Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996) (TV)

Director:

Tibor Takács

Writers (WGA):

Barney Cohen (story) &
Kathryn Wallack (story) ...

Release Date:

7 April 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Do Homework, Buy Prom Dress, Learn How to Fly

Plot:

A girl, sent by her parents to live with her two eccentric aunts, finds out on her sixteenth birthday that she is a witch. |

Plot Keywords:

Aunt | Teenager | Teenage Girl | Family Secret | TV Series Pilot

Cast

Melissa Joan Hart	...	Sabrina Spellman
Sherry Miller	...	Aunt Hilda
Charlene Fernetz	...	Aunt Zelda
Michelle Beaudoin	...	Marnie Littlefield
Ryan Reynolds	...	Seth
Tobias Mehler	...	Harvey
Lalainia Lindbjerg	...	Katy Lemore
Laura Harris	...	Freddie
Kea Wong	...	Fran
Jo Bates	...	Coach
Janine Cox	...	Sales Clerk
Biski Gugushe	...	Larry
Tyler Labine	...	Mark
Jim Swansburg	...	Mr. Dingle
Noel Geer	...	Jeff

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild thematic elements.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G (TV rating) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG | UK:U | Argentina:Atp | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Hallmark Entertainment

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Katie is sitting in her red car, being informed about the pin the tail on the donkey game at Sabrina's party, as she pulls out of her parking space you can see the reflection of a crew-member in the side of her car.

Movie Connections:

Remade as "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" (1996)

Watch the TV Show

I am a huge fan of the TV show, but this movie was not exactly like it. I thought that the movie would be like the beginning of the TV series, and have the same cast and set as before. It didn't.

There is no humor in this one, and the aunts seem almost spooky. They're funny in the real show, but in this movie how they shut their eyes and mumble is almost creepy. They seem pretty cool in the show, but in this, they seem hopelessly old-fashioned and eccentric. I also think that this should have had something more to do with the Other Realm and being a witch than popularity and crushes. Also, Salem's voice in this is British, and he doesn't even make one funny remark.

Even though this was far from the quality of the TV series, I am very glad that it aired. If it weren't for this, the show might not have existed! Overall, I'm glad that this movie exists, but I wish it had been like the TV show.