The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Directors:

Daniel Myrick
Eduardo Sánchez

Drehbuchautoren:

Daniel Myrick (writer) &
Eduardo Sánchez (writer)

Premierendatum:

30. Juli 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Abenteuer | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Werbezeile:

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.

Plot:

In October of 1994, three student film makers disappeared in the woods near Burkittesville, Maryland. One year later, their footage was found.

Plot Keywords:

Paranormal | Pagan | Pain | Loss Of Loved One | Viral Video

Filmpreise:

11 wins & 16 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Gripping, stunning film, the absolute thriller!!

Besetzung

Heather Donahue	...	Heather Donahue
Joshua Leonard	...	Joshua 'Josh' Leonard
Michael C. Williams	...	Michael 'Mike' Williams (as Michael Williams)
Bob Griffith	...	Short Fisherman
Jim King	...	Interviewee
Sandra Sánchez	...	Waitress (as Sandra Sanchez)
Ed Swanson	...	Fisherman With Glasses
Patricia DeCou	...	Mary Brown
Mark Mason	...	Man in Yellow Hat
Jackie Hallex	...	Interviewee with Child

Alternativ:

Blair Witch Project (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Länge:

86 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Schwarzweiss | Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.33 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby SR

Altersfreigabe:

Hungary:16 | Malaysia:18PL | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | South Korea:18 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (original rating) | Australia:M | Belgium:KNT | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | Singapore:PG (original rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #36716) | Philippines:PG-13

Drehorte:

Adamstown Village Market - 5550 Mountville Road, Adamstown, Maryland, USA

Firma:

Haxan Films

Dies und das:

The three principal actors, Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, and Michael C. Williams, shot nearly all of the completed film.

Pannen:

Filmfehler: 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.

Dialogzitate:

Interviewee: There was this old Mary Brown...
Heather Donahue: Mary Brown? Hmm.
Interviewee: Yeah, and she was kind of a crazy - - crazy lady.
Heather Donahue: How was she seen by the community?
Interviewee: Crazy.

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Soundtrack:

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Gripping, stunning film, the absolute thriller!!

Privileged to see a preview of this fantastically terrifying film, I found myself actually feeling the pain and mind-numbing anguish of the characters. At times in the movie, I would find myself trying to peer through the darkness with them, fully realizing that there was absolutely no chance of knowing what was out there. I think that is the most effective aspect of this, the fear of the unknown. I really can't think of anything more frightening than something that has no identity, and so you don't know how to relate or react, and you are forced to suffer through the unknown. A key component also included in this film was the steady decline of human spirit that you witness first-hand. You watch as the characters are broken down to small, scared, hunted animals, and you find yourself shaking your head at how pitiful and helpless they have become, yet you don't feel sorry for them, only agonizing hope that they will escape the fear with at least their lives. Wonderfully created film that, at least for me, an outdoor enthusiast who used to enjoy wandering alone through familiar woods, will always haunt me to the core of my soul when I look around and see nothing but endless woods, unknown sounds, and things that are never seen.