Hocus Pocus

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The film was released in July 1993 to take advantage of children being off from school during the su [...]	D
Body count: 6 (Emily, Binx, Winifred, Sarah, Mary, and Billy). If you count the Sanderson sisters dy [...]	D
William "Billy" Butcherson died on May 1, 1693.	D
There were seven statues made of Bette Midler for the scene in which she bursts in the sunlight towa [...]	D
The fake cop's motorcycle is a Kawasaki KZ 1000 P.	D
Mary and Sarah are actually named after the actresses that play them. Kathy's middle name is Mary.	D
During the costume party scene, a guest is dressed as a character from Tron (1982), another Disney m [...]	D
Several scenes appear in the various original trailers that are not included in the released version [...]	D
Bette Midler used both Margaret Hamilton's character of 'The Wicked Witch of the West' from Il mago [...]	D
Contrary to popular rumor, the song Sarah Sanderson sings from the sky was not written by Edgar Alla [...]	D
Brother and sister Garry Marshall and Penny Marshall play husband and wife. He's the one dressed as [...]	D
The film grossed only $39,514,713 when it was first released during the summer of 1993, although it [...]	D
The bus that the Sanderson sisters ride on is a 1967 GMC TDH 5305.	D
Due to the length of the film and the variety of tricks Binx performs, several cats were used on the [...]	D
Bette Midler worked with Garry Marshall on Spiagge (1988), five years earlier.	D
During a February 10, 2008, interview on the BBC show "Breakfast", Bette Midler stated that this was [...]	D
A sequel book released in 2018 revealed Jay and Ernie's fates: they were eventually rescued and one [...]	D
Two scenes featured in original trailer of the film didn't end up in the final movie -- the Sanderso [...]	D
When Dani and Allison dance after burning the Sanderson Sisters alive, the fountain in the backgroun [...]	D
Jennifer Lopez auditioned for the role of Sarah Sanderson.	D
Rhythm and Hues, who created the CGI Thackery Binx, went to great lengths to ensure that his facial [...]	D
The three little girls who steal the witches' brooms from in front of the house are dressed as the s [...]	D
The Devil's dog was Kathy Najimy's.	D
According to an archived press release, the film's choreographer, Peggy Holmes, said each of the San [...]	D
Contrary to popular belief, this was not the first Disney movie to mention virgins; Il drago del lag [...]	D
Charles Rocket says to Max, "Watch your language!" Rocket is notorious for swearing on air at the en [...]	D
Hocus Pocus was filmed over the course of five months in Salem, Massachusetts and numerous other loc [...]	D
When Max and Dani are talking to Allison while trick or treating you can see the Grinch carved into [...]	D
In a 2020 interview with Ethan Alter, Bette Midler revealed that she wrote part of her rendition of [...]	D
In the final scene, when Dani is crying over Binx's cat body, he happened to die right on his sister [...]	D
At the beginning of the movie, Sarah's hair is curly. However, her hair became more straight through [...]	D
In a 2015 interview on Today (1952), Kathy Najimy said she was initially reluctant to take the role [...]	D
The Dennisons' car is a 1991 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer [UN46].	D
Disney Easter egg: a child is dressed up as Mrs. Potts trick or treating when the sisters get off th [...]	D
After the witches are burnt in the kiln, Max celebrates in front of the house from Un Natale esplosi [...]	D
The role of Max Dennison was originally offered to Leonardo DiCaprio. He turned it down to appear in [...]	D
The inspiration for "Hocus Pocus" came from the bedtime story producer and co-writer David Kirschner [...]	D
Ron Underwood was initially slated to direct the film.	D
Allison's house is only two doors from the original witch house.	D
Rosie O'Donnell was originally offered the role of Mary Sanderson. Rosie claims on her blog that she [...]	D
The hat Max Dennison wears throughout the beginning of the film is an off the rack Gap branded wool [...]	D
Mary Sanderson's hair looks like the Halloween Town hill from Nightmare Before Christmas later relea [...]	D
Bette Midler was 48 years old when this was filmed and 76 years old in the new sequel.	D
Ernie "Ice", also has 'ice' shaved into the back of his head. His nickname and appearance is a rip o [...]	D
Thora Birch was offered to reprise her role as Dani Dennison in Hocus Pocus 2 (2022), but she declin [...]	D
In 2018 toy makers Funko produced a set of their popular Pop vinyl figures based on the film. The se [...]	D
Released for the film's 25th anniversary, "Hocus Pocus & the All-New Sequel" was published in 2018 a [...]	D
If you pause at the beginning of the film you will see a book showing the following zodiac signs Tau [...]	D
Legally speaking, because the man on the motorcycle did not identify himself as not being a cop he c [...]	D
Cloris Leachman was the producers' first choice to play Winifred.	D
Max's classroom doodle of the Grateful Dead not only pays homage to his West Coast roots, but also t [...]	D
When taking photos on the steps before trick-or-treating a painting of the Dennisons' house is behin [...]	D
After locking the Sanderson sisters in the school kiln, the three kids celebrate as they walk to the [...]	D
The project of the high school art class, seen when the sisters were forced into the kiln, was to re [...]	D
Thackery Binx was animated by filming the scenes with a real cat and replacing its head with a compu [...]	D
The protective dynamic between Max and his sister is the same as between Thackeray Binx and his sibl [...]	D
The colors of Max's tie dye shirt during the classroom scene are the same colors as each of the witc [...]	D
Danielle Harris revealed on her podcast that her and Omri Katz' teenage relationship ended because h [...]	D
When Billy taunts Winifred by calling her a "bucktooth, mop-riding firefly from Hell". He's actually [...]	D
Several long lost deleted scenes were finally included on the 25th Anniversary Blu-Ray in 2018. Thes [...]	D
Sarah Jessica Parker and Bette Midler co-starred together in Il club delle prime mogli (1996). Parke [...]	D
The film takes place on October 31, 1693 and from October 31 to November 1, 1993.	D
During the final fight in the cemetery, the background music imitates Miss Gulch's (the Wicked Witch [...]	D
David Kirschner and Mick Garris, both of whom had collaborated with Steven Spielberg in the past, se [...]	D
During a 20th anniversary screening of this film, Doug Jones revealed the moths that come out of his [...]	D
Kathy Najimy and Penny Marshall previously worked together on Insieme per forza (1991).	D
Early in the film, after his teacher has finished telling the Sanderson Sisters' story, Max doodles [...]	D
The ballad hit "Almost Unreal" by Swedish pop duo Roxette was originally meant to be included in the [...]	D
The scene where Binx is run over by a bus, you don't actually see him hit, but you see a flattened c [...]	D
Sarah Jessica Parker plays a witch who was executed during the Salem Witch Trials. While researching [...]	D
Sean Murray played the human version of Binx, and actor Jason Marsden voiced the character, both in [...]	D
On The Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash (2018), Sarah Jessica Parker revealed that she ac [...]	D
Thora Birch, Omri Katz, and Vinessa Shaw were all born in Los Angeles in real life and at the beginn [...]	D
During the scene where the Sanderson sisters are singing "I Put a Spell on You", a clown can be seen [...]	D
When Winnifred sings "I put a spell on you". At the beginning, most people think she says " hello Sa [...]	D
Early in the film, Mary says to Winifred, "Winifred, thou art divine!" Bette Midler is known for her [...]	D
The stitches keeping Billy's mouth shut are sewn in the pattern of XIII, the Roman numerals for 13.	D
Winifred "Winnie" Sanderson, one of the Sanderson sisters, is named after Winnie Gillis from The Man [...]	D
A kid wearing a Michael Myers mask and clown suit is in front of the Devil's house.	D
Dani Dennison was born in 1985.	D
In a 2019 interview with Glamour, the film's costume designer, Mary Vogt, said each witch's outfit w [...]	D
Max has a skateboard featuring Pinhead from Hellraiser (1987).	D
Kathy Najimy (Mary Sanderson) played her character as if she were a hound dog on the hunt for her pr [...]	D
Emily Binx died on October 31, 1693.	D
David Kirschner, who produced and wrote Hocus Pocus, also produced La bambola assassina (1988).	D
Omri Katz (Max Dennison) and Jason Marsden (Voice of Binx the Cat) both previously starred in the ki [...]	D
The city of Salem, Massachusetts, used the film as a theme for the opening parade of their 2018 Haun [...]	D
Omri Katz who was 16 at the time of filming revealed that he was stoned while shooting some of the f [...]	D
The cast of Hocus Pocus got back together for a virtual reunion special in October 2020, hosted by B [...]	D
The last witch trial in the New England witchcraft scare was of a mother and daughter, both named Wi [...]	D
When Bette Midler takes the stage at the town Halloween Party, she says "Hello Salem, my name is Win [...]	D
Disney bought the script in 1984, then sat on the project for eight years. The original title was "D [...]	D
While there are a number of historical inaccuracies in the Sanderson sisters' execution scene (see g [...]	D
Final film of Leigh Hamilton.	D
Sarah Jessica Parker has said that she found being in the flying broom harness so comfortable that, [...]	D
At Satan's house, the commercial with the baby playing is an actual commercial for stain-resistant c [...]	D
When Ice and the others are bullying Max and his sister, they call him "The New Kid on The Block," w [...]	D
The cemetery set was filmed at the largest soundstage at the Walt Disney studios. Real birch and elm [...]	D

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