Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)

Director:

Joe Berlinger

Writers (WGA):

Daniel Myrick (characters) and
Eduardo Sánchez (characters) ...

Release Date:

27 October 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Evil Doesnt Die.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Convenience Store Clerk | Convenient Store | Convenience Store | Spiral Staircase | Throat Slitting

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

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 Reed	...	Burkitsville Resident #1
Lynda Millard	...	Burkitsville Resident #2
Deb Burgoyne	...	Burkitsville Resident #3
Andrea Cox	...	Burkitsville Resident #4
Joe Berlinger	...	Burkitsville Tourist #1
Sara Phillips	...	Burkitsville Tourist #2
Lanny Flaherty	...	Sheriff Cravens
Pete Burris	...	MBI Man #1

Also Known As:

BW2 (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
BWP2 (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Blair Redux (USA) (working title)
Blair Witch 2 (USA) (working title)
Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows (USA) (working title)
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch Project 2 (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language, sexuality and drug use.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Philippines:PG-13 | Malaysia:18PL | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:PG-12 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #37725) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Artisan Entertainment

Trivia:

The fly-over during the opening title sequence is a reference to _Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996) (TV)_ , also directed by Joe Berlinger.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After Kim is gets her beer from the store refrigerator, a woman comes round the corner and bashes her trolley into her. However if you look in the glass of the door behind Kim as she gets her beer, you can see the reflection of the woman standing there and waiting for her cue to push her trolley round, into Kim.

Quotes:

Stephen: How many Heather Donahue's does it take to screw in a light bulb? Just one!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Erotic Witch Project 2: Book of Seduction (2000) (V)

Soundtrack:

Feel Good Hit Of The Summer

I'm not sure what you mean when you ask for a summary, so I'm just writing this.

Blair Witch 2, Book of Shadows, ahhh...

This is a movie I bought on video for two dollars from the ex-rental throw-out table, expecting it to be worse than Psycho 3.

And, good lord, I wasn't wrong.

Blair Witch 2 is the kind of that movie anyone interested in script, plot, acting, scenery, setting and originality (in short, anyone interested in a good movie) would find literally nauseating.

From the bizarrely stereotypical characters to the obviously fake owl, Book of Shadows is a flop to the letter.

However, being something of a flop-lover myself, (don't ask. You always find weirdos on the net, right?) I find that the movie endears itself to me, despite its overwhelming number of bad sides and complete lack of redeeming points.

Overall, if you're looking for entertainment, I advise not watching this movie unless you're interested in a return to the days before film-makers knew any better.