A young boy and his grandmother have a run-in with a coven of witches and their leader.A young boy and his grandmother have a run-in with a coven of witches and their leader.A young boy and his grandmother have a run-in with a coven of witches and their leader.
- Awards
- 10 nominations
Chris Rock
- Older Hero Mouse
- (voice)
Josette Simon
- Zelda
- (as Josettesimon-93556)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe original 1983 novel was largely set in the United Kingdom (with a few scenes in Norway). This movie adaptation is set in the US state of Alabama, but, ironically, was mostly filmed in the United Kingdom (though some exteriors were shot in Alabama and Georgia). Octavia Spencer is originally from Alabama.
- GoofsNear the end at 1 hour 34 min Hero mouse references to Mary as Daisy although he learned earlier in the movie her real name and commented on it that it's pretty.
- Quotes
[being cornered by her own cat]
Grand High Witch: Remember who it was who feeds you... No, don't think about food!
- Crazy creditsRoald Dahl's credit is composed of items/people from his stories:
- R is a jar of dreams from "The BFG"
- O is a swollen Violet Beauregarde from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
- A is a stack of levitating books from "Matilda"
- L is a fox tail from "Fantastic Mr Fox"
- D is a giant peach hoisted by seagulls, from "James and the Giant Peach"
- Dahl is a Wonka chocolate candy bar containing a golden ticket from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
- ConnectionsFeatured in Nostalgia Critic: The Witches (2020)
- SoundtracksLittle Drummer Boy
Written by Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone
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I was surprised to the reaction to this film... It's completely inoffensive and does everything it needs to with the charm of grandma, the malice of the Grand High Witch, etc. I'm getting the feeling that these are reactionary responses to yet another 'bland and unoriginal Hollywood' trend even though this is an adaptation of Roald Dahl's book, just like the 1990 version is.
It's alright if people don't like this movie I suppose but acting like it's the worst thing to come to screens is an exaggeration to say the least. Kids are most definitely going to enjoy it, it is for them after all, not the adults comparing it to the 1990 adaptation, so I'd say this film was a success in what if wanted to do.
It's alright if people don't like this movie I suppose but acting like it's the worst thing to come to screens is an exaggeration to say the least. Kids are most definitely going to enjoy it, it is for them after all, not the adults comparing it to the 1990 adaptation, so I'd say this film was a success in what if wanted to do.
- pretentiousfanboy
- Oct 21, 2020
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- Gross US & Canada
- $203,571
- Gross worldwide
- $29,303,571
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