Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Hocus Pocus is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film [5] directed by Kenny Ortega from a screenplay by Mick Garris and Neil Cuthbert, and a story by David Kirschner and Garris. It follows a villainous comedic trio of witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy) who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy in Salem, Massachusetts on Halloween night.
Help; Learn to edit; Community portal; Recent changes; Upload file; Special pages
According to market research company Parrot Analytics, which looks at consumer engagement in consumer research, streaming, downloads, and on social media, Hocus Pocus 2 was the most in-demand "horror" movie in the U.S., with demand 59.39 times the average movie, in the first four days of October.
"Hocus Pocus" contains references to other Disney films as well as a famous horror actor. When Disney released "Hocus Pocus" in July 1993, it was a box-office flop. But over 30 years later, it's a ...
When Hocus Pocus dropped in theaters in 1993, it flopped — but it has since lasted the test of time, becoming a must-watch film every October. Starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and ...
The City of Salem has celebrated its connection to Hocus Pocus, while local filming sites have become an attraction for fans as the film's legacy has grown over the years. In 2018, the Haunted Happenings Grand Parade, an annual Salem festival held every October, was Hocus Pocus-themed in honor of the film's 25th anniversary.
In an editor's note at the beginning of the book, Vonnegut claims to have found hundreds of scraps of paper of varying sizes, from wrapping paper to business cards, sequentially numbered by their author to form a narrative. [1]
Hocus-pocus is a reference to the actions of magicians, often as the stereotypical magic words spoken when bringing about some sort of change. It was once a common term for a magician, juggler, or other similar entertainers. In extended usage, the term is often used (pejoratively) to describe irrational human activities that appear to depend on ...