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{{movie|date=Feb. 16, [[1990]]|runtime=91 minutes|director=[[Nicolas Roeg]]|writer=[[Allan Scott]] (adapted screenplay), [[Roald Dahl]] (book)|composer=[[Stanley Myers]]|studio=[[Warner Bros.]]|rating=PG}} |
{{movie|date=Feb. 16, [[1990]]|runtime=91 minutes|director=[[Nicolas Roeg]]|writer=[[Allan Scott]] (adapted screenplay), [[Roald Dahl]] (book)|composer=[[Stanley Myers]]|studio=[[Warner Bros.]]|rating=PG}} |
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| − | '''The Witches''' is a 1990 film based on a book by Roald Dahl. [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]] created the creature effects for the movie, and [[Jim Henson]] himself received an executive producer credit. |
+ | '''The Witches''' is a [[1990]] film based on a book by Roald Dahl. [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]] created the creature effects for the movie, and [[Jim Henson]] himself received an executive producer credit. |
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A young orphan named Luke is staying with his grandmother in a large English hotel. While roaming the hotel, Luke discovers that the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, which is holding a convention in the hotel, is actually a coalition of witches. Luke overhears the Grand High Witch explaining their plan to turn the world's children into mice, but before he can make any attempt to stop them, he is caught eavesdropping and turned into a mouse himself. It is then up to Luke to survive the dangers of life as a rodent and foil the witches' scheme. |
A young orphan named Luke is staying with his grandmother in a large English hotel. While roaming the hotel, Luke discovers that the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, which is holding a convention in the hotel, is actually a coalition of witches. Luke overhears the Grand High Witch explaining their plan to turn the world's children into mice, but before he can make any attempt to stop them, he is caught eavesdropping and turned into a mouse himself. It is then up to Luke to survive the dangers of life as a rodent and foil the witches' scheme. |
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| + | *[[Angelica Huston]] as Miss Ernst/[[Grand High Witch]] |
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| + | *[[Mai Zetterling]] as Helga |
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| + | *[[Jasen Fisher]] as Luke |
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| + | *[[Rowan Atkinson]] as Mr. Stringer |
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| + | *[[Bill Paterson]] as Mr. Jenkins |
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| + | *[[Brenda Blethyn]] as Mrs. Jenkins |
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| + | *[[Charlie Potter]] as Bruno Jenkins |
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| + | *[[Anne Lambton]] as Woman in Black |
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| + | *[[Jane Horrocks]] as Miss Irvine |
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| + | ==Puppeteers== |
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| + | [[Steve Whitmire]], [[Anthony Asbury]], [[Brian Henson]], [[David Greenaway]], [[Rob Tygner]], [[Sue Dacre]], [[Donald Austen]] |
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| − | The film's villain, the [[Grand High Witch]], was played by [[Anjelica Huston]]. Luke, the hero of the piece, was played by [[Jasen Fisher]], while [[Mai Zetterling]] filled the role of Luke's grandmother Helga. |
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Revision as of 01:07, 24 May 2006
The Witches title card
| Released | Feb. 16, 1990 |
| Duration | 91 minutes |
| Director | Nicolas Roeg |
| Written by | Allan Scott (adapted screenplay), Roald Dahl (book) |
| Music | Stanley Myers |
| Studio | Warner Bros. |
| Rated | PG |
The Witches is a 1990 film based on a book by Roald Dahl. Jim Henson's Creature Shop created the creature effects for the movie, and Jim Henson himself received an executive producer credit.
Plot
A young orphan named Luke is staying with his grandmother in a large English hotel. While roaming the hotel, Luke discovers that the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, which is holding a convention in the hotel, is actually a coalition of witches. Luke overhears the Grand High Witch explaining their plan to turn the world's children into mice, but before he can make any attempt to stop them, he is caught eavesdropping and turned into a mouse himself. It is then up to Luke to survive the dangers of life as a rodent and foil the witches' scheme.
Cast
- Angelica Huston as Miss Ernst/Grand High Witch
- Mai Zetterling as Helga
- Jasen Fisher as Luke
- Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Stringer
- Bill Paterson as Mr. Jenkins
- Brenda Blethyn as Mrs. Jenkins
- Charlie Potter as Bruno Jenkins
- Anne Lambton as Woman in Black
- Jane Horrocks as Miss Irvine
Puppeteers
Steve Whitmire, Anthony Asbury, Brian Henson, David Greenaway, Rob Tygner, Sue Dacre, Donald Austen