those were real moths that flew out of billy’s mouth, and they had to do the take a couple times. bless doug jones for committing so hard to his creature roles

“Thackery Binx” is one of the greatest fiction names of all time. Also, these three actresses are having the times of their lives playing these roles and I really think that’s why this movie is still a lot of fun.

I always theorized that the reason why Thackeray was able to talk after the witches were back was because his speech was linked to their magic and because they were brought back he could talk

The reason for Emily not struggling to get away from them is because Sarah's song put her into a hypnosis-like trance.

Fun fact: The kid who plays the human version of Thackery Binx now plays Mcgee on NCIS

"Oh look, another glorious morning... it makes me sick!" That is ultimately my favorite line of the entire movie!!!!

Fun fact: When a spell mentions something to do with a virgin, they're actually referring to someone who's blood hasn't been tainted by another supernatural ritual. Literally ANYONE could've lit that candle. The real moral of the story is: don't go messing with stuff you know nothing about.

Emily isn't chill-She's hypnotized!

man, Max always looked so grown up when I was a kid and I was Dani's age. Watching it now he's so obviously a kid which makes this whole thing even scarier because they really are just teenagers and a little girl up against evil witches. I love this movie so much, it was a staple every year for me as a kid and I can't wait to watch it with my boyfriend this year because he's never seen it and I really want to see the new one with him too... Even though I'm absolutely expecting it to be awful. But who cares!

I was born in Salem, and the place that was used for the hangings in the Salem Witch Trials has been lost to history. Some people speculate that its where the Salem hospital now stands which i really hope isn’t the case because then I and countless other babies were born on the grounds of a place that used to be used for murder

"i had to wait 300 years for a VIRGIN to light a candle" lmfaooooo, i loved your reaction!

Watching this now i'm like "why does Dani even know what a virgin is?"

What a classic, love this movie. It is kind of crazy how much of an emphasis they put on the fact that it’s a VIRGIN who lights the candles 😂 like let my guy live. I really hope the second one doesn’t suck 😅

Binx probably didn’t know people could understand him at first, and then he probably thought if he started talking that he’d get hunted, and that skeleton singer’s costume is so cool. I always thought that Max being a virgin was no big deal - he’s 16!! Great vid as always!

I almost thought I imagined that "bitch" you put in when Max's parents dismissed him not having shoes. It drives me crazy that movies and sitcoms tend to have useless adults and evil snobby kids.

Hocus Pocus was supposed to be a Disney channel original movie but it was then changed to get a big screen release instead

Just a quick fun fact: there weren’t any area codes until I think the very early 2000s for phone numbers. I remember when my families house phone made the switch to add an area code and my parents messed up our phone number constantly for a good few weeks after the switch lol

You did well with the planning for this video. Hocus Pocus 2 is tomorrow on Disney + with the written sequel already in stores since 2018.

Being a teenage boy in the 80's and early 90's, hormones out of control, moving to new cities. Yes you can fall for the 1st girl that says acknowledges you're existence. I had a few girlfriends when I was a teen, they just didn't know it. :)

Fun Fact: Emily’s actress has her own KZfaq channel! She used to make parody music videos, like singing E.T. but the lyrics are replaced with Charlie Sheen quotes. I remember watching them many years ago. EDIT: My apologies, I got the actress wrong. Amanda Shepherd was the actress for Emily, not VenetianPrincess. VP played one of the children hypnotized by Sarah. My bad, I heard she was Emily’s actress many years ago and I never bothered to look it up.

"Disney shows a dead cat in their movie." Just out curiosity, without giving too much away, have you seen Frankenweenie '12? Also, the guy who played the zombie is Doug Jones who you've seen playing both the Faun and the Pale Man in Pan's Labyrinth. The guy is a legend.

I actually rewatched this movie in the middle of august and for a moment I questioned of it's kinda weird to watch spooky movies in summer, but I don't regret anything! Great review and great hair!

i visited Salem last summer and got to see a lot of the places from this movie! the town hall, Allison’s house, and the school are right near each other (even though i don’t think the school is a school anymore). it’s one of those little towns where you can just walk almost everywhere. i saw Max & Dani’s house and the graveyard he rode through at the beginning too, but they’re a little bit away from everything else

14:44 That is Garry Marshall in the devil costume. Garry was a bigtime director/producer that sometimes acts in movies. His sister Penny played his wife in the movie. She had a drug problem that made her drop off the A list as an actor. Hocus Pocus helped rehab her career and she won acclaim as director of A League of Their Own, Big and Jumpin Jack Flash.

Fun Fact: the devil and his wife are played by Garry Marshall, the director of the Princess Diaries 1 & 2 and Pretty Woman, and his sister Penny Marshall who directed BIG! also this movie stars my favorite sfx actor Doug Jones (Billy)!

"If you have death's breath on your neck, wouldn't that be kind of attractive?" Thanos has entered the chat.

“Bette Midler has blessed my ears” 😂 Literally me everyday, girl!! Happy HalloBeans! 🧡💚💜🎃👻

I wonder if in the second movie they are gonna make that amount of “you’re a virgin” jokes with that girl, it’s a bit unfortunately how it’s so easy to make fun of a guy for being a virgin (as apparently not getting laid makes you a loser), but when it’s about girls it’s more of a grey area.

Prior to this, Kenny Ortega also directed Disney’s Newsies, the first feature film he directed. 😎 You should watch that movie too! It’s hugely underrated! It’s a musical starring a very young Christian Bale!

Now that I think about it, a) the trance thing and b) she feels she will be saved by her brother. Than the potion paralyzed her in current form. I don’t know. Not going to overthink it.

Thackery Binx is also MacGee from NCIS Just FYI!

I'm so glad you did this movie! Been hoping you would! LOVE Hocus Pocus! I'm iffy about the sequel but excited to see the Sanderson sisters back. Also the reason why Emily is so calm is cause I believe she's still under Sarah's spell so that's why she's so calm and happy.

Salem on Halloween is the purest form of Chaos, both good and bad. It’s really fun, but there is 0 parking

If I had two nickels for every time Disney showed a dead cat on screen, I'd have two nickels... which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice, right?

Being turned into an immortal cat doesn't seem like much of a punishment. The little actor who played Dani is Thora Birch, who grew up to be Thora Birch the actor - 100% recommend Ghost World (2001) with her, one of my favourite movies.

Okay, making a separate comment because someone posted misinformation in another comment: before the 00's you didn't need an area code when calling someone in your town. You only needed an area code when calling another town or state. Area codes have been around for a very long time. At least since the 20's, possibly earlier. They just weren't necessary until cell phones, and the ability to call anyone anywhere became a thing.

Omg! i love the way she did her hair she look so cute 💜

This video put me in the perfect mood for the sequel tonight 😍💖

Man i had the biggest crush on the actor that played Zachary

My only guess for why Binx didn’t talk to his family was he had to relearn how to speak. Being a cat and all. But that’s just a guess.

The human actor for Binx is none other than NCISs Timothy McGee.

#SophiaPhan, you are so sweet. Thank you so much for uploading this awesome movie reaction. Your content is absolutely amazing, and I love watching you react to different movies.

i never noticed until later viewings of this movie that Max definitely has a pot leaf drawn on his paper in class lmao.

This movie is the legit reason why I love Bette Midler so much.

While most of the movie was filmed in Salem, but a few scenes were filmed across the harbor in a small town called Marblehead where i used to live

10:48 yeah this movie is from 1993, I’m honestly as surprised as you are i didn’t know it was that old.

Life lessons from Sophia Phan's movie commentary titles.

You had me very confused. At first you were hating on Emily and I thought it was because you didn’t realize that she was under Sarah’s spell. But then you said “oh, maybe she’s under a spell because of the song.” So I figured you got it. But then you continued to hate on Emily for the rest of the movie for not having any emotion or reaction. So to be clear, YES, Emily was sitting in the chair emotionless because she was under Sarah’s spell song. Danny wasn’t under a spell which is why she was arguing with them. Love your videos. 🥰 Keep them coming.

I'd say the lesson is never make a deal with the devil. You're only gonna get burned in the end.

Your hair looks really pretty. And I’m not just sayin this because blue is my favourite colour💙

Omg, their necks said left, right, left, right and then left at 4:07 😭

😍 I can't hocus FOCUS, Sophia you look so beautiful. Ok ok but really this is my favorite yearly re-watch. Love Bette Midler!

It came out today!! 💞 OMG 🤣 Thanks for this video, I really love your movie commentaries

YES!!! LOVE THIS MOVIE!! HOCUS POCUS 2, Tomorrow, on Disney plus!

12:04 Explains the exact reason why Sarah Jessica Parker was my main favorite thing about this movie. I've always loved how she acts like such a child in it. 😂😂😂

2:39 I had wondered about that for awhile, but I think part of Sarah's spell just makes kids completely chill.

there are two kinds of people those who love this perfect movie and those who are wrong and probaly support every bad thing, and the witches give the best performances every scene with them is perfect.

the universal experience is watching hocus pocus at 7 and asking ur parents what a v!rgin is

Your hair is so CUTEEE 💙💙💙 keep up the awesome reactions!! 💕

I just learned that Thackery Binx is McGee from NCIS! I'm honestly shocked.

Love the blue hair 😊

One of my favourite scenes in this movie is when the little girl dressed up as an angel says “Bless you” to the witches.

I'm with you! I'm not particularly superstitious but I am diffidently not going to invite anything because you can never truly know!

“Kenny Ortega has some hits under his name!” Me who sees Doug Jones name pop up.👁👄👁

Cute outfit and fun reaction Sophia! I'll be here for the sequel too.

I'm so excited for the new one!! Plus from the trailer it looks like it includes some elements of actual witchcraft 😁

This has kick started my yearly start to watching horror movies and such for Halloween. My country doesnt really celebrate it but its slowly becoming a thing i think . I want to experience one halloween in autumn not spring like it is here in october

SQUEEE! I DID IT AGAIN! BWAHAHAHAHA! Omg I love Hocus Pocus. Have done ever since it came out in 93. (Kathy Najimi. Oh you just said it ok lol). I can't wait for you to sing the song. I do whenever I'm somewhere with good reverb hehe 💜 Happy Spooky Season, girlfriend! ☠🎃👻🕷🥀🕸🦇

Fun Fact: The human Thackery Binx is actually dubbed. He is played as a human by Sean Murray and dubbed by Jason Marsden who also play Max Goof from A Goofy Movie and Haku in Spirited Away.

Hocus pocus is a great film! Edit: it was actually relased on the day i was born, which was Friday, july, 16, 1993!

Hocus pocus is my favorite Halloween movie. I'm watching hocus pocus 2 at midnight cause I'm too excited 😂

Came after watching Hocus Pocus 2! Still can't get over it! 😢

The scene with the sisters getting inside an oven? Wtf? I HAVE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE!

I live in Massachusetts and we go hard for Halloween 🎃

they released a sequel BOOK a couple years ago; i don't think it's the same story as the actual movie sequel they made though...

Away beast 😅 I'll have to remember that next time I see a yappy dog 🐕 in a park. Great review btw, subbed.

Que peliculon Dios.Amo está película,me encanta y hasta me se el guión de memoria jaja

AGHH MY PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED

It wasnt cause i love your content, It wasnt cause i love this movie, It wasnt cause i love reactions/commentary It was cause of your caption

This movie really said "No bitches? :("

I just learned that the kid that got cursed into a cat was dubbed over by Max Goof's va 💀💀

My family and I are watching this movie tomorrow together and the new movie😭😭❤️

The way this movie harps on virginity, but HSM2 is all 'Sharpay wants to SING with you,Troy' : ' )

19:44 Same, that shoulda been a dream come true

Your hair is gorgeous

I had no idea Kathy Najimy voiced Peggy Hill. Today I learned

1993 me WOULD NOT STOP asking what a virgin was, drove my parents buts. Eventually mom just said "it's a kind of Olive oil" and left it at that. 🙄 This is the quintessential 90's Halloween family movie, IMO. Not so hardcore as to make your parents punish you for watching it (your Nightmare on Elm Streets, Friday the 13th's or, yes, Halloween films) but just close enough to the 80s that they managed to sneak in some language, body horror and spooky imagery. The head-getting-kicked-off-Billy's-Shoulders scared the hell out of my sister. The film is drenched in nostalgic Halloween imagery and sense-memories. I grew up in the Midwest, so my Halloween memories are slightly different, but some of the stuff in this film translates to a suburban Halloween you'd find outside Chicago. The hay-bales covered in pumpkins, the green witch painted jack-o-lanterns with the exposed bottom tooth, the elaborate skeleton animatronic scaring kids as they approach their houses, never-mind the colors of the trees, the way the town looks, the overall atmosphere...they did Halloween proud, even if it was on a soundstage in Burbank. Never had any huge Halloween themed dances, but oh yes, at least 1 house in 10 had an elaborate party, the best excuse ever to drink while dressed as a slutty (insert popular thing here). Even the bullies-turned-vandals is accurate, I knew at least 5 of these lunkheads who would fill up on candy and then TP/Egg/graffiti/ding-dong-ditch throughout the night on Halloween. The best memory I have is of one trying to steal candy from my neighbors and taking so long that they cops managed to sneak up on them. Very satisfying, I hope he's stamping license plates in prison somewhere right now. I love films that soak themselves in the theme of whatever it is they are trying to immerse the audience in. Polar Express nails the "apprehensive kid in the early 50s have a Christmas crisis of faith" feeling. Homeward Bound has always felt like a Thanksgiving film, so has Charlie Brown and Planes, Trains and Automobiles. But the Halloween film that seems to reign supreme as the most densely-packed with holiday themes/images/settings/framework HAS to be Trick 'r Treat. I hope you get a chance to review that one...the over-the-top set designs, decorations, costuming, setting and direction make it almost Halloween p*rn. Check it out if you haven't, it sets the tone for the season, at least for me. Thora Birch was 11 when they made this and she is now FORTY. And she has Ghost World and American beauty under her belt. Where did the last 29 years go??? Good review. 😮‍💨😁

This movie is why I know what a virgin is 😂 I had to ask my mom like 10 times before I remembered lmao

I think because the sisters didn't get any energy, they exploded into dust--so they SHOULD be dead for good. But because Winnifred got a tiny bit from Max, she turned into stone..? Which I could technically see bringing her back to life in some way, if this sequel movie is a legit sequel and not just a remake or a prequel film. Still... I'm also not feeling optimistic about Hocus Pocus 2. I *hope* it's good, but after Pinocchio... Yikes. XD

16:45 TV too. Ever see the Seinfeld episode where she played herself? Kinda had a thing with Kramer?

15:43 I think those kids are supposed to be tiny mock-versions of the Sanderson sisters

8:40 The Nostalgia Chick: "Beastly Child proceeds to run her beastly mouth." The Aesop according to the Nostalgia Chick:"This Halloween, if you're still a v*rg*n, STOP IT! You never know when your v*rg*nity might accidentally unleash an undead Bette Midler from beyond the grave."

Abstinence advocates would combust watching 30 seconds of Sarah doing anything.

No the lesson is don’t assume the witches are dead and open their beacon.

5:24 heck naw, he big ballin and mark his territory 😅

*Screeches in Spoopy month!* Hocus Pocus is my SHIT, man. Dumb as it is today, it's been a Halloween tradition of mine to watch this movie every year. Actually had a black cat named Binx who was born the same year the movie came out (1993) and as a result I still ugly sob every time Binx (in the movie) dies. Also, Sarah Jessica Parker 😏 Also also may or may not have had a crush on Vinessa Shaw back in the day.

Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😊

I like this movie. It's the Salem Witch Trials but in the style of Adventures in Babysitting.

Halloween is cool! 🎃🦇👻🧛‍♀🧟‍♂

I thought that the witch in the blonde hair, I think her name is Sarah I can’t remember but she’s my favorite character because she’s funny and she’s the pretty one.