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	In the years since its release, the film has gained a cult following. A sequel, ''The Craft: Legacy'', was released on October 28, 2020.		In the years since its release, the film has gained a [[cult]] following. A sequel, ''The Craft: Legacy'', was released on October 28, 2020.

	Kristen Yoonsoo Kim of ''Complex'' magazine praised the relevance of the film 20 years later, saying it "feels much more progressive than many of the movies that come out today" and calling the viewing of the film "a rite of passage" for young women.		Kristen Yoonsoo Kim of ''Complex'' magazine praised the relevance of the film 20 years later, saying it "feels much more progressive than many of the movies that come out today" and calling the viewing of the film "a rite of passage" for young women.

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	''The Craft'' served as an inspiration for the 2013 song "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry.		''The Craft'' served as an inspiration for the 2013 song "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry.

			==External links==
			* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115963/ IMDB entry]
			* [https://thecraft.fandom.com/wiki/The_Craft ''The Craft'' Fandom wiki]

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	'''''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''''' 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.

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'''''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.

==Plot==
Sarah Bailey, a troubled teenage girl with unusual abilities, moves from San Francisco to Los Angeles with her father and stepmother. At her new school, she befriends a trio of outcast girls who are rumored to be [[witch]]es. The girls worship a powerful earth deity they call "Manon."

After a date with popular jock Chris Hooker, Sarah is upset that he spread a false rumor that they had sex. Sarah casts a love spell on him, Rochelle casts a revenge spell on racist bully Laura Lizzie, Bonnie casts a spell for beauty, and Nancy a spell for power. The spells are successful: Chris becomes infatuated with Sarah, Bonnie's scars on her back miraculously heal, Laura begins losing her hair, and Nancy causes her stepfather to have a fatal heart attack, enabling her and her mother to cash in on his life insurance policy and move into a luxurious high-rise apartment.

Nancy becomes power-hungry and encourages the others to join her in a rite called "Invocation of the Spirit," despite being warned against the spell by Lirio, the owner of a local [[occult]] shop and practicing [[witch]]. Upon completion of the spell, Nancy is struck by lightning. The following morning, the other girls see Nancy walking on water, with beached sharks and other dead animals littering the shore. The spells the girls cast eventually lead to negative consequences.

Sarah unsuccessfully attempts a binding spell to prevent Nancy from doing more harm, and the coven turns on Sarah. The trio invades Sarah's dreams, torment her with visions of swarms of scorpions, snakes, rats, and insects, and make her believe that her family has died in a plane crash. The coven then tries to drive Sarah to suicide. Although initially terrified, Sarah successfully invokes the spirit and manages to heal herself and fight back. She then defeats Nancy and binds her, preventing her from causing harm forever.

Bonnie and Rochelle, finding their powers gone, visit Sarah to attempt reconciliation, only to find that she wants nothing to do with them and that Manon took their powers because they abused them. They scornfully mutter that Sarah must have lost her powers too. Sarah then conjures a lightning storm and makes a tree branch nearly crush them. She warns them to be careful not to end up like Nancy, who has been committed to a psychiatric hospital, delusional and her powers bound, strapped to a bed as she desperately insists she can fly.

==Production==
The concept for ''The Craft'' came from a collaboration between producer Douglas Wick, who wanted to create a film about the high school experience blended with [[witchcraft]], and screenwriter Peter Filardi, who extensively researched the topic and wrote the initial draft.

Eighty-five other actresses screen-tested for the four main roles, including Angelina Jolie, Scarlett Johansson and Alicia Silverstone. Rachel True and Fairuza Balk were the first to be cast in their respective roles. The character of Rochelle was re-written to be black when True was cast, and a racism subplot was incorporated as the character's major conflict. Robin Tunney was initially cast in the role of Bonnie, but the producers decided she would be better in the starring role of Sarah, which she was persuaded to accept despite preferring the former. Neve Campbell, the most well known of the four actresses for her role on Party of Five, was then cast as Bonnie. Tunney had shaved her head for her role in Empire Records and had to wear a wig throughout filming.

Production enlisted a real-life [[Wicca]]n named Pat Devin to act as an on-set advisor for the film. She wrote the incantations used and ensured that the treatment of the Wiccan subject-matter was as accurate and respectful as possible.

Filming began on May 1, 1995, and wrapped on July 19, 1995. Shooting took place throughout Los Angeles, including the Los Angeles International Airport, Sunset Boulevard, and Broadway. Verdugo Hills High School was the setting for the fictional Catholic school, St. Benedict's Academy. Jensen's Recreation Center in Echo Park was chosen to avoid overuse of frequently seen Los Angeles locations. The beach summoning took place at Leo Carrillo State Park, which was chosen because its crest made it seem less visually boring.

==Release and reception==
''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.

==Legacy==
In the years since its release, the film has gained a cult following. A sequel, ''The Craft: Legacy'', was released on October 28, 2020.

Kristen Yoonsoo Kim of ''Complex'' magazine praised the relevance of the film 20 years later, saying it "feels much more progressive than many of the movies that come out today" and calling the viewing of the film "a rite of passage" for young women.

In 2013, three of the main actresses, with the exception of Fairuza Balk, reunited for a special Halloween screening of the film at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

''The Craft'' served as an inspiration for the 2013 song "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry.

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