Wuthering Heights (2003 film)

Wuthering Heights is a modern-day adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic 1847 novel that aired on MTV in 2003 and was later released on DVD. It stars Erika Christensen, Mike Vogel, Christopher Masterson, Katherine Heigl, John Doe and Aimee Osbourne.[1] The screenplay was by Max Enscoe and Annie deYoung, from an original screenplay by Jim Steinman and Patricia Knop. Although set in California, the filming location was Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.

Wuthering Heights
Based onWuthering Heights
1847 novel
by Emily Brontë
Written byMax Enscoe
Annie deYoung
Directed bySuri Krishnamma
StarringErika Christensen
Mike Vogel
Christopher Masterson
Theme music composerStephen Trask
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerDonald L. West
CinematographyClaudio Chea
EditorJeff Wishengrad
Running time90 minutes
Release
Original networkMTV
Original release
  • September 14, 2003 (2003-09-14)

The executive producer was Jim Steinman. It features his song "The Future Ain't What It Used to Be", which originally appeared on Original Sin, the concept 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."[2]

Plot summary

The story is based off a play from Josh and Ryan Bennett. Heathcliff, gets beaten by a radioactive WUthering Heights and transforms into a bad person.

In response to this, Catherine and the two fall in love. However, Catherine later turns Heathcliff away for Linton.

Finally, Catherine passes away, leading to Heathcliff's haunting.

Cast

Soundtrack album

The original soundtrack album (produced by Steinman, except where indicated below) was co-released by Ravenous 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 (a capella)
Vocals by Erika Christensen and Mike Vogel
Co-produced by Steven Rinkoff and Jeff Bova
Arranged by Steinman and Bova
  • "I Will Crumble" (Hewitt Huntwork)
Vocals by Erika Christensen and Mike Vogel
Vocal tracks produced by Steinman and Rinkoff
Instrumental track produced and arranged by Bova
  • "If It Ain't Broke (Break It)" (Steinman)
Vocals by Mike Vogel
Co-produced by Rinkoff, Bova and Pat Thrall
Arranged by Steinman and Bova
Guitars: Thrall
Drums: Sammy Merendino
  • "Shine" (Huntwork)
Vocals by Mike Vogel
Produced by Steinman and Rinkoff
Guitars: Huntwork
  • "The Future Ain't What It Used To Be" (Steinman)
Vocals by Erika Christensen
Co-produced by Rinkoff
Piano: Roy Bittan

"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 Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose. The latter had previously appeared on the Steinman-produced 1989 concept album Original Sin, by Pandora's Box. "More" was originally written and recorded for The Sisters of Mercy's 1990 album Vision Thing.

Personnel
  • Soundtrack Produced by Jim Steinman
  • Music Supervisor: Amy Rosen
  • Recorded and Mixed by: Steven Rinkoff
  • Production coordinator for Jim Steinman Productions: Don Ketteler
  • Recorded and mixed at The Hit Factory, Bovaland and Dome Logic (NYC)
  • Mastered at The Hit Factory by Tony Gillis

Production notes

This movie was filmed in Puerto Rico.

References
  1. "On Air: Wuthering Heights". MTV. Retrieved 1 September 2006.
  2. "Jim Steinman on "It's All Coming Back To Me Now"". JimSteinman.com. Retrieved 4 September 2006.


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