20 Things You Didn't Know About The Blair Witch Project
11. Every Line Was Improvised
Another element that gave a natural and real feel to The
Blair Witch Project is the fact that Heater Donahue, Michael C. Williams and
Joshua Leonard had no real script for the movie.
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Before shooting began, the three were giving a 35-page document
that gave some background to the mythology of the Blair Witch and to the nefarious
acts seemingly carried out in her name. Likewise, there was an extremely loose narrative
for the picture.
From there on out, though, the three actors were on their
own when it came to the dialogue and even a good chunk of the action seen in
the film. In an extreme rarity, every line of dialogue in The Blair Witch
Project was improvised on the spot.