The Blair Witch Project

"Everything you've heard is true."

1999 1h 21m EN

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6.4

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86%

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METACRITIC

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6.5

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 5,701🍅86%Rotten Tomatoes●80Metacritic★6.5IMDB · 309,752

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Synopsis

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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.

“Everything you've heard is true.”

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Cast

Heather Donahue
Heather Donahue
Joshua Leonard
Joshua Leonard
Michael C. Williams
Michael Williams
Bob Griffin
Short Fisherman
Jim King
Interviewee (uncredited)
Sandra Sánchez
Waitress
Ed Swanson
Fisherman With Glasses (uncredited)
Patricia DeCou
Mary Brown

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Daniel Myrick
Writers: Eduardo Sánchez, Daniel Myrick
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $249M — a 4144.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Blair Witch Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Daniel Myrick, shot by Neal Fredericks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tony Cora. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Eduardo Sánchez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Daniel Myrick directs. Neal Fredericks behind the camera. Tony Cora scores. Eduardo Sánchez cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Grossed $249M — a 4144.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
427 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5Part of the "Blair Witch Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Daniel Myrick, shot by Neal Fredericks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Tony Cora. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Eduardo Sánchez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Heather Donahue and Joshua Leonard and Michael C. Williams carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Everything you've heard is true.".
11IMDB entry: tt0185937 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 29 themes, including "witch", "legend", "camping", "map".
13Released under 41 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Neal Fredericks
Original score: Tony Cora
Editing: Eduardo Sánchez
Production design: Ben Rock
Runtime: 81 min · 1h 21m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $60,000
Box office: $248,639,099
Return: 414398% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes: 86% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 80/100
IMDB rating: 6.5/10 · 309,752 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

23 wins & 27 nominations total

Part of

Blair Witch Collection

A psychological horror found footage film series about a local legend known as the Blair Witch.

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Daniel Myrick

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CinemaSerf2023-08-28
★ 5/10
So three young folks go off into the wilderness in search of evidence to support the local Maryland legend of the "Blair Witch". Shortly afterwards, they lose their map, get lost - discover an old house; scream and cuss a lot.... A collection of three more odious folks I struggle to recollect seeing on screen. Directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánches substitute noise for suspense; and despite the fact that they spend several nights (more than planned) out in the woods without food, the batteries for their camera seems to endure remarkably well as they run around in the dark edging ever closer to whatever grizzly fate they well deserve. This is an huge triumph for hype over content and the marketeers have done a truly remarkable job. Though I would advocate that you watch it; it would only be because it has become a film of cult status - which, like so many others in that "elite" grouping, is a polite word for dross.

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