Hocus Pocus (1993)

Directed by

Kenny Ortega

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film, horror film, comedy horror film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 3,319 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three witches are accidentally brought back to life by a teenager in Salem on Halloween. The witches try to steal children's life force while the boy and his friends try to stop them.

whimsicalcampyplayfullight-heartedspookynostalgiccomedicfestive

What happens

Hocus Pocus is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film directed by Kenny Ortega from a screenplay by Mick Garris and Neil Cuthbert, and a story by David Kirschner and Garris. It follows a comically villainous trio of witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy) who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy (Omri Katz) in Salem, Massachusetts, on Halloween night. The film was released in North America on July 16, 1993, by Walt Disney Pictures. Upon its original release, it received mixed reviews from critics and was initially a box-office bomb, possibly losing Disney around $16.5 million during its theatrical run. However, largely through many annual airings on Disney Channel and Freeform (formerly ABC Family, Fox Family and The Family Channel) all throughout the month of October, Hocus Pocus has been rediscovered by audiences, resulting in a yearly spike in home media sales of the film every Halloween season. The annual celebration of Halloween has helped make the film a cult classic. The film spawned a franchise, consisting of a sequel novelization, a theme park attraction, a TV special, and even a short film. A sequel, Hocus Pocus 2, written by Jen D'Angelo and directed by Anne Fletcher, was released on September 30, 2022, on Disney+, with a third film currently in the works. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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