It's just a bunch of Hocus Pocus.
After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it is up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.
Hocus Pocus (1993) is a fantasy, comedy and family film directed by Kenny Ortega, released on July 16, 1993 with a runtime of 1h 36m. It stars Omri Katz, Thora Birch, Vinessa Shaw and Bette Midler. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 3,374 ratings.
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Omri Katz
as Max Dennison
Thora Birch
as Dani Dennison
Vinessa Shaw
as Allison
Bette Midler
as Winifred Sanderson
Sarah Jessica Parker
as Sarah Sanderson
Kathy Najimy
as Mary Sanderson
Tobias Jelinek
as Jay
Larry Bagby
as Ernie / 'Ice'
Doug Jones
as Billy Butcherson
Amanda Shepherd
as Emily
Stephanie Faracy
as Jenny Dennison
Charles Rocket
as Dave Dennison
Directed by Kenny Ortega, written by Neil Cuthbert, David Kirschner and Mick Garris, produced by Steven Haft and David Kirschner.
Average viewer score of 7.0/10 from 3,374 ratings.
I imagine most of the love for Hocus Pocus comes from people who re-watch it with nostalgia goggles. Even as a child of the 90's I had never seen Hocus Pocus and knew little of it, so I had no prior attachments to this film. If you have seen any of the Disney Channels terrible made for TV movies, Hocus Pocus is like a particularly bad one with some questionable language and sexual innuendo. The acting is really bad…
Reviewed on November 1, 2018
Good. <em>'Hocus Pocus'</em> is a fairly amusing film about witches from the Salem trials era, not that it hasn't any real connection to those events. It's very much a fun fantasy film, which looks pretty neat by the way. Bette Midler (Winifred), Kathy Najimy (Mary) and Sarah Jessica Parker (Sarah) play three witch sisters. They are main reason why the film is as enjoyable as it is, all are entertaining but Midler…
Reviewed on September 27, 2020
Bad watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend. Sometimes it is fun to get in the way back machine to visit "classic" movies, but they don't always hold up. And in some cases, like this, it is a wonder they EVER worked at all. Especially that it is a 1993 Disney movie and focuses on sex, plus a lot of witch lore being based on women being sexual in a time where it was so inappropriate they would be…
Reviewed on October 18, 2020
This is an odd family movie, as I saw it called. There seemed to be a few incidents around death that might be to mature for younger kids, but a lot of the story and action seemed too simplistic for older kids. There is a lot of shrieking in lieu of acting, no real character development, and how many times to we need to hear the same lines and actions from the three witches? We decided to watch this as a preview to…
Reviewed on October 7, 2022
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Hocus Pocus (1993) is available to stream on Disney Plus, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Hocus Pocus (1993) includes Omri Katz, Thora Birch, Vinessa Shaw, Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker. The film was directed by Kenny Ortega. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Hocus Pocus was released on July 16, 1993 and runs for 1h 36m.
Hocus Pocus (1993) holds an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from 3,374 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy fantasy, comedy and family films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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