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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1996 DVD Release: 08/06/1997 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 41 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Horror, Supernatural Horror, Teen Movie See Also: The Craft [Special Edition], The Craft [UMD for PSP], The Craft [Blu-ray]

After killing her mother in childbirth, growing up in San Francisco with her father and stepmother, attempting suicide, and moving to Los Angeles, Sarah (Robin Tunney) makes a brief stab at popularity at her new Catholic high school. Ostracized due to the untrue kiss-and-tell tales of football player Chris (Skeet Ulrich), Sarah reluctantly befriends a trio of self-styled outsiders: the horribly scarred Bonnie (Neve Campbell), the trailer-trash Nancy (Fairuza Balk), and Rochelle (Rachel True), a frequent victim of anti-black prejudice at the hands of Laura Lizzie (former Marcia Brady and future Mrs. Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor). After exhibiting latent telekenitic powers in front of Bonnie, Sarah learns that her three new friends have chosen her as their "fourth corner," the final member of their supernatural coven. Using tools stolen from a local incense-and-candle-filled boutique for practitioners of magic, the quartet summons the power of Manon, a primitive deity, to exact revenge on their tormentors and transform their lives. Drunk with power, they watch their spells get out of control, and the new coven soon realizes that with magic, "whatever you give comes back three-fold." This mid-'90s horror flick scored first place at the box office its opening weekend despite its then-unknown cast and modest budget. TV star Neve Campbell, who didn't even receive top billing, would go on to become the '90s answer to '70s horror queen Jamie Lee Curtis in the Scream franchise. ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide

Robin Tunney - Sarah
Fairuza Balk - Nancy
Neve Campbell - Bonnie
Rachel True - Rochelle
Skeet Ulrich - Chris

The Craft, Andrew Fleming's surprisingly fun and smart 1996 film about a teenage coven, was originally issued as a bare-bones DVD the following year. With just a widescreen, anamorphic transfer, Dolby Digital 5.1 and Surround Audio, and Spanish and Korean subtitles, the film received the basic treatment typical of most early DVDs. Though this version is adequate for a night's rental, anyone interested in seeing The Craft more than once should check out the lavish special edition that arrived in 2000. ~ Heather Phares, All Movie Guide