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Awesome Art’s Tribute To Drew Struzan
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Hocus Pocus
- Theatrical - Wide 1993-07-16
- Cast Bette Midler Sarah Jessica Parker Kathy Najimy Thora Birch Vinessa Shaw Doug Jones
- Directed by Kenny Ortega
- Written by Mick Garris Neil Cuthbert
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More than 300 years ago, 3 witches were sentenced to die in Salem, Massachusetts and a boy was turned into a cat (a black cat, naturally). Now it’s Halloween, and the witches (who fly on [I kid you not] vacuum cleaners)... See more are back. This time, they’ve got their eyes on immortal life and have turned their wrath on trick-or-treaters and it’s up to the 300-year-old cat to save the day.
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The True Story Behind Hocus Pocus (1993): What Really Happened?
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Hocus Pocus gets official sequel… in book form this July!
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Posted 8 years ago
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Bette Midler does not support the upcoming remake of Hocus Pocus
Posted 9 years ago
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Posted 9 years ago
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Posted 9 years ago
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Posted 9 years ago
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Where It Was Made – Hocus Pocus (video)
Posted 10 years ago
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