Plot
A newcomer to a Catholic prep high school falls in with a trio of outcast teenage girls who practice witchcraft and they all soon conjure up various spells and curses against those who even slightly anger them.
Release Year: 1996
Rating: 5.9/10 (28,322 voted)
Director:
Andrew Fleming
Stars: Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell
Storyline A new girl moves to a new city with her family to start a new life. She meets up with the girls who are very interested in the occult and together, the four of them have a seemingly unstopable power. They can do anything, from getting thier dream guys to like them to... the possibilities are limitless.
Writers: Peter Filardi, Peter Filardi
Cast: Robin Tunney
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Sarah Bailey
Fairuza Balk
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Nancy Downs
Neve Campbell
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Bonnie
Rachel True
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Rochelle
Skeet Ulrich
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Chris Hooker
Christine Taylor
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Laura Lizzie
Breckin Meyer
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Mitt
Nathaniel Marston
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Trey
Cliff De Young
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Mr. Bailey
Assumpta Serna
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Lirio
Helen Shaver
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Grace Downs
Jeanine Jackson
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Jenny
Brenda Strong
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Doctor
Elizabeth Guber
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Laura's Friend
Jennifer Greenhut
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Laura's Friend
Taglines:
Welcome to the Witching Hour
Release Date: 3 May 1996
Filming Locations: Culver City, California, USA
Box Office Details
Budget: $15,000,000
(estimated)
Gross: $30,900,000
(Worldwide)
(except USA)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
The shots of Nancy being covered in bugs were created by wrapping a life-cast of Fairuza Balk's head and torso in green screen material. The bugs were filmed crawling all over the casting and then digitally composited on top of a live action plate of Balk.
Goofs:
Continuity:
During the 'levitation' scene the candles on the floor disappear during some shots.
Quotes: Mr. Bailey:
Can I help you? Chris:
No one can help me.
User Review
Interesting and Entertaining Film
Rating: 6/10
This is a very entertaining blend of supernatural thriller and teen
movie. Sarah (played by Robin Tunney) is the new girl at a Catholic
shool in Los Angeles where she meets a group of girls (Fairuza Balk,
Neve Campbell and Rachel True) who dabble in witchcraft. When Sarah
joins the group they discover that they have genuine power and start
using it to sort out their personal problems, until the group's leader
Nacy (Balk) starts taking it too far.
The film is well-made and several shades darker than the average teen
movie. The cast are all very good, especially Fairuza Balk who easily
steals the film with her part.
The film's portrayal of witchcraft is a bit more interesting than the
standard Hollywood portrayal, and it certainly doesn't represent it as
essentially "evil", which makes a nice change. However, as always, this
is Hollywood so many liberties will have been taken with genuine wiccan
practices.
The film is worth a look, however. The only thing that lets it down is
the overblown climax.
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