Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)

College students at a Boston college become fascinated by the events of the three missing filmmakers in Maryland, so they decide to go into the same woods and find out what really happened.

Director:

Joe Berlinger

Writers:

Daniel Myrick (characters), Eduardo Sánchez (characters),

Stars:

Kim Director, Jeffrey Donovan, Erica Leerhsen

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kim Director	...	Kim Diamond
Jeffrey Donovan	...	Jeffrey Patterson
Erica Leerhsen	...	Erica Geerson
Tristine Skyler	...	Tristen Ryler (as Tristen Skyler)
Stephen Barker Turner	...	Stephen Ryan Parker
Kurt Loder	...	Himself
Chuck Scarborough	...	Himself
Bruce D. Reed	...	Burkittsville Resident #1 (as Bruce Reed)
Lynda Millard	...	Burkittsville Resident #2
Deb Burgoyne	...	Burkittsville Resident #3
Andrea Cox	...	Burkittsville Resident #4
Joe Berlinger	...	Burkittsville Tourist #1
Sara Phillips	...	Burkittsville Tourist #2
Lanny Flaherty	...	Sheriff Cravens
Pete Burris	...	MBI Man #1

Storyline

To cash in on all of the "real world" hype of the events in the first film, a man from Burkitsville, Maryland opens a "Blair Witch Hunt" tour, which shows patrons various locations from the original film. A bunch of college students decide to take the tour, and wind up in Rustin Parr's house. There, they decide to camp for the evening, but in the morning, they realize they didn't sleep and they don't remember anything that happened the previous night. From there, they go back to town, and discover that something...or someone has come with them.

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Plot Keywords:

witch | dream | digit in title | nightmare | sheriff | 

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Taglines:

Evil Doesnt Die.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language, sexuality and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Artisan Pictures e-Pipoca [br](Portuguese)-synopsis,trailer, wallpaper

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

27 October 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

BW2

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,094,417 (UK) (27 October 2000)

Gross:

$26,421,314 (USA) (15 December 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Artisan Entertainment, Haxan Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Joe Berlinger had the main cast watch various horror movies concerning the supernatural, demon possession, and satanic rituals to get the actors prepared for their roles.

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Goofs

When Erica and Stephen are sitting at the table after Stephen has his hallucination kiss scene, the items on the table move between shots, notably the newspapers in front of Erica.

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Quotes

Erica: May I have permission to take this leaf? Thank you!

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Crazy Credits

The first few openning credits are reflected in a lake.

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Connections

Features Siskel & Ebert (1986)

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Soundtracks

"Haunted"
Written by Mike Elizondo, John O'Brien & Poe
Performed by Poe

User Reviews

Why is this film so hated?

Why is this film so hated? Yes, it's pretty dumb and no where near what the original was, but what I liked is that the people in the film are aware of the existence of The Blair Witch Project, and in the beginning it even has some nice clips from real reviews. I was entertained throughout this whole film, and enjoyed the twists and turns, even though, yes, they are pretty ludicrous. The overall plot is suspenseful and mysterious, and why would anyone expect the same thing as the original? I can see why as a sequel it would not work, but as a stand-alone horror film, I thought it got the job done well. Oh well, I guess I am easy to please...