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Plot Description:
The Blair Witch Project follows a trio of filmmakers on what should have been a simple walk in the woods...but quickly becomes an excursion into heart-stopping terror. As the three become inexplicably but undeniably lost, morale deteriorates. Hunger sets in. Accusations fly. By night, unseen evil stirs beyond their campfire's light. By day, chilling ritualistic figures are discovered nearby. As the end of their journey approaches, they realize that what they're filming now is not a legend...but their own descent into unimaginable horror.
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Rated: R
Genre: horror
Runtime: 131 minutes
Original Theatrical Release:
1999
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Movie Trivia
- The three principal actors and actress shot nearly all of the completed film.
- The actors were requested to interview the townspeople, who often, unbeknownst to the actors, were planted by the directors. As a result, the expressions on the actors' faces were unrehearsed.
- The working title was "The Black Hills Project."
- The actors were given no more than a 35-page outline of the mythology behind the plot before shooting began. All lines were improvised and nearly all the events in the film were unknown to the three actors beforehand, and were often on-camera surprises to them all.
- Some theatergoers experienced nausea from the handheld camera movements and actually had to leave to vomit. In some Toronto theatres, ushers asked patrons who where prone to motion sickness to sit in the aisle seat and to try not to "throw up on other people."
- The production company Haxan Films borrowed its named from Benjamin Christensen's witchcraft documentary, Häxan (1922), a source of inspiration for the film.
- Filmed mostly in Rockville, not Burkitsville, Maryland.
- The house that Heather is in during the opening shot is owned by Lonnie Glerum, the film's key production assistant. He is also operating the camera during the opening shot.
- When promoting the film, the producers claimed it was real footage. Some people still believe it.
- Before the film was released, the 3 main actors were listed as 'missing, presumed dead' on the IMDb.
- One of the video cameras used by the actors was bought at Wal-Mart. Rumor has it that after the filming was completed, the producers returned the camera for a refund, making their budget money go even further.
- When Josh and Heather pick up Mike, they were originally listening to the song "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" by The Animals on the radio. However, Haxan Films couldn't get the rights to keep it in the film.
- In the supermarket scene near the start of the film, you hear in the background, the line "You're Rick Derris?". This is taken from Kevin Smith's 1994 film Clerks.
- Most of the movie was filmed at Seneca State Park in Rockville, MD.
- Heather's discovery of Josh's (presumed) tongue and teeth wrapped in his handkerchief bears a striking similarity to Washington Irving's story "The Devil and Tom Walker". Tom's wife goes to find the devil in the swamp, and never returns home. When Tom goes to find her, he discovers her apron with her heart and liver inside.
- Apparently, Heather Donahue brought a knife into the forest while filming was taking place because she didn't like the idea of sleeping with two guys.
- Sam Barber recently won the highly publicized lawsuit to recapture his credit for developing this film from a simple concept stage to the final shooting script as "Pre-Production Supervisor". Although most felt that his participation warranted full crediting as Producer or Executive Producer, the settlement made with Haxan Film Partners, et. al, resulted in the far more modest, if not misleading, credit as merely the "Pre-Production Supervisor." Within the creative community, those in-the-know acknowledge Barber as the true creative genius behind this breakout Independent film.
- The 16-millimeter camera was broken during filming; Josh (who had the camera in his pack) rolled down a hill, causing the lens to pop off the camera.
- This film was in the Guinness Book Of World Records for "Top Budget:Box Office Ratio" (for a mainstream feature film). The film cost $22,000 to make and made back $240.5 million, a ratio of $1 spent for every $10,931 made.
- The sign for Burkitsville at the beginning of the movie has been stolen three times, and was stolen opening night of the movie.
- The waitress asking about Blair High School is played by Sandra Sanchez, the sister of director Ed Sanchez.
- The three leads believed the Blair Witch was a real legend during filming, though of course they knew the film was going to be fake. Only after the film's release did they discover that the entire mythology was made up by the film's creators.
- The movie was released theatrically in the United States on July 30, 1999. The video and DVD were released on October 26 of the same year, less than 3 months after it's wide theatrical release, making it the fastest theater-to-video production on any movie.
Movie Mistakes
- Anachronisms: The film supposedly takes place in 1994, but in the supermarket, Michael displays an oatmeal and raisin flavored PowerBar. Oatmeal and raisin was not available in 1994.
- Anachronisms: When Josh and Heather argue over camera lens focus in the car a 1996 Jetta can be seen in the next lane.
- Incorrectly regarded as goofs: While Rustin Parr's house was said to be burned down (notably in Curse of the Blair Witch (1999) (TV), we see it and go inside. But this is probably a supernatural phenomenon of some sort - possibly a time warp; it explains, in part, why the filmmakers were never found.
- Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Heather steps in front of the camera to comfort the crying Mike, the footage occasionally skips; this could only have been achieved by editing the footage later to create this effect. But it's never claimed that we're seeing unedited footage.
- Continuity: Although the house at the end of the film is in the middle of the woods, miles away from civilization, electric light switches and fixtures are visible. There is also a hot water heater visible in the basement.
- Continuity: 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.
- Anachronisms: When Heather and Josh arrive at Mike's house to pick him up, they are listening to Placebo's 1998 album "Without You I'm Nothing", even though the movie is supposed to take place in 1994
Filming Locations
- Adamstown Village Market, Adamstown, Maryland, USA
- Granite, Maryland, USA
- Patapsco State Park, Maryland, USA
(house in final scene)
- Rockville, Maryland, USA
- Seneca Creek State Park, Maryland, USA
- Silver Rail Diner, Brunswick, Maryland, USA
- Wheaton, Maryland, USA
(Leaving Josh's House)
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