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Witchboard

Witchboard is a 1986 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Kevin Tenney in his directorial debut, and starring Tawny Kitaen, Stephen Nichols, and Todd Allen. The plot centers on college student Linda Brewster who becomes entranced into using her friend's Ouija board alone after it was left behind at her party. She is subsequently…

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Box office
$7.4 million
Budget
$1.5 million–2 million
Cinematography
Roy H. Wagner
Country
United States
Directed by
Kevin Tenney
Distributed by
Cinema Group

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Witchboard

Nodes111
Edges110
Triples160
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018018
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Witchboard

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related to Filming · 28
Witchboard → Additional, August, Big Bear, Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, Brandon, California, Fairfield, Filming, Higgins-Verbeck-Hirsch Mansion, However, Jim, Los Angeles, Northern California, Ouija, Parker Brothers, Principal, Roy, San Bernardino, San Francisco
related to Development · 27
Witchboard → As, Brandon, Brandon Sinclair, Dennis Michael Tenney, He, In, James, Jim, Jim Morar, Jim's, Kevin, Linda, Linda Blair, Linda Brewster, Los Angeles, Once, One, Ouija, Quinn, Regan MacNeil
related to Release · 27
Witchboard → Alaska, Alene, Anchorage, Big Bear, Buffalo, California, Century Fox Studios, Cinema Group, Coeur, Columbus, Culver City, December, Due, El Paso, England, February, Idaho, March, May, New York
related to Home media · 21
Witchboard → Anchor Bay Entertainment, August, Billboard Top, Blu-ray, By, Continental Video, DVD, Factory, Guild Home Video, It, June, Me, On February, Scream Factory, Shout, Something Wild, Stand, United Kingdom, United States, VHS
has effect · 16
Witchboard → Allen, Baur, FX, Jim's, Kitaen's, Linda, Lloyd, Luebsen, Malfeitor, Roy, Styrofoam, Tassilo Baur, Tenney, The, They, Wagner
related to Themes · 10
Witchboard → Brandon, But, Carol, Chain Saws, Clover, Clover's, Jim, Linda, Men, Women
Starring · 6
Witchboard → Burke Byrnes, Kathleen Wilhoite, Rose Marie, Stephen Nichols, Tawny Kitaen, Todd Allen
related to Sequels and remake · 5
Witchboard → In, The, The Devil's Doorway, The Possession, Witchboard III
Edited by · 2
Witchboard → Daniel Duncan, Stephen J. Waller
is a · 2
Witchboard → 1986 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Kevin Tenney in his directorial debut, clumsy earnestness of its execution

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film linda tenney jim board ouija release brandon david kitaen also allen one film's released shot set horror united production

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WitchboardBox office$7.4 million1.00infobox
WitchboardBudget$1.5 million–2 million1.00infobox
WitchboardCinematographyRoy H. Wagner1.00infobox
WitchboardCountryUnited States1.00infobox
WitchboardDirected byKevin Tenney1.00infobox
WitchboardDistributed byCinema Group1.00infobox
WitchboardEdited byDaniel Duncan1.00infobox
WitchboardEdited byStephen J. Waller1.00infobox
WitchboardLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
WitchboardMusic byDennis Michael Tenney1.00infobox
WitchboardProduced byGerald Geoffray1.00infobox
WitchboardProduction companyParagon Arts International1.00infobox
WitchboardRelease dateDecember 31, 1986 (1986-12-31)1.00infobox
WitchboardRunning time98 minutes1.00infobox
WitchboardStarringTodd Allen1.00infobox
WitchboardStarringTawny Kitaen1.00infobox
WitchboardStarringStephen Nichols1.00infobox
WitchboardStarringKathleen Wilhoite1.00infobox
WitchboardStarringBurke Byrnes1.00infobox
WitchboardStarringRose Marie1.00infobox
WitchboardWritten byKevin Tenney1.00infobox
Witchboardis a1986 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Kevin Tenney in his directorial debut0.90text
Witchboardis aclumsy earnestness of its execution0.90text

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