Hocus Pocus

1993
12
1 Std. 36 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,9/10

163.117

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

2.464

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy in Hocus Pocus (1993)

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Ein neugieriger junger Mann zieht nach Salem, wo er sich schwer tut, sich anzupassen, bevor er ein Trio teuflischer Hexen erweckt, die im 17. Jahrhundert hingerichtet wurden.Ein neugieriger junger Mann zieht nach Salem, wo er sich schwer tut, sich anzupassen, bevor er ein Trio teuflischer Hexen erweckt, die im 17. Jahrhundert hingerichtet wurden.Ein neugieriger junger Mann zieht nach Salem, wo er sich schwer tut, sich anzupassen, bevor er ein Trio teuflischer Hexen erweckt, die im 17. Jahrhundert hingerichtet wurden.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,9/10

163.117

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

2.464

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 2 Gewinne & 11 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
During a 20th anniversary screening of this film, Doug Jones revealed the moths that come out of his mouth at the end are real, not CGI. In a 2018 interview with Bloody Disgusting, makeup and special-effects designer Tony Gardner said that the actor wore a "mouth rig" a latex pocket attached to dentures that blocked off Jones' throat to make the moths come out "There was a small hole in the very back of the pocket so that Doug could cough some air through it ... An animal wrangler would place several moths in the pocket with tweezers, Then the stitches would be glued shut, and we'd run out of frame so that they could get to the shot as fast as possible," Gardner said.

Patzer
After Winifred dies all of her spells were undone including the spell that transformed Thackeray. It can be assumed that when he transformed his body was killed and it was only his spirit or soul that took the form of a cat. When Winifred dies his soul was released and was allowed to pass on.

Zitate
Winifred Sanderson: Oh, look. Another glorious morning. Makes me sick!

Crazy Credits
During the end credits, the parents finally stop dancing and leave the building, exhausted; Jay and Ernie have been forgotten about and are still dangling in their cages, singing Row Row Row Your Boat, then the camera pans over to the spell book as the eye opens once more.

Alternative Versionen
When shown on UK television in 2005, all instances of Billy losing his head and stumbling around headless were cut (rendering the credit in the cast to 'Headless Billy' meaningless). Thus, the scene when Billy loses his head and Dani steps out of the protective salt circle to retrieve it for him (giving Winnie the opportunity to grab her) no longer makes sense. It just cuts to a scene of Dani suddenly outside the protective circle and screaming as Winnie swoops down on her from above. Without knowing about Dani retrieving Billy's head the viewer is left puzzled as to why Dani left the circle.

Verbindungen
Edited into Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)

Soundtracks
I Put a Spell on You
Written by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Produced and Arranged by Marc Shaiman

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Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

10/10

The critics couldn't be more off-target!

While I've been enjoying this film for years, I only recently decided to read some reviews for it, and am shocked! The truth is, this film is a wonderfully comical and charming tale of three Salem witches that are resurrected by a teenage boy, who, with the help of his little sister and love interest, must try to stop them from stealing the souls of children. This movie really sparkles in the representations of the witches, who are all cast perfectly. Bette Midler provides for a hilarious and almost frightening Winifred (the leader), Sarah Jessica Parker shines as the sexy, dim-witted Sarah, and Kathy Najimy is marvelous as the funny, perky Mary. What makes the film even better is that there are two stunning musical numbers--Midler's delightful "I Put a Spell on You" and Parker's hypnotic "Come, Little Children." Ignore the critics, "Hocus Pocus" is perfect not only for Halloween, but for any time of the year!