Ouija (2014)

A group of friends must confront their most terrifying fears when they awaken the dark powers of an ancient spirit board.

Director:

Stiles White

Writers:

Juliet Snowden, Stiles White

Stars:

Olivia Cooke, Ana Coto, Daren Kagasoff

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Olivia Cooke	...	Laine Morris
Ana Coto	...	Sarah Morris
Daren Kagasoff	...	Trevor
Bianca A. Santos	...	Isabelle (as Bianca Santos)
Douglas Smith	...	Pete
Shelley Hennig	...	Debbie Galardi
Sierra Heuermann	...	Doris Zander
Sunny May Allison	...	Doris (10 years old)
Lin Shaye	...	Paulina Zander
Claudia Katz Minnick	...	Mother (as Claudia Katz)
Vivis Colombetti	...	Nona (as Vivis)
Robyn Lively	...	Mrs. Galardi
Matthew Settle	...	Mr. Morris
Afra Sophia Tully	...	Young Laine (as Afra Tully)
Claire Beale	...	Young Debbie

Storyline

A girl is mysteriously killed after recording herself playing with an ancient Ouija Board, which leads to a close group of friends to investigate this board. They later find out that some things aren't meant to be played with, especially the 'other side'.

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Plot Keywords:

ghost | sister sister relationship | attic | characters killed one by one | spirit | 

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Taglines:

Some call it a spirit board. It has existed for centuries. It is used to communicate with the other side.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

14A

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although Sarah Morris is supposed to be Laine's younger sister in the film, in real-life the actress Ana Coto is actually 3 years older than Olivia Cooke, who plays Laine.

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Goofs

When Pete got slammed into the Mirror it cracked, but in the next scene the Mirror wasn't cracked or damaged, and nothing happened to his hand.

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Quotes

[first lines]
[young Laine and young Debbie play with the Quija board]
Young Laine: I don't know if I want to do this.
Young Debbie: Relax, Laine, it's fun.
Young Debbie: First, the rules.
Young Debbie: You can never, ever play alone. You can never play in a graveyard. And you always have to say goodbye. To start, you circle the board once for each player. Then we say, as friends we gather, hearts are true.
Young Laine: [repeats] As friends we gather, hearts are true.
Young Debbie: Spirits near we call to you.
Young Laine: [repeats] Spirits near we call to you.
Young Debbie: Is someone here with us?
[...]

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Alternate Versions

A completely different version of the film was shown to a test audience. After negative feedback, the film was partially re-shot with several story and cast changes. Scenes from this version appear in some trailers, but has otherwise not been shown in it's entirety since.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Down and Dirty Duck (2014)

User Reviews

It's Like They Made the Terrible Sequel First

So, I first saw "Ouija: Origin of Evil" (2016) in the theater when it came out, and I thought it was fantastic--I gave it 9/10 stars. And so, of course, I decided to go and watch the first film in the series, simply titled, "Ouija". I did so despite my having been warned by a couple of friends that it was a pretty bad movie. But, come on, how bad could it really be??? "Origin of Evil" is AWESOME....so the first one must be pretty good, right?

Wrong. This movie is terrible. TERRIBLE.

About the only thing I can say for the movie is that it does more or less follow the storyline of the prequel (although there are some glitches there, too), and as such it was marginally fun to find out how the story ends, so to speak.

But, man, this movie just downright sucks all the way around. The plot is bad, the acting...is...OK, but nothing to write home about. The story is not developed at all, and it's like they just threw together a few general concepts and tossed it into a movie.

All that said, it really is like they made the terrible sequel first, after the hit horror movie. The 2016 prequel is leaps and bounds better than this movie. But this movie itself is weak as can be. 2/10 stars....a rating I have hardly ever given before. This one's bad folks. Real bad.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 October 2014 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Ouija

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,875,995, 26 October 2014

Gross USA:

$50,856,010

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$103,687,316

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Platinum Dunes, Blumhouse Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital Datasat Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1