Have you heard about the show that’s just a bunch of Hocus Pocus? Well, apparently it’s not. And thanks to the kids in the film not actually listening to the scary rumors, they’ve unleashed something for you to watch this Halloween.
Sit down for a spell, why don’t you?
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Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy romp around like coked-up versions of The Three Stooges in the frantic Disney romp Hocus Pocus.
The film begins in 1693 where three witches — Winifred (Bette Midler), Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker), and Mary (Kathy Najimy) — are preparing a potion that will grant them immortality and eternal youth. But before they finish mixing their cocktail, the people of Salem capture them and execute them for practicing witchcraft. Before their deaths, they vow to return to Salem 300 years hence on Halloween to exact their revenge.
Three hundred years later, a skeptical, newly transplanted Californian, Max (Omri Katz), explores the ruins of the legendary witches’ house and dares the witches to manifest themselves. Disregarding the warnings of his sister Dani (Thora Birch) and girlfriend Allison (Vinessa Shaw), Max lights the Candle of Black Flame.
With that, the witches reappear to wreak havoc on the town. The kids take off with the witches’ spellbook and a musty tome of hexes and recipes.
The sorceresses, who will die by the morning light if they don’t recite the incantation for immortality, have to get the books by whatever means they can.
So, Winifred, Sarah, and Mary hop on their broomsticks for a chase through Halloween night.~Paul Brenner
Is Hocus Pocus worthy of me?
This is one of my favorite Halloween family shows to watch, next to Halloweentown. Seeing as I don’t really like haunted movies, there are slim pickings as to which ones I actually like. Even though I do watch them, I’m only partially ever watching them, as I’m always doing something on my second monitor.
Back to the main point of this post, as I was derailing.
The cast of witches are hilarious throughout the show, especially Mary. They don’t really intend it, but when you’ve been cast aside for so long, it’s hard to keep up with the times. Especially when it’s a single night in which they need children’s souls, and there are a couple of kids that keep hindering their forward progress.
Then Billy the zombie comes into play and things get a little more fun with the chase.
It’s a darn good family friendly Halloween film to watch indoors on trick-or-treating night, after the kids have their fill of family, or maybe beforehand.
How did we find this product?
On my Patreon page, the month’s theme is October spookiness. Hocus Pocus isn’t exactly high on the spooky list, but it certainly has some spooky characters in it.
