The Craft
Synopsis
After killing her mother in childbirth, growing up in San Francisco with her father and stepmother, attempting suicide, and moving to Los Angeles, Sarah (Robin Tunney) makes a brief stab at popularity at her new Catholic high school. Ostracized due to the untrue kiss-and-tell tales of football player Chris (Skeet Ulrich), Sarah reluctantly befriends a trio of self-styled outsiders: the horribly scarred Bonnie (Neve Campbell), the trailer-trash Nancy (Fairuza Balk), and Rochelle (Rachel True), a frequent victim of anti-black prejudice at the hands of Laura Lizzie (former Marcia Brady and future Mrs. Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor). After exhibiting latent telekenitic powers in front of Bonnie, Sarah learns that her three new friends have chosen her as their fourth corner, the final member of their supernatural coven. Using tools stolen from a local incense-and-candle-filled boutique for practitioners of magic, the quartet summons the power of Manon, a primitive deity, to exact revenge on their tormentors and transform their lives. Drunk with power, they watch their spells get out of control, and the new coven soon realizes that with magic, whatever you give comes back three-fold. This mid-'90s horror flick scored first place at the box office its opening weekend despite its then-unknown cast and modest budget. TV star Neve Campbell, who didn't even receive top billing, would go on to become the '90s answer to '70s horror queen Jamie Lee Curtis in the Scream franchise.~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide
Full Credits
- Director:Andrew Fleming,
- Writer:Andrew Fleming, Peter Filardi,
- Producer:Douglas Wick,
- Cinematographer:Alexander Gruszynski,
- Editor:Jeff Freeman,
- Executive Producer:Ginny Nugent,
- Cast:Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Rachel True, Skeet Ulrich, Neve Campbell,
- First Assistant Director:John R. Woodward,
- Second Assistant Director:Barbara M. Ravis,
- Second Second Assistant Director:Nancy Townsend,
- Co-Producer:Lisa Tornell,
- Supervising Sound Editor:Bobby Mackston,
- Camera Operator:David M. Dunlap, David Garden, Ned Martin,
- Script Supervisor:Robin Anderson,
- Boom Operator:Moe Chamberlain,
- Construction Coordinator:John H. Samson,
- First Assistant Camera:Scott Whitman, Katherine M. Butler,
- Location Manager:Gary Kesell,
- Production Coordinator:Kris Fullan Martinez,
- Property Master:Sean Mannion,
- Sound Effects Editor:Scott W. Anderson,
- Stunt Driver:Rick Avery,
- Dolly Grip:Clay H. Wilson,
- Scenic Artist:Beth Elliott,
- Makeup Effects:Jim Beinke,
- Dialogue Editor:Michael Haight, Willy Allen, James Matheny,
- Leadman:Max E. Brehme,
- First Assistant Editor:Jan Wesley,
- Supervising ADR Editor:James Beshears,
- Assistant Hairstylist:Monique Suraci,
- Screenwriter:Andrew Fleming, Peter Filardi,
- Set Designer:Natalie Richards,
- Assistant Property Master:Julie Witherington, Jennine Rimer,
- Sound Effects Designer:Yann Delpuech,
- Stunts:Sherry Peterson, Birgit K. Schier,
- Stunt Double:Joni Avery, Felipe Savahge,
- Grip:Wayne L. Duncan,
- Assistant Chief Lighting Technician:Glenn E. Moran,
- Assistant Art Director:Nicole Koenigsberger,
- Wardrobe Supervisor:Sarah Shawe,
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer:Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson,
- Assistant Makeup Artist:Michelle Vittone,
- Special Effects Coordinator:David P. Kelsey,
- Set Decoration:Nancy Nye,
- Transportation Co-Captain:Al Boone,
- Scoring Mixer:Dan Wallin,
- First Assistant Accountant:Kathi Danielson,
- Production Accountant:Terry Dunn,
- Music:Graeme Revell,
- Still Photographer:Peter Iovino,
- Visual Effects Supervisor:Kelley Ray,
- Transportation Captain:Geno Hart,
- Music Editor:Joshua Winget,
- Foley Mixer:David W. Alstadter,
- Title Designer:Nina Saxon,
- Supervising Sound Effects Editor:Gregory King,
- Unit Production Manager:Barry H. Waldman,
- Gaffer:Andy Ryan,
- Color Timer:Gloria Kaiser,
- Hairstylist:Beatrice De Alba,
- Visual Effects Producer:Suzanne Pastor,
- Foley Artist:Pamela Kahn, Timothy Pearson, Alicia Stevenson,
- Stunt Coordinator:Glory Fioramonti,
- Animal Wrangler:Boone Narr,
- Assistant Set Decoration:Brana Rosenfeld,
- Casting:Pam Dixon,
- Greensman:Frank Musitelle,
- Visual Effects Coordinator:Mageara Cameron, Robin Griffin,
- Makeup Artist:Jeffrey Hamilton,
- Production Designer:Marek Dobrowolski,
- Costume Design:Deborah Everton,
- Art Direction:Gae S. Buckley,
- Key Grip:Al LaVerde,
- Foley Supervisor:John Murray,
Technical specifications
- Rating:R
- Country:United States
- Language:English, Français
- Release:May 3, 1996
- Duration:105 min
- Genres:Drama, Horror, SciFi/Fantasy, Suspense/Thriller


