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Oct 19, 2022 · Make sure to catch up with the Sanderson Sisters — as well as Becca, Izzy, and Cassie — and watch Hocus Pocus 2, now streaming exclusively on Disney+. And for more Disney+ news and updates, follow @DisneyPlus on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
- Kari Koeppel
- The story of Hocus Pocus and the Sanderson Sisters. As the story goes, on October 31, 1693 in Salem, Massachusetts, Thackers Binx witnesses his little sister Emily being whisked away to the woods by the Sanderson sisters, three witches named Winifred, Sarah and Mary.
- The Sanderson Sisters then and now. Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy are the scheming, spirited sisters who first brought the Hocus Pocus world to life in 1993.
- Bette Midler as Winifred Sanderson. Midler led the Hocus Pocus cast as Winifred Sanderson, and boy did she do it well! “If there was a third one, of course I’d sign on, but I don’t know how,” Bette Midler told Entertainment Weekly.
- Kathy Najimy as Mary Sanderson. Born in San Diego, California, Kathy Najimy was first nationally known for her feminist play The Kathy and Mo Show that she wrote and performed with Mo Gaffney.
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Hocus Pocus introduces the Sanderson Sisters, old, wizened witches of 17th century Salem who prey on children to restore their youth. This works well until they are subsequently hanged for the crime, setting a curse in place for their return to the living by way of a virgin. The sisters -- Winifred, Mary, and Sarah -- are individually gifted with m...
Sarah Sanderson, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, is the youngest Sanderson Sister and a bit of an airhead and a flirt. Sarah, like her sisters, is obsessed with being young and beautiful forever. As such, she has no qualms about murdering children and stealing their life force to achieve that goal. Sarah’s talents seem to lie in the realm of enchan...
Mary Sanderson, played by Kathy Najimi, is the middle ground between Sarah’s ditzy, carefree personality and Winifred’s hyper-capable and clever one -- which makes a lot of sense, given that Mary seems to be the middle child. Mary does not appear as crazy as either of her sisters, though she makes a few jokes about eating children that remind the a...
Winifred Sanderson, played by Bette Midler, is the eldest sister and leader of the trio. She is clearly the most competent, clever and evil of the three, devising most of the plans and often losing her temper, usually relying on Mary to calm her. Winifred is known for being ruthless, murdering her lover Billy Butcherson and sewing his mouth shut so...
TV Special. 2020. IMDb RATING. 6.1 /10. 140. YOUR RATING. Rate. Family. "In Search of the Sanderson Sisters" is a hilarious mockumentary presentation to benefit The New York Restoration Project, starring "Hocus Pocus's" Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker.
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- Family
- Seanne Farmer, Kyra Elise Gardner
- 2020-10-30
Oct 30, 2020 · “In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover” will bring back the magic of the cult classic, which starred Midler, Najimy and Parker as a trio of evil...
- christi.carras@latimes.com
- 6 min
- Staff Writer
- Christi Carras
Sep 13, 2022 · Hocus Pocus 2 stars reflect on reuniting to resurrect the Sanderson Sisters: 'It's quite satisfying' EW exclusively speaks with Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy on the...
Sep 30, 2022 · TAGGED AS: Disney+ Disney Plus, streaming. After nearly 30 years, Disney is opening the — ahem — Boo ook! — on the Sanderson sisters from 1993’s box office bomb–turned–cult classic, Hocus...
