26 quotes
Conflict Over Creative Intentions in Filmmaking
Heather
Do you just expect me to do something or say something? What do you want me to do, Josh? Josh?
Josh
I wanna make movies, Heather. Isn't that what we're here to do? Just to make some movies.
Heather
Fuck you. Fuck you. Really. Fuck you.
[angrily upset]
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Fear of the Unknown in the Woods
Mike
What bugs me out is that we're so damn deep in the woods, and people are gonna try and come out here and mess with us, then they gotta have something wrong with them, and I'm not gonna play with that.
Heather
But how do we know it was people?
Mike
Well, even if it wasn't, I'm not gonna play with that either!
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Confusion About Directions in the Woods
Heather
How's east?
Mike
East?
Heather
Yeah, we've been going south all this time. How's east?
Mike
Wicked Witch of the West, Wicked Witch of the East. Which one was bad?
Heather
Wicked Witch of the West was the bad one.
Mike
Then we should go east.
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Desperation in the Woods
Josh
Okay, here's your motivation. You're lost, you're angry in the woods, and no one is here to help you. There's a witch, and she keeps leaving shit outside your door. There's no one here to help you! She left little trinkets, you took one of them, she ran after us. There's no one here to help you!
[to the crying Heather]
Mike
Josh, stop!
Josh
We walked for 15 hours today, we ended up in the same place! There's no one here to help you! THAT'S your motivation!
[ignoring Mike; still shouting at Heather]
Heather
Josh, please!
[crying]
Josh
THAT'S YOUR MOTIVATION!
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A Heartfelt Apology Amidst Despair
Heather Donahue
I just want to apologize to Mike's mom, and Josh's mom, and my mom. I'm sorry to everyone. I was very naive. I am so, so sorry for everything that has happened. Because in spite of what Mike says now, it is my fault. Because it was my project and I insisted. I insisted on everything. I insisted we weren't lost. I insisted we keep going. I insisted that we walk south. Everything had to be my way and this is where we've ended up. And it's all because of me that we're here now: hungry and cold and hunted. I love you mom and dad. I am so sorry. What is that? I'm scared to close my eyes...and I'm scared to open them. We're going to die out here.
[sobbing while facing her camera up close; hears an ominous noise; hyperventilates]
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Prioritizing documentation over assistance
Michael C. Williams
I could help you, but I'd rather stand here and record.
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Morning Greetings in the Woods
Heather
Hey there! It's Mr. Punctuality! How the hell are ya this morning?
[walking up to Josh's car to greet him]
Josh
Tired.
[getting out of car]
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Truth Behind the Blair Witch Legend
Taglines
Everything you've heard is true.
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Speculating on the Cause of Death
Heather
What could have killed this mouse? Could it be the Blair Witch?
[slowly zooming in on it]
Mike
How about God?
[offscreen]
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Favorite Weekend Activities Discussed
Mike
What are some of your favorite things to do?
Heather
Well, on Sundays I used to like to go hiking, but now...
[laughs mirthlessly]
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A True Story of Fear and Terror
Taglines
The scariest movie of all time is a true story.
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Tensions Rise Among Friends in the Woods
Heather
Whose shit was thrown around? Whose, specifically?
Josh
It's my shit!
Heather
Why you?
Mike
Let's go, let's go. Are you not scared enough?!
[shouting]
Heather
But why you?
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Desperation in the Woods
Mike
That's the tree we crossed! That tree's down! Same one! OH, GOD!!!
[walks to the log site]
Heather
Oh, no...
[shocked]
Mike
YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!!! THIS IS A JOKE!!!
[freaking out]
Heather
Oh, no...
Mike
THIS IS NOT FUNNY!!!
Heather
Mike, just please stop...please, please stop...
Mike
AUGH!!! NO!!!
Heather
It's not the same log, Mike. It's not the same log.
Mike
SAME LOG!!!
Heather
Look, it's not!
Mike
IT IS!!! OPEN YOUR EYES!!!
Heather
It's not the same log. It's not...it's not the same log... It's the same log.
[looks at the log; starts crying quietly as Mike and Josh yells furiously]
Josh
FUCK!!! YOU!!! GOD!!!
Heather
It's the same log. Okay. It's okay. It's okay...Okay... Where do you want to go to camp? I guess that south didn't work, so tomorrow, we'll go east. I don't know what to say, Josh.
[attempts to calm herself down; later, at noon]
Josh
How the fuck did we wind up in the same fucking place...?
Heather
We walked south all day! Okay?! We've walked south all fucking day! I don't know how we end up here!
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Dislike for Crossing Streams on Logs
Heather Donahue
I hate crossing streams on logs. If I never cross another stream on a log for the rest of my life, I will die a happy girl!
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Frustration with an ineffective map
Michael C. Williams
The map wasn't doing shit all day! THAT MAP WAS USELESS! THAT MAP WAS USELESS!
[After Heather and Josh hit Michael in rage for throwing away the map]
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Strange Noises in the Woods
Josh
I heard two noises coming from two separate areas of space over there. One of them could have been an owl, but the other one sounded like a cackling.
Heather
No way!
Josh
Yeah, it was like a serious cackling.
Heather
See, my problem is that I sleep like a fucking rock.
Mike
If I heard a cackling, I would have shit in my pants!
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Moral Dilemmas and Justifications in Conflict
Josh
Screw that, you think you guys are heroes for killing innocent people?
Mike
Well, maybe if the people in our country stopped eating donuts, and started realizing what our government is doing to the world, assholes like them, wouldn't even exist!
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Disappearance of Student Filmmakers in Maryland Woods
Taglines
In October 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary...A year later their footage was found.
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Fear Unleashed in a Haunting Experience
Taglines
Scary as hell.
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Perception of Reality Through Film's Lens
Josh Leonard
It's not the same on film is it? I mean, you know it's real, but it's like looking through the lens gives you some sort of protection from what's on the other side.
[looking through Heather's camera]
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Map Discarded in Frustration
Mike
You know what? I kicked the fu...I'm sorry it's fucked up. It's fucked up but I kicked that fucking map into the creek yesterday! It was useless! I kicked that fucker into the creek!
[laughing; laughs hysterically]
Heather
I fucking hope he's kidding.
[shocked]
Mike
WAHOO! WOW!
[still laughing mad]
Josh
Mike...
[also shocked]
Mike
Holy shit.
[laughing]
Heather
I really fucking hope he's kidding.
Josh
Mike, are you kidding?
Heather
I really fucking hope he's kidding.
Josh
Mike, are you fucking kidding?
[angry]
Mike
I'm sorry, man.
[laughing]
Heather
You have gotta be kidding me. You have gotta fucking be kidding me!
Josh
Is this some fucking game?!
[shoves Mike]
Mike
Get the fuck off me, man!
[stops laughing]
Heather
WHAT THE FUCK?! ARE YOU OUTTA YOUR FUCKING MIND?!?!
Mike
No I'm not outta my mind! The map wasn't doing shit all day!
Heather
DO YOU REALIZE - NOT TO YOU - BUT I KNEW WHAT THE FUCK THAT MAP SAID!!!
[to Mike; to Josh; to Mike]
Mike
I'm sorry!
Heather
YOU ARE A FUCKING ASSHOLE!!!
Mike
I'm sorry!
Heather
YOU ARE A FUCKING ASSHOLE!!! AND IF WE...
Mike
The map wasn't doing shit all day!
Heather
IF WE GET HURT OR IF WE DIE UP HERE, IT IS YOUR FUCKING FAULT!!! It is YOUR...FUCKING...FAULT!!! DO YOU UNDERSTAND?! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU COULD BE SUCH AN ASSHOLE!!! WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU THINKING?!?!
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Uncertainty Surrounds Josh's Disappearance
Heather
Whatever it is, it knows that Josh is gone.
Mike
If that was Josh, he would've said where he was.
Heather
Whoever it was sounded like Josh.
[whispering]
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Scarier Than The Exorcist, A Bold Claim
Taglines
Scarier than The Exorcist!
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Panic in the Face of the Unknown
Heather Donahue
OH, MY GOD! WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?!?! WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?!?!
[screaming, as she catches a glimpse of the Blair Witch]
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Unexpected Discoveries at the Campsite
Heather
Woke up this morning, just like two seconds ago, and there are piles of rocks outside of our tent. There are three, actually.
Josh
Are you seriously fucking positive those weren't there when we set up camp last night?
Heather
I am seriously fucking positive these were not here. How would we've, like, just made a campsite in between three piles of rocks, just by coincidence?
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Observations on Mike's Unusual Hair Patterns
Heather
It's warm out today so this is the first time that we're seeing Mike's chest. It's really hard to pick up on video actually. Mike has really sporadic hair patterns on his chest. It's like: blank...hairy...blank...hairy.
[pointing the video camera at Mike's chest]
Mike
You should see my ass.
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