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Director:
Writers:
Jill Murphy (book)
Mary Pleshette Willis (adaptation)
Release Date:
1 November 1986 (UK) more
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Tagline:
Things never go right for Mildred Hubble...
Plot:
Mildred is one of the young girls at a prestigious witch academy. She can't seem to do anything right and is picked on by classmates and teachers... more | add synopsis
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AOL Picks TV's Best Witches
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OK, It is a lot like Harry Potter. more (25 total)

Cast

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Diana Rigg ... Miss Hardbroom
Charlotte Rae ... Miss Cackle / Agatha

Tim Curry ... The Grand Wizard

Fairuza Balk ... Mildred Hubble
Sabina Franklyn ... Miss Spellbinder
Su Elliot ... Delilah
Danielle Batchelor ... Maud Warlock
Anna Kipling ... Ethel Hallow
Leila Marr ... Pixie Brown

Liz May Brice ... Zoe Chant-Vestry (as Lisa Brice)
Katrina Heath ... Sophie Hattrick
Tara Stevenson ... Gloria Hobgoblin
Laura Heath ... Misty Meadow
Sophie Cook ... Natalie Sinister
Sophie Millett ... Verity Sinister
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Runtime:
USA:70 min
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Fun Stuff

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Revealing mistakes: When Mildred and Maud have reappeared and are sitting talking, when Mildred says, "If I live to have any," the actress playing Maud is mouthing the line as Mildred says it. more
Quotes:
Mildred Hubble: Imagine kissing that.
Maud Warlock: Imagine kissing HB.
Miss Hardbroom: [appearing from nowhere] Is that so?
[the girls shriek]
Miss Hardbroom: I would think, after your disastrous performances today, you should be hardly be spreading disgusting gossip about matters which do not concern you.
Mildred Hubble: Yes Miss Hardbroom.
Miss Hardbroom: And you had both pay much more attention to your studies, if you ever hope to graduate from this institution. The finest's witching academy in the world.
Mildred Hubble, Maud Warlock: Yes Miss Hardbroom!
Miss Hardbroom: Now go back to bed.
[they dive under the covers]
[...]
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Soundtrack:
The Worst Witch (Growing Up Isn't Easy) more

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14 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
OK, It is a lot like Harry Potter., 25 October 2003
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Author: jwhale9382 from Maryland

But there are differences. In the Worst Witch, Mildred is more worried about finding herself, and doesn't have the time or interest in to go on adventures and fight dark witches (well...not the powerful ones anyway). I love this movie. I used to be an outcaste so naturally I could relate to Mildred's situations. Fairuza Balk was so cute back then. Why did she have to grow up? :( It's basicly just a movie about a girl trying to find herself. My favorite part is during Mildred's Potion's test. (Cute scene) This movie also features a solo number by Tim Curry. It's his biggest hit since "Sweet Transvestite" from Rocky Horror. So it may not be a great movie, but I like it and that's all that matters.

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