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The Blair Witch Project (1999)
· 1 h 09 min · S1 E10 · Explicit
Episode The Blair Witch Project (1999)
This week, Sam and Sarah take on The Blair Witch Project—the only movie where finding a pile of rocks outside your tent is somehow worse than finding a bear.
THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT Theatrical Release: July 16, 1999 Budget: $60,000 (initially)
The Blair Witch Project follows three student filmmakers—Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, and Michael C. Williams—who head into the Maryland woods to investigate the legend of the Blair Witch. When they get lost, strange noises, stick figures, and other creepy signs start appearing around their camp. As fear and exhaustion set in, it becomes clear something may be following them.
The film was written and directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, produced by Gregg Hale and Robin Cowie, with music by Tony Cora. The actors worked mostly from loose instructions and improvised their dialogue, often without knowing what the others had been told.
Filming took place mostly in Seneca Creek State Park, Maryland, with scenes around Burkittsville and the finale shot at the Griggs House in Patapsco Valley State Park. During the eight-day shoot, the filmmakers secretly made noises, shook the actors' tent, and left creepy objects for them to find, helping capture real reactions.
The movie's marketing also famously presented Heather, Josh, and Mike as actual missing people, convincing some early viewers the footage might be real. Made for very little money, The Blair Witch Project became a massive hit and helped turn found-footage horror into a phenomenon.
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