It's July! Which only means one thing.... Hocus Pocus is about to turn another year older and what better time to celebrate, than with other fans of the film!
This month kicks off a brand new feature for the museum and that's new interviews with you, the fans!
These new interviews will be uploaded as often as possible and it'll be a great way to discover other fans of the film, learn new things and share a mutual love for this now iconic franchise.
To start things off today, the Museum is sharing a fun interview with super fan Joe Richards!
Joe has been collecting Hocus Pocus merchandise for many years now and even owns one of the rarest pieces of promotional merchandise that was ever released. His collection is filled with all kinds of tricks and treats, including promotional materials, limited edition pieces and more, to say he's a fan of the film is a understatement and was an absolute pleasure to learn more about his love for the film.
This month kicks off a brand new feature for the museum and that's new interviews with you, the fans!
These new interviews will be uploaded as often as possible and it'll be a great way to discover other fans of the film, learn new things and share a mutual love for this now iconic franchise.
To start things off today, the Museum is sharing a fun interview with super fan Joe Richards!
Joe has been collecting Hocus Pocus merchandise for many years now and even owns one of the rarest pieces of promotional merchandise that was ever released. His collection is filled with all kinds of tricks and treats, including promotional materials, limited edition pieces and more, to say he's a fan of the film is a understatement and was an absolute pleasure to learn more about his love for the film.
Can you remember when you first ever watched Hocus Pocus?
I can't specifically recall the first time I watched Hocus Pocus, but it must have been sometime in early 1994 after it was released on VHS. I remember my parents renting it from Blockbuster for me one weekend, and watching it several times. They had to extend the rental because I didn't want to take it back! After that, they bought a copy of the VHS for me, and my grandparents bought a copy to keep at their house for when I was over there.
Who is your favourite Sanderson Sister and also your favourite non-Sanderson Sister and why?
Favorite Sanderson Sister is such a tough question, I love them all! But if I had to choose, Sarah. As a kid, she reminded me of all of the pop stars that I loved. The wavy blonde hair, the bubbly personality, plus she had my favorite costume! My favorite non Sanderson sister would be Allison. I love her house and the Halloween party her family threw. To this day, I'd still love to replicate that! Beyond that, she's grounded, intelligent, and open minded. I feel like I can relate to her.
You have quite a large collection of Hocus Pocus merchandise, do you have a favourite item?
Favorite item in my collection. Hmmm.... I have a really cool Disney promotional witches hat from 1993 with the key art from the movie poster on it. It's so 90s and quintessential Halloween. Definitely one of my favorite pieces. Two other pieces come to mind. One being the Binx lava lamp released by Spencer's in 2017. Super unique. The other is the "I put a spell on you" perfume released by Spencer's in 2018. At the time, there weren't really any other Hocus Pocus beauty items out, and the bottle/packaging with the silhouette's of the Sandersons was so neat! It smells like a muskier version of Britney Spears Fantasy, but it does evoke a feeling of cursed candy on Halloween night.
I can't specifically recall the first time I watched Hocus Pocus, but it must have been sometime in early 1994 after it was released on VHS. I remember my parents renting it from Blockbuster for me one weekend, and watching it several times. They had to extend the rental because I didn't want to take it back! After that, they bought a copy of the VHS for me, and my grandparents bought a copy to keep at their house for when I was over there.
Who is your favourite Sanderson Sister and also your favourite non-Sanderson Sister and why?
Favorite Sanderson Sister is such a tough question, I love them all! But if I had to choose, Sarah. As a kid, she reminded me of all of the pop stars that I loved. The wavy blonde hair, the bubbly personality, plus she had my favorite costume! My favorite non Sanderson sister would be Allison. I love her house and the Halloween party her family threw. To this day, I'd still love to replicate that! Beyond that, she's grounded, intelligent, and open minded. I feel like I can relate to her.
You have quite a large collection of Hocus Pocus merchandise, do you have a favourite item?
Favorite item in my collection. Hmmm.... I have a really cool Disney promotional witches hat from 1993 with the key art from the movie poster on it. It's so 90s and quintessential Halloween. Definitely one of my favorite pieces. Two other pieces come to mind. One being the Binx lava lamp released by Spencer's in 2017. Super unique. The other is the "I put a spell on you" perfume released by Spencer's in 2018. At the time, there weren't really any other Hocus Pocus beauty items out, and the bottle/packaging with the silhouette's of the Sandersons was so neat! It smells like a muskier version of Britney Spears Fantasy, but it does evoke a feeling of cursed candy on Halloween night.
Joe's extremely promotional hat from 1993!
Is there a particular product that has been released, that you wish you could get your hands on?
I slowed my collecting quite a bit in recent years as I don't love the cartoon art currently dominating all of the merchandise. However, I'd love to get my hands on some of the scrapped 2017 Villain Spelltacular merch. That was awesome art! I'm also in love with vintage promotional pieces. Id love to get the original cardboard display used in theaters to promote the film.
Is there a product you wish would be released?
I, like everyone else, would love a great prop replica of Book! It likely won't happen due to copyrights, but Book is such an iconic part of the movie, as well as Halloween in general for our generation. You think "spooky spell book" and you think of one with stitches and an eye.
You've been a fan for as long as you can remember, what would you say has been the best experience you've had around the films so far?
Hocus Pocus has been part of my Halloween experience for pretty much as long as I can remember. I can't tell you how many cozy fall memories I have of watching the movie while putting up Halloween decorations with friends and family, or how many times I've rang in November 1st as the credits rolled. One of the best experiences though has been discovering the fantastic Halloween community because of it. I think it was around 2017, I started posting about the newly released Spirit Halloween merch on Instagram and suddenly started chatting with a girl about the different versions of the vhs and dvd's we'd collected over the years. That girl was Ally (Hocus Pocus Collector) and we now have a great friendship. At that same time I also started talking with you, Wil. I'd never had a Halloween loving friend outside of the US, so it's been really cool to connect over the years and vicariously get to experience Halloween in the UK, as well as you getting to smell the Halloween air here. Without Hocus Pocus, I wouldn't have had any of that, so I'm very grateful.
If you could play any character from Hocus Pocus and its sequel, who would you be?
If I could play any Hocus Pocus character, I'd want to play Winifred. Mostly because I'd want to shoot lightening from my fingertips, but also because I'd want to swish my costume around during the I Put A Spell On You Scene.
I slowed my collecting quite a bit in recent years as I don't love the cartoon art currently dominating all of the merchandise. However, I'd love to get my hands on some of the scrapped 2017 Villain Spelltacular merch. That was awesome art! I'm also in love with vintage promotional pieces. Id love to get the original cardboard display used in theaters to promote the film.
Is there a product you wish would be released?
I, like everyone else, would love a great prop replica of Book! It likely won't happen due to copyrights, but Book is such an iconic part of the movie, as well as Halloween in general for our generation. You think "spooky spell book" and you think of one with stitches and an eye.
You've been a fan for as long as you can remember, what would you say has been the best experience you've had around the films so far?
Hocus Pocus has been part of my Halloween experience for pretty much as long as I can remember. I can't tell you how many cozy fall memories I have of watching the movie while putting up Halloween decorations with friends and family, or how many times I've rang in November 1st as the credits rolled. One of the best experiences though has been discovering the fantastic Halloween community because of it. I think it was around 2017, I started posting about the newly released Spirit Halloween merch on Instagram and suddenly started chatting with a girl about the different versions of the vhs and dvd's we'd collected over the years. That girl was Ally (Hocus Pocus Collector) and we now have a great friendship. At that same time I also started talking with you, Wil. I'd never had a Halloween loving friend outside of the US, so it's been really cool to connect over the years and vicariously get to experience Halloween in the UK, as well as you getting to smell the Halloween air here. Without Hocus Pocus, I wouldn't have had any of that, so I'm very grateful.
If you could play any character from Hocus Pocus and its sequel, who would you be?
If I could play any Hocus Pocus character, I'd want to play Winifred. Mostly because I'd want to shoot lightening from my fingertips, but also because I'd want to swish my costume around during the I Put A Spell On You Scene.
Favourite line from the films?
My favorite line from Hocus Pocus is Dani yelling, "for your information, he's a little leaguer!!" It's become a joke between my best friend and myself. Years ago, we were watching the movie and she goes "what did she just say he was?" "A little leaguer". She didn't know what a little leaguer was so I had to explain it. Haha! A few years later, I showed up at her house on Halloween night dressed as a little leaguer.
How excited are you for Hocus Pocus 3?
I'm always excited for any Hocus Pocus related project, but I think more than anything, I'm curious to see what the plot of HP3 would be. So nervously excited I guess.
What would you like to see happen in the third film?
For the third film, I'd love for it to get the Jurassic World Dominion treatment where you have the original cast converge with the cast from the second film. Since we saw the redemption of Winifred in the last film, trading all of her power to be with her sisters, it would interesting to see them be called back to perhaps aid the others in battling against Hannah Waddingham's Mother Witch. But they struggle with the balance of good and evil.
My favorite line from Hocus Pocus is Dani yelling, "for your information, he's a little leaguer!!" It's become a joke between my best friend and myself. Years ago, we were watching the movie and she goes "what did she just say he was?" "A little leaguer". She didn't know what a little leaguer was so I had to explain it. Haha! A few years later, I showed up at her house on Halloween night dressed as a little leaguer.
How excited are you for Hocus Pocus 3?
I'm always excited for any Hocus Pocus related project, but I think more than anything, I'm curious to see what the plot of HP3 would be. So nervously excited I guess.
What would you like to see happen in the third film?
For the third film, I'd love for it to get the Jurassic World Dominion treatment where you have the original cast converge with the cast from the second film. Since we saw the redemption of Winifred in the last film, trading all of her power to be with her sisters, it would interesting to see them be called back to perhaps aid the others in battling against Hannah Waddingham's Mother Witch. But they struggle with the balance of good and evil.
Favourite Halloween candy?
I love a Reese's peanut butter pumpkin. The pumpkin shaped ones are just the best!
Favourite Halloween movie that isn't Hocus Pocus?
Trick'R'Treat. It's the perfect blend of horror, camp, and Halloween. Plus Sam is adorable.
When does spooky season start for you?
It's always Spooky Season in my heart, but physically, it typically starts for me in July. I seek out all of the new decor and start making my plans a reality.
One thing you like to do every Halloween?
Every Halloween, I obviously have to watch Hocus Pocus, but I always have to bake a batch of the Pillsbury Jack O Lantern and Ghost sugar cookies, and go to the pumpkin patch.
If you could create a spell to go into Booook, what would it be called and what would it do?
If I could create a spell to go into Boooook, it would be one to freeze time and everyone all around me so I could really just stop and take in the moment, all the little details of it. I'd call it the Freezus Momentus spell.
Where can people find you?
You can find me on instagram at @rockstrjc or @spellboundscorpio
I love a Reese's peanut butter pumpkin. The pumpkin shaped ones are just the best!
Favourite Halloween movie that isn't Hocus Pocus?
Trick'R'Treat. It's the perfect blend of horror, camp, and Halloween. Plus Sam is adorable.
When does spooky season start for you?
It's always Spooky Season in my heart, but physically, it typically starts for me in July. I seek out all of the new decor and start making my plans a reality.
One thing you like to do every Halloween?
Every Halloween, I obviously have to watch Hocus Pocus, but I always have to bake a batch of the Pillsbury Jack O Lantern and Ghost sugar cookies, and go to the pumpkin patch.
If you could create a spell to go into Booook, what would it be called and what would it do?
If I could create a spell to go into Boooook, it would be one to freeze time and everyone all around me so I could really just stop and take in the moment, all the little details of it. I'd call it the Freezus Momentus spell.
Where can people find you?
You can find me on instagram at @rockstrjc or @spellboundscorpio
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