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froodleIt was an utter flop, critically and commercially. It competed against "Jurassic Park" and failed, and it came and it went and - at least at first - it didn't even make much of an impression at Blockbuster. Just another '90s movie fading into obscurity.
And yet over the past 25 years, "Hocus Pocus" has gone from dud to afterthought to perennial favorite.
These days, "Hocus Pocus" is to Halloween what "A Christmas Story" is to Christmas - a movie that effectively claimed a holiday because it's on TV so damn much.
As with "Christmas Story," constant repetition has turned "Hocus Pocus" into one of those movies where people know every line. This October alone, Freeform is playing the movie 28 times, including an all-day Halloween "Hocus Pocus" marathon. The channel also recently held a 25th anniversary bash that brought back the cast - including stars Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker - to celebrate the film's bewitching legacy.
Few movies have known that kind of comeback.
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And yet over the past 25 years, "Hocus Pocus" has gone from dud to afterthought to perennial favorite.
These days, "Hocus Pocus" is to Halloween what "A Christmas Story" is to Christmas - a movie that effectively claimed a holiday because it's on TV so damn much.
As with "Christmas Story," constant repetition has turned "Hocus Pocus" into one of those movies where people know every line. This October alone, Freeform is playing the movie 28 times, including an all-day Halloween "Hocus Pocus" marathon. The channel also recently held a 25th anniversary bash that brought back the cast - including stars Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker - to celebrate the film's bewitching legacy.
Few movies have known that kind of comeback.
( Read more... )
Limited edition German DVD rerelease
Oct. 30th, 2018 07:30 pmTags:
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- char: betty wilson,
- char: bigfoot,
- char: boris von orloff,
- char: charles furnell,
- char: dash,
- char: edgar,
- char: eunice furnell,
- char: fifi,
- char: fluffy,
- char: grungey bill,
- char: howard,
- char: janet,
- char: lodgepoole,
- char: marilyn,
- char: mars,
- char: melanie,
- char: milkman marshall,
- char: mister chaney,
- char: mister radford,
- char: mister wilson,
- char: nancy,
- char: ned,
- char: old bob,
- char: professor nigel zircon,
- char: sara sue,
- char: simon,
- char: syndi,
- char: the donald,
- char: tod,
- char: tripp,
- fanworks: art,
- merch,
- org: creepy garbage guys,
- org: eerie dairy,
- org: loyal order of corn
Tags:
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- actor: justin shenkarow,
- actor: omri katz,
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- char: boris von orloff,
- char: mars,
- char: simon,
- creator: camille calvert,
- creator: jonathan west,
- creator: melissa binder,
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- cryptid: mummies,
- ep: scariest home movies,
- fanworks: pic,
- seasonal: halloween
HotBumGif has been let down...
Oct. 30th, 2018 07:45 pmfroodlehow come no one reminded me my crush from eerie, indiana is in hocus pocus
— van up and watch Van Helsing (@hotbumgif) October 30, 2018
froodleWith all the 90s nostalgia picking up, I remain incredibly perplexed and saddened that no one has announced a PARKER LEWIS CAN'T LOSE reboot yet. Common Netflix, get your stuff together! ... Hulu? ... Starz? ... VUDU? ... Anyone? Hello? Is this thing on?
— Chris Charla (@iocat) October 29, 2018
But only if we get an Eerie, Indiana reboot first.
— Jeff Luke (@cheffluke) October 29, 2018
Co-signed
— Karen Mitchell (@kickarse77) October 30, 2018
A sad day...
Oct. 30th, 2018 07:50 pmfroodleRIP eerie indiana keychain pic.twitter.com/C5sFgrXoAr
— William Arthur (@Wart_M) October 29, 2018
froodleAt this time of year, Disney’s Hocus Pocus is a firm favourite for many.
And with the film’s 25th anniversary approaching, we couldn’t help but wonder… what happened to the cast!?
Of course the three witches played by Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy were pretty much already huge stars in the own right.
And who could forget little Dani played by Thora Birch… but what about Omri Katz who played the films protagonist Max Dennison?
Well, Max is now 42 and doesn’t act anymore.
According to his IMDB page he has ‘retired’ after only a hand full of credits, relatively speaking.
Before Hocus Pocus he starred in Dallas and Eerie, Indiana, but since 2002 he hasn’t appeared in anything and reportedly took up a career in hairdressing.
Well, with such luscious locks as a young man, who could blame him?
And this is what he looks like now…
He looks pretty good!
And with the film’s 25th anniversary approaching, we couldn’t help but wonder… what happened to the cast!?
Of course the three witches played by Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy were pretty much already huge stars in the own right.
And who could forget little Dani played by Thora Birch… but what about Omri Katz who played the films protagonist Max Dennison?
Well, Max is now 42 and doesn’t act anymore.
According to his IMDB page he has ‘retired’ after only a hand full of credits, relatively speaking.
Before Hocus Pocus he starred in Dallas and Eerie, Indiana, but since 2002 he hasn’t appeared in anything and reportedly took up a career in hairdressing.
Well, with such luscious locks as a young man, who could blame him?
And this is what he looks like now…
He looks pretty good!