Hocus Pocus (1993) PG 1h 36mJennie and Sarah take listeners away into a discussion of magic, innocence and what makes witches scary. In the first of four special Screen Scares episodes made for October, Screen Cares co-hosts explore why the 1993 Halloween film favorite Hocus Pocus reveals deeper truths about how innocence and evil intersect in insidious ways. Listeners are invited to reminisce about their special movie viewing traditions, ask themselves if immortality is a blessing or a curse, and reflect on what scares them and what that says about us as a person and a culture. 8-Hocus Pocus (1993): Is Hocus Pocus Ever Really Child’s Play?
Episode Transcript
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Host:Jennie Ziverk CarrCo-Host:Sarah Woolverton-Mohler
Screen Shares Rating:
- Hocus Pocus is a delightful movie to watch with adults friends while snickering at silly references to yabbos and virginity, but may be a smidge awkward to watch with kids despite the PG rating
Screen Sparks:
- What if we cherished innocence and welcomed aging?
- Is love and morality the only reason immortality is a curse? (I’m looking at you vampires)?
- Why are witches scary?
- The witches need the book, but the kids think it is devoid of power after their death. To what extent do evil things hold the power of their owner? Can you think of other literary examples of this phenomenon?
- Is immortality a blessing or a curse?
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Behind the Scenes:
Jennie witching it up one Halloween with her husband Justin, during one of the adult Halloween parties where Hocus Pocus was casting a spell in the background.
