It wasn't controversial when it came out. But it was one of the first widely released films -- if not the first -- to use handheld, home-movie cameras. Using hand-held cameras, to get that realistic, home-movie look, is now a bit of a cliche, but at the time, it was a very innovative technique.
The other exciting thing about it was the fact that it was advertised as a true story. Supposedly, the dead kids' tapes had been found in the woods, and all the footage was completely real.
The moviemakers worked very hard to make the hoax believable: for example, when the movie first came out, the actors were listed as "missing, presumed dead" on the imdb (internet Movie DataBase) entry for the film. In fact, some people actually still believe that the film is real!
Passing a fictional movie off as the truth was not a new tactic: both the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Fargo, for example, were also touted as true stories, when in fact they are completely fictional. But the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Fargo were presented as "based on a true story." They were supposed to be fictionalized, dramatized accounts. The Blair Witch Project was not supposed to be based on a true story. It was supposed to be a real, unadulterated home movie that had been discovered in the woods.
The Blair Witch Project (1999) is rated R.
No, because The Blair Witch Project is a ficitional film.
The Blair Witch Project was created on 1999-07-30.
The Blair Witch Project, followed by Blair Witch 2:Book of Shadows
The demographics of The Blair Witch Project mostly include young adults aged 18 to 24, and some in higher or lower age ranges.
The Blair Witch Project (1999) is rated R.
The Tony Blair Witch Project was created in 2000.
The Blair Witch Project - video games - happened in 2000.
No, because The Blair Witch Project is a ficitional film.
The Blair Witch Project was created on 1999-07-30.
The Blair Witch Project, followed by Blair Witch 2:Book of Shadows
The Blair Witch Project - video games - was created on 2000-10-25.
The duration of The Cabin in the Woods is 1.58 hours.
The Blair Witch Mountain Project - 2002 is rated/received certificates of: USA:G
Because the Blair Witch Project was entirely fake. The Blair Witch was made up entirely for the movie so an investigation would be pointless.
nope.
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