Film

Hocus Pocus 1993

Directed by Kenny Ortega

  • Fantasy, Comedy, Family
  • 96 min
  • PG

It's just a bunch of Hocus Pocus.

After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it is up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.

FantasyComedyFamilywitchvirginsibling relationshipmagichalloweenundeadresurrectionpotionsalem, massachusettstrick or treatingspellcastingtalking cat

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Resolved, classical in form, unpretentious and effortless.

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