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Release Date:
16 July 1993 (USA)
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Tagline:
It's just a bunch of Hocus Pocus!
Plot:
More than 300 years ago, 3 witches were sentenced to die in Salem, Massachusetts and a boy was turned into a cat (a black cat...
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Awards:
2 wins
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8 nominations
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NewsDesk:
Kenny Ortega Interview, Michael Jacksons This Is It
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Bewitching Bette
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Bette Midler | ... | Winifred 'Winnie' Sanderson | |
| Sarah Jessica Parker | ... | Sarah Sanderson | |
| Kathy Najimy | ... | Mary Sanderson | |
| Omri Katz | ... | Max Dennison | |
| Thora Birch | ... | Dani | |
| Vinessa Shaw | ... | Allison | |
| Jodie Rivera | ... | Emily Binx (as Amanda Shepherd) | |
| Larry Bagby | ... | Ernie / 'Ice' (as Larry Bagby III) | |
| Tobias Jelinek | ... | Jay | |
| Stephanie Faracy | ... | Jenny Dennison | |
| Charles Rocket | ... | Dave Dennison | |
| Doug Jones | ... | Billy Butcherson | |
| Karyn Malchus | ... | Headless Billy Butcherson | |
| Sean Murray | ... | Thackery Binx | |
| Steve Voboril | ... | Elijah |
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Rated PG for some scary sequences, and for language.
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96 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:10 |
Iceland:12 (video rating) |
Netherlands:6 |
Germany:12 |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:PG |
Chile:TE |
Peru:PT |
UK:PG |
USA:PG
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Rosie O'Donnell was originally offered the role of Mary Sanderson, but it was ultimately given to Kathy Najimy. O'Donnell claims on her blog that she turned down the offer to work with the Divine Miss M because she didn't want to be a "scary witch".
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Revealing mistakes: When the Winifred is looking through her spell book, you'll notice the page to the left of the potion page is the same page to the left of the "Black candle" page.
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Referenced in "The Roseanne Show: (#1.31)" (1998)
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Soundtrack:
Sabre Dance
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This movie is funny, scary, but warm and human all at once. It emphasizes the value of families working together to help each other and does not create confusing messages about good and evil. It's a fast-paced comedy that does not trivialize the characters. Bette Midler's rendition of "I've Put a Spell on You" shows the depth of her talent as a singer/stage performer. The divine Ms. Bette has great chemistry with both Kathy Naijimy (how does she get her mouth to do that?), and Sarah Jessica Parker (amok, amok, amok). While the scary factor with corpses and death may not be appropriate for very small children, the movie is lots of fun for the whole family.