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Prototype · 10-28-2008, 08:59 PM

While I didn't like it that much... millions did.

Wildcard #3 for Team NC-17, The Blair Witch Project. The film that made many get motion sickness in theaters. While most of the film was laughable, the last 10 minutes of the movie, mainly taking place in the abandoned house, was absolutely blood curdling.

- The actors were given no more than a 35-page outline of the mythology behind the plot before shooting began. All lines were improvised and nearly all the events in the film were unknown to the three actors beforehand, and were often on-camera surprises to them all.
- Some theatergoers experienced nausea from the handheld camera movements and actually had to leave to vomit. In some Toronto theatres, ushers asked patrons who where prone to motion sickness to sit in the aisle seat and to try not to "throw up on other people."
- When promoting the film, the producers claimed it was real footage. Some people still believe it.
- Before the film was released, the three main actors were listed as "missing, presumed dead" on the IMDb.
- One of the video cameras used by the actors was bought at Circuit City. After filming was completed, the producers returned the camera for a refund, making their budget money go even further.
- This film was in the Guinness Book Of World Records for "Top Budget:Box Office Ratio" (for a mainstream feature film). The film cost $22,000 to make and made back $240.5 million, a ratio of $1 spent for every $10,931 made.
- This film uses the f-word 154 times.
- In a scene where the main actors are sleeping in a tent at night, the tent suddenly shakes violently and they all get scared. This was unscripted and the director shook the tent; they were really scared.
- When the movie was released the town of Burkittsville, in the hopes of making at least some profit from the film, did its own marketing. During the annual summer carnival the local Ruritan Club featured the "Bur-Witch" sandwich - country fried ham and a fried egg on top of a cheeseburger, nestled in a sesame seed bun, and doused with horseradish. The sandwich was the most popular selling item on the menu two years in a row.

It was an absolute cult classic. If you've never heard of the Blair Witch, where the hell have you been?

10-28-2008, 08:59 PM	#1505
Prototype Join Date: May 2004 Location: @robdashjamieson Exp:	While I didn't like it that much... millions did. Wildcard #3 for Team NC-17, The Blair Witch Project. The film that made many get motion sickness in theaters. While most of the film was laughable, the last 10 minutes of the movie, mainly taking place in the abandoned house, was absolutely blood curdling. - The actors were given no more than a 35-page outline of the mythology behind the plot before shooting began. All lines were improvised and nearly all the events in the film were unknown to the three actors beforehand, and were often on-camera surprises to them all. - Some theatergoers experienced nausea from the handheld camera movements and actually had to leave to vomit. In some Toronto theatres, ushers asked patrons who where prone to motion sickness to sit in the aisle seat and to try not to "throw up on other people." - When promoting the film, the producers claimed it was real footage. Some people still believe it. - Before the film was released, the three main actors were listed as "missing, presumed dead" on the IMDb. - One of the video cameras used by the actors was bought at Circuit City. After filming was completed, the producers returned the camera for a refund, making their budget money go even further. - This film was in the Guinness Book Of World Records for "Top Budget:Box Office Ratio" (for a mainstream feature film). The film cost $22,000 to make and made back $240.5 million, a ratio of $1 spent for every $10,931 made. - This film uses the f-word 154 times. - In a scene where the main actors are sleeping in a tent at night, the tent suddenly shakes violently and they all get scared. This was unscripted and the director shook the tent; they were really scared. - When the movie was released the town of Burkittsville, in the hopes of making at least some profit from the film, did its own marketing. During the annual summer carnival the local Ruritan Club featured the "Bur-Witch" sandwich - country fried ham and a fried egg on top of a cheeseburger, nestled in a sesame seed bun, and doused with horseradish. The sandwich was the most popular selling item on the menu two years in a row. It was an absolute cult classic. If you've never heard of the Blair Witch, where the hell have you been? __________________ Last edited by Prototype; 10-29-2008 at 08:14 AM.