Hocus Pocus Cast

Hocus Pocus is a children’s 1993 fantasy/Halloween-themed film released by Disney, and directed by Kenny Ortega. The movie started life as a script for a special original movie for the Disney Channel, to be produced by one of the smaller studios owned by The Walt Disney Company, but the script caught the eye of Walt Disney Studios who decided that the film was strong enough to carry well-known names and to attract a cinema audience. The movie was released in the United States and Canada in July 1993. It was released in October 1994 across Australia and most of Europe and some Asian countries. The idea to cast Bette Midler was partly inspired by Midler’s Golden Globe-nominated performance in a milestone motion picture for the Walt Disney Company on its Touchstone Pictures line, Down and Out in Beverly Hills.

Hocus Pocus initially opened in theaters to abysmal reviews and performed decently at the box office. The film became popular on VHS and repeated airings on The Disney Channel and ABC Family (as 13 Nights of Halloween) and is considered a cult film.

Cast

    * Bette Midler / Élisabeth Wiener (French speaking voice) — Winifred "Winnie" Sanderson
    * Sarah Jessica Parker — Sarah Sanderson
    * Kathy Najimy — Mary Sanderson
    * Omri Katz — Max Dennison
    * Thora Birch — Dani Dennison
    * Vinessa Shaw — Allison
    * Doug Jones (actor) — Billy Butcherson

Characters

Witches

The Sanderson Sisters are the main villains of the film. Their names are as follows:

    * Winifred Sanderson – played by Bette Midler.
    * Sarah Sanderson – played by Sarah Jessica Parker.
    * Mary Sanderson – played by Kathy Najimy.

Children

    * Max Dennison (Played by Omri Katz), the protagonist of the film.
    * Allison (Played by Vinessa Shaw), Max’s love interest. She is particularly knowledgeable about the Sanderson Sisters.
    * Dani Dennison (Played by Thora Birch), Max’s younger sister.
    * Thackery Binx aka Binx (Played by Sean Murray) while Jason Marsden voiced his feline version.

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