Few movies are able to genuinely terrify the general public before their release. In today’s modern age, it is even more difficult to be able to do so. But back in 1999, The Blair Witch Project did just that with a marketing project that changed the foundation of horror marketing forever. Even decades later people still talk about how it gripped the nation with its grassroots promotion, working in a time before the internet had fully formed to bring a fictional local legend to life.
Its legacy continues to endure and fascinate horror fans around the world, and each year more people discover its allure and fall in love with the grandfather of found footage horror filmmaking. Utilizing nostalgia and how rooted in the nineties this film’s legacy is, its new dual release caters towards older and newer fans alike.
The groundbreaking horror sensation is presented in the newly remastered hi-def quality that fans and newcomers deserve. This definitive 2-disc Blu-ray edition includes the filmmaker-approved revitalized original theatrical cut and festival cut restored from the original Hi8 videotapes and 16mm film elements, available in the U.S. for the first time, plus the original 35mm theatrical exhibition release.
Relive the terror of three film students who disappeared in the Maryland woods while shooting a documentary about the local Blair Witch legend. All that remains is bone-chilling found video footage…and unanswered questions.
About The Blair Witch Project Blu-Ray + VHS release
Versions of the Film on the BD + Digital:
- Filmmaker-approved restored theatrical cut and festival cut; newly restored from the original Hi-8 videotapes and 16mm Film Elements
- Original 35mm theatrical exhibition version
Special Features on the BD + Digital:
- Lionsgate Limited Extras:
- Season of the Witch – New interviews with filmmakers & actors Joshua Leonard and Michael C. Williams
- Expanded Lore
- The Matt Blazi Project
- Mythos
- Eternal Impact
- Iconic Artifacts: The Blair Witch Project at MOPOP
- Film is Life: A Tribute to Cinematographer Neal Fredericks
- Legacy Special Features:
- Legacy Audio Commentary with Directors Eduardo Sánchez & Daniel Myrick, Producer Rob Cowie and Co-Producer Michael Monello – Only included on the Original 35mm Theatrical Version
- Curse of the Blair Witch Mockumentary
- Sticks and Stones: An Exploration of the Blair Witch Legend
- The Blair Witch Legacy
- Analogue Horror in a Digital World
- Deleted Scenes
- Cannes 1999 – Archive Directors’ Interviews
- Directors Interviews
- Fear Sections
- Alternate Endings
- B-Roll
- Theatrical Trailers (4)
The Blair Witch Project limited exclusive Blu-Ray + VHS hits stores October 13.
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