Hocus Pocus : Hollywood Glam! Rooftop Cult Classic Screening

Hocus Pocus is a beloved 1993 American fantasy comedy film that has become a perennial Halloween cult classic, despite its initial box office disappointment. The movie centers on the wickedly funny trio of the Sanderson sisters—Winifred, Mary, and Sarah—a coven of witches famously portrayed by Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker. After being executed in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1693, the sisters are accidentally resurrected exactly 300 years later by a skeptical teenage boy, Max Dennison. The witches must then quickly try to drain the life force from the town’s children to secure their immortality before sunrise, leading to a frantic and hilarious chase across modern-day Salem as Max, his little sister Dani, and his crush Allison work with the help of an immortal talking cat, Thackery Binx, to stop them. The film’s enduring popularity, fueled by repeated annual airings, cemented its status as a seasonal staple and eventually led to a sequel in 2022.