20 Best Movies About Magic Ever Made
From the charm of old Disney animated films to the thrills of Guillermo del Toro's work, these are the best movie about magic and illusion.
Hocus Pocus (1993)
Hocus Pocus tells the story of the Sanderson Sisters, a trio of witches who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy on Halloween. When the witches threaten to take over the town of Salem, Massachusetts, it's up to Max, sister Dani, and friend Alison to stop them with the help of Thackery Binx, one of the Sandersons' victims trapped in the immortal body of black cat.
Hocus Pocus
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- Director
- Kenny Ortega
- Release Date
- July 16, 1993
- Studio(s)
- Disney
- Distributor(s)
- Disney
- Cast
- Bette Midler , Sarah Jessica Parker , Kathy Najimy , Omri Katz , Thora Birch , Vinessa Shaw
- Writers
- David Kirschner , Mick Garris , Neil Cuthbert
- Runtime
- 96 minutes
- Sequel(s)
- Hocus Pocus 2
- Budget
- $28 million
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