The Blair Witch Project (1999)
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- R
- 1h 21min
- Horror, Mystery
- 30 Jul 1999 (USA)
- Movie
Three film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind.
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- 23 wins & 26 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Heather Donahue | ... |
Heather Donahue
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| Joshua Leonard | ... |
Joshua Leonard
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| Michael C. Williams | ... |
Michael Williams
(as Michael Williams)
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Bob Griffin | ... |
Short Fisherman
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Jim King | ... |
Burkittsville Resident Interviewee
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Sandra Sánchez | ... |
Waitress
(as Sandra Sanchez)
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Ed Swanson | ... |
Fisherman with Glasses
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| Patricia DeCou | ... |
Mary Brown
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Mark Mason | ... |
Man in Yellow Hat
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Susie Gooch | ... |
Interviewee with Child
(as Jackie Hallex)
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Directed by
| Daniel Myrick | ||
| Eduardo Sánchez | ... | (as Eduardo Sanchez) |
Written by
| Daniel Myrick | ... | (written by) & |
| Eduardo Sánchez | ... | (written by) (as Eduardo Sanchez) |
| Heather Donahue | ... | (documentary material) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Robin Cowie | ... | producer |
| Bob Eick | ... | executive producer |
| Kevin J. Foxe | ... | executive producer |
| Gregg Hale | ... | producer |
| Michael Monello | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Antonio Cora | ... | (as Tony Cora) |
Cinematography by
| Neal Fredericks | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Daniel Myrick | ||
| Eduardo Sánchez | ... | (as Eduardo Sanchez) |
Editorial Department
| John Sellars | ... | colorist |
Production Design by
| Ben Rock | ||
Art Direction by
| Ricardo Moreno | ... | (as Ricardo R. Moreno) |
Art Department
| Patricia DeCou | ... | art technician |
| Brigan Gresh | ... | scenic artist (as Brigan Docking) |
| Andrew White | ... | Charge scenic artist |
Sound Department
| Harry Cohen | ... | final sound mixer |
| Gerry Lentz | ... | final sound mixer |
| Dana Meeks | ... | sound mixer |
| Brian Peterson | ... | optical sound recordist |
| Jack Sherdel | ... | sound |
| Richard Weingart | ... | final sound mixer (as Rich Weingart) |
| Michael Broomberg | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
| Eddie Bydalek | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
| Paul Curtis | ... | dialogue editor (uncredited) |
| Elisabeth Flaum | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
| Allen Hurd | ... | sound (uncredited) |
| Shawn Kennelly | ... | foley mixer (uncredited) |
| Clive Taylor | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Steven A. Blake | ... | stunt rigging |
| Douglas Retzler | ... | stunt rigging |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Stefanie DeCassan | ... | still photographer (as Stefanie Decassan) |
| Hector Lopez | ... | additional photographer |
| Julie Ann Smith | ... | still photographer |
Casting Department
| Lisa Dane | ... | additional casting |
Location Management
| Melvin Bayer | ... | location |
| Matt Compton | ... | location |
| Christian Gueverra | ... | location |
Music Department
| Dan Barrio | ... | music assistant |
| Antonio Cora | ... | musician (as Tony Cora) |
Additional Crew
| Howard Bernstein | ... | phase one instigator |
| Mark Bobrow | ... | production assistant |
| Beverly Brooks | ... | video to film transfer |
| Shelley Buell | ... | accountant |
| Rachel Carter | ... | audition assistant |
| Harry Clein | ... | marketing: Clein + Walker |
| Ray Combs | ... | behind-the-scenes video |
| Matt Compton | ... | audition assistant |
| Sarah Cowie | ... | accountant |
| Carolyn DeCassan | ... | audition assistant / production assistant (as Carolyn Decassan) |
| Stefanie DeCassan | ... | audition assistant / production assistant (as Stefanie Decassan) |
| David Donaldson | ... | video to film transfer |
| Julia Fair | ... | production assistant |
| Lonnie Glerum | ... | key production assistant |
| Trey Howard | ... | investor tape production (as Trey Butts) |
| Amorette Jones | ... | Marketing Executive |
| Chrystal Jordan | ... | investor tape production (as Crystal Jordan) |
| Shannon Kibler | ... | production assistant |
| Eric Mathis | ... | international sales agent: brazil |
| Kurt McNew | ... | production assistant |
| Zubi Mohammed | ... | behind-the-scenes video |
| Britt Nichols | ... | audition assistant |
| Gene O'Baker | ... | accountant |
| Kelly Phipps | ... | audition assistant |
| John Pierson | ... | phase one instigator: Grainy Pictures |
| Billy Plank | ... | production assistant |
| Tina Plank | ... | production assistant |
| Dave Poole | ... | production assistant |
| Dave Segal | ... | investor tape production |
| Wendy Smith | ... | investor tape production |
| Joe Solari | ... | investor tape production |
| Adrian Steinbach | ... | production assistant |
| Sandra Sánchez | ... | production assistant (as Sandra Sanchez) |
| Fahad Vania | ... | audition assistant / production assistant |
| Jeremy Walker | ... | publicist |
| Dennis Warner | ... | investor tape production |
| William L Whitacre | ... | Legal |
| William L Whitacre | ... | legal (as Bill Whitacre) |
| Jenn Winn | ... | investor tape production |
| Sam Barber | ... | pre-production supervisor (uncredited) |
| Matt Fowler | ... | audio description narrator (uncredited) |
| Dan Karcher | ... | website producer (uncredited) |
| Sam Longoria | ... | camera consultant (uncredited) |
| Cathy Ziehl | ... | assistant to studio vice president (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Jane E. Barrick | ... | special thanks |
| Teresa Bone | ... | special thanks |
| Steve Boudreau | ... | very special thanks |
| Peter Broderick | ... | special thanks |
| Carmen Cacaven | ... | special thanks |
| Larry Carneglia | ... | special thanks |
| Karo Cavanaugh | ... | very special thanks |
| Brian Clark | ... | special thanks |
| Fran Cowie | ... | very special thanks |
| Les Cowie | ... | very special thanks |
| Sandy Craig | ... | special thanks |
| Matthew Curtis | ... | special thanks |
| Dex Dean | ... | special thanks: Coastal Leasing |
| Cecilia DeCassan | ... | special thanks |
| Gino DeCassan | ... | special thanks |
| Stefanie DeCassan | ... | very special thanks |
| Sarah Foxe | ... | special thanks |
| Ingrid Fraley | ... | special thanks |
| Richard Fraley | ... | special thanks |
| Melanie Gasper | ... | special thanks |
| Ellen Gillis | ... | special thanks |
| Lonnie Glerum | ... | special thanks |
| Christian Gueverra | ... | special thanks (as Christian Guevara) |
| Dee Guzzi | ... | special thanks |
| Jackie Hale | ... | very special thanks |
| Tonya Hale | ... | special thanks |
| Lynda Hansen | ... | special thanks |
| Thomas Ethan Harris | ... | special thanks |
| Diana Iwanow | ... | special thanks |
| Jeff Johnsen | ... | special thanks (as Jeff Johnson) |
| Mary Johnson | ... | special thanks |
| Mike Jones | ... | special thanks |
| Robert Jones | ... | special thanks (as Bob Jones) |
| Abazar Khayami | ... | special thanks to |
| Nancy Jane King | ... | special thanks (as Nancy King) |
| Louise Levison | ... | special thanks |
| Jean Lipphard | ... | special thanks |
| Sandra Lukas | ... | special thanks |
| Scott Macquarrie | ... | very special thanks |
| Terry Martin | ... | special thanks |
| Kurt McNew | ... | very special thanks |
| Margarita Moreno | ... | special thanks |
| Oscar Moreno | ... | special thanks |
| Dick Morris | ... | special thanks |
| Joe Nagy | ... | special thanks |
| Michael Nelson | ... | special thanks |
| Dave Norman | ... | very special thanks |
| Gene O'Baker | ... | very special thanks |
| Peg O'Keef | ... | special thanks |
| Anthony Pekarik | ... | special thanks |
| Klark J. Perez | ... | special thanks |
| Janet Pierson | ... | special thanks |
| John Pierson | ... | special thanks |
| Don Rhodes | ... | special thanks |
| Jim Ritzel | ... | very special thanks |
| Korrin Ritzel | ... | very special thanks |
| Brian Saway | ... | special thanks |
| Cecilia Saway | ... | special thanks |
| Rick Saway | ... | special thanks (as Rita Saway) |
| William Saway | ... | special thanks |
| Jack Sherdel | ... | very special thanks |
| Catherine Smith | ... | special thanks |
| Don Smith | ... | special thanks |
| Ali Steinbach | ... | very special thanks |
| Francis Tanner | ... | very special thanks |
| Lindsey Tanner | ... | very special thanks |
| Jan Ungaro | ... | very special thanks |
| Richard Ungaro | ... | very special thanks |
| Dennis Warner | ... | special thanks |
| Paul K. Williamson | ... | special thanks: St. Augustine Amphitheatre |
| Lorraine Wood | ... | special thanks |
| Tara Zwicker | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Alliance Atlantis Communications (1999) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Arthaus Filmverleih (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Artisan Entertainment (1999) (United States) (theatrical)
- Asmik Ace Entertainment (1999) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Becker Entertainment (1999) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Budapest Film (1999) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Egmont Film Distributors (1999) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Eurocine (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Filmes Lusomundo (1999) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Mars Distribution (1999) (France) (theatrical)
- Paradiso Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Parco Co. Ltd. (2000) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Pathe UK (1999) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Shochiku (1999) (Japan) (theatrical)
- The Klockworx (1999) (Japan) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- 4music (2014) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- AVU-Video-Vertriebs-GmbH (2000) (Germany) (VHS)
- Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2000) (Canada) (VHS)
- Alliance Atlantis (Canada) (VHS)
- Alliance (2011) (Canada) (Blu-ray)
- Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
- Artisan Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Artisan Entertainment (1999) (United States) (video) (Laserdisc)
- Artisan Entertainment (2000) (Japan) (video) (Laserdisc)
- Artisan Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- Ava (2019) (Finland) (tv)
- Aventi (2003) (France) (DVD)
- BAC Vidéo (2009) (France) (DVD)
- Becker Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
- Becker Home Video (New Zealand) (VHS)
- Comet TV (2018) (United States) (tv)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2000) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2000) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Egmont Entertainment (2000) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)
- Elokuvapalvelu J. Suomalainen (2020) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Film Office (2000) (France) (VHS)
- Filmauro (2002) (Italy) (DVD)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
- Laurenfilm (2000) (Spain) (DVD)
- Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2010) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2010) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- M6 Vidéo (2006) (France) (DVD)
- Magic Box (Czechia) (Blu-ray)
- Magicbox (Czechia) (Blu-ray)
- Nelonen (2003) (Finland) (tv)
- Paradiso Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (France) (DVD)
- Pathé Video (2000) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Pay Per View (1999) (United States) (tv)
- Pay Per View (2000) (United States) (tv)
- Pioneer LDC (2000) (Japan) (DVD)
- RocVale Film (2000) (Australia) (VHS)
- Second Sight Films (2024) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Solar Pictures (1999) (Philippines)
- StudioCanal Germany (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- StudioCanal (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Sub (2017) (Finland) (tv)
- Sub (2018) (Finland) (tv)
- Sub (2019) (Finland) (tv)
- The Criterion Channel (2023) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Yorin (2003) (Netherlands) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Grainy Pictures (phase one instigator)
- Colorlab (processing)
- Coastal Leasing (special thanks: Dex Dean)
- Enzian Theater (special thanks)
- Filmmaker Magazine (special thanks)
- The Christensen Group (special thanks)
- Hudson Trails Outfitters (special thanks)
- The Mark & Brian Show (special thanks)
- Mott's Fruit Punch (special thanks)
- Power Bar (special thanks)
- Rio Grande (special thanks)
- Stackpole Books (special thanks)
- Success Rice (special thanks)
- Susanne Haley Talent (special thanks)
- University of Central Florida (UCF) (special thanks)
- Vaughn Broadcast Rental (special thanks)
- St. Augustine Amphitheatre (special thanks: Paul K. Williamson)
- Curtis Brown Group (permission: "How to Stay Alive in the Woods" used by permission of)
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources (location courtesy of: Seneca Creek and Patapsco Valley State Parks)
- Blair Witch Film Partners (author: for United States and International copyright)
- 4MC (video to film transfer)
- Cannes Film Festival (festival)
- Chapter III Records (soundtrack)
- Clein + Walker (marketing)
- Digitec (audio)
- Jeremy Walker + Associates (publicity)
- Mega Playground (video dailies)
- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
- The Wilshire Stages (final mix)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
- Wolf, Young, O'Baker (accounting)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In search of a local legend, three bold amateur documentarians--director, Heather; cameraman, Josh; sound recorder, Mike--hike into Burkittsville's gloomy Black Hills Forest to find a shadow: the fabled Blair Witch. Now, one long year later--after that fateful October of 1994--there's still no sign of the student filmmakers, apart from the raw footage they left behind. Who knows what truly happened during their creepy five-day journey into the mouth of madness? Was there, indeed, an intangible supernatural presence in the dark woods that led to the team's disappearance? Either way, the missing trio must have seen something. Could the nightmarish myth be real? Written by Nick Riganas |
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| Taglines | In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary...A year later their footage was found. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $60,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $29,207,381, 01 Aug 1999 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $108,100,000 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | (at around 46 mins) In a scene where the main actors are sleeping in a tent at night, the tent suddenly shakes violently and they all get scared. This was unscripted and the director shook the tent; the actors actually were scared. See more » |
| Goofs | The three are lost in the woods but in one scene, about 25 feet behind them, a field can be seen through a small gap in the trees. The road is also visible as they try to find the trail. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Blair Witch Project: Alternate Ending - Standing in the Corner (Backwards) (2010). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Rigors See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The beginning and end credits are designed in the style of a documentary, e.g. jumping slightly, static instead of rolling credits. See more » |
| Quotes |
Heather Donahue:
I just want to apologize to Mike's mom, Josh's mom, and my mom. And I'm sorry to everyone. I was very naive. I am so so sorry for everything that has happened. Because in spite of what Mike says now, it is my fault. Because it was my project and I insisted. I insisted on everything. I insisted that we weren't lost. I insisted that we keep going. I insisted that we walk south. Everything had to be my way. And this is where we've ended up and it's all because of me that we're here now - hungry, cold, and hunted. I love you mom, dad. I am so sorry. What is that? I'm scared to close my eyes, I'm scared to open them! We're gonna die out here! See more » |