Hocus Pocus

1993 film directed by Kenny Ortega
Movie film Q431140
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Hocus Pocus

Summary

Hocus Pocus is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,523 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hocus Pocus's image is recorded as Bette Midler 2015 (2).jpg[3].
  • Hocus Pocus's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Hocus Pocus's director is recorded as Kenny Ortega[5].
  • Hocus Pocus's screenwriter is recorded as Q720893[6].
  • Hocus Pocus's screenwriter is recorded as Neil Cuthbert[7].
  • Hocus Pocus's composer is recorded as John Debney[8].
  • Hocus Pocus's genre is recorded as comedy horror film[9].
  • Hocus Pocus's genre is recorded as horror film[10].
  • Hocus Pocus's genre is recorded as fantasy film[11].
  • Hocus Pocus's genre is recorded as comedy film[12].
  • Hocus Pocus's followed by is recorded as Hocus Pocus 2[13].
  • Hocus Pocus's cast member is recorded as Bette Midler[14].
  • Hocus Pocus's cast member is recorded as Sarah Jessica Parker[15].
  • Hocus Pocus's cast member is recorded as Kathy Najimy[16].
  • Hocus Pocus's cast member is recorded as Omri Katz[17].
  • Hocus Pocus's cast member is recorded as Thora Birch[18].
  • Hocus Pocus's cast member is recorded as Vinessa Shaw[19].
  • Hocus Pocus's cast member is recorded as Jason Marsden[20].
  • Hocus Pocus's cast member is recorded as Sean Murray[21].
  • Hocus Pocus's cast member is recorded as Charles Rocket[22].
  • Hocus Pocus's cast member is recorded as Doug Jones[23].
  • Hocus Pocus's cast member is recorded as Garry Marshall[24].
  • Hocus Pocus's cast member is recorded as Kathleen Freeman[25].
  • Hocus Pocus's cast member is recorded as Larry Bagby[26].
  • Hocus Pocus's cast member is recorded as Penny Marshall[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include David Kirschner[28] and Steven Haft[29]. Hocus Pocus's director is recorded as Kenny Ortega[5]. Screenwriters include Q720893[6] and Neil Cuthbert[7]. Cast members include Bette Midler[14], Sarah Jessica Parker[15], Kathy Najimy[16], Omri Katz[17], Thora Birch[18], and Vinessa Shaw[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +1993-07-16T00:00:00Z[30] and +1994-01-06T00:00:00Z[31]. Hocus Pocus's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Genres include comedy horror film[9], horror film[10], fantasy film[11], and comedy film[12].

Reception

Reviews include 4.9/10[33], 41%[34], and 43/100[35].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Hocus Pocus's followed by is recorded as it 2[13].

Why It Matters

Hocus Pocus ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,523 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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