The Wicker Man four requirements: he came of his own free will, with "the power of a king" (by representing the Law), is a virgin, and is a fool. Defiant, Howie loudly warns Lord Summerisle and the islanders that the fruit-tree strains are failing permanently and that the villagers will turn on him (Lord Summerisle) and sacrifice him next summer when the next harvest fails as well; Summerisle angrily insists that the sacrifice of the "willing, king-like, virgin fool" will be accepted and that the next harvest will not fail. The villagers force Howie inside a giant wicker man statue, set it ablaze
Wicker Park (film) Wicker Park (film) Wicker Park is a 2004 American romantic thriller drama film directed by Paul McGuigan and starring Josh Hartnett, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger and Matthew Lillard. It is a remake of the 1996 French film "L'Appartement", which in turn is loosely based on Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". It was nominated for the at the Film Festival of Montreal, the city in which the film was partially filmed. The title refers to the Wicker Park neighborhood on Chicago's near northwest side. Matt Simon, a young advertising executive, returns to Chicago with his fiancée, Rebecca, after spending the last