Halloweentown (1998)

When a young girl living with her good-witch grandmother learns she too is a witch, she must help her grandmother save Halloweentown from evil forces.

Director:

Duwayne Dunham

Writers:

Paul Bernbaum (story), Paul Bernbaum (teleplay)

Stars:

Debbie Reynolds, Kimberly J. Brown, Judith Hoag

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Debbie Reynolds	...	Aggie Cromwell
Kimberly J. Brown	...	Marnie Piper
Judith Hoag	...	Gwen Cromwell Piper
Joey Zimmerman	...	Dylan Piper
Phillip Van Dyke	...	Luke
Emily Roeske	...	Sophie Piper
Robin Thomas	...	Kalabar
Shannon Day	...	Aerobics Instructor
J.W. Crawford	...	Dentist-Creature (as James W. Crawford)
Jordyn F. Fields	...	Friend #1 (as Jordyn E. Fields)
Elizabeth Fugere	...	Friend #2
Nurmi Husa	...	Frankenstein
Johnny Useldinger	...	Ghost
Vincent Gambino	...	Goblin
Judith M. Ford	...	Harriet

Storyline

Marnie, Dylan, and Sophie Piper have their first out of many adventures! On Halloween, while Marnie is arguing with her mother Gwen, the kids' grandmother Aggie comes to visit. Aggie wants to start Marnie's witch training before her 13th birthday or Marnie will lose her powers forever. But there is another reason for Aggie's visit. Something dark & evil is growing in Halloweentown & Aggie wants help to defeat it. While Aggie & Gwen are arguing, Aggie uses magic which Marnie observes. After Aggie leaves to return to Halloweentown, Marnie, Dylan and, unknown to Marnie and Dylan, Sophie follow her onto the return bus. Soon afterwards, Gwen follows the children to Halloweentown. While there, Aggie & Gwen are attacked by the dark force in a movie theater. Marnie, Dylan & Sophie race to get the ingredients to activate Merlin's Wand to stop the evil.

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Plot Keywords:

halloween | witch | girl | magic | grandmother | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Despite there being four Disney Channel Original Movies in the "Halloweentown" series, many actors only appeared in a couple of them. Only Debbie Reynolds, who played Agatha Cromwell, Judith Hoag, who played Gwen Cromwell, and Joey Zimmerman, who played Dylan Cromwell, are credited as appearing in all of the "Halloweentown" titles.

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Goofs

When we first see the movie marquee in Halloweentown it says "Closed Forever" across the whole sign, but when Luke takes Marni into the the theater, you see that the sign has moved to just one side.

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Quotes

Marnie Cromwell: I'm getting that deja vu feeling again!
Dylan Cromwell: You knew I was going to put on my shoe?
Marnie Cromwell: No!

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Connections

Referenced in Tamara's Never Seen: Dark City (2019)

User Reviews

Classic gem

This and Hocus Pocus will likely be the greatest Halloween movies of all time. Some disney movies are just that great.

Details

Official Sites:

DisneyNOW Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 October 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Halloweentown

Filming Locations:

33244 Southwest Sequoia Street, Scappoose, Oregon, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Singer White Entertainment, Ventura Valley Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1