The Blair Witch Project
- Director(s): Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez
- Writer(s): Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez
- Release: July 14, 1999
Both co-written and co-directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, The Blair Witch Project stands out for its uniqueness in the world of horror. They had the idea that the story would surround student filmmakers who hike into the Black Hills of Burkittsville, Maryland in 1994. However, the students are present simply to film a documentary about the local Blair Witch legend. The idea was that since this was a documentary, it needed to be “filmed” by the students mostly.
That is why the film seems to be formatted mostly in a “recovered footage” type of way. Just like how you and your friends might film each other. Of course, the recovered footage makes sense considering the students are never seen again. Though odd the movie took place in 1994, the co-writers of the movie began writing the script in 1993. Which is the reason for the timing. The movie did very well on what was roughly a $500,000 budget, as it made $248.6 million at the box office.