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Cast & Crew

Nicolas Roeg
Director
Michael Palin
As Witch at Meeting (uncredited)
Anjelica Huston
As Miss Eva Ernst
Bill Paterson
As Mr Jenkins
Jim Carter
As Head Chef
Mai Zetterling
As Helga Eveshim
Rowan Atkinson
As Mr Stringer
Jane Horrocks
As Miss Irvine

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In this fantasy-horror-comedy film, a young boy named Luke discovers that witches are real and have evil plans to turn all children into mice. With the help of his grandmother Helga, Luke must stop the witches and their leader, the Grand High Witch, before it's too late. After being turned into a mouse himself, Luke uses his wit and bravery to outsmart the witches and save the day. With a star-studded cast, including Anjelica Huston and Jim Henson's creatures, this film is a thrilling adventure for both children and adults.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Witches include The Peanut Butter Solution, The Princess Bride, Hook, The Polar Bear King, Prancer, The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter.

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The Witches was released in theaters on August 24, 1990.