The Witches (2020)

Based on Roald Dahl's 1983 classic book 'The Witches', the story tells the scary, funny and imaginative tale of a seven year old boy who has a run in with some real life witches!

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Writers:

Roald Dahl (novel), Robert Zemeckis (screenplay)

Stars:

Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci, Octavia Spencer

Cast

Credited cast, sorted by IMDb STARmeter:
Anne Hathaway	...	Grand High Witch
Stanley Tucci
Octavia Spencer
Chris Rock
Angus Wright	...	Waiter
Morgana Robinson	...	Mrs. Jenkins
Charles Edwards	...	Mr. Jenkins
Philippe Spall
Anna Devlin
Simon Manyonda	...	Sous Chef
Eugenia Caruso	...	Consuella
Codie-Lei Eastick	...	Bruno Jenkins
Me'sha Bryan	...	Chambermaid
Jahzir Bruno
Jon Prophet	...	Officer Perry

Storyline

Tells the darkly humorous and heartwarming tale of a young orphaned boy (Jahzir Kadeem Bruno) who, in late 1967, goes to live with his loving Grandma (Octavia Spencer) in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. The boy and his grandmother come across some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, so Grandma wisely whisks our young hero away to an opulent seaside resort. Regrettably, they arrive at precisely the same time that the world's Grand High Witch (Hathaway) has gathered her fellow cronies from around the globe -- undercover -- to carry out her nefarious plans.

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Plot Keywords:

psychotronic film | witch | based on novel | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 October 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Convenção das Bruxas

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., ImageMovers, Double Dare You (DDY)

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Releasing 30 years after the previous adaption of Roald Dahl's novel, which starred Anjelica Huston as the Grand High Witch. Both Huston and Hathaway are Academy Award winners for Best Supporting Actress. By coincidence, they also have the same initials.

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Connections

Remake of The Witches (1990)