A young boy and his grandmother have a run-in with a coven of witches and their leader.A young boy and his grandmother have a run-in with a coven of witches and their leader.A young boy and his grandmother have a run-in with a coven of witches and their leader.
- Awards
- 10 nominations total
Chris Rock
- Older Hero Mouse
- (voice)
Josette Simon
- Zelda
- (as Josettesimon-93556)
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- TriviaThe original 1983 novel was largely set in the United Kingdom (with a few scenes in Norway). This movie adaptation is set in the US state of Alabama, but, ironically, was mostly filmed in the United Kingdom (though some exteriors were shot in Alabama and Georgia). Octavia Spencer is originally from Alabama.
- GoofsNear the end at 1 hour 34 min Hero mouse references to Mary as Daisy although he learned earlier in the movie her real name and commented on it that it's pretty.
- Quotes
[being cornered by her own cat]
Grand High Witch: Remember who it was who feeds you... No, don't think about food!
- Crazy creditsRoald Dahl's credit is composed of items/people from his stories:
- R is a jar of dreams from "The BFG"
- O is a swollen Violet Beauregarde from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
- A is a stack of levitating books from "Matilda"
- L is a fox tail from "Fantastic Mr Fox"
- D is a giant peach hoisted by seagulls, from "James and the Giant Peach"
- Dahl is a Wonka chocolate candy bar containing a golden ticket from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
- ConnectionsFeatured in Nostalgia Critic: The Witches (2020)
- SoundtracksLittle Drummer Boy
Written by Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone
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In 1968, a young Hero Boy is forced to go live with his grandma (Octavia Spencer) after losing his parents in a car accident. She tells him that witches are real and they hate children. As a child, she lost her friend when a witch turned her into a chicken. She gives him a white mouse. She takes him to a seaside hotel for an escape hoping that witches would not search there since black children are rarely at the luxury hotel. Unfortunately, the Grand High Witch (Anne Hathaway) has gathered her followers to present a potion to turn all children into mice.
This is the second film adaptation of the Roald Dahl children's book. The 1990 adaptation stars Anjelica Huston and is a fan favorite. It's probably a fool's errand to try to do another. The only reason is to upgrade the mice with CGI and that's often a bad idea. The charm of the old animatronics is actually more timeless than CGI which ages over time. It does inject some American racial divide into the story but the movie drops that interesting take rather quickly. The one awful thing it does is to replace the greatness of Huston with a terribly weird Joker-smiling Hathaway. It is bad. There is no good reason for this movie and watching it proves that.
This is the second film adaptation of the Roald Dahl children's book. The 1990 adaptation stars Anjelica Huston and is a fan favorite. It's probably a fool's errand to try to do another. The only reason is to upgrade the mice with CGI and that's often a bad idea. The charm of the old animatronics is actually more timeless than CGI which ages over time. It does inject some American racial divide into the story but the movie drops that interesting take rather quickly. The one awful thing it does is to replace the greatness of Huston with a terribly weird Joker-smiling Hathaway. It is bad. There is no good reason for this movie and watching it proves that.
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- Oct 25, 2020
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- Gross US & Canada
- $203,571
- Gross worldwide
- $29,303,571
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