The Witches (1990)
Directed by Nicolas Roeg / Robert Zemeckis
Genres - Fantasy, Horror, Action, Adventure, Children's/Family, Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Children's Fantasy, Fairy Tales & Legends |
Release Date - Feb 16, 1990 (USA) |
Run Time - 91 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom, Mexico, United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Matthew Tobey
In Nicolas Roeg's adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel The Witches, a young boy is vacationing at the seaside with his grandmother when he discovers that the hotel he is staying at is hosting a convention of witches. Eavesdropping on the witches, he learns that the Grand High Witch (Anjelica Huston) has devised a plan to turn all of the children in England into mice. With creature-effects by Jim Henson's Creature Shop, The Witches was the last film Henson worked on before passing away in 1990.
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witch, witchcraft, boy, conspiracy, convention, cruelty, disguise, grandmother, hotel, mouse [animal], transformation, death-in-family, magic-potion, orphan, vacation, diabetes, eavesdropping
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High Artistic Quality