Witchboard (1986)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Kevin Tenney

Writer:

Kevin Tenney (writer)

Release Date:

13 March 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Never play it alone

Plot:

A woman (Kitaen) finds an interest in her friend Brandon's Ouija Board when he brings it by her party.

Plot Keywords:

Spirit | Ouija | Ouija Board | Evil Spirit | Partly Teenkill

Cast

Todd Allen	...	Jim Morar
Clare Bristol	...	Anchorwoman
Burke Byrnes	...	Lt. Dewhurst
Ryan Carroll	...	Roger
Gloria Hayes	...	Wanda
Tawny Kitaen	...	Linda Brewster
J.P. Luebsen	...	Malfeitor
Rose Marie	...	Mrs. Moses
Stephen Nichols	...	Brandon Sinclair
Susan Nickerson
James W. Quinn	...	Lloyd
Kenny Rhodes	...	Mike
Judy Tatum	...	Dr. Gelineau
Kathleen Wilhoite	...	Zarabeth

Directed by
Kevin Tenney

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Kevin Tenney		writer

Produced by
Roland Carroll	....	associate producer
Gerald Geoffray	....	producer
Patricia Bando Josten	....	associate producer
Ron Mitchell	....	supervising producer
Bolton Sullivan	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Dennis Michael Tenney

Cinematography by
Roy H. Wagner

Film Editing by
Daniel Duncan
Stephen J. Waller

Art Direction by
Sarah Burdick

Set Decoration by
Laura Call
Patricia V. Fuenzalida

Costume Design by
Merril Greene

Makeup Department
Donna J. Bard	....	key makeup artist
John Blake	....	makeup artist
Mark Shostrom	....	makeup effects sculptor

Art Department
Dwayne Grady	....	assistant property master
Robert Lucas	....	property master
David Halver	....	art department assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Lee Haxall	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Tassilo Baur	....	special effects coordinator
John Cork	....	special effects assistant
Bruce Scivally	....	special effects

Stunts
Hal Burton	....	stunts
Chuck Couch	....	stunt coordinator
Ray Marek	....	stunts
Buck McDancer	....	stunt coordinator
Debby Porter	....	stunts
Sunny Woods	....	stunts
David Zellitti	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Joseph Antczak	....	camera loader
John Doherty	....	best boy
James Eaton	....	first assistant camera
Shane D. Kelly	....	gaffer
Charles 'Chaz' Norcross	....	grip
Eric Whitehead	....	grip

Editorial Department
Joan C. Morisaki	....	assistant editor
Myron Murakami	....	assistant editor
Doug Waller	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Randy Codd	....	stand-in
Zenon Dmytryk	....	stand-in
Richard Langoon	....	pilot: crew
Alexis Schraidy	....	stand-in
Carol Taylor	....	stand-in

Production Companies

• Paragon Arts International

Distributors

• Cinema Group (1986) (USA) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Cineplex-Odeon Home Video (1987) (Canada) (VHS)
• Continental Video (video)
• Delta Vidéo Diffusion (1993) (France) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (USA) (laserdisc)
• Look Filmes (Brazil) (video)
• MCA Home Video (1987) (Canada) (VHS)
• Magnum Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
• Vestron Video International (1988) (Belgium) (video)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Belgium:16 (video rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-18 | Norway:18 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA

Company:

Paragon Arts International

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Zarabeth is being chased up stairs by the as yet unidentified spirit, you can see the shadow of a cameraman and a mic boom.

Quotes:

Zarabeth: Hang loose, stay cool, and don't forget your psychic humor.

Movie Connections:

References Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

Soundtrack:

Bump In The Night

Hang loose, stay cool, and don't forget your psychic humor.

The suspense never stopped in this film. I sat the whole time on the edge of my seat wondering just what was going to happen next.

Two guys, Jim (Todd Allen) and Brandon (Stephen Nichols) were lifelong friends. Did they have a falling out over Linda (Tawny Kitaen)? They seem to hate each other now, and you always had it in the back of your mind that this had something to do with what was going on.

Was there really some evil spirit trying to get out, or was it simply evil in the form of jealousy and hate. The fact that a police detective (Burke Byrnes) was always hanging around added to the suspense.

There isn't a lot of gore in the film; it was just eerie suspense that rose to a climax that was really great.

As an added bonus we got to see a whole lot of Ms. Kitaen as she was attacked in the shower. Yum.