Made for $30,000 by two young filmmakers from Florida, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT wowed festival audiences for several months before finding distribution at the 1999 Sundance Festival. It is an ingenious creation which makes effective use of its lack of budget and cast of unknowns. The film is composed entirely of reportedly "found" footage shot by three missing college students who made a journey to the woods of Western Maryland in 1994 with the purpose of making a documentary about a "witch" of local legend who is linked to murders and mysterious occurrences spanning 200 years. It begins with footage of the crew leaving their homes and testing their equipment, but before we know it, they are lost deep in the endless woods, with the voices of screaming children piercing the blackness from off in the distance. Things get worse from there. The experience is disorienting and frightening as well as the most rewarding horror film experience to come along in many years, as it wisely chooses to prey on our vulnerable imaginations rather than bombard us with graphic images.
Excerpt: "No redneck is this creative!"
- Michael to his fellow travellers upon finding yet another creepy sign in the woods.
"Do we have any weed?"
- Heather, to Michael and Josh, during the night of revelry before their trek.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Surround - English
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes/Outtakes
Audio Commentary - 1. Daniel Myrick - Director, Eduardo Sanchez - Director
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. Teaser
Bonus Feature - 1. CURSE OF THE BLAIR WITCH
Full-Motion Menus
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Notes
Biographies - 1. Cast & Crew
DVD-ROM Features:
Web Links
Chat Links
Stars
Heather Donahue: Actress, BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
Joshua Leonard: Actor, BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
Michael Williams: Actor, BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
Director
Daniel Myrick: Co-Director, BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
Eduardo Sanchez: Co-Director, BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
Producer
Gregg Hale: Producer, BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
Robin Cowie: Producer, BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
Associate Producer
Michael Monello: Co-Producer, BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
Screenwriter
Daniel Myrick: Co-Director, BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
Eduardo Sanchez: Co-Director, BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
Composer
Antonio Cora: Composer, BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
Editor
Daniel Myrick: Co-Director, BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
Eduardo Sanchez: Co-Director, BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
Director of Photography
Neal Fredericks:
Executive Producer
Bob Eick: Executive Producer, BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
Executive Producer
Kevin J. Foxe: Producer, BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
Production Designer
Ben Rock:
Art Director
Ricardo R. Moreno:
Review 1:
"...I have seen the new face of movie horror and its name is THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT..."
Source: Rolling Stone
p.79-80 08/05/1999
Review 2:
"...Works [even] better at home because it's a tale told close-up....Believably unnerving..." -- Rating: B+
Source: Entertainment Weekly
pp.116-7 10/29/1999
Review 3:
"...A nifty example of how to make something out of nothing....A most inventive departure from standard horror fare..."
Source: New York Times
p.E1 07/14/1999
Review 4:
"...Stylistically accomplished....THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT achieves a harrowing sense of subjective dread..."
Source: Box Office
p.224 04/01/1999
Review 5:
"...Low-budget horror at its resourceful best, in the same innovative league as the original NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD..."
Source: USA Today
p.1D 07/14/1999
Review 6:
"...Clever....BLAIR PROJECT's fakery is utterly convincing..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.C12 07/16/1999
Review 7:
"...An extraordinarily effective horror film....The movie is like a celebration of rock-bottom production values..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.30 07/16/1999
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