The Craft Movie Review 1996

Call it "Heathers" with hexes. Troubled 17-year-old Sarah (Tunney) moves to L.A. and begins her senior year at St. Benedict's Academy. She takes up with three rebels--Nancy (Balk), Bonnie (Campbell), and Rochelle (True)--who like to dabble in witchcraft. Now, with the addition of would-be witch Sarah, these black magic women start slinging spells at their uppity classmates. Works best when concentrating on the girls and their problems, but degenerates into a special effects barrage toward the end. Alas, no one is turned into a newt.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 100 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Supernatural Comedies, Teen Angst, Creepy Houses, Devils, High School, Hell High School, L.A., Magic, Occult, Revenge, Witchcraft, Female Bonding, Cockroaches, Snakes, Hallucinations/Illusions, Physical Problems, Sanity Check, Catholic School

Screenplay

Andrew Fleming, Peter Filardi

Cast

Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Rachel True, Skeet Ulrich, Helen Shaver, Cliff DeYoung, Christine Taylor, Assumpta Serna

Cinematography

Alexander Grusynski

Director

Andrew Fleming

Music

Graeme Revell

Producer

Douglas Wick, Columbia Pictures

Awards

MTV Movie Awards 1997: Fight (Fairuza Balk/Robin Tunney).