He takes the group to an old cemetery where they are protected from the witches since it is hallowed ground. The witches attempt to suck the soul of Dani, but Max comes to her rescue.Įscaping, Max steals Winifred's spellbook on advice from the immortal cat Binx. The three visit the former Sanderson cottage, now an abandoned museum, where Max inadvertently resurrects the witches. Three centuries later, on October 31, 1993, Max Dennison reluctantly takes his younger sister Dani out trick-or-treating where they meet Max's new classmate Allison Watts whom he is attracted to. Binx decides to guard the cottage so no one can bring the witches back to life. Before the Sanderson sisters are hanged in the town square while they are denying any knowledge of what happened to Thackery, Winifred casts a curse that will resurrect the sisters during a full moon on All Hallows' Eve if a virgin lights the Black Flame Candle in their cottage. Having been alerted by Binx's friend Elijah, the townsfolk arrest the sisters for the murder of Emily. After that, Binx is transformed into a black cat by the witches, cursed to live forever with his guilt for not saving Emily. Binx confronts the witches, but he fails to save Emily and her life force is drained, making the witches young again. On October 31, 1693, in Salem, Massachusetts, Thackery Binx witnesses his little sister Emily being whisked away to the woods by the Sanderson sisters, three witches who are named Winifred, Sarah, and Mary. A sequel, Hocus Pocus 2, written by Jen D'Angelo and directed by Anne Fletcher, was released on September 30, 2022, on Disney+. The film spawned a franchise, consisting of a sequel novelization, a theme park attraction, and a TV special. The annual celebration of Halloween has helped make the film a cult classic. However, largely through many annual airings on Disney Channel and Freeform (formerly ABC Family, Fox Family and The Family Channel) all throughout the month of October, Hocus Pocus has been rediscovered by audiences, resulting in a yearly spike in home media sales of the film every Halloween season. Upon its release, it received mixed reviews from film critics and was not a box office success, possibly losing Disney around $16.5 million during its theatrical run. The film was released in North America on July 16, 1993, by Walt Disney Pictures. The film is directed by Kenny Ortega from a screenplay by Mick Garris and Neil Cuthbert, and a story by David Kirschner and Garris. Hocus Pocus is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film that follows a villainous comedic trio of witches ( Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy) who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy ( Omri Katz) in Salem, Massachusetts, on Halloween night.
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