Filmmaker reacts to The Blair Witch Project (1999) for the FIRST TIME!
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Now imagine seeing this in a dark movie theatre in the 90’s as a kid, not 100% knowing if it’s fiction or not
It's insane to me how the lead actress Heather Donahue got a RAZZIE for her performance. That apology scene is an amazing depiction of visceral fear.
when Heather was screaming WTF IS THAT?! she was seeing a crew member dressed in white. the filmmakers was hoping one of the guys would point their camera at this but they didn't and this was never reshot. it was also the crew that was hitting against their tent and the cast had no idea that this was going to happen so they were actually terrified
This movie really benefitted from creative marketing. The team advertised it as a true story, with a web site campaigning for the 'missing' filmmakers. It really helped a micro-budget movie turn into a smash
This came out at the perfect time, before modern internet and smart phones. The internet was basic and slow, you had no social media and news sites like today that have coverage of a film and leaks and spoilers prior to release. All they had was word of mouth and the promotional sites that were disguised at archival sites. A lot of people believed to be true because there was nothing to compare to at the time.
It's worth looking into how they filmed this. The cast were essentially left on their own with limited contact to the crew, who would periodically leave notes and directions or just mess with them. A lot of what the cast went through was authentic and they never completely knew what was going to happen next
I saw this movie with my younger brother when it first came out and everyone thought it was actual found footage. We were terrified!We spent the entire ride home talking about the scariest parts. As soon as we pulled into the driveway, he said he had to pee and jumped out and ran into the house. It was dark and I was scared, so I grabbed my stuff and ran behind him. I guess I should have seen it coming, but that little jerk was already in position: facing the corner away from me. I screamed louder than I ever have in my life. He collapsed on the floor laughing. Good times.
Man….this movie scarred me for a LONG time. The scene towards the end when they are all running through the forest screaming, the crew never told them that was going to happen. Their fear and screams were legit because they actually had someone dressed up in white gowns, so the screams and fear are genuine. I’m so glad you finally did this one.
That extreme close-up on her face was actually an accident. She didn't realize she had zoomed in until after but it was so much better that way, I think. I heard that at Sundance when it premiered, that pretty much no one knew anything about it and thought it was real (well, I'm sure some people may have thought otherwise) and it scared the living shit out the audiences that saw it. It's a little out of context watching it now given how many 'found footage' films came after, but as an example of low budget indie filmmaking, it's pretty great. That reveal of him standing in the corner still gives me chills. Main takeaway: if you've been f**ked with multiple nights by 'something' and then find a house in the woods ... DON'T GO IN IT!
In 1999, The Blair Witch Project became the first film to dethrone John Carpenter's Halloween(1978) as the most successful independent film in history.
The piles of rocks outside the tent is such a simple yet brilliantly creepy idea. It invokes ideas like grave markings, but also rituals. But also just the sheer reality that someone was right there while the slept! It's fucking scary!
That final scene with him in the corner still gives me chills.
The trivia for this movie is worth reading. Makes you appreciate it even more. The dialogue was all improvised and the crew REALLY messed with the cast during filming. Some of the reactions they have are 100% genuine.
I got lost in the woods as a boy and hours of running and panic did not improve my situation, I survived, but it left a deep scar. This movie took me right back there in a fit of PTSD in the movie theatre, and I thought I would keel over right then and there. So, you could say this flick made an impression on me. Most frightening motion picture experience of my life.
I'm impressed with how quickly you picked up on the woods having an effect on them (sense of direction , etc.) They never really fully explore that in this movie but they do moreso in the sequel that came out a few years ago. The Blair Witch Dossier is a book that came out that has all of the mythology explained in it and it involves the possibility of them stepping into a place where time does not exist in the same way it does outside of the woods.
I'm sure somebody already said this...but regarding the "What the f*** is that!?" moment...
This is my favorite found footage film. Saw this in the theater in 1999 and it is one of the few scary movies that stuck with me for a long time. It’s so realistic, the setting and the acting. What helped was that not everything was planned with the actors; they were completely surprised when woken up in the middle of the night, for example. I don’t care if you’re filming a movie, that would be scary regardless when you’re in the pitch black of the remote wilderness! There really was tension between them too.
Think about Heather's mindset during that monologue. She's been in the woods for 5 days, she's had nothing to eat but bananas and energy bars, which the film makers gave her less and less of as the film went on, and now it's her last day of filming. Those are tears of relief.
I remember hearing about this back in the day and checking out the website they'd made that listed these people as missing and a bunch of background on them and the Blair Witch. I think I found out it wasn't real shortly prior to seeing the movie but I remember the pre-social media buzz of it all at the time. They really nailed the marketing.
The 'making of' notes behind this film are great. The scene where the trio argue over the map was genuine as between takes one of the production crew actually took it from the actress' equipment when she wasn't watching, giving the argument that erupts during the scene genuine anger because no one knew who was supposed to have the map at that point or where it went.