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Film: "The Witches" (1990)

Sunday, October 26, 2025 1:00–2:30 PM
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  • Description
    Professor Pfinklepfunder's $1 Sunday Films
    Directed by Nicolas Roeg
    With Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen FisherRated PG, 91 minutes
    A Roald Dahl adaptation from Nicolas Roeg is a bit of a fascinating combination given Roeg's past films (e.g., directing the David Bowie vehicle The Man Who Fell to Earth or Mick Jagger in Performance or that kid in Don't Look Now). While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga (Mai Zetterling), young Luke (Jasen Fisher) kills time by snooping here and there. As luck would have it, Luke inadvertently stumbles upon a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch (Oscar-winner Anjelica Huston) reveals a plan to turn all children into mice through a magical formula. As bad luck would have it, the witches realize that Luke has overheard their ruinous plot and test the formula on him. Now, with the help of Helga and the hotel manager, Mr. Stringer (Rowan Atkinson), Luke the mouse must fight back against the witches and save kids worldwide from a murine fate.
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    *Sponsored by the Meg and John P. Brogan Endowment for Classic Cinema.
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    https://events.nd.edu/events/2025/10/26/the-witches-1990/

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