It involves a plot to suck the life force out of children. As if by magic, 25 years have passed since this triumph of modern cinema, this epic tale of good and evil, this movie, hocus pocus, was first released in theaters. If youre a fan of the film, you could probably recite just about every word, but id be surprised if you know all of these fun facts. For years i wanted a black cat named binx and i longed to go to salem, massachusetts and meet real, live witches. Lets go over a few interesting yet little known facts about the movie that will make you look at the iconic film in a whole new way. And a few years ago, in 2017, disney channel announced plans to remake the cult classic hocus pocus as a tv movie. Hocus pocus is a 1993 american comedy horror film directed by kenny ortega and written by neil cuthbert and mick garris. The movie already has, and the secrets and details about its making will only serve to make it that much better. It was when he was sitting with his daughter and saw a black cat.
Page 2 this category is for questions and answers related to hocus pocus, as asked by users of. Fun facts about halloween classic hocus pocus simplemost. Because its almost halloween and because we absolutely love this movie, here are. Max says its daylight saving time, which isnt true. Read on to find out 15 fun facts about the making of everyones favorite halloween movie, hocus pocus. As an adult, i wont lie15 hocus pocus facts that will make you love the movie even morei squealed with joy when i had the opportunity to visit salem and see some of the locations where the movie was filmed. Hocus pocus quickly became a cult classic among many. Parents need to know that hocus pocus has lasting halloween appeal for kids and adults. Hocus pocus is a 1993 american horror fantasy comedy film that was released by disney and directed by kenny ortega. Hocus pocus trivia from the 25th anniversary bluray. Hocus pocus is a classic halloween movie that youve probably watched many times over. If you cant get enough of this campy flick and love all. He went on to score mel gibsons the passion of the christ and hannah montana.
In the script, billy was supposed to call winifred. The film stars bette midler, sarah jessica parker, and kathy najimy, with omri katz, thora birch, and vinessa shaw in supporting roles. What makes the film even better is that there are two stunning musical numbersmidlers delightful i put a spell on you and parkers hypnotic come, little children. This is the ultimate hocus pocus trivia quiz magiquiz. The name of the town is mentioned in several times, including by the townspeople of salem. Theres no update yet on whether the hocus pocus movie sequel is actually happening although we do know it wont star any of the original lead cast, but there is a sequel in book form. Producer david kirschner told the story about how he came up with the idea for the movie. It harkens back to that era where kids movies were still actually extremely terrifying and gave you nightmares but you still loved them anyway. Make sure to read this for the amazing facts about your favorite flick. The sanderson sisters often refer to cooking with margarine. The story for hocus pocus came about after writer david kirschner invented a bedtime story for his. Ignore the critics, hocus pocus is perfect not only for halloween, but for any time of the year. In our humble opinion, its one of the best movies to see when youre in. Hocus pocus, one of the campiest cult classics ever to be cooked up in a cinematic cauldron, delighted audiences 25 years ago.
Hocus pocus 2 is arriving soon here are 10 facts about the cult movie. This is what happens when you try to apply logic to early 90s disney movies, and in a weird. With a movie like hocus pocus, you come to embrace it, flaws and all. Disney worlds hocus pocus villain spelltacular as part of the movies legacy and includes the largest collection of hocus pocus fun facts and.
A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Just thinking about hocus pocus brings up fond childhood memories. Only people who really love hocus pocus will ace this trivia test about the 1993 kids halloween movie starring bette midler, sarah jessica parker. Do you remember the tiniest details from the movie that only a true fan would know. Its been over 25 years since the initial release of hocus pocus, but the 1993 movie is still a halloween favorite. Also another way to remember where hocus pocus took place is to remember the salem witch trials. First things first, weve found this years halloween. The film not only defined our childhoods, but is currently defining our adulthoods its no coincidence that we really want a black cat and halloween is our favorite holiday. Witchthemed music from the 1939 movie can be heard in hocus pocus, which could be an in movie joke.
Murray did not actually voice binx the cat, however. When max omri katz offers to let his buxom love interest allison vinessa shaw. To this day, hocus pocus remains a cult classic amongst fans of all ages. Critics were particularly harsh for this lighthearted movie, entertainment weekly specifically. The actor who played thackery binx, sean murray, has starred in ncis on cbs for. Hearsay or not, nothing can replace the original disney movie and thats a fact we all can agree on. Since the movie is celebrating 24 spooktacular years see where the cast is now. Hocus pocus was filmed over the course of five months in salem, massachusetts. But the things you never knew about hocus pocus might just force you to admit that youre not the planets number one authority on the classic bette midler movie.
Based on the witches by roald dahl, it tells the story of a halloweenhating teenager named max dennison, who inadvertently resurrects three witches from their temporary death and. The original story for hocus pocus was much darker than the movie we know and love today. Begin the magic, tells the behindthe scenes about the hocus pocus movie. Get the full story behind where disneys hocus pocus was filmed along with info about all the filming locations in salem, massachusetts. The writers used props to pitch hocus pocus to studio executives.
A couple of high school bullies harass a male classmate in a graveyard, asking him for smokes and hash and finally stealing his shoes. There are a ton of facts about this movie that even the most hardcore hocus pocus fans dont know, from original casting and live insects to box office blues. They called hocus pocus acceptable scarysilly kid fodder that. As of 2019, there has still been no update on this remake. In our humble opinion, its one of the best movies to see when youre in the mood for something spooky but not too spooky. Check out 15 things you may not have known about hocus pocus. The hardest hocus pocus trivia quiz ever oh my disney. But these little known facts make the movie that much more interesting. Hocus pocus youre in for a devil of a time when three outlandishly wild witches bette midler, sarah jessica parker, and kathy najimy return from 17thcentury salem after theyre accidentally conjured up by some unsuspecting pranksters.
Because its almost halloween and because we absolutely love this movie, here are a few fun facts about the best halloween movie ever, hocus pocus. Hocus pocus quizzes there are 44 questions on this topic. Through a recent rewatching of hocus pocus while procrastinating on a grad school paper and a little research on the film, i discovered that the movie is filled with goofs, weird facts and interesting injokes that dont technically make any sense. Hocus pocus is coming back to theaters for its 25th. Still watched over 25 years later, here are 10 behindthescenes facts about the witch movie. Hocus pocus 2 is arriving soon here are 10 facts about the. The original story for hocus pocus was much darker than. Thirteen frighteningly fun facts about hocus pocus hypable. The film was released to foreign markets in october 1994. Do you know all kinds of fun facts about the making of it. We put together fifteen of the most interesting and surprising ones for hocus pocus.
There are a lot of interesting things that we never really knew about the movie, and also things we simply overlooked because we loved it so much. Youre in for a devil of a time when three outlandishly wild witches bette midler, sarah jessica parker, and kathy najimy return from 17thcentury salem after theyre accidentally conjured up by some unsuspecting pranksters. And as the new anniversary bluray proves, the movie. Bette midler, by the way, has said that hocus pocus is her favorite film out of all of the films shes ever done.
The executioner who was responsible for hanging the. He created it as a bedtime story for his daughters. Thora birch agreed, recently saying, the most fun i. Cool, behindthescenes facts you didnt know about hocus. Last year a new york times bestselling novel titled hocus pocus and the allnew sequel was released, and well be adding it to our reading lists, asap. The idea for hocus pocus came from david kirschner, who was a producer and came up with the story. Hocus pocus may not have been a big hit when it was originally released, but it has gone on to become a cult classic, a film that new generations of kids get to anticipate every halloween. Hocus pocus is a classic halloween movie for many of us, but what about the facts behind the scenes that leave your spine tingling. Cool, behindthescenes facts you didnt know about hocus pocus.
In a 2014 reddit ama, bette midler said shed be interested in doing a hocus pocus sequel. Hocus pocus was set on halloween and is a goto movie to watch in october, but it was actually released in theaters on. Hocus pocus is a halloween favorite and a cult classic. To this day, its one of the mostwatched halloween movies of the season for both kids and adults. Rumors that disney considered turning it into a madefortv movie at one point have spread over the internet, but have not been confirmed by the cast and crew. Hocus pocus is one of the most classic disney movies of our youth. Filming started on october 12, 1992 and finished on february 10, 1993. But you may have watched this movie through frightened fingers held up to your face a. It just goes with fall like psl, uggs and halloween. Hocus pocus was released in the united states and canada on july 16, 1993. Tis the season to be watching and quoting hocus pocus. Hocus pocus is a 1993 american comedy horror film directed by kenny ortega and written by. Hocus pocus is, hands down, one of the most popular halloween movies ever.