Witchboard (1986)
Witchboard (1986)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Tawny Kitaen
Linda Brewster
Todd Allen
Jim Morar
Stephen Nichols
Brandon Sinclair
Kathleen Wilhoite
Zarabeth
Burke Byrnes
Lt. Dewhurst
James W. Quinn
Lloyd
Rose Marie
Mrs. Moses
Judy Tatum
Dr. Gelineau
Gloria Hayes
Wanda
J.P. Luebsen
Malfeitor
Kenny Rhodes
Mike
Kevin Tenney
Director
Susan Nickerson
Chris
Ryan Carroll
Roger
Clare Bristol
Anchorwoman
Gerald Geoffray
Producer
Dennis Michael Tenney
Composer
Lewis Abernathy
Special Effects
Roy H. Wagner
Cinematographer
Walter Josten
Executive Producer
Daniel Duncan
Editor
Stephen J. Waller
Editor
Roland Carroll
Associate Producer
Rebecca Boss
CastingDirector
John Cork
Special Effects
Debby Porter
Stunts
Ron Mitchell
Supervising Producer
John Blake
Makeup Artist
Sarah Burdick Stone
Art Direction
Merril Greene
Costume Design
Tassilo Baur
Special Effects
Patricia Bando Josten
Associate Producer
Sunny Woods
Stunts
Hal Burton
Stunts
Donna Reynolds
Associate Producer
Bolton Sullivan
Associate Producer
William R. Wright Jr.
Production Manager
Chuck Couch
Stunt Coordinator
Ray Marek
Stunts
Buck McDancer
Stunt Coordinator
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 31, 1986
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 38m
Content RatingR
Budget$2,000,000
Box Office$7,369,373
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, United States of America
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Wiki.
Witchboard is a 1986 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Kevin Tenney in his directorial debut, and starring Tawny Kitaen, Stephen Nichols, and Todd Allen. The plot centers on a college student who becomes entranced into using her friend's Ouija board alone after it was accidentally left behind at her party, resulting in her becoming terrorized by a malevolent spirit.
Tenney wrote the screenplay while a student at the University of Southern California, inspired after attending a party in which a friend brought a Ouija board for partygoers to use. The film focuses on the notion of "progressive entrapment," the process by which a malevolent entity or demon takes control of a human being, a theme that was also touched on in The Exorcist (1973) after a character dabbles with a Ouija board. Filming took place in 1985 in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Francisco.
Cinema Group gave Witchboard a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 31, 1986. Following favorable box-office returns, the release was expanded in the spring of 1987, and the film went on to gross $7.4 million. Although the critical response to the film was largely unfavorable, it has obtained a cult following since its release, and was subject to significant critical analysis by academic Carol J. Clover in her 1992 non-fiction book, Men, Women, and Chainsaws. Two unrelated sequels, Witchboard 2: The Devil's Doorway and Witchboard III: The Possession, were released in 1993 and 1995 respectively.