Curse of the Blair Witch (1999) (TV)

Directors:

Daniel Myrick
Eduardo Sánchez

Writers:

Daniel Myrick (writer)
Ben Rock (writer)

Release Date:

11 July 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Short | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

A documentary exploring the life of the Blair Witch and the three missing student filmmakers.

Plot Keywords:

Witch | Interview | Maryland | Fake Documentary | Student Film

Cast

Frank Pastor	...	Rustin Parr
Rachel Braaten	...	Rachel Meyer
Elaine Stebbins
Tom Williams	...	Tom Williams
Randy Campbell	...	Randy Donahue
Dottie Corrigan	...	Dottie Fulcher
Stephen Edwards
Bill Dreggors	...	Bill Barnes
Buck Buchanan	...	Buck Buchanan
Charlie Carlson	...	Charles Moorehouse
Michael Hoover	...	Michael DeCoto
David Jones	...	David Mercer
Lisa Heesch	...	Lisa Toller
Joe Nagy	...	Joseph Nagy
Minette Marcial	...	Minette Marcial

Runtime:

44 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:12 | USA:Unrated

Company:

Haxan Films

Trivia:

This mockumentary was produced for airing on The Sci-Fi Channel as a promotional prelude to the release of The Blair Witch Project (1999). It was subsequently given a separate home video release. It was also included as a bonus feature on the special edition of "The Blair Witch Project" DVD.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The railroad engine pictured in the film was built in 1864, not 1825.

Movie Connections:

Features The City of the Dead (1960)

Canny mock-umentary adds to realism of BLAIR WITCH legend

Originally airing on the Sci-Fi Channel the week before the release of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999), this fascinating look at the supposedly "true" legends of the Blair Witch, from the banishment of Elle Kedward, the drowning of little Eileen Treacle, and the massacre at Coffin Rock, to the 1941 murders committed by Rustin Parr, right up to the 1994 disappearances of Heather, Mike, and Josh, cleverly reels in viewers to this fictional mythology. Many who watched this later swore it was on The Learning Channel or Discovery, not Sci-Fi! In many respects, this short piece is far better than the actual feature film it was meant to promote.