The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Three film students go missing after traveling into the woods of Maryland to make a documentary about the local Blair Witch legend leaving only their footage behind.

Directors:

Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez

Writers:

Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez

Stars:

Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael C. Williams

11 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Heather Donahue	...	Heather Donahue
Joshua Leonard	...	Joshua 'Josh' Leonard
Michael C. Williams	...	Michael 'Mike' Williams (as Michael Williams)
Bob Griffin	...	Short Fisherman
Jim King	...	Interviewee
Sandra Sánchez	...	Waitress (as Sandra Sanchez)
Ed Swanson	...	Fisherman With Glasses
Patricia DeCou	...	Mary Brown
Mark Mason	...	Man in Yellow Hat
Jackie Hallex	...	Interviewee with Child

Storyline

Three film students travel to Maryland to make a student film about a local urban legend... The Blair Witch. The three went into the woods on a two day hike to find the Blair Witch, and never came back. One year later, the students film and video was found in the woods. The footage was compiled and made into a movie. The Blair Witch Project.

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Plot Keywords:

forest | legend | maryland | student film | hiking | 

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Taglines:

Everything you've heard is true.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 July 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Bruxa de Blair

Filming Locations:

Adamstown Village Market - 5550 Mountville Road, Adamstown, Maryland, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£750,822 (UK) (22 October 1999)

Gross:

£14,901,157 (UK) (3 December 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Haxan Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although having been given a brief crash course on using the 16mm camera, Joshua Leonard struggled to focus using it for the first few days of filming. This is why the interview with Mary Brown is of such poor focus and incredibly grainy.

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Goofs

When Heather is showing off the contents of her pack there is a survival book on how to stay alive in the woods. It could have helped them, but they never used it.

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Quotes

Joshua Leonard: I gave you BACK the map, Heather.
Heather Donahue: I gave you the map.
Joshua Leonard: I gave you BACK... THE MAP.

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Crazy Credits

The beginning and end credits are designed in the style of a documentary, e.g. jumping slightly, static instead of rolling credits.

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Connections

Referenced in Horror 101 (2001)

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Soundtracks

"God is god"
Sung by Laibach
Courtesy of Mute records

User Reviews

Haven't you ever been to camp?

This movie scared me in a way that no other has done before. I remember going to camp as a child, and hearing things outside at night. That was scary enough. This movie recreated that entire scenario and then added some to it. The fact that those things that go bump in the night outside your campsite were REAL in this movie makes it more nerve-inducing and frightening. As anyone, the first time I set foot in the ocean after seeing JAWS for the first time, I was nervous. Let me tell you in order to get from the movie theater to my house, I have to drive through the woods. After seeing this movie, that drive got SIGNIFICANTLY longer, more eerie, and scared the heck out of me. I went about 90 mph all the way home in order to get out of the woods! This is one SCARY movie.