Heavenly Creatures (1994) is a film directed by Peter Jackson, based on the true story of the Parker-Hulme murder in Christchurch, New Zealand. The film was a critical success and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. It also featured the first film appearance of actress Kate Winslet.
Some of the film was shot on location at Christchurch Girls' High School.
Tagline: The true story of a crime that shocked a nation.
Plot summary
Two young girls become close friends and become increasingly involved in a world of fantasy. The girls continue seeing each other after their families forbid it, and eventually plot the murder of the mother of one of the girls in order for them to be together. After the film was released, it came to light that historical mystery writer Anne Perry was Juliet Hulme, one of the killers.
Trivia
- Almost all locations used for filming were the genuine locations where the events occurred. The tea shop where Honora Parker ate her last meal was knocked down a few days after the shoot ended. According to director Peter Jackson, when they got to the location of the murder on the dirt path, it was eerily quiet; the birds stopped singing, and it didn't seem right. So they moved along a couple of hundred yards.
- Kate Winslet was one of 175 girls who auditioned for the role of Juliet Hulme.
- All of the journal voice-overs are direct from real diary entries made by Pauline Parker. The characters in the stories (if not the stories themselves) and make-believe world are also authentic.
Goofs
- Pauline's diary shows January 1st, 1954 as a Thursday, when it was really a Friday.
- The people walking behind/around Pauline and Juliet, after they exit the screening of "The Third Man" change between shots.
Main cast
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