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After moving to Salem, Mass., teenager Max Dennison (Omri Katz) explores an abandoned house with his sister Dani (Thora Birch) and their new friend, Allison (Vinessa Shaw). After dismissing a story Allison tells as superstitious, Max accidentally frees a coven of evil witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy) who used to live in the house. Now, with the help of a magical cat, the kids must steal the witches’ book of spells to stop them from becoming immortal.

Image credit: Swank

Did you know?

  • Sarah Jessica Parker has said that she found being in the flying broom harness so comfortable that, instead of being lowered back to the ground during the extended downtime between certain takes, she would stash a copy of The New York Times on her person to read while remaining suspended in the air.
  • Thackery Binx was animated by filming the scenes with a real cat and replacing its head with a computer-generated model.
  • The colors of Max’s tie dye shirt during the classroom scene are the same colors as each of the witches: green (Winifred), purple (Sarah), and red (Mary).

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