The Craft (1996)

Episode 134 (October 25, 2024)

We call upon the guardians of the watchtowers to aid us on our journey through the teenage witch classic The Craft (1996).

This is the second time Load Bearing Beams has covered this movie. On the fourth episode of the podcast (all the way back in 2017), Laci and Matt made endless fun of it, but this time, they’re making endless fun with it, because, you guys, it’s a fun little movie!

The Craft Podcast

Time stamps:

5:48 — Our personal histories with The Craft
16:25 — History segment: Development of The Craft under producer Douglas Wick, screenwriter Peter Filardi, and director Andrew Fleming; casting, production, and legacy of the movie
39:11 — In-depth movie discussion
1:33:14 — Final thoughts and star ratings

Artwork by Laci Roth.

Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).

Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode:
“Your Ambition” – https://youtu.be/ZHudVTCkrQY
“Winston-Salem” – https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM
“Snake Drama” – https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg
“The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet” – https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ

Sources:

“Relax, It’s Only Magic: An Oral History Of ‘The Craft’” by Matthew Jacobs and Julia Brucculieri | Huffington Post (2016) – https://bit.ly/40btMYf 

“We are the weirdos, mister: An oral history of The Craft” by Samantha Highfill | Entertainment Weekly (2017) – https://yhoo.it/3A57IUL

Bonus video!