FREE HOCUS POCUS PDF Kurt Vonnegut | 288 pages | 17 Oct 1991 | Vintage Publishing | 9780099877103 | English | London, United Kingdom Where to Stream 'Hocus Pocus': Halloween The film follows a villainous comedic trio of witches who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy in Salem, Massachusettson Halloween night. The film received mixed reviews from Hocus Pocus critics at the time of its release. However, largely through Hocus Pocus airings on Disney Channel and Freeform formerly ABC FamilyHocus Pocus has been rediscovered by audiences, resulting in a yearly spike in home video sales of the film every Halloween season [3] Hocus Pocus has Hocus Pocus make it a cult classic. On October Hocus Pocus,just outside of Salem, MassachusettsThackery Binx sees Hocus Pocus little sister, Emily Binx, being taken away to the cottage of three witches. There, the Sanderson sisters, Winifred, Sarah, and Mary, cast a spell on Emily to absorb her youth and regain their own, killing her in the process. Thackery confronts the witches who transform him into an immortal black cat cursed to live forever with his guilt for not saving Emily. But before being hanged, Winifred casts a spell that will resurrect the witches during a full moon on All Hallows' Eve when any virgin lights the Black Flame Candle. Unable to convince his father of his true identity as a cat, Thackery decides to guard the cottage to ensure no one summons the witches. Three hundred years later, on October 31,on Halloween, Max Dennison is feeling unsettled from Hocus Pocus family's sudden move from Los Angeles, Californiato Salem, Massachusetts. Max takes his younger sister Dani out trick-or-treatingwhere they run into Max's new crush Allison. In an effort to impress Allison, Max invites her to show him the Sanderson house to convince him the witches were real. Inside the Sanderson cottage, now a Hocus Pocus neglected museum, Max lights the Black Flame Candle and inadvertently resurrects the witches. The witches attempt to suck the soul of Dani, but Max comes to her rescue. Escaping, Max steals Winifred's spellbook on advice from Thackery, who now goes by his last name of Binx. The witches pursue them to a cemetery, where Winifred raises her unfaithful lover Billy Butcherson as a zombie to chase them on foot. The witches try to acclimate to the 20th century, but are horrified when they discover Halloween has become a festival of disguises. They pursue the children across town using Mary's enhanced sense of smell. Max, Dani, and Allison find their parents at the town hall Halloween party, where Winifred enchants the partygoers to dance until they die. At Jacob Bailey High School, the children trap the witches in a kiln to burn them alive. While the children are celebrating, the Hocus Pocus curse revives them again. Not realizing the witches have survived, Max and Allison open the spellbook intending to reverse the spell on Binx. The open spellbook reveals the location of the group, and the witches track them down, kidnap Dani and Binx, and recover the grimoire. Sarah uses her siren-like song to mesmerize Salem's children, luring them to the Sanderson cottage. Max and Allison rescue Dani and Binx Hocus Pocus tricking the witches into believing that Hocus Pocus was an hour early. Back at the cemetery, the witches attack, and Winifred attempts to use the last vial Hocus Pocus potion to suck the soul from Dani. Binx leaps on Winifred and knocks the potion out of her hand. Max drinks the potion, forcing the witches to take him instead of Dani. The Hocus Pocus rises just as Winifred is about to finish draining Max's life force, and due to standing Hocus Pocus hallowed ground in the cemetery, she turns to stone before being disintegrated into dust along with her sisters. With the witches gone, Max, Dani, and Allison say goodbye to Hocus Pocus, as he returns Hocus Pocus the grave. Thackery finally dies, freeing his soul; appearing as a spectral, Thackery thanks the children for their help, and bids farewell to them as he is reunited with the spirit of his little sister Emily. The exhausted partygoers, including Max and Dani's parents, oblivious to their enchantment, are freed when the spell is broken. Winnie's spellbook is seen opening its eye, revealing it is still alive and the witches could possibly return again. In the TV documentary Hocus Pocus: Begin the Magicand on the film's Blu-ray release, producer David Kirschner said he came up with the idea for the film one night. He and his young daughter were sitting outside and his neighbor's black cat strayed by. Kirschner invented a tale of how the cat was once a boy who was Hocus Pocus into a feline three hundred years ago by three witches. The film's working title was Disney's Halloween Houseit was much darker and scarier, and its protagonists were all year-olds. Garris and Kirschner pitched it to Steven Spielberg 's Amblin Entertainment ; Spielberg saw Disney as a competitor to Amblin in the family film market at the time and refused to co-produce a film with his "rival. Hocus Pocus rewrites were made to the script to make the film more comedic and made two of its young protagonists into teenagers; however, production was stalled several times untilwhen Bette Midler expressed interest in the script and the project immediately went forward. Principal photography began on October 12, The film is set in Salem, Massachusettsbut most of it was shot on sound stages in Burbank, California. However, its daytime scenes were filmed in Salem and Marblehead, Massachusetts during two weeks of filming with principal cast. Production was completed on February 10, Hocus Pocus Pioneer Villagea recreation of early-colonial Salem, was Hocus Pocus for the opening scenes set in The film has continuously brought record viewing numbers to the lineup, including a Hocus Pocus watched by 2. The new release contains special features, including deleted scenes and a behind-the-scenes retrospective. The musical Hocus Pocus for Hocus Pocus was composed and conducted by John Hocus Pocus. James Horner was originally slated to score the film, but became unavailable at the last minute, so Debney had to score Hocus Pocus entire film in two weeks. Even though he didn't score the film, Horner came back to write the theme for Sarah sung by Sarah Jessica Parker, more commonly known as "Come Little Children" which is featured in Intrada's Complete Edition of the score. Debney released a promotional score through the internet containing 19 tracks from the film. Bootlegs were subsequently released across the internet, primarily because the promotional release missed the entire opening sequence music. The website's critical consensus reads, "Harmlessly hokey yet never much more than mediocre, Hocus Pocus is a muddled family-friendly effort that fails to live up to the talents of its impressive cast". Gene Siskelreviewing for The Chicago Tribuneremarked Hocus Pocus the film was a "dreadful witches' comedy with the only tolerable moment coming when Bette Midler presents a single song. There are a lot Hocus Pocus gotta- sees this summer, and this isn't one of them. Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote that the film "has flashes of visual stylishness but virtually no grip on its story". Unless they're Bette Midler fans. In which case it's depressing as hell"; and stating that while Najimy and Parker "have their moments of ramshackle comic inspiration, and the passable Hocus Pocus effects should keep younger campers transfixed [ In Octoberamid the Covid pandemicHocus Pocus was re-released in 2, theaters. Over the years, through various Hocus Pocus such as strong DVD sales and annual record- breaking showings on Freeform 's 13 Nights of Halloweenthe film has achieved cult status. It aired on Freeform October 20, Nine of the cast and crew gathered for the screening, and hundreds of D23 members attended. Her Harlettes appeared with her dressed as Mary and Sarah, and the three of them performed the film's version of "I Put a Spell on You". The show introduces new actresses as the Sanderson Sisters, who Hocus Pocus to make a villain party and summon or attract various Disney villains in the Hocus Pocus. The book includes a foreword by Thora Birch and afterword by Mick Garris. Billed as a "lighthearted but scholarly look at the film," the book analyzes the movie's major themes, which it identifies as festivity, nostalgia, home, horror, virginity, feminism, Broadway-style musical moments, sibling rivalry, "Spielbergian" filmmaking style, Disney villain traditions, and more. Wallace also Hocus Pocus Walt Disney World 's Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular as part of the movie's legacy and includes "the largest collection of Hocus Pocus fun facts and trivia ever assembled," complete with extensive endnote citations. The City of Salem has celebrated its connection to Hocus Pocuswhile local filming sites have become an attraction for fans as the movie's legacy has Hocus Pocus over the years. Inthe Haunted Happenings Grand Parade, an annual Salem festival held every October, was Hocus-Pocus themed in honor of the movie's 25th anniversary. But it's like the film's following grows every year. In Julyit was announced that Disney Hocus Pocus developing a supernatural-themed film about witches, and that Tina Fey was on board as a producer and star. However, Deadline debunked rumors that the film was a sequel to Hocus Pocus. She also said her co-stars Sarah Jessica Parker and Hocus Pocus Najimy were interested in reprising the roles of the Sanderson sisters as well, but stressed that Disney had yet to greenlight any sequel.