| The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Jack Nicholson |
Daryl Van Horne
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| Cher |
Alexandra Medford
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| Susan Sarandon |
Jane Spofford
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| Michelle Pfeiffer |
Sukie Ridgemont
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| Veronica Cartwright |
Felicia Alden
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| Richard Jenkins |
Clyde Alden
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| Keith Jochim |
Walter Neff
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| Carel Struycken |
Fidel
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| Helen Lloyd Breed |
Mrs. Biddle
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| Caroline Struzik |
Carol Medford
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy; Horror; Fantasy |
| Director |
George Miller (II); George Miller |
| Producer |
Peter Guber; Jon Peters; Neil Canton; Rob Cohen |
| Writer |
Michael Cristofer; John Updike |
| Photography |
Vilmos Zsigmond |
| Musician |
John Williams |
| Studio |
Warner Bros. |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
118 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
6.3 |
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| Plot |
| Jack Nicholson was born to play the devil, and in George Miller's adaptation of John Updike's novel he plays it for all he's worth. As a wolfish womanizer summoned by three bored women in a picturesque New England town, he's sating all of his appetites with a rakish grin. Cher, Susan Sarandon, and Michelle Pfeiffer play the women who discover their untapped magical powers by accident. The smart and sexy singles, out of place in the conservatism of their village, find happiness, however briefly, in the arms and bed of the libidinous devil, but he's got his own ulterior motives. Miller revels in the sensual display of sex, food, and magic, whipping up a storm of effects that finally get out of hand in an overblown ending. It's a handsome film with strong performances all around, but the mix of anarchic comedy and supernatural horror doesn't always gel and Miller seems to lose the plot in his zeal for cinematic excitement. The performances ultimately keep the film aloft: the hedonistic joy that Nicholson celebrates with every leering gaze and boorish vulgarity is almost enough to make bad form and chauvinism cool. --Sean Axmaker |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Fullscreen (4:3)
Widescreen (16:9)
Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed)
Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1) |
| Layers |
Dual Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
085391174127 |
| Release Date |
9/6/2005 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish; English (Closed Captioned) |
| Packaging |
Snap Case |
| Audio Tracks |
Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital 5.1 [French]
Dolby Digital Surround [French] |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Dolby Widescreen |
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