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.

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Wuthering Heights
Based on	Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Written by	Max Enscoe Annie deYoung
Directed by	Suri Krishnamma
Starring	Erika Christensen Mike Vogel Christopher Masterson
Theme music composer	Stephen Trask
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Donald L. West
Cinematography	Claudio Chea
Editor	Jeff Wishengrad
Running time	90 minutes
Original release
Network	MTV
Release	September 14, 2003 (2003-09-14)

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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]

• Erika Christensen as Cate
  • Katelin Petersen as Young Cate/Cate's Daughter
• Mike Vogel as Heath
  • Adam Taylor Gordon as Young Heath
• Christopher Kennedy Masterson as Edward
• Johnny Whitworth as Hendrix
  • Seth Adkins as Young Hendrix
• Katherine M. Heigl as Isabel Linton
• John Doe as Earnshaw
• Aimee Osbourne as Raquelle

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)

• "More" (Andrew Eldritch/Steinman)

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.

This movie was filmed in Puerto Rico.