Cliff Notes – ‘Perfect’ 90s horror movie is coming to Amazon Prime Video very soon
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Cult Classic Revival: The 1996 horror film The Craft, featuring a star-studded cast including Robin Tunney and Neve Campbell, is now available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video, marking a timely return for fans as spooky season approaches.
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Mixed Reception: While the film holds a 57% score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, audience reviews are more favourable, with a score of 65%, highlighting its enduring appeal and nostalgic value.
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Behind-the-Scenes Anecdotes: Director Andrew Fleming shared that the film aimed to subvert traditional supernatural tropes, and noted several unusual occurrences during filming, including unexpected weather changes and incidents that became part of the film’s folklore.
An iconic 90s horror movie, branded a ‘cult classic’ by fans, has quietly been added to Amazon Prime Video, giving us the perfect introduction to spooky season.
The Craft was first released in 1996, with Robin Tunney leading the star-studded cast alongside Rachel True, Fairuza Balk, Christine Taylor, and Scream legends Neve Campbell and Skeet Ulrich.
The supernatural teen flick follows student Sarah (Robin) as she joins a new school and falls in with a group of ‘outcasts’ who reveal they are witches, and invite her to complete their coven.
They join forces and use their powers to make their crushes fall madly in love with them, and extract revenge on their enemies – but things take a turn when their spells attract negative consequences.
In the years since Andrew Fleming’s witchy film hit the big screen, it has taken on a new life with terrified fans, sparking a 2020 reboot titled The Craft: Legacy.
For anyone who wants to relive the original, and practice their ‘light as a feather, stiff as a board’ skills, it can now be streamed Amazon Prime Video.
The Craft has been added to Amazon Prime Video (Picture: Shutterstock)
The Craft currently commands a 57% Rotten Tomatoes score from critics, compared to a higher total of 65% from the impressed audience.
Heaping praise on the movie, Cinema F penned: ‘“We are the weirdos mister.” I love this film. The cast is everything. My favorite witches. 5/5 stars.’
‘The Craft is an amazing movie! it perfectly combines teen angst, friendship, jealousy, rebellion and the supernatural,’ an anonymous viewer agreed.
‘Nancy, Rochelle, Sarah and Bonnie are all perfectly cast! The acting is a little rough at times and the plot dry, but it’s definitely worth the time!!’
The cult classic horror movie was first released in the 90s (Picture: Shutterstock)
The ‘outcast’ teenagers had their own coven (Picture: Shutterstock)
‘There aren’t very many movies out there like this – modern day teen witch fantasy – maybe because this original has set the bar too high,’ an unnamed fan commended.
Torin F said: ‘The Craft is a supernatural thriller, not a horror flick, and with its dark themes and moody subversion of ’90s teen movie cliches, the film continues to fly high as a deserving cult classic.’
As Emilliano Jr S added: ‘A 90’s teen horror gem.’
Robin Tunney led the star-studded cast (Picture: Shutterstock)
Andrew previously opened up about helming the angsty teen horror in a chat with the Guardian, explaining that he wanted to go against supernatural stereotypes.
‘The Craft was essentially a character piece: the story of four teenage girls not fitting in at school as much as one about spells and witchcraft,’ he said.
‘I didn’t want the witches to have pointed hats or fly around on broomsticks. I wanted them to look like they were in the Cure.’
Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell and Rachel True were huge hits with fans (Picture: Columbia Pictures)
However, he confessed that the shoot was ‘exhausting’, with a string of ‘weird’ occurrences on set.
‘One time we started to film outside because the forecast was good, only to be caught in a massive deluge,’ he recalled. ‘And once a flock of crows just flew in out of nowhere.
‘Another incident has become part of folklore: we were shooting on a beach, the girls were doing an incantation, and we’d carefully worked out tide times. Then, as we were filming, the sea suddenly rushed in and washed away the whole set.
‘No one could understand it. But when you’re shooting horror movies, weird stuff happens.’
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