The Craft (film)

The Craft
four young student girls walking in the rain towards the viewer with the film's title, credits and release date below them
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndrew Fleming
Screenplay by
  • Peter Filardi
  • Andrew Fleming
Story byPeter Filardi
Produced byDouglas Wick
Starring
CinematographyAlexander Gruszynski
Edited byJeff Freeman
Music byGraeme Revell
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • May 3, 1996 (1996-05-03)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million[1]
Box office$55.6 million[2]

The Craft is a 1996 American teen supernatural horror film directed by Andrew Fleming from a screenplay by Peter Filardi and Fleming and a story by Filardi. The film stars Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, and Rachel True. It follows four outcast teenage girls at a Los Angeles parochial high school who pursue witchcraft for their own gain and subsequently experience negative repercussions.

The Craft was theatrically released in the United States on May 3, 1996, by Columbia Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics but was a surprise hit, earning $6.7 million in its opening weekend and $55.6 million worldwide, against a budget of $15 million.

The Craft was nominated for the Saturn Awards for Best Horror Film and for Best Supporting Actress (Balk), and won the MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (Balk and Tunney). In the years since its release, the film has gained a cult following. A sequel, The Craft: Legacy, was released on October 28, 2020.

  1. ^ "The Craft". The Numbers. Archived from the original on November 12, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
  2. ^ "The Craft". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2020.