Hocus Pocus

Hocus Pocus (1993)

31 mistakes - chronological order

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Continuity mistake: When Dani and Max wake up, the sun is out, and they say it's "5:00am," but when they go upstairs and Dani is caught, it's dark outside again.

Continuity mistake: In the grave yard, Binx is sitting on the book so Winnifred can't get it. A second later after their exchange, the cat is suddenly missing.

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Revealing mistake: Right before the witches burst through the roof of Max's house, after they retrieve the book, you can see the charge used to set off the explosion in the window just below where they exit.

Other mistake: Winnie could not have known that Max said, "It's just a bunch of hocus pocus," considering the three of them were still dead at that time. (They couldn't have been ghosts, because she didn't know who lit the black-flame candle.)

Continuity mistake: When the witches figure out that the "Burning Rain of Death" was actually water, it showed that they were all wet from before they managed to get under cover. In the next shot, as they leave the house, they're all bone dry.

Continuity mistake: As Alison holds off the Sanderson sisters with the box of salt, some shots show her holding the salt up close to the Sandersons while other shots the box of salt Is further away from them.

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Continuity mistake: Miss Olin, the teacher, changes position in the classroom while she tells the legend of Thackery Binx. First, she is two desks deep into the classroom, then close to the front of the classroom, next to a female student wearing purple.

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Continuity mistake: As the teacher, Miss Olin, tells the legend of Thackery Binx, she stops right next to Max's desk but the next shot shows her further back away from him.

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Continuity mistake: When the Sanderson sisters begin singing before they are hanged, Thackeray Binx's father covers his wife's ears twice.

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Continuity mistake: When the sisters are in "Satan's" house and meet the wife, her curlers change position.

Winifred: You know, I've always wanted a child. And now, I think I'll have one...[screaming] ON TOAST!

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Trivia: The husband that The Sanderson Sisters mistake for their master (the devil) and his wife are actually brother and sister in real life. Gary and Penny Marshall are also both Hollywood directors, and both primarily direct comedies.

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Question: Throughout the film, everyone says that Binx was trying to prevent the candle from being lit, so why at the end does he thank Max for lighting it, and explain to Emily that he had to wait for the candle to be lit?

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Chosen answer: Binx had accepted his fate of being a cat forever so instead, he decided to stop the candle from being lit. It was only near the end of the film that he saw the death of the witches broke his curse.

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Answer: Binx knew that bringing the Sandersons back to life would be dangerous, so he tried to prevent it. It was only AFTER the group killed the witches that he was thankful since his curse was lifted. He said that to Emily because he waited 300 years for the right person to light the candle and destroy the witches.

Answer: He accepted his fate until the end of the movie.

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