
Overview
Four teenage girls, outsiders in their clique-ridden religious school, find an outlet for their pent-up hostilities when they form a supernatural coven. Armed with the power of "the craft," these novice witches gleefully take vengeance on their enemies, but ultimately their indiscriminate use of power catches up to them.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Andrew Fleming - Director
Robin Tunney
Fairuza Balk
Neve Campbell
Rachel True
Skeet Ulrich
Christine Taylor
Breckin Meyer
Nathaniel Marston
Cliff De Young
Assumpta Serna
Details
- Format: Blu-ray (Widescreen)
- Run Time: 101
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 826663197242
- Genre: MYSTERY / SUSPENSE / THRILLER
- Rating: R (MPAA)
- Release Date: March 2019
Movie Reviews
Synopsis:
Sarah, the troubled new kid in town, has just begun attending St. Benedict's Academy. There, she draws the attention of dysfunctional outcasts Nancy, Bonnie and Rochelle -- and discovers that they, like her, can perform "the craft." By joining their clique, Robin provides the last of the four elements (earth, fire, air, water) needed for the girls to concoct magic spells.
Armed with this new supernatural ability, the bewitched quartet set out to make life a living hell for the students who taunted and abused them in the past. Revenge is indeed sweet, that is until a power struggle begins between Sarah and Nancy....
Notes:
Released theatrically in the USA May 3, 1996.
Color by Technicolor.
Additional credits: Lisa Tornell (co-producer); Jeffrey Hamilton (makeup); Kelley R. Ray (visual effects supervisor).
Rated BBFC 15 by the British Board of Film Classification.
Reviews:
"...It evokes a dreamy sensuousness of mood....Great visuals, sure drama and applied intelligence: a rare combination in horror movies..." - 11/01/1996 Sight and Sound, p.46
"...Invoking the spirit of HEATHERS and CARRIE, THE CRAFT offers choice vignettes of voodoo revenge..." - 05/03/1996 USA Today, p.10D
"...A neatly crafted film....[Fleming] has coaxed marvelous performances from his inviting ensemble, particularly the appealing Tunney..." - 05/06/1996 Variety