The Witches

Name: The Witches
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Released: 1990
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Anjelica Huston, Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher, Rowan Atkinson

1990 · 91 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 56,835 VOTES · DIR. Nicolas Roeg

Overview

A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her master plan to turn all children into mice. Will Luke fall victim to the witches' plot before he can stop them?

Dialogue Timeline — 1,629 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:03 CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.

00:05:17 ALTHOUGH, OF COURSE, THEY WEAR WIGS...

00:08:40 YOU MEAN SHE DIED?

00:12:59 COME ON.

00:16:18 LUKE, DINNERTIME.

00:19:09 YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO THE OCEAN. IT'S BIG.

00:22:57 MR. STRINGER!

00:25:47 IT'S FULL OF SUGAR.

00:29:46 UP FRONT, SIT DOWN!

00:34:10 WILL GO BACK TO YOUR HOMES

00:37:25 STARTS TO...

00:41:22 HA HA HA! WE ALL ARE!

00:45:23 STOP HIM!

00:50:37 GOOD LORD.

00:53:20 THEY'LL BE FINE.

00:55:40 OH, MY DARLING LUKE.

00:58:20 I'LL BE CAREFUL.

01:01:47 [CAT SCREECHES]

01:05:02 Bruno: HA HA HA. THAT TICKLES.

01:09:04 WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

01:13:46 A MOUSE!

01:18:02 THEY ALL ARE.

01:21:27 THIS TIME IT'S YOUR TURN.

01:24:46 [TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS]

Cast & Characters

Anjelica Huston Miss Ernst Anjelica Huston Grand High Witch Mai Zetterling Helga Jasen Fisher Luke Rowan Atkinson Mr. Stringer Bill Paterson Mr. Jenkins Brenda Blethyn Mrs. Jenkins Charlie Potter Bruno Jenkins Anne Lambton Woman in Black Jane Horrocks Miss Irvine Sukie Smith Marlene

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,629

Dialogue density17.9 lines / min

First line00:00:03

Final line01:24:46

Production Record

DirectorNicolas Roeg

LanguageEnglish

Budget$11,000,000

Revenue$15,400,000

IMDb votes56,835