Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996) (TV)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

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)

Show vs Movie

I think the previous comments can be explained by some clarification. Sabrina, the Teenage Witch the movie came first. Given the popularity of the movie, a TV show spawned off of it (much the same as what happened with Buffy, the movie was first) and the cast changes and other changes were made. I liked the series, but it's important to note that since Sabrina was already popular by that point because of the movie, the series had the opportunity to be much more polished and complete. Taken with that in mind, it's much easier to enjoy the movie as the delightful first romp through the Sabrina world that it is, rather than comparing to the much-improved later works.