Welcome to Satanists on Cinema. We are your hosts Satanist Cameron John and Reverend Campbell. Satanists on Cinema is a film review and commentary series that casts a spell of enchantment on your expectations, ensuring you will sit still while we drain you of your vital energies, allowing us to live eternally. This is our review of Hocus Pocus!
Discussion
- Log Line: a curious youngster moves to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century.
- Drain energy from youth like The One True Knot.
- Great traditional halloween feel
- Terrible acting
- Budget – $28 million
- Box office – $39.5 million
- It was not a critical or commercial success upon its release, possibly losing Disney around $16.5 million
- Largely through annual airings on Disney Channel and Freeform (formerly ABC Family), Hocus Pocus has been rediscovered by audiences, resulting in a yearly spike in home video sales of the movie every Halloween season that has helped make it a cult classic.
- A sequel, directed by Adam Shankman. is in development as a Disney+ exclusive film, with a screenplay written by Jen D’Angelo.
- Midler, Parker, and Najimy all confirmed their interest in reprising their roles
Cast
- Directed by Kenny Ortega
- Written by David Kirschner (story) & Mick Garris (story), and Mick Garris (screenplay) & Neil Cuthbert (screenplay)
- Bette Midler – Winifred
- Sarah Jessica Parker – Sarah
- Kathy Najimy – Mary
- Omri Katz – Max
- Thora Birch – Dani
- Vinessa Shaw – Allison
- Amanda Shepherd – Emily
Links
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107120/
- 6.9/10 stars
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hocus_Pocus_(1993_film)
- https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_wretched_2019
- 34% Rotten with a 71% audience score