In 1997, directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez sent out three unknown actors in the woods to improvise a horror movie and film it on their own. It was, indeed, a practically new concept at that time, and pulling that kind of stunt off is surely not going to be easy.
But two years later, Sanchez and Myrick had a bonafide hit on their hands with The Blair Witch Project, which inspired a new horror subgenre and became one of the most iconic horror flicks of all time.
Made with a budget of only $60,000, the film premiered at Sundance in 1999. Just hours after the midnight screening, the two young directors sold the film to Artisan Entertainment for $1.1 million. The movie was the most-talked about horror movie of the season, but it took years to become a reality.
On its 20th anniversary, Vice interviewed the filmmakers and actors behind this cult classic. See the full interview over at the website.
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I remember literally trembling as I walked out of the theater.
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