Witchboard (1986)
Witchboard (1986)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Stephen Nichols
Brandon Sinclair
Tawny Kitaen
Linda Brewster
Todd Allen
Jim Morar
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
Kenny Rhodes
Mike
Susan Nickerson
Chris
Ryan Carroll
Roger
Clare Bristol
Anchorwoman
Kevin Tenney
Director / Screenplay
William R. Wright Jr.
Production Manager
Patricia Bando Josten
Associate Producer
Dennis Michael Tenney
Music
Sunny Woods
Stunts
Ron Mitchell
Supervising Producer
Chuck Couch
Stunt Coordinator
David Zellitti
Stunts
Hal Burton
Stunts
Daniel Duncan
Editor
Sarah Burdick Stone
Art Direction
Walter Josten
Executive Producer
Donna Reynolds
Associate Producer
Ray Marek
Stunts
Debby Porter
Stunts
Gerald Geoffray
Producer
Tassilo Baur
Special Effects
Roy H. Wagner
Director of Photography
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 of America
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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.