Hocus Pocus (1993) Film Wiki

## **About:**

Hocus Pocus is a 1993 Halloween movie about 3 witches known as **The Sanderson Sisters** who casts a witchcraft spell on young **Thackery Binx's** little sister Emily, whose life they inhaled to stay young forever. Thackery snuck into the witches' cottage to try to save Emily but was caught by the witches before he could save his sister. As punishment the witches casted a spell on him to live as a black cat for the rest of his days.

The Sanderson Sisters are hanged for what they've but warns the townsfolk that they will return from the dead on a Halloween Night in the future when a virgin comes to their cottage to light their black candle to resurrect them.

300 years later, a young boy named Max is at school where his teacher talks about the Sanderson Sisters.

## Cast & Characters

* Bette Midler as **Winifred Sanderson** - The oldest of her sisters.
* Sarah Jessica Parker as **Sarah Sanderson** - The youngest sister of Winifred and Mary.
* Kathy Najimy as **Mary Sanderson** - The middle sister of Winifred and Sarah.
* Omri Katz as **Max Dennison** - A teenager who moved from Los Angeles, California to Salem, Massachusetts. He's also a virgin who brought the Sanderson sisters back to life by lighting the Black Flame Candle on All Hallows Eve after 300 years. Our next editing project is out of this world - join the alien-themed Project 51 through June 14th! Brandon Rhea 24 days ago · Community Central
* Thora Birch as Dani Dennison - Max's 8-year-old sister who loves Halloween, in which he doesn't after he moved to Salem. She's about the same age as Emily Binx.
* Vinessa Shaw as **Allison** - Max's crush and Dani's friend.
* Charles Rocket as Dave Dennison - Max and Dani's father who's dressed as Count Dracula.
* Stephanie Faracy as **Jenny Dennison** - Max and Dani's mother who's dressed as Madonna.
* Sean Murray as **Thackery Binx** - A teenage boy from 1693 who failed to save his sister Emily and spent 300 years as an immortal black cat. He's allies with Max, Dani, and Allison. He's finally reunited with his little sister after the witches are destroyed once and for all.
	+ Jason Marsden as Voice of Thackery Binx (as a cat)
* Kathleen Freeman as **Miss Olin** - Max's new teacher at Jacob Bailey High School.
* Doug Jones as William Butcherson - Winifred's former lover who died on May 1, 1693 when Winifred killed him by poisoning him for sporting with her sister Sarah and sewed his mouth shut with a dull needle, so he couldn't tell her secrets, even in death. And 300 years later, Winifred brought him back to life as a zombie. He later help Max, Allison, Dani, and Binx defeat the witches.
* Amanda Shepherd as **Emily Binx** - Thackery's younger sister who died on October 31, 1693 when the Sanderson sisters drained her life force, making them young and beautiful, and preserving their immortality. She's about the same age as Dani. And after 300 years, she finally reunited with her big brother after the witches are destroyed once and for all.
* Larry Bagby as **Ernie/Ice** - One of the bullies who took Max's shoes. He's also Jay's friend. Until he got imprisoned by the Sanderson sisters along with Jay for calling them "chicks", Max got his shoes back after he rescue Dani and Binx.
* Tobias Jelinek as **Jay** - One of the bullies who bullied Max and Dani. He's also Ice's friend.
* Steve Voboril as **Elijah** - Thackery's friend from 1693 who witnessed the conjures of the Sanderson sisters.
* Norbert Weisser as **Mr. Binx** - Thackery and Emily's father from 1693 who hanged the Sanderson sisters for their crimes on October 31.