Hocus Pocus Movie Review 1993

The divine Miss M is back, but this time she's not so sweet. Midler, Najimy, and Parker are 17th century witches accidentally conjured up in the 20th century, appropriately enough on Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts. Seems they were hung 300 years back and they take their revenge in some surprisingly gruesome ways, given the Disney label. They rant, they rave, they sing (only once), they fly. See this one for the three stars who make up for the lack of substance with their comedic talents.

Distribution

Baker & Taylor Inc., 2709 Water Ridge Pkwy., Ste. 500, Charlotte, NC 28217, Phone: (704)357-3500, Toll-free: 800-775-1800, Email: btinfo@btol.com, URL: http://www.btol.com

Available on VHS
Running time 95 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Witchcraft, Special FX Extravaganzas: Make-Up, Halloween, Death & the Afterlife, Supernatural Comedies, Time Travel, Strained Suburbia, Up All Night, Books & Bookstores, Cats, Dance Fever, Devils

Screenplay

Neil Cuthbert, Mick Garris

Cast

Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thora Birch, Doug Jones, Omri Katz, Vinessa Shaw, Stephanie Faracy, Charles Rocket

Director

Kenny Ortega

Music

John Debney

Other

Penny Marshall, Garry Marshall

Producer

David Kirschner, Steven Haft, Bonnie Bruckheimer, Ralph Winter, Walt Disney Pictures, Buena Vista