Hocus Pocus (1993)

Réalisateur:

Kenny Ortega

Scénaristes (WGA):

David Kirschner (story) and
Mick Garris (story) ...

Date de sortie:

16 juillet 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Famille | Fantasy | Horreur

Accroche:

It's just a bunch of Hocus Pocus!

Intrigue:

More than 300 years ago, 3 witches were sentenced to die in Salem, Massachusetts and a boy was turned into a cat (a black cat...

Plot Keywords:

Sister | Salem | Halloween | Cat | Children

Récompenses:

2 wins & 8 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

They'll "Put A Spell On You"!

Ensemble

Bette Midler	...	Winifred 'Winnie' Sanderson
Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Sarah Sanderson
Kathy Najimy	...	Mary Sanderson
Omri Katz	...	Max Dennison
Thora Birch	...	Dani
Vinessa Shaw	...	Allison
Jodie Rivera	...	Emily Binx (as Amanda Shepherd)
Larry Bagby	...	Ernie / 'Ice' (as Larry Bagby III)
Tobias Jelinek	...	Jay
Stephanie Faracy	...	Jenny Dennison
Charles Rocket	...	Dave Dennison
Doug Jones	...	Billy Butcherson
Karyn Malchus	...	Headless Billy Butcherson
Sean Murray	...	Thackery Binx
Steve Voboril	...	Elijah

MPAA:

Rated PG for some scary sequences, and for language.

Durée:

96 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Iceland:10 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Netherlands:6 | Germany:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Peru:PT | UK:PG | USA:PG

Lieux de tournage:

Ballroom, Park Plaza Hotel - 607 S. Park View Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Société:

Walt Disney Pictures

Anecdotes:

Tobias Jelinek plays a character named Jay. Oddly enough, his physical appearance as well as his personality reflects the character Jay, of the Jay and Silent Bob fame.

Goofs:

Révélant des erreurs: When the Winifred is looking through her spell book, you'll notice the page to the left of the potion page is the same page to the left of the "Black candle" page.

Guillemet:

Max: Let's light this sucker and meet the old broads.

Connexions De Film:

Référencé sur "The Roseanne Show: (#1.31)" (1998)

Bande son:

I Put a Spell on You

They'll "Put A Spell On You"!

A traditional "Halloween Ghost Story" turns into a real life adventure for 3 kids who break the spell of the Sanderson Sisters. The story is an engaging one and will have even grown-ups pay close attention. The Sanderson Sisters (wonderfully played by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy), convicted of witchcraft in Colonial Salem, Massachusetts and put to death some 300 years ago, are brought back to life when "a virgin lights the black candle". It's up to two teenagers and an 8 year old to stop the wicked witches from succeeding with their sinister plan: to lure the town's children to their witch house and "drink" their life-force away from them.

Bette Midler steals the show when the sisters crash a Halloween party, singing "I Put A Spell On You". There are many "time jokes" as well, having the 17th century sisters "confused" when they experience 20th century life: Blinded by a truck's head lights, they are convinced the sun is rising; they frantically avoid stepping on a blacktop driveway when they are told that it is "a black lake of death"; unable to find a broomstick, one of the sisters heads for the sky on a Hoover vacuum cleaner. The jokes are pretty good, and I was entertained throughout the film. I have watched "Hocus Pocus" several times already, and will watch it again and again. This is another example of a movie made for kids, but enjoyed by grown-ups as well. Recommended!