Witches witches (film)

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Movie
German title Witches witches
Original title The Witches
Country of production Great Britain
original language English
Publishing year 1990
length 91 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Nicolas Roeg
script Allan Scott
production Mark Shivas
music Stanley Myers
camera Harvey Harrison
cut Tony Lawson
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Witches Witches is a fantasy comedy from 1990 . The film is based on the children's book of the same name by Roald Dahl . In Germany, the film opened in cinemas on June 28, 1990.

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Witches exist and they have only one goal: to eliminate all children whom they naturally detest. Tired of killing one child at a time, the head witch (Anjelica Huston) devises a plan: To give away chocolate in all UK candy stores with "Formula 86 Retard / Mouse Tutorial" - a magic potion that children can drink in within two hours Mice transformed.

But Grandma Helga - a Norwegian expert on witches - and her grandson Luke happen to be in the same hotel in Great Britain where the Witch Conference is taking place (disguised as an organization that wants to protect children from abuse) where the High Grand Master Witch her plan introduces. Luke was hiding in the conference room to train his two white mice when the witches unmask themselves (they take off their wigs, under which they are bald). Enlightened by his grandmother, he immediately recognizes who he is dealing with.

The witches have lured a boy named Bruno Jenkins with the promise of chocolate, to whom they had previously given chocolate with "Formula 86", and turn him into a mouse. Then they discover and transform Luke too. The boys keep their human minds. You can safely reach Grandma Helga's room and take on the fight against the witches. Luke manages to steal a vial with the potion and pour it into the soup for the witches' gala dinner. In the end, the witches are turned into mice and killed by the hotel staff, clearing Britain of witches. But a good witch (the former assistant to the head witch) survived, turning Luke back into a boy, and promising to do the same with Bruno. Luke and Helga decide to go to America and fight the witches there.

Awards

The film was nominated for the 1991 BAFTA Award ( Best Make-Up , Christine Beveridge) and Hugo ( Best Dramatic Representation ).

Reviews

  • "Imaginatively staged and well-acted fantasy adventure that, in addition to its exciting and funny plot, also addresses the fears of children when they encounter death and dark forces." - " Lexicon of international film " (CD-ROM edition), system theme, Munich 1994

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