• Genre: Horror
• MPAA Rating: R
• AMG Rating:
• Regional Coding: 1
  USA and territories, Canada

One of the most financially successful independent films of all time spawns a sequel that at once honors and confronts the pseudo-documentary style of the original in this follow-up to The Blair Witch Project. After The Blair Witch Project becomes a box-office smash, tourists begin to descend upon the small town of Burkittsville, MD, wanting to learn more about the truth and legend of the Blair Witch. Jeff Patterson is a local resident with a checkered past who sees a chance to make some fast money; he inaugurates "The Blair Witch Hunt," offering a tour of the woods where the ill-starred student filmmakers were lost. Four students from Boston sign up for the witch hunt, and end up spending the night camping near the home of notorious child murderer Rustin Parr. The next morning, they discover that they have no memory of a five-hour stretch of the previous night; as the day wears on, they realize they encountered something profoundly evil during their lost night in the woods, which has begun to manifest itself with a vengeance. Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 was the first dramatic feature directed by Joe Berlinger, who previously helmed the award-winning documentaries Brother's Keeper and Paradise Lost. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Bonus Features

• "The Secret of Esrever"
• Audio commentary by director Joe Berlinger
• Select scene commentary with composer Carter Burwell
• Live performance by the band Godhead
• DVD-ROM: Web link access to exclusive never-before-seen footage and other extras
• Cast and crew information
• Production notes
• Digitally mastered
• Scene access
• Interactive menus
• Bonus CD, including complete Carter Burwell film score and tracks from Godhead, Tony Iommi, and Steaknife

Actors

Kim Director, Jeffrey Donovan, Erica Leerhsen, Tristen Skyler, Stephen Barker Turner, Kurt Loder

Director

Joe Berlinger

Producer

Bill Carraro

Violence, Adult Language, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations

• Sound : DD5.1/DD2
• Language : Eng/Fre/Spa
• Subtitles : Eng

• Screen : WSE
• Dar : 1.85:1

Review

The Blair Witch Project had a boring core idea (three people lost in the woods), but the verve of the filmmakers made it work. The verisimilitude the film achieved put the audience in the woods with those very distinct personalities. Book of Shadows starts with a great premise. Having people tour the fictional location of the original film provides fertile ground to add to the mythology of the first film, while simultaneously poking fun at its gargantuan success. The major problem with Book of Shadows is laid out by one of the main characters. He informs the others, "Videotape doesn't lie." The audience is treated to video images of the gang committing horrible acts they don't remember performing. Other events occur, but then the audience sees them differently on videotape. The viewer has no ability to discern what actually transpired that night. Since there seem to be no rules for the audience to follow, and not a single interesting character to care about, frustration and apathy set in. Blair Witch worked because the real world was palpable. Since the audience never saw anything that wasn't plausible, there was no need for them to question their suspension of disbelief. The original film felt like an inspiration, but the follow-up feels like a construction. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

• Release Date : September 18, 2001
• Length : 90 Minutes
• Dvdsides : 2
• Dvddiscs : 1
• Upc : 012236117032