The Crow: Wicked Prayer

The Crow: Wicked Prayer

Year: 2005

Runtime: 99 mins

Language: English

Director: Lance Mungia

ActionHorrorFantasyEpic heroesAction comedy and silly heroics

After ex‑con Jimmy and his beloved girlfriend are savagely slain by a ruthless biker gang, the mystical Crow returns, reviving Jimmy with supernatural powers. Driven by passion and vengeance, he hunts the gang responsible, seeking retribution and a chance to reunite with his love beyond death.

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1

Jimmy is paroled and begins a quiet life

James 'Jimmy' Cuervo is released after serving time for killing a rapist in a fight. He settles into a battered mobile home on the Raven Aztec reservation near Lake Ravasu with his dog. He hopes to propose to Lily and start anew, but Lily's father Harold and her brother Tanner oppose him. A Satanic biker gang moves into the area, heightening the tension.

Raven Aztec reservation near Lake Ravasu
2

Dark bikers arrive and threaten the town

Led by Luc Crash (Death/Satan) and his fiancée Lola Byrne, the group is joined by Pestilence, Famine, and War. They move into the area, casting a shadow over Jimmy's fragile peace. The gang's presence foreshadows a darker ritual aimed at awakening the Antichrist.

Raven Aztec reservation vicinity
3

Ritual murder at Lily's pawn shop

The gang conducts a brutal rite in Lily's pawn shop, murdering Lily and Jimmy's partner to awaken the Antichrist. During the ritual, Lily is stripped of her blue eyes to grant Lola precognitive powers and Jimmy's heart is severed. The bodies are dumped into an old freezer.

night Lily's pawn shop
4

The Crow revives Jimmy

The Crow appears and revives Jimmy after a failed suicide attempt. He moves Lily's body to her bed so it can be found, attempting to give Lily a final, peaceful image. Tanner and Harold soon discover the body and wrongly conclude that Jimmy killed Lily.

after attempted suicide Lily's bed; nearby residence
5

Rave N Fest night begins

On the night of the annual Rave N Fest, Jimmy dresses in gothic costume and makeup from a previous year. The bikers interrupt a chapel wedding, confronting Moses, a former criminal turned priest, in an attempt to derail the ritual.

night Chapel during Rave N Fest
6

Jimmy hunts Pestilence and buries Lily

Jimmy tracks Pestilence to a bar and electrocutes him with a bug zapper, then snaps Pestilence's neck. He seizes a hearse carrying Lily's body and buries her near the tree where they carved their love symbol.

night Pestilence's bar; burial site near the lovers' tree
7

Jimmy intervenes at the chapel

Jimmy arrives at the chapel to intervene in the disrupted ceremony and attempts to save Moses. After this, he heads to a casino to continue his pursuit of the others.

night Chapel
8

Confrontation with Famine at the casino

At the casino, Jimmy confronts Luc and Famine; he kills Famine in front of Luc, signaling the return of his powers. Lily sees the Crow again and warns Luc that Jimmy's strength has returned, while Luc hurls an axe at the Crow, making Jimmy momentarily vulnerable.

night Casino
9

Truth revealed to Tanner

Tanner finds Jimmy and accuses him of Lily's murder, but Jimmy telepathically reveals the truth about the ritual and the threat they face. The confrontation deepens the crisis as allies start to realize the real danger.

late night Nearby the casino/road
10

Iniquity church ritual to summon Lucifer

Luc and Lola go to Iniquity, a church controlled by their Order, to witness El Niño perform the marriage as part of the ritual to summon Lucifer. El Niño agrees to officiate in exchange for a stolen book Lola took, while Jimmy enters the church to intervene.

night Iniquity church
11

El Niño's death and Lucifer's host takes shape

El Niño is killed by Lola, and Luc, now a host for Lucifer, uses telekinesis to hang Jimmy from a cross as the couple races toward sunrise to complete the ritual. They depart for a nearby graveyard to finish it before dawn.

before sunrise Iniquity church and nearby graveyard
12

Crow Dance and Crow's revival

Harold, Tanner, and the others free Jimmy, who learns the Crow is dying. Harold performs the Crow Dance to heal the bird and restore Jimmy's invulnerability, enabling him to fight again.

after rescue Graveyard; vicinity of church
13

Dawn battle ends Luc's threat

At dawn, Jimmy defeats Luc by impaling him on a wooden spike and slitting his throat. Lola, blinded, prays to the Virgin Mary as Harold steadies himself to shoot her, but Tanner stops him and Lola is arrested.

dawn Graveyard
14

Jimmy and Lily reunite in the afterlife

With Luc defeated and Lola arrested, Jimmy's spirit is reunited with Lily in the afterlife as he presents her a ring, closing their story with a quiet, hopeful grace.

end Afterlife

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