Witchboard (1986)
Witchboard (1986)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Todd Allen
Jim Morar
Tawny Kitaen
Linda Brewster
Stephen Nichols
Brandon Sinclair
Kathleen Wilhoite
Zarabeth
Burke Byrnes
Lt. Dewhurst
James W. Quinn
Lloyd
Rose Marie
Mrs. Moses
Judy Tatum
Dr. Gelineau
Gloria Hayes
Wanda
J.P. Luebsen
Malfeitor
Susan Nickerson
Chris
Ryan Carroll
Roger
Kenny Rhodes
Mike
Gerald Geoffray
Producer
Clare Bristol
Anchorwoman
Kevin Tenney
Director / Screenplay
William R. Wright Jr.
Production Manager
Roland Carroll
Associate Producer
Patricia Bando Josten
Associate Producer
Ray Marek
Stunts
Debby Porter
Stunts
Donna Reynolds
Associate Producer
Merril Greene
Costume Design
John Blake
Makeup Artist
Rebecca Boss
Casting / Location Manager
Sarah Burdick Stone
Art Direction
Tassilo Baur
Special Effects
Hal Burton
Stunts
David Zellitti
Stunts
Ron Mitchell
Supervising Producer
Stephen J. Waller
Editor
Roy H. Wagner
Director of Photography
Daniel Duncan
Editor
Buck McDancer
Stunt Coordinator
Sunny Woods
Stunts
Chuck Couch
Stunt Coordinator
Walter Josten
Executive Producer
Bolton Sullivan
Associate Producer
Jeff Geoffray
Producer
Lee Haxall
Sound
Dennis Michael Tenney
Original Music Composer
Robin Jones
First Assistant Director
Chris Medak
Second Assistant Director
Terence J. Edwards
Second Assistant Director
Lesli J. Lehr
Production Coordinator
J. Patrick Daily
Key Grip
Tom West
Best Boy Grip
Charles 'Chaz' Norcross
Grip
Michael Evans
Grip
Ronnie Crowe
Grip
Paul Vee
Grip
Eric Whitehead
Swing
Shane D. Kelly
Gaffer
John Doherty
Best Boy Electric
Bayard Carey
Boom Operator
James Eaton
First Assistant Camera
Kit Hellman
Second Assistant Camera
Joseph Antczak
Third Assistant Camera
Bruce Scivally
Special Effects Assistant
Lewis Abernathy
Special Effects Assistant
John Cork
Special Effects Assistant
Mick Strawn
Special Effects Assistant
Donna Hollister
Assistant Makeup Artist
Pola Shreiber
Assistant Art Director
Robert Lucas
Property Master
Dwayne Grady
Assistant Property Master
Claudia Brown
Wardrobe Supervisor
Laura Call
Set Dresser
Patricia Fuenzalida
Set Dresser
Sharon McGunigle
Costumer
Joan C. Morisaki
First Assistant Editor
Myron Murakami
Assistant Editor
Doug Waller
Assistant Editor
Dana Desselle
Sound Effects Editor
John Duvall
Foley Editor
Barry Rubinow
Dialogue Editor
Margie O'Malley
Foley Artist
Evelyn Dutton
Foley Artist
William Harvey
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Emilie Robertson
Music Editor
Judith Vogt
Script Supervisor
Sparkie Lee
Accountant
Marian Garcia
Accountant
Bob Lass
Negative Cutter
Dale Caldwell
Color Timer
Randy Codd
Stand In
Zenon Dmytryk
Stand In
Alexis Schraidy
Stand In
Carol Taylor
Stand In
Tracy Lehr
Still Photographer
Victor Anderson
Transportation Coordinator
Jim Strong
Electrician
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 31, 1986
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 38m
Content RatingR
Budget$2,000,000
Box Office$7,369,373
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Witchboard is a 1986 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Kevin Tenney in his directorial debut, and starring Tawny Kitaen, Stephen Nichols, and Todd Allen. The plot centers on a college student who becomes entranced into using her friend's Ouija board alone after it was accidentally left behind at her party, resulting in her becoming terrorized by a malevolent spirit.
Tenney wrote the screenplay while a student at the University of Southern California, inspired after attending a party in which a friend brought a Ouija board for partygoers to use. The film focuses on the notion of "progressive entrapment," the process by which a malevolent entity or demon takes control of a human being, a theme that was also touched on in The Exorcist (1973) after a character dabbles with a Ouija board. Filming took place in 1985 in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Francisco.
Cinema Group gave Witchboard a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 31, 1986. Following favorable box-office returns, the release was expanded in the spring of 1987, and the film went on to gross $7.4 million. Although the critical response to the film was largely unfavorable, it has obtained a cult following since its release, and was subject to significant critical analysis by academic Carol J. Clover in her 1992 non-fiction book, Men, Women, and Chainsaws. Two unrelated sequels, Witchboard 2: The Devil's Doorway and Witchboard III: The Possession, were released in 1993 and 1995 respectively.