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The Worst Witch

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A clumsy new student (Fairuza Balk) blunders along at Miss Cackle's International Academy for Witches.

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Heather Boerner Common Sense Media 12/18/2010
3/5
Slow-paced magic adventure for the pre-Potter set. Go to Full Review
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Traci F @Trace922 Dec 17 Love this as a child and still do! See more Jean B. @jeanbatt Oct 31 #horrorjunkie Year: 1986 Notes: decades later and I still sing these songs even if I haven’t seen this since I was a teenager. I forgot how many amazing people are in this. For some reason I had thought this was a Disney. Review: 7/10 Potential triggers: bullying Streamed from: YouTube Horror style: kids, musical See more Julian S @akajulianscott 10/23/2024 A delightful jumble that will have book fans soaring with joy. See more Kyle E @Horrorbouy 10/14/2022 This adaptation of the much-loved book, is surprisingly good entertainment, that is a little short. The book was one of my favourites when I was little, and I loved the fact they added a couple of touches. The only other criticism I have is the rather annoying title song. It was beautifully sung by a young Bonnie Langford but the tune got on my sister's nerves, when she herself watched it. The acting is very good, if a little pantomime. Likewise with the songs, written by the acclaimed Don Black. Fairuza Balk is really cute as Mildred, bringing back memories from return to Oz. Diana Rigg is a suitably frosty Miss Hardbroom, and she is what I would imagine the character. Charlotte Rae and Anna Kipling are also amusing in their turns as Miss Cackle/Agatha and Ethel Hallow. My favourite was Tim Curry as the Grand wizard, he was just amazing, and the Halloween song was actually the main reason why this movie should be watched, because they matched the lyrics exactly. I have it on VHS. It is a little grainy, but it's because it's second hand. Watch it, and let your children watch it! They'll thank you! 8/10 Bethany Cox See more 10/13/2019 Literally the pinnacle of 80s greatness See more 03/02/2019 i think it was good to watch because it was tv show after See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A clumsy new student (Fairuza Balk) blunders along at Miss Cackle's International Academy for Witches.
Director
Robert Young
Rating
G
Genre
Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 24, 2004
Runtime
1h 10m
Sound Mix
Stereo