Horror History: THE CRAFT Is Now 25 Years Old
Mike Sprague
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On this day in horror history, The Craft opened back in 1996. Robin Tunney stars with Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, and Rachel True. The film opened at number one at the box office, making $6.7M. The movie was a sleeper hit and the 11th highest-grossing film since 1980 dealing with the genre of witches.
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Synopsis:
After transferring to a Los Angeles high school, Sarah (Robin Tunney) finds that her telekinetic gift appeals to a group of three wannabe witches, who happen to be seeking a fourth member for their rituals. Bonnie (Neve Campbell), Rochelle (Rachel True) and Nancy (Fairuza Balk), like Sarah herself, all have troubled backgrounds, which combined with their nascent powers lead to dangerous consequences. When a minor spell causes a fellow student to lose her hair, the girls grow power-mad.
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Andrew Fleming directed the flick from a screenplay he co-wrote along with Peter Filardi. Douglas Wick produced. The Craft: Legacy, was released in October 2020.
Trivia:
An official website of the film: “The crew had to return to the location a second time to complete filming interrupted by several weird occurrences that even caused witch consultant Pat Devin to raise an eyebrow. As the fog rolled in at midnight, the four actresses used actual Wiccan rites and language to invoke powerful forces. Then, as Fairuza Balk’s character Nancy attempts to invoke the deity Manon, a flock of bats hovered over the set and the tide rose dramatically, extinguishing the candles.
Witchcraft consultant Devin recalls that ‘Manon, a fictitious creation for the film, sounds very close to Mananan, the Gaelic god of the sea. Luckily, we weren’t all swept to sea!’” Director Andrew Fleming: “‘Every time the girls started the ceremony, and only when they would start the ceremony, the waves would start coming up tremendously fast, pounding heavily. Then, right when Nancy says her line, “Manon, fill me,” right at that exact moment, we lost power. It was a very strange thing.’” (Source)
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