage
- pokies
- adult man attracted to underage girl
- sexual tension
- daddy's girl
- daughter attracted to her father
- deep cleavage
- sex with the maid
- braless teen
- daughter blackmails father
- father daughter implied sex
- daughter in love with father
- man obsessed with a teenage girl
- mother's boyfriend attracted to daughter
- nipples visible through clothes
- unfaithfulness
- dysfunctional family
- extramarital affair
- electra complex
- unfaithful wife
- sexy teen girl
- attempted strangling
- father daughter relationship
- father daughter incest overtones
- sexual thriller
- mother daughter conflict
- murder investigation
- teenage girl as protagonist
- unresolved ending
- crime never charged
- murder of mother
- widowed father
- forbidden love
- gated community
- burglary
- comedy and tragedy masks
Wicked Cast & Characters
Chelsea Field leads the cast as Karen Christianson, with Julia Stiles as Ellie Christianson and William R. Moses as Ben Christianson. Directed by Michael Steinberg; 9 actors are credited in all.
- Director Michael Steinberg
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Chelsea Field as Karen Christianson -
Julia Stiles as Ellie Christianson - William R. Moses as Ben Christianson
- Vanessa Zima as Inger Christianson
Also Starring in Wicked
· 5 more- Louise Myrback Lena Anderson
- Patrick Muldoon Lawson Smith
- Michael Parks Detective Boland
- Venessa Verdugo Police Woman
- Casey Rion Leon
More from Michael Steinberg
More films directed by Michael Steinberg: Bodies, Rest & Motion and The Waterdance.
Wicked Plot Summary
What happens in Wicked from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Ellie Christianson Julia Stiles is a fourteen-year-old girl living in an affluent neighborhood with her parents, Karen Christianson Chelsea Field and Ben Christianson William R. Moses, along with her younger sister Inger Christianson Vanessa Zima. Beneath their polished exterior lies a household tangled in dysfunction and secrecy. Ben is a workaholic whose hectic schedule keeps him away from home, and he is secretly involved with Lena Anderson Louise Myrback, the family’s housekeeper. Karen, meanwhile, pursues an illicit relationship with their next‑door neighbor, Lawson Smith Patrick Muldoon, as she schemes to leave Ben and take the girls with her. She fires Lena as a calculating step to start her getaway, unaware that Ellie has quietly witnessed one of Karen’s liaisons.
Full summary
The whole story of Wicked, scene by scene
Wicked Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Wicked.
How Well Do You Know Wicked?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
- Question 1: not answered
- Question 2: not answered
- Question 3: not answered
- Question 4: not answered
- Question 5: not answered
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- Question 9: not answered
- Question 10: not answered
Which actress portrays the fourteen‑year‑old protagonist Ellie Christianson?
Wicked Also Known As
11 alternative titles, including “Bad Girl - Mord ist keine Lösung” and “Perversión”.
- Also known as
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- Bad Girl - Mord ist keine Lösung
- Perversión
- Bad Girl: Mord ist keine Lösung
- Gonosz
- Грех
- Αμαρτωλή Γοητεία
- Vilaine
- Diabólica
- Svůdná touha
- 暗夜危情
- Hınzır
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Movies Like Wicked
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Wicked Minds, Broken Innocence and Wicked Woman.
Wicked FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Wicked, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Wicked?
Wicked runs 1 hour 28 minutes (88 minutes).
When was Wicked released?
Wicked was released on January 17, 1998.
Who directed Wicked?
Wicked was directed by Michael Steinberg.
More films by Michael Steinberg Who is in the cast of Wicked?
Wicked stars Chelsea Field as Karen Christianson, Julia Stiles as Ellie Christianson and William R. Moses as Ben Christianson, among 9 credited actors.
Does Wicked have a post-credit scene?
No. Wicked has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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