The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

Regisseur:

George Miller

Drehbuchautoren:

John Updike (novel)
Michael Cristofer (writer)

Premierendatum:

12. Juni 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Werbezeile:

Something wicked this way comes.

Plot:

Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.

Plot Keywords:

Fantastic | Hex | Witch | School Band | Beautiful Woman

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 8 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

What fun Nicholson must have had with this!

Besetzung

Jack Nicholson	...	Daryl Van Horne
Cher	...	Alexandra Medford
Susan Sarandon	...	Jane Spofford
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Sukie Ridgemont
Veronica Cartwright	...	Felicia Alden
Richard Jenkins	...	Clyde Alden
Keith Jochim	...	Walter Neff
Carel Struycken	...	Fidel
Helen Lloyd Breed	...	Mrs. Biddle
Caroline Struzik	...	Carol Medford
Michele Sincavage	...	Ridgemont Child
Nicol Sincavage	...	Ridgemont Child
Heather Coleman	...	Ridgemont Child
Carolyn Ditmars	...	Ridgemont Child
Cynthia Ditmars	...	Ridgemont Child

Alternativ:

Hexen von Eastwick, Die (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

118 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.20 : 1

Tonverfahren:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Altersfreigabe:

Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:PG | Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Canada:G (Quebec)

Drehorte:

Abbott Hall - 188 Washington Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA

Firma:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Dies und das:

Cher was offered the role of Jane but preferred the part of Alexandra, the role that Susan Sarandon had been hired to play. Sarandon did not discover that she would be playing Jane until she showed up on location.

Pannen:

Filmfehler: A wire controlling the movement of the tennis ball is visible in subsequent shots while the witches and Daryl are playing tennis.

Dialogzitate:

[Trying to remember Daryl Van Horne's name]
Mrs. Biddle: It's right on the tip of my tongue. Well... isn't that diabolical?

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "Boy Meets World: The Witches of Pennbrook (#5.5)" (1997)

Soundtrack:

Peodora

What fun Nicholson must have had with this!

What fun Nicholson must have had with this! He really hams it up here. Very good supporting work by Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfieffer, and Veronica Cartwright. The plot is a little bit impenetrable. The "witches" are at first unaware of their power. I suppose I should read Updike's novel, but the one book of his I did read sucked. Anyway, I recommend the film, for it seems a bit different than normal Hollywood formula.