Halloweentown (1998)

After learning she is a witch, a girl helps save a town full of other supernatural creatures.

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:

witch | girl | magic | halloween | grandmother | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-G

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was Kimberly J. Brown's first Disney Channel movie.

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Goofs

Marnie states that she is 13 years old. The plot revolves around Marnie needing to begin her witch training before the end of her 13th Halloween. However, if Marnie is 13 then the present date would be her 14th Halloween, and not her 13th as stated by Grandma Aggie.

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Quotes

Aggie Cromwell: Being normal is vastly overrated.

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Connections

References The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

User Reviews

Excellent

I love these movies! They are terrific Halloween movies. I Hope they make a third movie. I recommend to anyone who loves Halloween to watch these two movies. It's so good to see Halloween movies that are light and not dreadfully dark and scary, I like how it's set in "Halloweentown" and really brings the characters to life.