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Practical Magic (1998)

12 104 min  -  Comedy | Fantasy | Romance  -   16 October 1998 (USA)
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Ratings: 5.7/10 from 29,331 users   Metascore: 46/100 
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Sally and Gillian Owens have always known they were different. Raised by their aunts after their parents' death... See full summary »

Director:

Griffin Dunne

Writers:

Alice Hoffman (novel), Robin Swicord (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sandra Bullock ...
Nicole Kidman ...
Stockard Channing ...
Dianne Wiest ...
Goran Visnjic ...
Aidan Quinn ...
Evan Rachel Wood ...
Alexandra Artrip Alexandra Artrip ...
Mark Feuerstein ...
Michael
Caprice Benedetti ...
Maria Owens
Annabella Price Annabella Price ...
Lovelorn Lady
Camilla Belle ...
Sally Owens @ Age 11
Lora Anne Criswell ...
Gillian Owens @ Age 10
Margo Martindale ...
Linda Bennett
Chloe Webb ...
Carla
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Storyline

Sally and Gillian Owens have always known they were different. Raised by their aunts after their parents' death, the sisters grew up in a household that was anything but typical--their aunts fed them chocolate cake for breakfast and taught them the uses of practical magic. But the invocation of the Owens' sorcery also carries a price--some call it a curse: the men they fall in love with are doomed to an untimely death. Now adult women with very different personalities, the quiet Sally and the fiery Gillian must use all of their powers to fight the family curse and a swarm of supernatural forces that threatens the lives of all the Owens women. Written by WARNER BROS.  

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Plot Keywords:

Love | Curse | Magic | Family Curse | Spell  | See more »

Taglines:

Prepare to come under their spell See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence, intense thematic elements and sensuality See all certifications »

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Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Hechizo de amor See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$13,104,694 (USA) (18 October 1998) (2652 Screens)

Gross:

$46,732,881 (USA) (10 January 1999)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | SDDS  | DTS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

After bad reactions at a test screening, composer Michael Nyman's score was rejected at the last minute. It was called too European sounding and obtrusive. It was replaced with one by Alan Silvestri. The change was made so late that the soundtrack albums had already been pressed. As a result, the first batch to hit stores all had two suites of themes from Nyman's score. A few weeks later, a new version of the CD, with the exact same ISBN number, was made, replacing Nyman's tracks with music by Silvestri. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Gillian first leaves, right before she and Sally cut their hands, she asks for her boyfriend's pocket knife. He clearly reaches for his pocket before she mentions what she needs. See more »

Quotes

Sally Owens: We were going to open a botanical shop. Where Mike would get all the ingredients and I'd make the stuff. He really loved my mint-oatmeal shaving cream. He couldn't stop eating it.
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Connections

Referenced in "The Nostalgia Chick: The Craft (#4.7)" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Near You"
Written by Francis Craig and Kermit Goell
Performed by George Jones and Tammy Wynette
Courtesy of EPIC Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing See more »