Witchboard 2

"Everyone's dying to play."

1993 1h 38m EN

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★4.9TMDB · 68

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Synopsis

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A young woman starts receiving messages through a Ouija board, claiming to be from the former occupant of her apartment.

“Everyone's dying to play.”

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Where to watch · US

Cast

Ami Dolenz
Paige Benedict
Timothy Gibbs
Mitch
Laraine Newman
Elaine
John Gatins
Russel
Julie Michaels
Susan Sidney
Christopher Michael Moore
Jonas
Sarah Kaite Coughlan
Carla
Marvin Kaplan
Morris

Credits

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Director: Kevin Tenney
Writers: Kevin Tenney
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kevin Tenney, shot by David Lewis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dennis Michael Tenney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Ami Dolenz and Timothy Gibbs and Laraine Newman carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Everyone's dying to play.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kevin Tenney directs. David Lewis behind the camera. Dennis Michael Tenney scores. Daniel Duncan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Witchboard Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kevin Tenney, shot by David Lewis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Dennis Michael Tenney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Daniel Duncan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ami Dolenz and Timothy Gibbs and Laraine Newman carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Everyone's dying to play.".
9IMDB entry: tt0108577 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 68 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: David Lewis
Original score: Dennis Michael Tenney
Editing: Daniel Duncan
Production design: Ken Aichele
Costume design: Dorothy Amos
Makeup / hair: Ron McPherson
Stunt coordinator: John Stewart
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $168,180
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Witchboard 2 (1993)

Part of

Witchboard Collection

Playing around with a Ouija board, a trio of friends succeeds in contacting the spirit of a young boy. Trouble begins when the evil spirit, Malfeitor, takes over one of their bodies.

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Kevin Tenney

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GenerationofSwine2023-10-16
★ 10/10
OK, I'm going to give this the highest possible rating, not because it's Chinatown, but because it's fun. The acting is sort of meh, it's good enough to pass and I think some of it is on the director, but the characters are fun. They are unique, they are entertaining and that goes even if the delivery is sort of meh. There are enough hints along the way to unfortunately que you into what is coming, and that works both to soften the blow of the horrors to come and to let you in on what is coming next and that sort of take you out of the horror aspect of all of this. But again, that doesn't matter so much as all of this is pretty entertaining. I watched this morning when I was calling sick and so congested I could hardly breathe, it was fun enough to keep my mind off things, and simple enough that I could watch it with a fever and still follow. It's not a great flick, it's not Citizen Kane, but it's a fun and entertaining time killer. It requires little thought and it pays off where it counts.

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