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:

you can't go forward until you go back... the blair witch experience more terrifying than ever

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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

There is a man repairing the refrigeration unit at the roadside store and his pile of tools, stacked in the shape of the stick figure, can be seen twice (better visible in widescreen).

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Goofs

The symbols that the Witch put on Kim's shoulders disappear and reappear, while the others' are there all the time. They are supposed to be gone at the end of the film, but not during the film.

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Quotes

Jeff: You know, there's a lot of naysayers who come and say "Nay".

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Crazy Credits

Part of the end credits roll over some shaky camera work in the woods, put there to appease fans of the first film.

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Connections

Features The Blair Witch Project (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Streamlined"
Performed by Sunshine

User Reviews

It wouldn't have made sense to make the exact same style movie again.

I went into "Book of Shadows" expecting the worst, and that might be the reason I liked it. The hook of the first film was in its ambiguity and its divergence from the mainstream horror genre, hence it would've taken some seriously original writing to recreate such a film again in sequel form. "Book of Shadows" certainly didn't follow the same suspense strategy but it did present some original ideas as to how the sequel should be made. The movie is certainly less suspenseful but offers a little more gore and shock value coppled with a lot of really good heavy metal music. I liked the movie and it actually reminded me more of the "Tales from the Crypt" shows than the "The Blair Witch Project". The characters are fun to watch and Kim Director plays a very interesting goth chic...which I liked. Furthermore, the plot itself, although thin, provides many twisted and spooky scenes that make a horror film that is easy to enjoy but still leave you asking questions at the end of the movie. If you really didn't enjoy the first movie, don't bother with the second. However, if you're a fan of the genre check it out a few times.