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Release Date:
16 October 1998 (USA) moreTagline:
There's a little witch in every woman. morePlot:
Sally and Gillian Owens have always known they were different. Raised by their aunts after their parents' death... more | full synopsisAwards:
1 win & 6 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(13 articles)
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" - 2-Disc Criterion Collection Blu-ray review. (From Movie Jungle. 4 May 2009)
DVD Review: I Am Legend (Ultimate Collector's Edition)
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Loved it moreUS TV Schedule:
| Fri. July 10 | 2:40 AM | TBS | |||
| Fri. July 10 | 10:00 AM | TBS |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sandra Bullock | ... | Sally Owens | |
| Nicole Kidman | ... | Gillian Owens | |
| Stockard Channing | ... | Aunt Frances 'Fran' Owens | |
| Dianne Wiest | ... | Aunt Bridget 'Jet' Owens | |
| Goran Visnjic | ... | Jimmy Angelov | |
| Aidan Quinn | ... | Officer Gary Hallet | |
| Evan Rachel Wood | ... | Kylie Owens | |
| Alexandra Artrip | ... | Antonia Owens | |
| Mark Feuerstein | ... | Michael | |
| Caprice Benedetti | ... | Maria Owens | |
| Annabella Price | ... | Lovelorn Lady | |
| Camilla Belle | ... | Sally Owens @ Age 11 | |
| Lora Anne Criswell | ... | Gillian Owens @ Age 10 | |
| Margo Martindale | ... | Linda Bennett | |
| Chloe Webb | ... | Carla |
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Rated PG-13 for some violence, intense thematic elements and sensuality.Parents Guide:
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103 minLanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:10 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Canada:PA (Ontario) | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (f) (w) | Hungary:14 | Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Australia:PG (TV rating)Fun Stuff
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At the end of the movie, all of the witches in black robes are wearing red-and-white striped stockings, similar to those worn by the Wicked Witch of the East in The Wizard of Oz (1939). moreGoofs:
Continuity: When the women gather for the circle, in the first shot Sally is standing next to Aunt Jet. In the next and subsequent shots Sally is standing next to Aunt Frances. moreQuotes:
Sally Owens: You should know she has the worst taste in men.Sally Owens: [to Gillian] Well, you do.
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Nowhere and Everywhere moreFAQ
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Normally I don't care for chick flicks, but I can't seem to stop watching this one over and over again. I was surprised that so many others didn't care for it. I just loved the sets, the costumes, the women and their relationships, the real magic in the film, the special effects, the child actresses. This was stuff that women could relate to better than men. Aidan Quinn was the only boring part of the movie. I wished they'd chosen an actor who was more into the role. He seemed bored and made his part in the film more boring. (Also, he mumbles. Someone should give him elocution lessons.)
This movie wasn't meant to be heavy. It was meant to be light, fun fluff, and that it is. The characters weren't meant to be deep, but I felt the relationship between the two sisters was deeper and well performed by two skilled actresses. In spite of the fluffiness of it, I enjoyed the two scenes in which we got to sit and relax to the sound of Stevie Nicks' "Crystal." So what if cars weren't crashing and guns weren't shooting. They weren't supposed to be. I felt the camaraderie of the moment as the two sisters and their aunts got drunk on "midnight margaritas" while dancing to Harry Nilsson's "Lime in the Coconut." It was just plain light fun. Also, women can enjoy the vicarious satisfaction of watching these women destroy the evil, bullying man who tries to destroy them.
The end of the film was rather Disney-kiddie-flick-like. Another ending might have worked better, but it was tolerable because it reminded the audience that the film was all in fun, and not to be taken seriously.
I usually prefer deeper films, but I thoroughly enjoyed this piece of fluff. Sure it was silly and campy, but it was fun. A film doesn't have to take itself seriously to be fun. Bullock, Kidman, Channing, and Wiest are beautiful, charming and wonderful to watch in this flick, and I love watching the four of them over and over again.