Jim Henson Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures
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The Witches
Saving the world from witches is a tall order for a boy they've turned into a mouse!
While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga, a young boy named Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch reveals a plan to turn all children into mice via a magical formula. When they discover the eavesdropper, the witches test the formula on him. Now, with the help of Helga and hotel manager Mr Stringer, Luke the mouse must fight back against the witches.
- Original title
- The Witches
- Language
- EN
- Country
- GB,US
- Budget
- $11,000,000
- Revenue
- $15,400,000
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Oct 21, 2022 · via TMDB
Young "Luke" (an enthusiastic Jasen Fisher) lives with his grandmother "Helga" (May Zetterling) after being mysteriously orphaned. His grandmother has made him worldly wise to the ways of witches, and so he is alert to the antics of "Eva" (Angelica Huston) when he and his ever-hungry new friend "Bruno" (Charlie Potter) meet in a seaside hotel. Overhearing her evil grand design as she addresses a convention of hags and crones, both he and his friend are turned into white mice - but can he get back to his grandmother and warn her before all the children in the world are gone? It's quite a quickly paced and fun adventure this, with plenty of escapades as the boys/mice have to steal the potion and thwart the witches. Jim Henson has provided some suitably grizzly effects and the supporting cast - especially the rather supercilious Bill Paterson as the father of "Bruno" help keep the film flow effortlessly for ninety minutes before an ending that might put you off pea soup for quite a long a while. It has dated a little, but is still an enjoyable piece of family cinema that I did quite enjoy.
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Jasen Fisher
Luke Eveshim
Mai Zetterling
Helga Eveshim
Anjelica Huston
Miss Eva Ernst
Charlie Potter
Bruno Jenkins
Rowan Atkinson
Mr Stringer
Bill Paterson
Mr Jenkins
Brenda Blethyn
Mrs Jenkins
Jane Horrocks
Miss Irvine
Nora Connolly
Beatrice
Rose English
Dora
Jenny Runacre
Elsie
Angelique Rockas
Henrietta
Rosamund Greenwood
Janice
Sukie Smith
Marlene
Emma Relph
Millie
Annabel Brooks
Nicola
Vincent Marzello
Luke's Father
Ola Otnes
Erica's Father
Jim Carter
Head Chef
Roberta Taylor
Witch Chef
Arvid Ones
Policeman
Sverre Røssummoen
Policeman
Anne Lambton
Woman in Black
Michael Palin
Witch at Meeting (uncredited)
Marit Allen
Costume Design
Nicolas Roeg
Director
Callum McDougall
Second Assistant Director
Jim Henson
Executive Producer
Stanley Myers
Original Music Composer
Roald Dahl
Novel
Allan Scott
Screenplay
Witch Hunt
The Rebuke
My Weird School
Anne of Green Gables
The Cremator
Hotel de Grote L
The Exorcist
The Longest Distance
Treasure Planet
The Bad Guys
Three Wishes for Cinderella
The Fly
The Little Mermaid
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost
Alice
Carrie
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The Jungle Book
Jumanji
The Sword in the Stone
After Life
Dead Ringers
The Lovely Bones
Red Dragon
The Black Stallion
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Oliver!
Monsters Anonymous
Soy leyenda
Just Like Heaven
Orlando
Holes
A Christmas Carol
Hellraiser
Quest for Camelot
Soul Music
Conan the Barbarian
Swiss Family Robinson
Attention: Witches!
Alice in Wonderland
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Penelope
Silver Bullet
The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories
The Mysterious Miss C.
Pet Sematary
Peter Pan
Vampire Hunter D
Night at the Museum
The Witch
The Secret of Moonacre
Treasure Island
Slither
The Unholy
Alraune and the Golem
Zathura: A Space Adventure
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Fortune Comes at Nine o'Clock
Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force
Brave Story
The Watchers
The BFG
Twilight
Carrie
Freaked
A Life Less Ordinary
Ring 0
Youth Without Youth
The Sentinel
Haunted
Stuart Little
Witches Don't Exist
The Last Witch Hunter
Jill, Joy and the Mysterious Stranger
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Horsemen
The Battle Wizard
All-Round Appraiser Q: The Eyes of Mona Lisa
The Devil's Bride
Ring 2
Bikini Frankenstein
Dark Water
The Nameless
Blood and Chocolate
The Spiral
The Circle
Hellraiser: Bloodline
Species III
Santo vs. Black Magic Woman
Species II
Kull the Conqueror
O labuti
O Pequeno Baú
The Tiger in the Teapot
Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Ghoulies
Deadtime Stories
Hellraiser: Deader
Ring Around the Rosie
The Wicker Man
Johnny Gruesome
Son of the Mask
Beneath Still Waters
Ice Queen
The Club of Ugly Children
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
The Story of a Hare Boy
Wild Help
Creation of the Gods III: Creation Under Heaven
La Bruja
The White Tower
Tlustý pradědeček
Baida
Pták Žal
Borgis
Quicksilver
Ravenhood
The Invisible Man 2
Magic Hanja Adventure
Wolfwalkers
The Wizard of Oz
A Monster Calls
The Sword in the Stone
Momo
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Hobbit
Cinderella
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Cinderella and the Secret Prince
The Black Cauldron
Monster Summer
Inkheart
A Witches' Ball
Pinocchio
Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House
Twice-Told Tales
Mostly Ghostly
The Legend of Ochi
The Magic Faraway Tree
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
Nightbooks
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Oz the Great and Powerful
Feb 16, 1990
Orlando, Florida
Aug 24, 1990
