The Craft (1996)

Director:

Andrew Fleming

Writers (WGA):

Peter Filardi (story)
Peter Filardi (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

3 May 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

It's "Carrie" meets "Clueless" !

Plot:

A newcomer to a Catholic prep high school falls in with a trio of outcast teenage girls who practice witchcraft and they all soon conjure up various spells and curses against those who even slightly anger them.

Plot Keywords:

Coven | Spell | Outcast | Witch | Occult

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robin Tunney	...	Sarah Bailey
Fairuza Balk	...	Nancy Downs
Neve Campbell	...	Bonnie
Rachel True	...	Rochelle
Skeet Ulrich	...	Chris Hooker
Christine Taylor	...	Laura Lizzie
Breckin Meyer	...	Mitt
Nathaniel Marston	...	Trey
Cliff De Young	...	Mr. Bailey
Assumpta Serna	...	Lirio
Helen Shaver	...	Grace Downs
Jeanine Jackson	...	Jenny
Brenda Strong	...	Doctor
Elizabeth Guber	...	Laura's Friend
Jennifer Greenhut	...	Laura's Friend

MPAA:

Rated R for some terror and violence, and for brief language.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #33999) | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 (original rating) | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 (re-rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Chile:18 | Denmark:16 | Finland:K-14 | Germany:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Singapore:PG | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba)

Filming Locations:

Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

On the special edition DVD of this film, Andrew Fleming states in the commentary that the production was geared toward earning a PG-13 rating from the MPAA. They followed all of the guidelines to earn that rating, but in the final outcome the film was rated R because the film dealt with teenage girls using witchcraft.

Goofs:

Continuity: The chest of drawers that hits Sarah in the final confrontation inexplicably disappears when Nancy is searching through the clothing.

Quotes:

Nancy: So hot-stuff how did it go?
Sarah: How did what go?
Nancy: Your date with Chris.
Rochelle: Chris already told everybody.
Sarah: [confused] Told everybody what?
Bonnie: That you guys "did it".
Sarah: But we didn't... do it.
Nancy: Well then he was just trying to save-face because he's going around the whole school saying that you were the "lousiest lay he's EVER had" and coming from him that's pretty bad.
Sarah: [looking over to the other girls in the classroom who were giggling] UH UH.
[hoping it wasn't true]
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched' (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Tomorrow Never Knows

think mean girls with an edge(and multiply that to the nth degree)

i liked this movie.i found it entertaining,creepy and amusing,for all the right reasons.the cast was perfect for this movie.the four main actresses seemed so natural together and really worked well off each other.it's fairly obvious this movie inspired others as well as some TV shows,one in particular.i loved the soundtrack.it just seemed so fitting not just for the movie but for the subject material.i think they the subject matter well,without making it ridiculous and campy.plus,the movie has many relevant issues for that age group (teenagers in high school) as well as society in general.it also has a great moral lesson,which i won't give away,but is probably fairly obvious.overall,the movie is a fun and thrilling 90 plus minutes."The Craft" is easily an 8/10 from me.