With a deliciously wicked performance from Angelica Huston and imaginative puppetry by Jim Henson's creature shop, Nicolas Roeg's dark and witty movie captures the spirit of Roald Dahl's writing like few other adaptations. Read critic reviews
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While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga (Mai Zetterling), young Luke (Jasen Fisher) inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch (Anjelica Huston) reveals a plan to turn all children into mice through a magical formula. When they find that Luke has overheard, the witches test the formula on him. Now, with the help of Helga and the hotel manager, Mr. Stringer (Rowan Atkinson), Luke the mouse must fight back against the witches.
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Rating: PG
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Genre: Kids & family, Fantasy, Adventure
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Original Language: English
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Director: Nicolas Roeg
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Producer: Mark Shivas
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Writer: Allan Scott, Roald Dahl
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $8.7M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Home Vídeo
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Production Co: Jim Henson Productions, Lorimar Film Entertainment
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Sound Mix: Dolby, Surround
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Despite the changed ending this remains one the most faithful Dahl adaptations in tone and execution. Those terrific make-up effects still hold up.
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This is the kind of kid's movie we need to start making again moving forward.
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I don't understand the high rating most reviewers give this movie. It is a very simple story - witches are bad and kill little children - some kid is smart/lucky enough to kill witches.
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Anjelica Huston makes the perfect witch and has played it again..and again...and again..and she is delightful. She really brings the menace here and you kind of hope that all the kiddies are turned into mice but alas tis not to be.
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