In honor of the HocusPocus sequel, THR looks back at what spooky activities the cast members have been up to since the first film hit theaters
And while the Kenny Ortega-directed film — starring Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker as three sister witches from the 17th century brought back to life — wasn’t critically acclaimed or a box-office blockbuster, annual Halloween airings on cable TV have made the movie beloved by young viewers.
The film begins with the Sanderson sisters being hung by the townspeople of Salem, Massachusetts in 1693. But Winifred’s spell book casts a curse that will resurrect the sisters on the condition that a virgin light the black flame candle during a full moon on All Hallows Eve. Over the 300 years since the Sanderson sisters’ death, a young boy who’s been turned into a cat, Thackery Binx, guards the candle to prevent it from being lit.
In 1993, though, Los Angeles transplant Max Dennison lights the candle in an attempt to impress his crush Allison . The Sanderson sisters return to Salem, and Max, Allison, Thackery and Dani make it their mission to stop the witches from sucking the lives out of innocent children.was released, the Sanderson sisters have been brought back to life in the 2022 Disney+ sequel.
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