The Wicker Man (film series) Scottish police officer, Sergeant Neil Howie (Edward Woodward), who visits the isolated island of Summerisle in the search for a missing girl named Rowan Morrison. The inhabitants of Summerisle all follow a form of Celtic paganism, which shocks and appalls the devoutly Christian sergeant. Howie discovers that the pagans, led by their laird, Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee), are planning a human sacrifice in the hopes that it will appease the gods and restore their crops. Believing that Rowan Morrison will be sacrificed, Howie strives to rescue her, only to discover that her supposed disappearance was just a ploy to lure
The Wicker Tree as the original "Wicker Man", but it's a thousand times better than the remake. I was quite happy with that." When asked whether he preferred "The Wicker Tree" to the original version of "The Wicker Man", Hardy replied, "No, I really don't." The film on Rotten Tomatoes, based on a total of 14 reviews, currently has a 29% rating, and an audience score of 10%. Anchor Bay Entertainment released "The Wicker Tree" on Region 1 and Region 2 DVD and Blu-ray in April 2012. Hardy had proposed a third film in the "Wicker Man" film series, but he died on