Hocus Pocus (1993)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Kenny Ortega

Writers (WGA):

David Kirschner (story) and
Mick Garris (story) ...

Release Date:

16 July 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Horror

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...

Plot Keywords:

Sister | Salem | Halloween | Cat | Children

Awards:

2 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

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

MPAA:

Rated PG for some scary sequences, and for language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:10 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Netherlands:6 | Germany:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Peru:PT | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Ballroom, Park Plaza Hotel - 607 S. Park View Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

A kid wearing a Michael Myers Mask and Clown Suit was seen out the front of the "Devils" house.

Goofs:

Continuity: While in the museum, after being thrown to the floor, Max's lighter flies out of his hand and behind the desk. We don't see him pick it up, but once they're in the cemetery, he has it again.

Quotes:

Dani: [as they plan to go to the Snaderson house] Max, I'm not going up there. My friends at school told me all about that place. It's weird!
Max: Dani, this is the girl of my dreams.
Dani: So take her to the movies like a normal person.
Max: Dani! Look just do this one thing for me, and I'll do anything you say. Please? Please? Please?
Dani: Okay, okay. Next year, we go trick-or-treating as Wendy and Peter Pan...
[looks him straight in the eye]
Dani: ... with tights or it's no deal.
Max: [as Dani attempts to leave] Okay, okay, deal, deal.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Women of Charmed (2000) (TV)

Soundtrack:

I Put a Spell on You

Childrens Film

First of all, anyone watching this film has to remember that it is aimed towards children. You cannot have the expectations that there is some deep meaning connected with this film, or that it is going to be another Bette Midler comedy with R-rated humor. If that is what you are looking for, watch "Ruthless People". This film is funny and cute. That is all. If I was a 10 year old child, I would love this movie. It is a family film and nobody should expect anything more. Secondly, it has Bette Midler and a wonderfully funny Kathy Najimy and dim-witted Sarah Jessica Parker......so, ENJOY!