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The Witches of Eastwick (1987) -- Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.

Overview

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6.3/10   18,479 votes
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Director:
George Miller
Writers:
John Updike (novel)
Michael Cristofer (writer)
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Release Date:
12 June 1987 (USA) more
Tagline:
Something wicked this way comes. more
Plot:
Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 8 nominations more
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(13 articles)
Fangoria’s Devilish Dads: Ten Satan as a Father Flicks
 (From Fangoria. 20 June 2009, 9:37 PM, PDT)

Michelle Pfeiffer 'made Al Pacino bleed'
 (From digitalspy. 17 June 2009, 11:38 AM, PDT)

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The songs Witchy Woman (women) meets Sympathy for the Devil, combined for a comic fantasy more
US TV Schedule:
Fri. July 172:30 PMBRAVO   

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jack Nicholson ... Daryl Van Horne

Cher ... Alexandra Medford

Susan Sarandon ... Jane Spofford

Michelle Pfeiffer ... Sukie Ridgemont

Veronica Cartwright ... Felicia Alden

Richard Jenkins ... Clyde Alden
Keith Jochim ... Walter Neff

Carel Struycken ... Fidel
Helen Lloyd Breed ... Mrs. Biddle
Caroline Struzik ... Carol Medford
Michele Sincavage ... Ridgemont Child
Nicol Sincavage ... Ridgemont Child
Heather Coleman ... Ridgemont Child
Carolyn Ditmars ... Ridgemont Child
Cynthia Ditmars ... Ridgemont Child
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Additional Details

Runtime:
118 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

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Trivia:
Industrial Light and Magic was hired to animated the tennis ball as it violates the laws of physics the tennis match. However, when it turned out the three main actresses were not very proficient tennis players, the effects company saw their workload doubled as they were asked to create the ball for the entire sequence (with the exception of some close-ups). more
Goofs:
Continuity: Felicia Alden's broken leg more
Quotes:
Alexandra Medford: I don't think that men are the answer to everything.
Sukie Ridgemont: No.
Jane Spofford: Then why do we always end up talking about them?
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in The Witches of Breastwick (2005) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Someone To Watch Over Me more

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The songs Witchy Woman (women) meets Sympathy for the Devil, combined for a comic fantasy, 14 May 2003
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Author: JackGattanella from United States

George Miller (Mad Max) creatively sets the stage for a story of three witches and one Lucifer, who are in regular human form, in a small, uptight New England town. Of course, for a tale like this one can try to suspend disbelief, and it has to be when dealing with the supernatural. Thankfully, Miller has great casting tastes- Cher, Sarandon, and Pfieffer are wonderful in their roles, each with an acute, potent sexuality that was at their peaks in the late 80's. And then there's Mr shark grin himself, Jack Nicholson, who gives another superb layer to the performance of the dark prince. There are other actors who have portrayed the man downstairs- Al Pacino in Devil's Advocate was the devil as lawyer, Billy Crystal was himself in the Woody/Dante sequence in Deconstructing Harry, even Elizabeth Hurley in Bedazzled.

But rarely have they had this much outright fun and charm with the role, enough to almost make me, a man in his 20s, charmed too. Maybe it's the eyebrows. Nicholson gives one of his best over-the-top performances as the "horny-little devil" Darryl, who comes into town during a storm and cooks up more than that for his avid female guests. Of course, he doesn't have control for long, when the girls find they have powers of their own. When the movie gets overly fantastic (which is a number of times) it gets a little hard to take, yet the acting is above par, and the special effects are a delight.

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