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Hocus Pocus (1993)
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Synopsis
Bette Midler
,
Sarah Jessica Parker
, and
Kathy Najimy
romp around like coked-up versions of
The Three Stooges
in the frantic Disney romp Hocus Pocus. The film begins in 1693 where three witches -- Winifred (
Bette Midler
), Sarah (
Sarah Jessica Parker
), and Mary (
Kathy Najimy
) -- are preparing a potion that will grant them immortality and eternal youth. But before they finish mixing their cocktail, the people of Salem capture them and execute them for practicing witchcraft. Before their deaths, they vow to return to Salem 300 years hence on Halloween to exact their revenge. Three hundred years later, a skeptical, newly transplanted Californian, Max (Omri Katz), explores the ruins of the legendary witches' house and dares the witches to manifest themselves. Disregarding the warnings of his sister Dani (
Thora Birch
) and girlfriend Allison (
Vinessa Shaw
), Max lights the Candle of Black Flame. With that, the witches reappear to wreak havoc on the town. The kids take off with the witches' spellbook and a musty tome of hexes and recipes. The sorceresses, who will die by the morning light if they don't recite the incantation for immortality, have to get the books by whatever means they can. So, Winifred, Sarah, and Mary hop on their broomsticks for a chase through Halloween night. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Cast
Thora Birch
Dani
Stephanie Faracy
Jenny
Omri Katz
Max
Kathy Najimy
Mary Sanderson
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Sanderson
Charles Rocket
Dave
Bette Midler
Winifred Sanderson
Sean Murray
Thackery Binx
Larry Bagby III
Ernie "Ice"
Tobias Jelinek
Jay
Vinessa Shaw
Allison
Production Crew
Nancy Patton
Art Director
Kenny Ortega
Choreography
Peggy Holmes
Choreography
Hiro Narita
Cinematographer
Bonnie Bruckheimer
Co-producer
John Debney
Composer (Music Score)
Mary Vogt
Costume Designer
Kenny Ortega
Director
Peter E. Berger
Editor
Ralph Winter
Executive Producer
John M. Elliott, Jr.
Makeup
David Kirschner
Producer
Don Kirshner
Producer
Mick Garris
Producer
Steven Haft
Producer
Whitney Green
Production Designer
William Sandell
Production Designer
David Kirschner
Screenwriter
Greg Beeman
Screenwriter
Kenny Ortega
Screenwriter
Mick Garris
Screenwriter
Neil Cuthbert
Screenwriter
Brad Ricker
Set Designer
Martha Johnston
Set Designer
Rosemary Brandenberg
Set Designer
Peter Montgomery
Special Effects
Terry Frazee
Special Effects
Donald Myers
Special Effects Foreman
Year: 1993
Runtime: 95
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG
for some scary sequences, and for language
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy
Fantasy
Color type
Technicolor prints
Sound
Dolby
Produced by
Buena Vista
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