Storyline Sally and Gillian Owens have always known they were different. Raised by their aunts after their parents' death, the sisters grew up in a household that was anything but typical--their aunts fed them chocolate cake for breakfast and taught them the uses of practical magic. But the invocation of the Owens' sorcery also carries a price--some call it a curse: the men they fall in love with are doomed to an untimely death. Now adult women with very different personalities, the quiet Sally and the fiery Gillian must use all of their powers to fight the family curse and a swarm of supernatural forces that threatens the lives of all the Owens women.
Writers: Alice Hoffman, Robin Swicord
Cast: Sandra Bullock
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Sally Owens
Nicole Kidman
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Gillian Owens
Stockard Channing
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Aunt Frances 'Fran' Owens
Dianne Wiest
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Aunt Bridget 'Jet' Owens
Goran Visnjic
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Jimmy Angelov
Aidan Quinn
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Officer Gary Hallet
Evan Rachel Wood
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Kylie Owens
Alexandra Artrip
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Antonia Owens
Mark Feuerstein
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Michael
Caprice Benedetti
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Maria Owens
Annabella Price
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Lovelorn Lady
Camilla Belle
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Sally Owens @ Age 11
Lora Anne Criswell
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Gillian Owens @ Age 10
Margo Martindale
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Linda Bennett
Chloe Webb
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Carla
Filming Locations: Coupeville, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA
Box Office Details
Budget: $75,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend: $13,104,694
(USA)
(18 October 1998)
(2652 Screens)
Gross: $46,732,881
(USA)
(10 January 1999)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
The black dog that follows Sally's (Sandra Bullock's character) husband Michael (Mark Feuerstein's character) on the day of his death is no accident. According to several cultural traditions (mainly those of the British isles and Latin America), a sign of impending death can take the form of a black dog.
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers):
When Gillian describes Jimmy to Sally (he reminds her of cowboy Dracula), she says that Transylvania is located in Bulgaria. It's in Romania.
Quotes: Sally Owens:
It was the curse, wasn't it? He died because I loved him so much.
User Review
Magical Fun
Rating:
This is a "fun" movie, surprising and funny but much more for adults than
children- it's too scary and graphic for little ones. Sandra Bullock and
Nicole Kidman give star-powered performances- both deliver the goods here
and you'll enjoy it whether you're fans of them or if you're not. They're
simply charming and as much as people may want to dislike Kidman for being
Ms. Cruise, she again proves she's a star in her own right.
Forget the critics and the Be-faithful-to-the-book drones, this is a good
movie- hip, edgy and sometimes spooky. If this was a movie made by two
unknown actresses, it would be a "gem" critics would recommend to
audiences,
but for some reason with Bullock and Kidman, it gets reviewed on a
different
scale and ends up short for people. Forget all that- it's great
entertainment with yes, two pretty big stars- but they can't help that so
get over it and enjoy the movie for what it is- a real
"gem."
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