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Halloweentown

Halloweentown

Fantasy · Comedy · 1998

On her 13th birthday, Marnie learns she's a witch, discovers a secret portal, and is transported to Halloweentown — a magical place where ghosts and ghouls, witches and werewolves live apart from the human world. But she soon finds herself battling wicked warlocks, evil curses, and endless surprises.

Movie details

Halloweentown

1998 Fantasy · Comedy 1h 24m

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TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

On her 13th birthday, Marnie learns she's a witch, discovers a secret portal, and is transported to Halloweentown — a magical place where ghosts and ghouls, witches and werewolves live apart from the human world. But she soon finds herself battling wicked warlocks, evil curses, and endless surprises.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Duwayne Dunham

Written by

Jon Cooksey · Ali Marie Matheson · Paul Bernbaum

Debbie Reynolds

Debbie Reynolds

Aggie Cromwell

Judith Hoag

Judith Hoag

Gwen Piper

Kimberly J. Brown

Kimberly J. Brown

Marnie Piper

Joey Zimmerman

Joey Zimmerman

Dylan Piper

Phillip Van Dyke

Phillip Van Dyke

Luke

Emily Roeske

Emily Roeske

Sophie Piper

Robin Thomas

Robin Thomas

Calabar

Court is in session

Put Halloweentown on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.