The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently The Blair Witch Project is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand, Freevee, Plex, Plex Player
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Rei Hance
Heather Donahue
Michael C. Williams
Michael Williams
Joshua Leonard
Joshua Leonard
Bob Griffin
Short Fisherman
Jim King
Burkittsville resident Interviewee
Sandra Sánchez
Waitress
Ed Swanson
Fisherman With Glasses
Patricia DeCou
Mary Brown
Mark Mason
Man in Yellow Hat
Jackie Hallex
Interviewee with Child
Daniel Myrick
Director
Eduardo Sánchez
Director
Robin Cowie
Producer
Michael Nelson
Thanks
Gregg Hale
Producer
Tony Cora
Composer
Andrew White
Scenic Artist
Peter Broderick
Thanks
Neal Fredericks
Cinematographer
Julia Fair
Production Assistant
Ben Rock
ProductionDesigner
Brigan Gresh
Scenic Artist
John Pierson
Thanks
Janet Pierson
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Michael Monello
Co-Producer
Joe Nagy
Thanks
Dave Norman
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Christian Gueverra
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Ricardo Moreno
Art Direction
Lisa Dane
Additional Casting
Peg O'Keef
Thanks
Paul Curtis
Dialogue Editor
Nancy Jane King
Thanks
Elisabeth Flaum
Sound Effects Editor
Dana Meeks
Sound mixer
Julie Ann Smith
Still Photographer
Stefanie DeCassan
Still Photographer / Thanks
Eddie Bydalek
Sound Recordist
Shawn Kennelly
Foley Mixer
Bob Eick
Executive Producer
Kevin J. Foxe
Executive Producer
Jack Sherdel
Thanks / Sound
Thomas Ethan Harris
Thanks
Hector Lopez
Additional Photography
John Sellars
Colorist
Shelley Buell
Accountant
Lonnie Glerum
Thanks / Key Production Assistant
Mark Bobrow
Production Assistant
Mike Jones
Thanks
Sarah Cowie
Accountant
Gene O'Baker
Thanks / Accountant
Adrian Steinbach
Production Assistant
Billy Plank
Production Assistant
Tina Plank
Production Assistant
Dave Poole
Production Assistant
Shannon Kibler
Production Assistant
Kurt McNew
Thanks / Production Assistant
Jeremy Walker
Publicist
Jane E. Barrick
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Teresa Bone
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Steve Boudreau
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Carmen Cacaven
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Larry Carneglia
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Karo Cavanaugh
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Brian Clark
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Fran Cowie
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Les Cowie
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Sandy Craig
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Matthew Curtis
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Dex Dean
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Cecilia DeCassan
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Gino DeCassan
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Sarah Foxe
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Ingrid Fraley
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Richard Fraley
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Melanie Gasper
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Ellen Gillis
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Dee Guzzi
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Jackie Hale
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Tonya Hale
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Lynda Hansen
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Diana Iwanow
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Jeff Johnsen
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Mary Johnson
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Robert Jones
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Louise Levison
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Jean Lipphard
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Sandra Lukas
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Scott Macquarrie
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Terry Martin
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Margarita Moreno
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Oscar Moreno
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Dick Morris
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Anthony Pekarik
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Klark J. Perez
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Don Rhodes
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Jim Ritzel
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Korrin Ritzel
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Brian Saway
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Cecilia Saway
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Rick Saway
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William Saway
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Catherine Smith
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Don Smith
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Ali Steinbach
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Francis Tanner
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Lindsey Tanner
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Jan Ungaro
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Richard Ungaro
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Dennis Warner
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Paul K. Williamson
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Lorraine Wood
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Tara Zwicker
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Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 14, 1999
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 21m
Budget$60,000
Box Office$248,639,099
Genres
Wiki.
The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 American supernatural horror film written, directed and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. It is a fictional story of three student filmmakers—Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, and Joshua Leonard—who hike into the Black Hills near Burkittsville, Maryland, in 1994 to film a documentary about a local myth known as the Blair Witch. The three disappear, but their equipment and footage are discovered a year later. The purportedly "found footage" is the movie the viewer sees.
Myrick and Sánchez conceived of a fictional legend of the Blair Witch in 1993. They developed a 35-page screenplay with the dialogue to be improvised. A casting call advertisement in Backstage magazine was prepared by the directors; Donahue, Williams and Leonard were cast. The film entered production in October 1997, with the principal photography taking place in Maryland for eight days. About 20 hours of footage was shot, which was edited down to 82 minutes. Shot on an original budget of $35,000–60,000, the film had a final cost of $200,000–750,000 after post-production edits.
When The Blair Witch Project premiered at the Sundance Film Festival at midnight on January 23, 1999, its promotional marketing campaign listed the actors as either "missing" or "deceased". Owing to its successful run at Sundance, Artisan Entertainment bought the film's distribution rights for $1.1 million. The film had a limited release on July 14 the same year, before expanding to a wider release starting on July 30. While critical reception was mostly positive, audience reception was polarized.
The Blair Witch Project grossed nearly $250 million worldwide, making it one of the most successful independent films of all time, as well as the 29th most profitable horror film, while also being a sleeper hit. The film launched a media franchise, which includes two sequels (Book of Shadows and Blair Witch), novels, comic books, and video games. The film is credited with reviving the found-footage technique which was later used by similarly successful horror films such as Paranormal Activity and Cloverfield.