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Hocus Pocus (1993)

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User Rating: 5.8/10 (10,199 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Kenny Ortega
Writers (WGA):
David Kirschner (story) and
Mick Garris (story) ...
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Release Date:
16 July 1993 (USA) more
Tagline:
It's just a bunch of Hocus Pocus!
Plot:
More than 300 years ago, 3 witches were sentenced to die in Salem, Massachusetts and a boy was turned into a cat (a black cat... more | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 8 nominations more
User Comments:
They'll "Put A Spell On You"! more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for some scary sequences, and for language.
Runtime:
96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
During the final fight in the cemetery, the background music imitates Miss Gulch's (the Wicked Witch) theme from The Wizard of Oz (1939). more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: When Sarah sings her song she's in the sky above the lighthouse along the coastline of Marblehead - one town over from Salem. more
Quotes:
Master's Wife: Now, tart face, take your Clark bars and get out of my house!
Winifred Sanderson: Make us.
Master: Honeybunch...
Master's Wife: Ralph, sic'em!
[a small dog chases Winnie, Sarah and Mary out of the house]
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Movie Connections:
References TRON (1982) more
Soundtrack:
I Put a Spell on You more

FAQ

How does it end?
Did Sean Murray do the voice for the Thackery Binx cat?
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31 out of 36 people found the following comment useful:-
They'll "Put A Spell On You"!, 22 May 2005
8/10
Author: mdm-11 (mdm@thursdays.com) from Liverpool Twp., Ohio

A traditional "Halloween Ghost Story" turns into a real life adventure for 3 kids who break the spell of the Sanderson Sisters. The story is an engaging one and will have even grown-ups pay close attention. The Sanderson Sisters (wonderfully played by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy), convicted of witchcraft in Colonial Salem, Massachusetts and put to death some 300 years ago, are brought back to life when "a virgin lights the black candle". It's up to two teenagers and an 8 year old to stop the wicked witches from succeeding with their sinister plan: to lure the town's children to their witch house and "drink" their life-force away from them.

Bette Midler steals the show when the sisters crash a Halloween party, singing "I Put A Spell On You". There are many "time jokes" as well, having the 17th century sisters "confused" when they experience 20th century life: Blinded by a truck's head lights, they are convinced the sun is rising; they frantically avoid stepping on a blacktop driveway when they are told that it is "a black lake of death"; unable to find a broomstick, one of the sisters heads for the sky on a Hoover vacuum cleaner. The jokes are pretty good, and I was entertained throughout the film. I have watched "Hocus Pocus" several times already, and will watch it again and again. This is another example of a movie made for kids, but enjoyed by grown-ups as well. Recommended!

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