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Hocus Pocus (1993)

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Reviews Counted:20

Fresh:6

Rotten:14

Average Rating:4.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: In 1693, the citizens of Salem, Massachusetts go into a frenzy when they discover that 3 among them -- Winifred, Sarah and Mary Sanderson -- are witches. Fearing their pagan villainy, the community... In 1693, the citizens of Salem, Massachusetts go into a frenzy when they discover that 3 among them -- Winifred, Sarah and Mary Sanderson -- are witches. Fearing their pagan villainy, the community agrees to hang the old hags. But head sorceress Winifred vows they'll come back to life one day and seek vengeance. 300 years later, Max, a cynical teenager stuck chaperoning his kid sister as she goes trick-or-treating, is spotted by classmate-dream girl Allison. In order to impress her, Max lures them into the Sanderson sisters' house where they accidentally bring the wretched shrews back to life. The witches now have one night to renew their life force -- or they'll disappear forever. Can the kids stop them from achieving their nasty purposes? [More]

Starring: Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, Sarah Jessica Parker, Vinessa Shaw

Starring: Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, Sarah Jessica Parker, Vinessa Shaw, Charles Rocket, Doug Jones, Kathleen Freeman, Omri Katz, Sean Murray, Stephanie Faracy, Thora Birch

Director: Kenny Ortega

Director: Kenny Ortega
Screenwriter: Mick Garris, Neil Cuthbert

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04/01/09
Brian Lowry
Brian Lowry
Variety
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For an 11-year-old boy (in 1993) already in love with horror movies, Halloween and Thora Birch, Hocus Pocus was my dream movie sprung to life.

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10/24/08
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

Goofy witches and things that bump all over the place, incliuding Midler...fair family fun.

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06/08/06
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers
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02/09/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

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06/19/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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05/19/05
Jonathan R. Perry
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

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04/08/05
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Catholic Sun

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08/19/04
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

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08/30/03
Blake French
Blake French
NutzWorld

Terrible family movie with bad music and lame overacting.

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08/13/03
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
About.com

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07/20/03
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals
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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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05/13/03
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

Dismayingly grisly for a movie aimed at kids.

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08/11/02
Nell Minow
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Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

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08/08/02
Cory Cheney
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Urban Tulsa Weekly

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07/31/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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07/26/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Unfortunately, all their hammy mugging makes the Three Stooges seem downright subtle.

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01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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Desson Thomson
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