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:

official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 October 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Boszorkányváros

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

Coincidentally, Debbie Reynolds's late close friend Agnes Moorehead was called 'Aggie' and also played a magical grandmother on Bewitched (1964).

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Goofs

When they go back to the theater with the talisman you can see Grandma Aggie's hand shaking while she is frozen and pointing.

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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

good for little kids

13 year old Marnie Piper is tired of her mother Gwen (Judith Hoag)'s strict rules against going out on Halloween. The youngest one, Sophie, wants to go trick or treating. Middle child Dylan is a rule follower. After a visit from grandma Aggie Cromwell (Debbie Reynolds), the kids follow her onto the magic bus back to Halloweentown. The town was created to seperate the magical beings from human mortals. Aggie has been battling an unseen evil in town. The Cromwells are a family of powerful witches but the kids' mother have tried very hard to keep them from developing their witch powers. Luke is a bratty teen and Kalabar is the mayor of Halloweentown.

This is really for little kids. It's not even for tween girls. It's a little too silly for that. There is nothing scary except for really young kids. The acting is fine for a kiddie movie. Mostly, the Halloweentown looks a little cheap which is fine for little kids and they can see themselves as one of the kids on an adventure.