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Titolo originale: The Craft
Regia: Andrew Fleming |
Anno: 1996
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Horror Dramma Fantasy
Tag: witch | puberty | magic | suicide attempt | black magic | sorcery | female friendship | gothic | occult | hair loss | outsider | karma | newcomer | love spell | teen scream |
Cast: Robin Tunney | Fairuza Balk | Neve Campbell | Rachel True | Skeet Ulrich | Christine Taylor | Breckin Meyer | Nathaniel Marston | Cliff DeYoung | Assumpta Serna | Helen Shaver | Jeanine Jackson | Brenda Strong | Elizabeth Guber | Jennifer Greenhut | Arthur Senzy | Endre Hules | Mark Conlon | Christine Louise Mills | William Newman | Erin Tavin | Rod Britt | Brogan Roche | Rebecca McLaughlin | Tony Genaro | Janet Rotblatt | Jason Filardi | Karyn J. Dean | Danielle Koenig | Janet Eilber | Esther Scott | John Kapelos | Kathleen Lloyd | Tory Christopher | Glory Fioramonti | Gloria Koehn Straube |

Sarah (Robin Tunney) è una diciassettenne disadattata e solitaria appena trasferitasi a Los Angeles con il padre. A scuola conosce un trio di ragazze speciali, che fa gruppo a sé ed è malvisto dagli altri studenti: Nancy (Fairuza Balk), Bonnie (Neve Campbell) e Rochelle (Rachel True). Le tre la iniziano all’esoterismo e la vorrebbero nel loro gruppo per raggiungere la forza di cui necessitano per compiere un rito misterioso. Sarah intanto ha un flirt con Chris (Skeet Ulrich), che però le gioca un tiro mancino. Ciascuna delle ragazze ha dei problemi con cui non riesce a fare i conti e spera in una vita migliore. Stringono un rituale patto di sangue. Cominciano a vedere che i loro incantesimi funzionano e realizzano i loro desideri: Bonnie guarisce dalle vecchie ustioni alla pelle che le deturpavano la schiena, Sarah fa innamorare perdutamente Chris, Rochelle (che è di colore) si vendica di una biondina razzista e Nancy, che è povera, diventa ricca. Ma le cose si complicano.

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Robin Tunney's character has a vertical suicide-attempt scar. In "Empire Records (1995)," her c [...] D
The levitation effect was accomplished by resting Rachel True on a platform held up by a pole i [...] D
This is the second time Fairuza Balk portrays a witch. The first time was in The Worst Witch. D
Robin Tunney initially wanted to play Bonnie. When Robin was finally cast as Sarah Bailey, dire [...] D
In 2017, Andrew Fleming stated that Streghe (1998) ripped off this film. Fleming revealed that [...] D
The shots of Nancy being covered in bugs were created by wrapping a life-cast of Fairuza Balk's [...] D
While researching The Craft, Fairuza Balk became familiar with Panpipes Magickal Marketplace in [...] D
A major dramatic scene was cut in post production. Sarah feels that Nancy has completely lost h [...] D
Robin Tunney wore an auburn wig throughout filming because she shaved her head for her role in [...] D
Witch Way YouTube channel reviewed the witch lore in this film, comparing it to real world lore [...] D
Although the name of the Catholic high school is shown as St. Benedict's in the film, it was ca [...] D
The Katy Perry song 'Dark Horse', from her album 'Prism', is inspired by 'The Craft'. D
One of the first films to use Kodak's EXR 200T 5287 film stock. Cinematographer Alexander Grusz [...] D
In the scene where the four girls arrive at the beach to invoke the spirit, they each carry an [...] D
Had a special late night screening on February 16th in Glasgow, Scotland at the Grosvenor Cinem [...] D
A scene was scripted with Rochelle's parents, showing them to be very dull and boring - suggest [...] D
Fairuza Balk had an edgy, rebellious reputation at the time, and Rachel True was warned by her [...] D
Mirrors are a repeating motif in the second half of the movie - Rochelle's reflection turns awa [...] D
Years later, Rachel True opened up about how she was often ignored by the promotional materials [...] D
Robin Tunney was willing to be on camera with all the snakes, insects and rats - but she was un [...] D
The song "How Soon is Now" was originally perfomed by The Smiths, with Love Spit Love doing the [...] D
An official website of the film said: "The crew had to return to the location a second time to [...] D
Although Manon is a male deity in the film, the name Manon is a common French woman's name. The [...] D
Was titled Der Hexenclub in Germany. D
One scene involved using over 3,000 snakes, including pythons, boas, water snakes, garter snake [...] D
At the end of the levitation scene, when Rochelle falls back down to the floor, Rachel True ad- [...] D
Neve Campbell and Skeet Ulrich went on to star in Scream (1996), another 1996 release. D
Cliff De Young also appeared in "L'ora della violenza (1996)," which was released two weeks bef [...] D
There is foreshadowing early in the film to Chris Hooker's (Skeet Ulrich) fate later on in the [...] D
Andrew Fleming states in the DVD commentary that a PG-13 rating was sought. They followed all o [...] D
The film was shot mostly in chronological order. D
All of the "teen" actresses were in their twenties at the time of filming. Rachel True was almo [...] D
Neve Campbell starred in Cinque in famiglia (1994), in which Brenda Strong and Breckin Meyer al [...] D
Rachel True didn't find out that Rochelle's subplot had been changed until after she was cast. [...] D
The text of the book "Invocation of the Spirit" that Nancy reads from in the magic shop comes f [...] D
After Sarah returns to her house near the end, the house is full of snakes, rats, maggots, etc. [...] D
Rachel True asked her agent to put her up for the role of Rochelle, but was refused because she [...] D
Film debut of Nathaniel Marston. D
After Sarah has invoked the spirit, she starts to repeat the binding spell on Nancy. Nancy atta [...] D
Early drafts of the script had Rochelle suffering from an eating disorder. Racist bullying was [...] D
Rachel True is originally from New York, and her original accent sometimes comes out when prono [...] D
The Craft is a sort of combination of Carrie, with its supernatural teens getting revenge on bu [...] D
There were plans to release a direct-to-DVD sequel focusing on Nancy (Fairuza Balk). These plan [...] D
Angelina Jolie and Alicia Silverstone were considered for the role of Sarah Bailey. D
Now Playing Podcast reviewed The Craft. This film received one "recommend" and two "not recomme [...] D
In the shooting script, as well as early edits of the film, it is implied that only Sarah has a [...] D
The character Chris Hooker, played by Skeet Ulrich, is actually named after a childhood friend [...] D
This was the first Neve Campbell feature film to have a huge worldwide release. D
During the sermon where Sarah's love spell starts working, Nancy's fate is foreshadowed by the [...] D
Josh Trank's 2012 sci-fi movie Chronicle is often thought of as a male version of this story. I [...] D
Holly Marie Combs was in the running for the role of Bonnie. Had she been cast, it would have r [...] D
The girls' clothing starts out very plain and modest, Robin Tunney joking that the studio were [...] D
Rumors persisted for years that Fairuza Balk was a practicing witch/wiccan herself - and an ext [...] D