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Title Statement | Witches run amok: Disney Hocus Pocus : the oral history / Shannon Carlin. |
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Alternative Title(s) | Disney Hocus pocus: the oral history Hocus pocus: the oral history |
Author | Carlin, Shannon |
Publication | New York: Hyperion Avenue,2023. |
Edition | First edition. |
Extent of Item | xx, 284 pages ; |
ISBN | 9781368094665 (hardcover) |
Other Number | pr07260359 |
Contents | From bedtime story to Disney movie --Finding a director --The divine Miss M --Putting together a coven --Casting the right kids --A zombie fit for a Disney movie --Running amok-amok-amok in Salem --"The playground for all of us to play in" --Talking cats, trained moths, and flying witches, oh my! --The making of "I put a spell on you" scene --Who is this movie for? --"For whatever reason, it just did not strike a chord" --Saved from the bargain bin --A new classic --How the Sanderson sisters became LGBTQ+ icons --More than just a bit of Hocus Pocus. |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary | "Timed for the film's 30th anniversary, the oral history of Disney's Hocus Pocus by entertainment journalist Shannon Carlin. In July 1993, Disney's Hocus Pocus, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, did not immediately find success, with box office numbers falling far below the now largely forgotten Dennis the Menace. Yet somehow the Halloween movie released in the middle of the summer to little fanfare has become an enduring and widely loved classic. Nearly three decades after the film's initial release, it's a yearly holiday viewing tradition in households around the world. Beyond the movie itself, the Sanderson sisters have inspired Halloween costumes, Carvel ice cream shakes, scented candles, a makeup collection, drinks on Starbucks' secret menu, a Walt Disney World holiday show, and numerous drag brunches across the United States. Hocus Pocus has become a not-so-scary rite of passage for kids and their parents, many of whom grew up watching the film about the resurrected witchy trio with their own parents. It's a movie that has few if any comparisons; it manages to span a generational divide, uniting Boomers and Zoomers in their nostalgic love for the boundary-pushing supernatural comedy that in some ways seemed a little too risque for the kids it was originally intended for. So how did a movie that didn't catch an initial spark end up casting such a spell on mainstream culture? Witches run amok : Disney Hocus Pocus : the oral history will answer that question and more using interviews from the cast and creative team behind the heartwarming Halloween staple. The book is a love letter to Hocus Pocus' millions of devoted fans and a fascinating read for anyone who wants to understand how the Disney movie became a pop culture phenomenon"-- |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Halloween |
Motion pictures--Anecdotes--Production and direction | |
Motion pictures--20th century--United States | |
By Name | Walt Disney Pictures |
By Title | Hocus Pocus (Motion picture) |
Hocus Pocus (Motion picture)--Criticism and interpretation |