Credit
Distributed by
Buena Vista Photos
Manufacturing firm
Walt Disney Photos
Directed by
Kenny Ortega
Screenplay by
Mick Garris
Neil Cuthbert
Story by
David Kirschner
Mick Garris
Produced by
David Kirschner
Steven Haft
Cinematography
Hiro Narita
Edited by
Peter E. Berger
Music by
John Debney
Synopsis
On October 31, 1693, in Salem, Massachusetts, Thackery Binx witnesses his little sister Emily being whisked away to the woods by the Sanderson sisters, three witches named Winifred, Sarah, and Mary. Binx confronts the witches, however fails to avoid wasting Emily and her life power is drained making the witches younger once more. After that, Binx is remodeled right into a black cat by the witches, cursed to dwell endlessly together with his guilt for not saving Emily. Having been alerted by Binx’s good friend Elijah, the townsfolk arrest the sisters for the homicide of Emily. Earlier than the Sanderson sisters are hanged within the city sq. whereas denying any data on what occurred to Thackary, Winifred casts a curse that can resurrect the sisters throughout a full moon on All Hallows’ Eve if a virgin lights the Black Flame Candle of their cottage. Binx decides to protect the cottage so nobody can carry the witches again to life. Three centuries later, on October 31, 1993, Max Dennison reluctantly takes his youthful sister Dani out trick-or-treating the place they meet Max’s new classmate Allison whom he’s drawn to. The three go to the previous Sanderson cottage, now an deserted museum, the place Max inadvertently resurrects the witches. The witches try to suck the soul of Dani, however Max involves her rescue. Escaping, Max steals Winifred’s spellbook on recommendation from the immortal cat Binx. He takes the group to an previous cemetery the place they’re shielded from the witches since it’s hallowed floor. The witches finally catch as much as them on the cemetery the place Winifred raises her former love curiosity Billy Butcherson from the grave and sends him after the youngsters. Again on the cemetery, Billy catches as much as the youngsters, takes Max’s knife, cuts his stitched mouth open, and insults Winifred earlier than becoming a member of the youngsters towards the witches. The witches assault from the air and snatch Dani. Winifred makes an attempt to make use of the final vial of potion to suck the soul of Dani, however Binx knocks the potion out of her hand which Max catches and promptly drinks, forcing the witches to take him as a substitute of Dani. The solar begins to rise simply as Winifred is about to complete draining Max’s life power. Within the ensuing battle, Allison, Dani, and Billy fend off Mary and Sarah. Max and Winifred, struggling within the air, fall onto the hallowed floor within the cemetery, inflicting Winifred to show into stone. Because the solar finishes rising above the horizon, Mary and Sarah are disintegrated into mud together with Winifred’s stone physique. The witches’ deaths break Binx’s curse, permitting him to lastly die and liberating his soul, reuniting him with Emily as they each head off into the afterlife whereas Billy returns to his grave to sleep. Winifred’s spellbook opens its eye as soon as extra, revealing that it’s nonetheless alive, indicating that the witches might probably return once more sometime.
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