Buena Vista Home Video, Hocus Pocus

Description

You’re in for a devil of a time when three outlandishly wild witches — Bette
Midler (BEACHES, BIG BUSINESS), Sarah Jessica Parker (HONEYMOON IN VEGAS), and
Kathy Najimy (SISTER ACT) — return from 17th-century Salem after they’re
accidentally conjured up by some unsuspecting pranksters! It’s a night full of
zany fun and comic chaos once the tricky 300-year-old trio sets out to cast a
spell on the town and reclaim their youth — but first they must get their act
together and outwit three kids and a talking cat! Loaded with bewitching
laughs, HOCUS POCUS is an outrageously wild comedy that’s sure to entertain
everyone!|Producer David Kirschner came up with the idea for the movie one
night while he and his young daughter were sitting outside and his neighbor’s
black cat strayed by. Kirschner began to unspool a narrative of how the cat
was once a boy who was changed into a feline 300 years ago by three
witches.|Actress Kathy Najimy described her character Mary as “Eddie Haskell
as a witch,” referring to the character on the classic TV series “Leave It To
Beaver.” “She sucks up to Winifred [Bette Midler’s character] every chance she
gets. She wants to be part of the power club and Winifred’s got the power.”|To
create the costumes, designer Mary Vogt read many historical books about
Salem, Massachusetts. “I even read diaries of women who were hanged as
witches,” she says.

Features:

Product Details:

• Genre: Comedy
• Format: Multiple Formats, NTSC, Widescreen, Letterboxed, Color, Closed-captioned
• Contributor: Sean Murray, Stephanie Faracy, Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler, Thora Birch, Neil Cuthbert, Doug Jones, Kathy Najimy, Kathleen Freeman, Kenny Ortega, Vinessa Shaw, Mick Garris, Omri Katz, Charles Rocket See more
• Language: English
• Runtime: 1 hour and 36 minutes
• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.58 x 5.44 x 7.46 inches; 2.4 Ounces
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 1775800
• Director ‏ : ‎ Kenny Ortega
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, NTSC, Widescreen, Letterboxed, Color, Closed-captioned
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 36 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ June 4, 2002
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Bette Midler, Thora Birch, Kathy Najimy, Sarah Jessica Parker, Stephanie Faracy