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The Witches (1990) 6.8
A young boy stumbles onto a witch convention and must stop them, even after he has been turned into a mouse. Director:Nicolas Roeg |
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Cast
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| Mai Zetterling | ... | ||
| Jasen Fisher | ... | ||
| Rowan Atkinson | ... | ||
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| Jane Horrocks | ... | ||
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Rose English | ... | |
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A young boy, recently orphaned, is taken to England by his grandmother. At a hotel in which they are staying, a group of witches have gathered to prepare a plot to rid England of all children. Written by Rob Hartill
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Saving the world from witches is a tall order for a boy they've turned into a mouse!Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
24 August 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La maldición de las brujas See more »Box Office
Gross:
$10,360,553 (USA)Company Credits
Production Co:
Lorimar Film Entertainment, Jim Henson Company, The, Jim Henson Productions See more »
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Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Helga: When your father was a boy like you, and living with me here in Norway, I told him about witches too, so that he would always be aware. Now, the most important thing you should know about real witches is this - now listen very carefully! Real witches dress in ordinary clothes, and look very much like ordinary women. They live in ordinary houses, and they work in ordinary jobs.
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The dark tone of the novel was significantly mellowed in order to make the film more appealing for younger audiences. In Dahl's book, for instance, the grandmother is much brisker, Luke is in the car with his parents at the time of the accident, Bruno Jenkins is an obnoxious and pampered boy who Luke does not like at all, and it is implied his equally snob father has him drowned in a water bucket by the Hotel's janitor, the High Witch's plan includes having teachers and parents kill the children in mouse form and, most notably, Luke does not recover his human form, which ultimately means he has very few years of life left. All these changes infuriated Dahl, who never again in his lifetime allowed any movie adaptation of his works and left, in his will, very specific and high standards for any future ones. Ever since his death, the only film that has fulfilled them is Tim Burton's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". See more »Goofs
When Luke chases the stroller that was pushed downhill, a safety cable is visible, attached to the bottom of the stroller. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Helga: When your father was a boy like you, and living with me here in Norway, I told him about witches too, so that he would always be aware. Now, the most important thing you should know about real witches is this - now listen very carefully! Real witches dress in ordinary clothes, and look very much like ordinary women. They live in ordinary houses, and they work in ordinary jobs.
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"The Witches" is funny, and a little scary for those who haven't seen it. Music, Effects, Acting, Editing, and overall production of the film is a plus.
Anjelica Huston is terrific and Jasen Fisher is pretty good as Luke.