Two
Teenage
Schoolgirls.
One
Unspeakable
Crime.
Not All Angels
Are Innocent.
Based On A True Story
T
his
film was probably Jackson's most successful film, and can be considered
a 'U' turn in his filmography. He moves away from his usual genre of
splatter-fest horrors, and takes on a dramatic, factual account of a
murder trial. It's a story of teenage angst, friendship, obsession and
murder. Peter Jackson's fourth film was made in 1994 on a budget of
$5 million, which was the largest sum of money, that he had available
to use on any film at the time.
H
eavenly
Creatures is based on a true story that happened in Christchurch in
the1950's. The case shocked the world, and was the O.J. Simpson trial
of its day. The script was written partially because of his wife's curiosity
surrounding the Parker-Hulme case, and involved a year of extensive
research. He interviewed many people involved or related to the case
to find out what exactly happened, but it is important to note that
he had no contact with Juliet Hulme or Pauline Parker (Rieper).
J
ackson's
perfectionist attitude drove him to film at all of the authentic locations
(except the Rieper home, which had been demolished). He ensures the
accuracy of most of the events and dialogue by pulling information directly
out of Pauline's diary (the diary entries in the form of voice-overs
were genuine).
A
gain
Jackson makes a cameo appearance, as the bum outside the cinema who
gets kissed my Kate Winslet, (who blames him eh! ;) )
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