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When we made Hocus Pocus back in 1993,

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I never, never in my wildest dreams

thought that 25 years later

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we'd be sitting here celebrating its 25th anniversary.

The fact that all of you have been so loyal and so loving to us

is the real reason we have had such a successful afterlife.

I want to thank all of you for such a wonderful ride,

so happy, happy 25th anniversary

to all of you magical, mystical Hocus Pocus fans out there.

You are the best. Now, brew up some witches' potion,

form your own calming circle

and enjoy just a bunch of Hocus Pocus!

Once upon a time 25 years ago

A spell so powerful was weaved

It enters our souls on All Hallows Eve

It's finally here.

I love Halloween so much.

This really was the best deal I've gotten on the dark web.

Now, what does it say?

"It's Halloween

And to create a fright

You must get to the Bash before midnight

There is only one way to find the address

And that's on a broom with a GPS

Where do you want to go?

Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

There is traffic on your route.

Preparing for lift-off.

♪ Come, little children ♪

♪ I'll take thee away ♪

♪ Into a land ♪

♪ Of enchantment ♪

♪ Come, little children ♪

♪ The time's come to play ♪

♪ Here in my garden ♪

♪ Of magic ♪

It's the best Halloween party of the year!

Now let's throw this sucker into high gear!

From the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California,

it's the Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash,

hosted by Vanessa Hudgens and Jordan Fisher,

starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker,

with a very special appearance by Kathy Najimy,

plus the rest of your Hocus Pocus cast:

And director Kenny Ortega.

Plus performances by...

Hi, Billy.

To kick things off, prepare to be bewitched and beguiled.

Please welcome Vanessa Hudgens!

And now give it up for Jordan Fisher!

Hollywood Forever!

We are so excited to be hosting together tonight

- here at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. - So excited.

We have movie clips, we have music, we have Binx, we have Billy Butcherson.

- Billy! - Plus, hey.

Plus, we have the world's best costume runway contest,

which will, I guarantee you, be out of control.

- You guys ready? - Oh, yeah.

Everybody say hello to that party-starter over there,

our DJ for the night, Lady Bunny.

Now, I'm sure, like all of you,

I have watched Hocus Pocus every single year since I was a little kid.

Let's face it, Hocus Pocus is our movie.

It's our Rocky Horror Picture Show. It's our Goonies.

It's our Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo.

- It's our-- - Okay, Jordan, I think we got it.

The point is, we know the whole movie by heart.

So just in case somebody hasn't seen it,

- which would be so very sad for you... - Very, very sad.

...Jordan and I will give you the speed version.

- To the entire movie. - Oh, yeah.

- Starting right... - Now.

In 1693 Salem, Thackery Binx chases Emily into the woods.

It's really scary. Then he finds the haggy witches breathing in Emily's youth.

It's murder! Then they turn Thackery into a black cat

and the witches are hanged, and I ran to my mommy.

Interesting.

Then it's Halloween, 1993. I was five.

- I was not yet born. - Well, good for you.

Then Max falls in love with Allison and the bullies steal his shoes.

Then Max goes trick or treating with his little sister Dani...

She's a pain but she is so cute.

Then they go to the Sanderson house and Max lights the black flame candle.

Because he's a virgin.

And the witches come back to Salem.

They do, and Penny and Garry Marshall are, for some reason, married.

- Which is really weird. - Yeah, totally.

Then SJP flirts with a creepy bus driver who runs Binx over, but don't worry,

- he's okay. - The witches find the kids at the house.

The kids all escape to warn all of the adults at a party.

Honestly, was anyone in that town not invited to that party?

Then the witches show up and they belt out...

I put a spell on you! ♪

I mean, they bring it like nobody's business.

And then the kids and Binx and bullies burn the witches in an oven.

Which is really gross. Then Max falls asleep with Allison,

- and I wished that I was Max. - And I wished I was Allison.

And then, while they are sleeping, the witches steal Dani.

Not cool.

But they trick the witches with headlights, like it's daylight savings.

The witches think they're dead but they're not.

- They ride mops and vacuums and whatnot. - It's pretty incredible.

- Then they all fight at the cemetery. - Billy loses his head.

- And the sun really does come up. - Spoiler alert.

The witches turn to dust and Binx is a boy again.

But he's dead!

But he's happy 'cause he's with his dead sister

- and they un-live happily ever after. - The end!

Dang. Now I really wanna go see the movie again. I want to see Allison and Dani.

And Max. How about we just watch them?

Whoa!

Max Dennison.

Allison.

Oh, Allison, huh?

I thought you weren't into Halloween.

I'm not. I'm just taking my little sister, Dani, around.

That's nice.

- I always do it. - My parents made him.

Please welcome the three stars of Hocus Pocus,

Omri Katz, Thora Birch, and Vinessa Shaw.

What's up!

Oh, my gosh!

- What's up! - Whoo!

- Crazy. - This is insane!

- Hey, bro. - What's up, sis?

Hey, Vinessa!

Can you guys believe that it's been 25 years since we met?

Barely. I was ten. Vinessa was 16. And, Omri, you were still a virgin.

- Thanks for the reminder. - Any time.

25 years ago the stars aligned for this Halloween classic,

and I am so proud to be a part of the cast that made it happen.

Gather around.

- One thing more and all is done. - Yeah?

Add a bit of thine own tongue.

Hocus Pocus is a Disney movie about three witches

who try to suck the life out of children.

Your basic, good, warm family film.

Take my hands. We will share her.

Oh, Winnie, how generous of thee.

It started as a bedtime story for our daughters.

I brought that to Disney, and I said,

"Halloween is almost a billion-dollar industry

and yet there are no family films."

The original title was Disney's Halloween House.

It was much more dark. It was a scarier movie.

On All Hallows' Eve when the moon is round

A virgin will summon us from under the ground

It was spooky comedy, for sure,

but it became much more fun than I had ever envisioned it.

And that's Kenny. I mean, he just brought a joy to it.

Oh, come on, it's just a bunch of hocus-pocus.

Max, no!

The idea to me was thrilling and I believed in it.

I believed that we could do a family Halloween story,

and laugh at the good humor, and that's what we did.

I smell children.

Sic 'em!

I read the script of Hocus Pocus and I was very intrigued by it

because it was an opportunity to do things that I really love to do,

which is play physical comedy...

Oh, yes!

...and be more than a little broad.

We're young!

Well, younger.

But it's a start!

I guess what I remember most is sort of how awful we were as characters.

- His punishment shall not be to die... - No?

...but to live forever.

I was kind of surprised that the goal was to get a child

and basically...

destroy them.

But because it was done in a really heightened, ridiculous way,

it was a lot of fun.

As Billy Butcherson, I was a zombie before zombies were cool.

When you think zombies, you think like, "Oh, I want to eat your brains."

No. Billy was like,

"Hey, I brought you a flower."

Basically I was told,

"We want a zombie that's not scary but one that you can date."

Hello, Billy.

Walt Disney used to say, "You have to have darkness to have light."

The film embraced that.

It's hot! It's hot!

Even though the inherent core of the story is something pretty dark...

Dani, wake up.

Trick or treat!

- Looking for this? - Or this?

...we always maintained that little twinkle in the eye

that makes it appealing still to this day.

Boy down.

I don't think any of us who were making it at the time

thought Hocus Pocus would have such a long life.

People tell me all the time they grew up watching it and they still watch it

and think it's wonderful.

Stop!

Dude, it was 25 years ago.

For it to be embraced so wholly and so rabidly,

it's flattering and it's an honor.

First of all, I can't believe it's been 25 years.

Don't I look fabulous? And secondly, it's a cult classic.

And none of us expected it.

It means so much to me because it has touched so many people

in so many wonderful ways.

Hey, Billy.

Thanks.

It found its legs. It's found its wings. It soars.

Ladies and gents, Jordan Fisher.

♪ Those fingers in my hair ♪

♪ That sly come hither stare ♪

♪ That strips my conscience bare ♪

♪ It's witchcraft ♪

♪ Though I've got no defense for it ♪

♪ The heat is too intense for it ♪

♪ What good Would common sense for it do? ♪

♪ 'Cause it's witchcraft ♪

♪ Wicked witchcraft ♪

♪ Even though I know it's strictly taboo ♪

♪ When you arouse the need in me ♪

♪ My heart says yes indeed in me ♪

♪ Proceed with what you're leading me to ♪

♪ Though it's an ancient pitch ♪

♪ But one I wouldn't switch ♪

♪ 'Cause there's no nicer witch than you ♪

♪ Though it's an ancient pitch ♪

♪ But one I wouldn't switch ♪

♪ 'Cause there's No nicer witch than you, you ♪

♪ It's witchcraft ♪

♪ That crazy witchcraft ♪

♪ Though it's an ancient pitch ♪

♪ But one I wouldn't switch ♪

♪ 'Cause there's no nicer witch than you ♪

And you ♪

And all three of you.

Coming up, Ross Mathews emcees our Halloween costume runway contest.

Happy 25th anniversary, Hocus Pocus.

Billy Butcherson himself, Doug Jones, joins the party.

Look how sweet this guy is.

The best. Doug Jones, the best.

And Pretty Much and Junior New System.

All when the Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash returns.

The fans are incredible! This is the best time!

I'm surrounded by people who love Hocus Pocus as much as I do.

I'm not good at meeting women.

When I chase tail, it's usually my own.

Welcome back to the Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash.

We are seeing some of the most mind-blowing costumes of all time

right here in our audience.

And we thought the only way to show them off

- was with a runway contest. - That's right.

And there is only one man who can run it.

He is no stranger to pageantry.

From RuPaul's Drag Race

and the Miss America competition, it's Ross Mathews!

Hello, everybody!

I'm seeing so many costumes. You all look great.

We have chosen 25 of the scream of the crop.

The best of the possessed. The hairiest of the scariest.

Okay, I'll stop.

And one of these angels will be taking home our grand prize,

but it's not going to be me judging this time, okay?

Judging our spook-tacular costumes,

our devilishly delightful judges this evening:

Say hello to my gal pals

Margaret Cho, Sharon Osbourne, and Kelly Osbourne!

This is a very serious job! Ladies, are you up for it?

- Oh, yeah, we're ready. - So ready, so ready.

Okay, good. Lady Bunny, hit it!

Let's get our costume contest started!

Up first, Signe Larsen, Sara King and Autumn Hansen

dressed as the PDX Sanderson Sisters!

Ooh!

Witch, please!

This trio's from Portland, Oregon.

The first time Autumn watched the movie, she was enchanted by the costumes,

and during the end credits would jump from couch to couch

on her toy broom, pretending to fly.

Let's hear it for the PDX Sanderson Sisters!

Up next it's Jeffrey Kotch!

He is the Swamp Witch!

When he's not the Swamp Witch,

Jeff works for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

and he makes his costumes in his free time.

The Swamp Witch uses that dimly-lit lantern for her eyes,

which means we all look better in that lighting.

Honey, it's like bar lighting. Am I right?

Let's hear it for Jeffrey Kotch, the Swamp Witch!

Our next costume was designed by Hallie Brewer

and is modeled by Nikki Burquez.

She is a Faerie.

Kelly, I think I wore that to brunch once.

I think you did, Ross. I think you did.

The Faerie is a woodland creature.

Brightly colored to give an alien-esque, unicorn feel.

Hallie is a sales associate, but her true passion is creating costumes.

Let's hear it for our Faerie!

Up next, say hello to Bridget McCarty.

She is dressed as the mom from Hocus Pocus,

Jenny Dennison, dressed as Madonna.

Bridget has loved the Madonna bra since she was just a kid.

Honey, join the club.

She does make a couple good points though, doesn't she?

Bridget McCarty!

Up next it's Mike Keyser: Stitchface!

Mike was making a scary scarecrow costume,

and that's how Stitchface was born.

His favorite Hocus Pocus character is Winifred.

Scream if you agree.

This is what happens when you use a coupon when you get plastic surgery.

So be careful.

Oh, look, he is in stitches. He liked my joke.

Oh, God, no. God, no. No!

Let's hear it for Mike Keyser!

Up next, Theresa Ireland.

A pop-art Marilyn.

Honey, don't worry, there's a cream for that.

JK.

Inspired by Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, this costume answers the question,

"What if Marilyn Monroe walked off the pages of a pop-art comic book?"

She'd look something like this.

Make some noise for Theresa Ireland.

Our next contestant is Kyle Vest.

Guess what Kyle's dressed as.

It's Billy Butcherson!

Isn't dry shampoo wonderful?

Kyle's from Florida.

He started designing haunted houses when he was just eight years old.

How about that?

Let's bring all the contestants from the first round out here.

Make some noise for them, everybody.

While we do that, I gotta ask the judges,

how do you feel about our first round?

- This is gonna be one tough competition. - I love them all.

I think they're all so good.

I think that just the detail and, you know, the dust

and the itchiness... It's all fabulous, honey.

We're just getting started too.

Everybody, breathe in all this beauty, and good luck to all of you.

I'm gonna be back in just a little bit with some more amazing costumes!

Right now, Jordan, take it away.

That was the best costume show I've ever seen, and it's not even over.

That's one of the things Hocus Pocus is famous for: amazing costumes.

Like this one. Am I right? Yeah?

Great. Cool. Also--

Not very convincing.

And like this one.

Guys, the otherworldly star of the Academy Award-winning The Shape of Water,

as well as groundbreaking performances in Pan's Labyrinth--

yeah, that's right-- Hellboy and Star Trek Discovery,

it's our own Billy Butcherson: Doug Jones!

Hello! Oh! Oh!

Hi! Hi! Hi!

Wow!

25 years, and I look younger than everyone else.

Right? I was 300 back then.

I know.

Twenty-five years ago,

I had no idea that my big break would require five hours of make-up a day.

And that the rest of my career would require 5000 hours more.

Yes, I have used a lot of baby wipes.

And yes, I have had molds taken of every part of my body.

But really, this was my first big role on-screen.

And Billy remains a big role in my heart.

It was literally the first time I had been made up beyond recognition.

And the best make-up and special effects artists

worked on Hocus Pocus, the very best.

Every character took hours to create.

It's such a cool process and this is how it was done.

The special effects are pretty impressive,

and not the kind you normally see in a family film.

And I think that they hold up,

considering how new the art form was in 1993, still.

Nice going, Max.

Like Binx the cat, of course.

It's hallowed ground.

- Witches can't set foot here. - He talks.

We had to rehearse with these cats, like, over and over again.

We had a buzzer.

The buzzer would actually tell the cat that we had food in our pockets.

Then we could "buzz, buzz" and they knew to follow us.

So, yeah, that's how you train a cat.

This was right around the birth of CGI, and it holds up today.

You believe that that's a talking cat.

You're going to turn me into one of those fat, useless, contented house cats.

You betcha.

I first saw the special effects when I saw the picture.

It became what it was in the postproduction.

You... there!

One of the witches threw me up against the wall.

I was all harnessed up, and I got launched up in the air.

And to see that on screen was really supercool.

I had utter confidence in them, because after all it was Disney,

and that's what they do.

They make magic.

Max, come on. Let's go.

I really appreciate the old-school way of filmmaking.

Like the moths coming out of my mouth.

Which now would be a CG effect added in postproduction,

but back then, in 1992, we really did it.

Those things were living inside of his mouth

in some kind of a balloon contraption.

Put your lips back a little more. Great.

I had a latex sheath

that would then protect the moths from the moisture of my mouth,

'cause moths, they won't fly if they're not dry.

So dust and moths in this contraption, so I could go... [coughs] ...and "Pfft!"

Cut. Yeah!

The witches are dead. My soul's finally free.

I didn't really get to see the special effects stuff

until after the movie was made.

And still, to this day, one of my favorite special effects

was the very last image of Thackery and his sister kind of walking away

into the gates of paradise.

I mean, that's a painting.

The amount of people out there that know every word to the film

and are excited about everybody here, it's unbelievable.

Coming up, Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, and Jordin Sparks

capture a whole new kind of magic.

Our Halloween costume runway contest marches on.

Pretty Much unleashes their dark side with some "Superstition,"

when the Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash returns.

Ugh! I love shrimp, but they do not love me.

Oh, man. How come it's always the ugly chicks that stay out late?

Chicks?

♪ Row, row, row your boat ♪

-♪ Gently down the stream ♪ -♪ Row, row, row your boat ♪

♪ Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily... ♪

♪ Gently down the stream ♪

♪ Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily ♪

♪ Life is but a dream ♪

♪ Row, row, row your boat... ♪

Um, sorry to interrupt,

but maybe it's about time we should let these guys out.

What do you guys think?

Yeah? Let's get 'em out. Hi.

- Oh! Joy! - Hey! Let's take care of that.

- It actually wasn't that hard. - Just a bolt? That whole time?

- It was a bolt? - There you go.

- Hey! - Welcome, welcome.

Ow!

Is there a bathroom somewhere around here?

Here we go. Are we good?

- Bet you feel tight. - Guys, your bodies get locked up.

- It's something, brother. - Your shoes are bomb though.

Yeah, we stole 'em. He stole 'em. I wear 'em. He stole 'em.

I heard that after 25 years you guys are still really good friends.

- We do Kundalini yoga twice a week. - Nice! That's good.

What have you been up to, Larry?

- Kinda hanging out. - Yeah?

No, no, no. Doing a ton of country music. He's got like four albums out.

He's in one of my favorite films: Walk The Line.

Tell me you've seen it.

- You managed to do all of that from there? - All from here.

- It went viral. - It went viral.

Tobias, you've been pretty busy. You were great in Stranger Things.

Is there anything else that you want to give a shout-out to?

Just did a really fun show, American Woman,

with Alicia Silverstone, Mena Suvari.

- Had a lot of fun on Arrow last year. - Amazing.

Thank you both for being with us on this super special night.

You both created very memorable characters.

As did everybody in the film, really. Pretty fun stuff. Let's take a look.

Oh, look. Another glorious morning.

It makes me sick!

I loved my character. I loved Winnie. As soon as I put those teeth in...

it came-- she came to me.

Her bossiness, her wanting her way, her imperiousness. Everything just came.

You know, I always wanted a child and now I think I'll have one...

on toast!

I do not believe that you can see me in that character.

I mean, I was so hidden behind all that stuff

that I was allowed to do things that I would never have done,

and the freedom that you get when you are hidden is fantastic.

My character Mary

smells out children, and I thought, "Well, why don't we make her half bloodhound?"

So that's why she barks every once in a while.

We had many actors that had theatrical backgrounds.

I am beautiful! Boys will love me!

Kenny was a very important choreographer,

and he approached this movie probably with that same sort of musical energy.

Think soothing thoughts.

Rabid bats, black death. Mummy's scorpion pie.

Mother!

These were real seasoned performers

that came to us with incredible imaginations,

incredible improvisational skills and a fearlessness as actors.

Yes!

My background was as a mime.

When you take verbal dialogue away from a large part of the film for me,

then you do become a silent film star.

Billy, follow those children, you maggot museum.

In Kenny Ortega's world a good idea comes from anywhere.

So when you work in that environment everyone wants to pitch in.

Halt!

A lot of it was developed off camera.

So much of it was Larry and I riffing and improv-ing in the hotel room.

We had that chemistry, you know,

and Kenny saw that and let us do our thing.

- I just moved here. - From where?

Los Angeles.

LA?

Oh! Dude!

Tubular!

We brought that to Kenny. We were so proud that he said yes.

- Right. - It made it into the movie.

Ding, ding. Stop and pay the toll, kid.

Drop dead, moron.

I am still blown away by Thora's performance.

It's been great fun, but I guess I better be going.

Oh, stay for supper.

Thora remembered every line of any person in the movie.

I'm... I'm... I'm not hungry.

Oh. But we are.

I think the Sanderson Sisters are so perfectly cast.

Like a supernatural Three Stooges.

In drag.

All Hallows Eve has become a night of frolic

where children wear costumes and run amok.

Amok! Amok, amok, amok, amok, amok--

And now, you've pretty much heard these guys everywhere.

They're pretty much taking over their headline tour

and climbing the charts with their new song "Solita."

They're pretty much killing it right now.

Give it up for Pretty Much!

♪ Very superstitious ♪

♪ Writing's on the wall ♪

♪ Very superstitious ♪

♪ Ladder's 'bout to fall ♪

♪ When you believe in things ♪

♪ You don't understand ♪

♪ You suffer ♪

Come on!

♪ Superstition ain't the way ♪

♪ Very superstitious ♪

♪ Wash your face and hands ♪

♪ Rid me of your problems ♪

♪ Do all that you can ♪

♪ Keep me in a daydream ♪

♪ Keep me going strong ♪

♪ You don't want to save me ♪

♪ Sad is my song ♪

♪ When you believe in things ♪

♪ You don't understand ♪

♪ Then you suffer ♪

♪ Superstition ain't the way, no, no, no ♪

Superstition, oh, oh, oh! ♪

Go! Come on!

Superstition's gone ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh! ♪

Coming up, Margaret Cho and Kelly and Sharon Osbourne

continue to judge the costumes on our runway.

It's so tough because some of these costumes

were so unusual.

It's awesome. You have people-- not just kids. Amazing costumes, all ages.

People are super psyched to be here.

- Pretty cool. Yeah. - I'm pretty happy.

And Junior New System takes the show to a whole new level

when the Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash continues.

Love being in California.

Catnip is legal here.

Don't use that one.

Welcome back, ghosts and ghouls.

I'm Vanessa Hudgens, and we are having a blast

at the Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

here at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery,

where everyone is running amok.

Amok, amok, amok!

Ross, who do you have?

Who's in the mood for a little more costume runway competition?

Good, good. All right, let's say hello again to our wonderful judges.

Margaret Cho, Sharon Osbourne, and Kelly Osbourne!

Whoo!

If you thought that first round was something, we got more for you.

It is time to strut your stuff.

When I call your name, you give it all you got.

Lady Bunny, play that funky music.

All right, up first, designed by Bryn Tarr, modeled by Wesley Tarr,

here's the Zombie Hatter.

I've always said, a little highlighter on the cheekbones

does wonders, don't you think?

Bryn's first time seeing Hocus Pocus was on a date with her husband

when she was pregnant with her son Wesley,

who is now modeling the costume she made.

That cat is my goal weight.

Let's hear it for Bryn and Wesley Tarr. The Zombie Hatter.

Up next, say hello to Josh Baum-Shmigel,

dressed like Winifred Sanderson.

Josh is from Cleveland, Ohio.

Josh spent 40 hours sewing, creating, painting this costume

to make it exactly what you saw on the screen.

Oh! Never judge a book by its eyeliner.

That's mascary!

Let's hear it for Josh Baum-Shmigel!

Up next, Alison Kenyon is the designer.

Lacie Newell is the model.

It's Dia de los Muertos!

Alison is a professional body painter

who competes in body painting competitions all over the world.

Roses are red, violets are blue

Please don't come over here I'm a little scared of you

Let's hear it for Lacie Newell!

All right, up next, Chris Hannan,

dressed as Dr. Allister Draven.

Is it just me, or does he look like Russell Crowe?

Chris's costume was inspired by the Venetian plague.

And the doctors during the bubonic plague in the 16th century.

Let's hear it for Chris Hannan.

Up next, say hi to Holly Shoemaker.

She is our Forest Witch.

Gorgeous. That headpiece you are looking at is made up of just a few items.

A little bit of bark, some synthetic flowers, and human teeth.

It's like pulling teeth to get this look out of her.

That Forest Witch is working that runway like Kate Moss.

- That's a little forest humor. - Ha-ha! So funny.

Let's hear it for Holly Shoemaker.

It's KC Mussman.

This is Billy Butcherson's daughter.

Yeah, KC made a female-friendly version of Billy Butcherson.

I cannot stress the importance enough. You must SPF if you go out in the sun.

Look what can happen.

Let's hear it for KC Mussman!

Up next, say hi to Kalinda Gray.

Kalinda is dressed as Sarah Sanderson.

Kalinda has seen Hocus Pocus 150 times.

Plus she's visited Salem, Massachusetts ten times,

twice dressed up in her Sarah costume.

And you know what that means:

her punch card is almost full.

Ross, your commentary is killing me and Mum. We love it.

I've made a career out of dumb jokes, Kelly.

Thank you for noticing.

- I bought this jacket. - You look fabulous.

Ditto. Kelly and I used to date. So this is sort of awkward.

It is really awkward.

She couldn't get enough of this. All right.

Okay, up next it's Marc LeBlanc, the Chef Boar-R-Dee.

Ooh!

Hocus Pocus has been a tradition in Marc's house since his daughter was born,

and now his daughter is 15 years old.

Chef Boar-R-De has a boar pig face,

and his specialty is cooking humans.

He'd love to have you all for dinner.

Let's hear it for Chef Boar-R-Dee.

And now, a costume designed by Lana Chromium

and modeled by Cassanna Atyim.

This is a Spider.

What? What?

Wow!

I have really got to try yoga.

All right, Kelly, Sharon, Margaret, what did you think of that?

- That was amazing. - That was really amazing.

Let's bring everybody out here now.

Let's hear it for this round in our costume contest!

Well, as you can see, the competition is really sizzling.

Good luck to all of you. I'm going to be back in just a little bit

with the rest of the best coming up.

And now it's about to get crazy up in here

with an all-male dance group that loves Halloween

and blew everybody away as finalists on America's Got Talent.

Whoo!

Get ready for some human fireworks. Don't ask why. Just enjoy.

All the way from the Philippines, it's Junior New System!

Let's do this.

♪ Mirrors on the wall Mirrors on the ceiling ♪

♪ I see my reflection When I'm in the building ♪

♪ All this ice on me Got it kind of chilly ♪

♪ Tonight there's about to be A whole lot of squealing ♪

♪ I'm in your dreams, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" ♪

♪ Don't be surprised If it's not a picture ♪

♪ Keep your eyes on the prize, boy Come and get you ♪

♪ This house is haunted Better find a scripture ♪

♪ Hocus-pocus, I hope that you know this ♪

♪ I wrote you a letter sincerely open ♪

♪ To whom it concerns That burns the potion ♪

♪ If you wasn't chosen You'll see an explosion ♪

♪ I'd be afraid of me ♪

♪ I'd be afraid of me if I was you ♪

♪ I'd run away from me ♪

♪ I'd run away from me if I was you ♪

♪ I would ♪

♪ I'd be afraid of me ♪

♪ I'd be afraid of me ♪

♪ Hush, don't speak ♪

♪ When you spit your venom, keep it shut ♪

♪ I hate it when you hiss and preach ♪

♪ About your new messiah 'Cause your theories catch fire ♪

♪ I'm covering my ears like a kid ♪

♪ When your words mean nothing I go "la, la, la" ♪

♪ I'm turning up the volume When you speak ♪

♪ 'Cause if my heart can't stop it I'll find a way to block it ♪

♪ I go, na na, la la la la la La la la la la ♪

♪ I'll find a way to block it, I go ♪

♪ I'll find a way to block it, I go ♪

♪ I'll find a way to block it ♪

Junior New System! Weren't they amazing?

Best thing about being turned into a cat?

I can lick anywhere I want, and I do. Coming up...

Emily Estefan joins the Hocus Pocus band

for an electrifying performance

and Hocus Pocus mastermind Kenny Ortega brings a very special guest,

as the Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash rolls on.

It's just a bunch of Hocus Pocus!

You heard it here first.

Look around, look around!

How lucky we are to be alive right now, sisters!

I just have to shed some light on who showed up.

Guys, it's Vanessa Hotty-gens! Am I right?

Well, I think I'm going to take a line from Sarah.

I'm beautiful! The boys love me!

And thank you, Jor-damn!

You looking good too. What can I say?

And now a very special moment where I get to introduce to you all

the person who made Hocus Pocus the film that it is.

A man who will always have a very, very special place in my heart,

the incredible director and choreographer Kenny Ortega!

Kenny! Kenny! Kenny!

Thank you, everybody, for being here tonight.

Thank you for the support that you've given these wonderful artists

that are here tonight.

I have such great memories of making this movie. It was so incred--

I was on the floor laughing most of the time making the movie.

You can imagine what it was like with those witches.

People ask me, "What do you think the success of Hocus Pocus...

Why do you think we have it?"

And it's really-- it's the sum of all the parts.

It's the book, it's the writing. It was the team that put it together.

And it was you. Thank you for finding us and thank you for loving us.

We appreciate it.

Each of the characters in this film have left such an indelible impression on us.

And it's because of the wonderful actors that portrayed these roles.

I loved working with them, each and every one of them.

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker...

And I know you'll agree with me, there was only one person

that could have played sister Mary.

Check this out.

Into the night!

Mmm!

Winnie?

Broom, ho!

Oh!

She flew in all the way from New York City to be with us tonight.

Yeah.

You love her as Mary Sanderson,

and I love her... as a dear friend.

She is an actress, writer, comedienne,

producer, director, and a global activist standing up for the LGBTQ

and women's voices all over the world!

Show your love for my darling friend, Kathy Najimy!

I am so surprised.

Thank you.

This is so exciting!

Oh, my God, happy anniversary!

Happy 25th anniversary!

You know, I wanted to get you all an anniversary present,

so I went to the mall and I asked the lady,

I said, "Excuse me, ma'am.

Can you please tell me where I can get black flame candles...

and some vacuums?

My people want 'em."

She just looked at me crazy, like I was some kinda witch.

Ooh! You see what I did there?

Yeah. Um... How overwhelmingly exciting

and great this is

that you all came out to celebrate

a little skit we did in the early '90s.

I mean, we had no idea at the time.

I've done loads of projects and films

and, honestly, when you are making them, you don't have any idea.

You never, ever really know which ones are gonna like fly away

and disappear into the night on broomsticks.

And which ones are going to magically seep into the zeitgeist

and the veins of you all forever.

And all of you crazy-ass fans.

Thank God for you.

You have really made sure that this one sticks, and we thank you.

Believe me, we are all, like, gobsmacked by your rabid devotion.

Bette, Sarah Jessica and I had no idea when we were filming

that every Halloween we'd be honored in costume parades

by gaggles and gaggles of the gays.

Where are my gays? Hi, Mary.

Oh!

We had such an experience, all three of us,

that we will never, ever forget.

Mainly 'cause you won't let us. Um...

We did know something, though.

We knew that Disney had something special with this cast,

those kids, our crew, Peggy Holmes,

our writers, who were apparently way ahead of their time.

But most of all,

and I really mean this, 'cause I've been working with this man for over 25 years,

the real magic came from my creative genius friend,

our director Kenny Ortega.

Oh, my gosh. You guys, you don't even want to know what's inside of that mind.

Open up that mind and it's some sort of crazy...

I mean, there's a lot going on in there.

So we thank him. And, thanks to all of you,

we have kicked Freddy Krueger and the Wicked Witch of the West to the curb.

On their asses.

We do. This is overwhelming.

I thank you from the bottom of my bottom. And, um...

For your mind-blowing loyalty and good taste.

Flickety-flick.

I gotta go, 'cause I want you to party and celebrate and I gotta run, because...

Oh, God. Should I do it? Should I do it?

I gotta run because...

I smell children. Bye-bye.

Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Bye-bye.

Come! We fly!

Flying in Hocus Pocus was really extraordinary.

That is one of the greatest joys I've ever experienced as an actor.

I really loved the flying the best.

Winnie, I'm coming!

I would do any flying they asked me. I loved it.

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say-- or I'm gonna go out on a broom

and I'm gonna say that I enjoyed it more than anybody.

Brave little virgin who lit the candle, I'll be thy friend.

We did all that flying on set.

We had flying rigs on the ceiling that were super-complicated.

They wanted to master that flying.

You know, backstage, hoisting up flying witches,

not doing it with computers.

This was all...

So great. I just want to prolong it a little bit... You know?

We would just be hanging up there, sometimes for hours,

till they would swoop us, and the faster the better.

The faster the better. I absolutely loved it.

I just had no fear about it, like... And I have fear.

But I had none about that.

Aah!

I was so excited because I was the only one

out of Vinessa and Omri and I who got to fly.

Dani!

In a harness up on wires suspended in the air.

The harnesses are not comfortable.

It's like relaxing into a bucket.

With legs.

But it's still really fun.

Damn, damn, double damn!

It's joyful. It's also a dance. There's a lot of trying to be graceful

while not being sure you weren't going to be turned upside down.

Now!

I remember when Bette's broomstick grazed my head a little bit.

I got off the broom and I turned around.

She was holding her head. I realized something happened.

Sorry! Oh, baby!

And she immediately stopped the shot

and whipped around just to make sure I was safe.

I was pretty distraught over that. She was really, you know, a trouper.

Bette was incredible with me.

At one point she broke out into song.

I believe it was "Wind Beneath My Wings."

I was like, "Right! 'Cause we're up in the air."

It's just a bunch of hocus-pocus!

We have the daughter of musical royalty here tonight.

That right. When your dad is Emilio Estefan

and your mom is Gloria Estefan, the queen of Latin pop,

she is poised to become the queen of music in her own right.

She's been performing to packed crowds all over the world.

And here to perform with Michael Bearden and the Hocus Pocus band,

who have been rocking it all night long,

get on your feet for Emily Estefan!

How's everybody doing?

♪ Got a black magic woman ♪

♪ Got a black magic woman ♪

♪ I've got a black magic woman ♪

♪ Got me so blind I can't see ♪

♪ She's a black magic woman ♪

♪ She's trying to make a devil out of me ♪

♪ Don't turn your back on me, baby ♪

♪ Don't turn your back on me, baby ♪

♪ Don't turn your back on me, baby ♪

♪ Stop messing around with your tricks ♪

♪ Oh-oh-oh! ♪

♪ Don't turn your back on me, baby ♪

♪ You might pick up my magic sticks ♪

♪ Got your spell on me, baby ♪

♪ I got your spell on me, baby ♪

♪ Oh, you've got your spell on me, baby ♪

♪ Turning my heart into stone ♪

♪ I need you so bad ♪

♪ Magic woman, don't leave me alone ♪

Let's see those hands. Come on.

Happy 25, Hocus Pocus. Let's show 'em how to party!

Thank you so much! Let's go!

What's the matter? Me got your tongue?

Coming up, Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson and Jordin Sparks

perform a very special version of a Hocus Pocus classic.

Our Halloween costume runway contest heats up

when the Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash returns.

All right, girl.

- Open up your mouth. - No!

A boy!

- Get him, you fools! - I got him.

Get away from my cauldron!

Emily!

The Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash is back and in full effect.

Standing beside us is the alive and well little Emily, Amanda Shepherd!

She is here. Amanda, I have a quick question for you.

Was it harder than it looked to play dead for most of the movie?

Honestly, I don't know how I am still here.

I don't know how I'm still alive.

I have another quick question.

Um... You guys might love this.

Can you teach us how to act dead? Do you want an acting lesson?

Guys? Yeah? Who's gonna learn how to be dead real quick?

I think we could all use that.

Okay, everybody, breathe all out of the air

out of your body, all of your air, right now!

Oh, my God! Oh, my God!

I think I'm having a panic attack. Oh, my God!

I need help! Oh, my God!

Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Oh, my God!

Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Oh!

Well, that's one way to do it.

Welcome back, everyone, with our third round of our runway contest

where the fetishes and fantasies are all on full display for your viewing pleasure.

In fact, every Halloween, a little known fact, I dress up as a valet attendant.

I don't get any candy but every year I do get a new car.

The winner will be chosen by our ghoulishly glamorous judges,

Margaret Cho, Sharon Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne!

Or, as I call them, the "Aaahs" Queens!

Lady Bunny, hit it!

Up first, from designer Nelson Cooper,

model Kimberly Cooper, his wife, it's the Human Crow Hybrid.

Remind me not to ruffle her feathers.

As a kid, Nelson's favorite character was Sarah.

He thought she was hot.

Now his favorite character is Billy Butcherson,

because of his appreciation for make-up effects.

Let's hear it for our Human Crow Hybrid!

Our next costume was designed by Angela Davis

and modeled by Kolton Kolbaba. It's Billy Butcherson!

Our designer Angela is a huge fan of Doug Jones

and has seen Hocus Pocus hundreds of times.

We are in grave danger, honey.

Let's hear it for Billy Butcherson!

Up next, it's Madison Tomsic, our Ancient Alien.

Madison calls her costume

"what an alien may have looked like

if otherworldly beings did help ancient civilizations."

When you're done with that, can I borrow it to wear to Coachella?

You look great. Let's hear it for Madison Tomsic, our Ancient Alien.

Up next it's Lauren Matesic, Bernadette Bentley, and Amanda Shafer.

The Sanderson Sisters!

Lauren has been sewing since she was six,

and she made these Sanderson Sisters costumes

for the 20th anniversary screening.

Show them some love, the Sanderson Sisters!

Thank you so much.

She gave me candy.

Do you want it? Who wants it?

I'm on a diet. Enjoy!

Okay, up next, Shira Neidhart in Pop Art.

I'm gonna call her Dotty.

Shira watches Hocus Pocus every Halloween as part of her yearly tradition.

Let's make love, not Warhol.

Let's hear it for Shira Neidhart.

Jennica McCleary as Winifred Sanderson.

Jennica is a real Hocus Pocus fanatic who has seen the movie 325 times.

Let's hear it for Jennica McCleary.

Up next, Adam Koot-Bascomb, Red Death.

Adam's costume is his vision

of the character from Edgar Allan Poe's "Masque of the Red Death".

I once dressed up as the Raven,

but it was Raven-Symoné.

Thank you so much.

Up next, Daniel Ruiz Smith as Billy Butcherson.

What's the matter? Moth got your tongue?

Let's hear it for Daniel Ruiz Smith!

Up next, Paul Roustan designed our next outfit,

modeled by Shadia Ghantous. It's Sparkle Shark.

Sparkle Shark was my nickname on the swim team.

Sparkle Shark!

Let's hear it for Sparkle Shark!

And let's bring out all the costumes from this round

as the judges get one last look at them.

It's not getting any easier, is it, judges?

No.

Well, coming up, who's the winner? Find out right after the break.

Coming up...

You look good.

...Ross, Sharon, Kelly, and Margaret

crown the winners of our Halloween costume runway contest.

I like the ones with the hidden surprises the most.

And Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, and Jordin Sparks

conjure up a performance you don't want to miss.

All when the Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash returns.

What a pretty spider.

Hi, everybody. It's Sarah Jessica Parker here In New York City.

Um... I really did eat the spider.

Have a good night.

We are back with the Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

and now it's time to crown a winner. Judges, have you made a decision?

- It was very close. - Yes.

Everybody looked so good.

We're going to have a first, a second, a third prize,

and our top three will get to experience Halloween time

at both Disneyland Resort theme parks.

You'll have fiendish fun at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure

until October 31st.

That's Halloween.

Is the suspense killing anyone else?

Okay, let's find out right now.

The second runner-up is...

It is... Well, I already know,

because I decided this was so good.

It was the Portland Sanderson Sisters.

Come on over!

Here you go, and you have won the golden broom!

And now, the first runner-up and the winner of a vacuum...

It doesn't fly but it still sucks.

Kelly?

And our first runner-up is...

- the Faerie. - Hallie Brewer!

Congratulations!

Take your Hocus Pocus vacuum.

Sharon?

It's amazing. The book.

The winner of our costume runway contest is...

Drumroll please, Mr. Bearden...

- Just say what it is. - Okay.

It is the Spider!

Lara Chromium!

Yeah!

Your winner!

Congratulations. You were amazing!

Yes!

Your winner, ladies and gentlemen. Congratulations to you all.

Thank you, judges.

And back to you, Vanessa and Jordan.

That was amazing. Thank you, Ross.

Guys, this has been the best Halloween bash ever.

I feel like we should do this every year, guys.

Hocus Pocus is more popular now than ever. Still playing in theaters.

They have a really amazing Hocus Pocus show in Orlando called Spelltacular.

And there have been an unprecedented amount of screenings on Freeform.

It is the Hocus Pocus effect, after all.

For the last time, prepare to meet thy doom!

We didn't have a great opening weekend.

You little pest! I've had enough of you! Ha!

You know, I'll tell you the truth.

When the movie came out, I fully expected it

to be embraced, but it was not.

And I sort of thought, "Oh, gee, what a shame."

It tanked in the theater and was considered a bomb, really.

I cannot explain why it came out in July,

and it came out against Jurassic Park, the same weekend.

We were swimming upstream, that's for sure.

At that time, I just think that there was confusion

as to how to present Hocus Pocus.

Box office numbers weren't what everyone had hoped for.

So I thought, "That's the end of that. It didn't play and it's gone forever."

Then it just kind of went away.

- Goodbye! - Bye-bye.

Hocus Pocus is more popular than it ever has been today.

It's unbelievable how this has become such a cult classic.

I remember the first Halloween I saw children dressed as the Sanderson Sisters.

And I went what?

It just sort of blew up.

For the last five or so years, it's reached kind of a frenzied fever pitch.

There's books, action figures, dolls, artwork, tattoos.

I have been tattooed on people. Yes. These are things I never expected.

There's like Rocky Horror Picture Show-type of stuff going on.

People reenacting the movie.

I know there's been drag shows. I know there are videos.

Sisters, we fly!

It's really part of the iconography of Halloween.

Who knew that our little Halloween flick

would become a crazy, freaky, fan success?

The El Capitan theater in Los Angeles

runs the movie for weeks all through the month of October.

Amok! Amok! Amok!

Kenny and John Debney and Vinessa and I did a panel,

and then we watched the movie with the fans. It was unbelievable.

So fun to watch on the big screen again.

I think one can call Hocus Pocus a success.

Disney World has a show every fall,

a Sanderson Sisters Hocus Pocus live production.

It has been 25 years since we have last returned.

It's our silver anniversary.

I love you, jerk face.

I love you too.

Hocus Pocus is timeless. It just keeps going from generation to generation.

There is nothing like it. There is nothing like Hocus Pocus.

It's the Halloween movie for a lot of people.

It's so wonderfully shocking to sit here today 25 years later

and just know how happy it makes people.

I have heard from countless fans over the years saying,

"If it wasn't for you I wouldn't have made it through this part of my life."

After all this time,

to see that, finally, so many people love this movie

just as much as we did, it's incredible, it's a gift.

It's nice to have spent time doing something

that has had an impact on people. It's really sweet.

There was something about it that people connected with.

It's good fun. You gave people an opportunity to have a blast.

What could be better than that in this world?

I am so grateful and so thrilled and so appreciative

that it found its audience

and that it has landed as a sort of cultural phenomena after all these years.

Coming up, the big finale we've all been waiting for.

Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, and Jordin Sparks hit the stage

for an epic performance of "I Put a Spell On You"

when the Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash returns.

Crowned a winner. I think the rightful winner won.

She made a moment on that stage and that's how you do it.

That's how you do a Hocus Pocus runway costume contest, girl.

The night is just about over and, before the sun comes up,

I feel like we need to do something very, very important.

We need a virgin to light the black flame candle.

Why are you guys looking at me?

There's gotta be somebody in the audience that's a virgin.

There we go. There's one...

All right, I'll do it.

- Oh! - All right.

- You know. - You know how I roll.

Ooh!

Ouch!

Gotta help the virgin.

Now that Jordan, the virgin, has lit the candle,

we are going to light this whole place up.

Give it up right now for a tribute to the Sanderson Sisters

with Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson and Jordin Sparks.

Why, thank you, Vanessa, for that marvelous introduction.

- Sisters? - You're looking mighty pale tonight.

- Oh! Thank you, I didn't even try. - Sisters, boys...

- All right, sister Sofia, that's later. - Yes, sister Dove.

Mr. Bearden?

♪ I put a spell on you ♪

♪ And now you're mine ♪

♪ You can't stop the things I do ♪

♪ And I ain't lying ♪

♪ It's been 25 years Right down to the day ♪

♪ Now the witches are back ♪

♪ And there's hell to pay ♪

♪ I put a spell on you ♪

♪ And now you're mine ♪

- Hello, Hollywood! - You like what you see?

You better, or we'll bury you alive! Ha-ha-ha!

♪ I put a spell on you ♪

-♪ And now you're gone ♪ -♪ Gone, gone, gone so long! ♪

♪ My whammy fell on you ♪

-♪ And it was strong ♪ -♪ So strong, so strong, so strong! ♪

♪ Your wretched little lives Have all been cursed ♪

♪ 'Cause, of all the witches Working, baby ♪

♪ I'm the worst, I put a spell on you ♪

♪ And now you're mine! ♪

♪ Watch out! Watch out! Watch out! Watch out! ♪

♪ She ain't lying ♪

♪ If you don't believe You'd better get superstitious ♪

Ask my sisters!

- She's vicious! - Thank you!

♪ I put a spell on you ♪

♪ I put a spell on you ♪

♪ Oh, I put a spell on you ♪

- Sisters! - Here we go!

♪ Ah-say-into-pie! Oppa-maybe-uppen-die! ♪

♪ Ah-say-into-pie! Oppa-maybe-uppen-die! ♪

♪ In-kama-koray-ah-ma In-kama-koray-ah-ma ♪

♪ Hey! Hey! Hey! ♪

♪ Say bye-bye ♪

♪ Dance until you die ♪

♪ I put a spell on you ♪

-♪ And now you're mine ♪ -♪ Gone, gone, gone so long! ♪

♪ My whammy fell on you ♪

-♪ And it was strong -♪ So strong, so strong, so strong ♪

♪ Your wretched little lives ♪

♪ Have all been cursed 'Cause of all the witches working, honey ♪

♪ I'm the worst, I put a spell on you ♪

♪ Oh, I put a spell on you ♪

♪ I put a spell on you ♪

Sisters, who wants to take this? Do you want to?

- Jordin, please, you take it. - No, I can't.

Should I take this? All right, I'll take it.

♪ And now you're mine! ♪

♪ Dance until you die! ♪

Thank you! Thank you, Hollywood!

Yes! This party has come to an end.

We want to thank all of you for being the greatest fans in the world.

And on Halloween when things seem a fright,

or you think you see three witches in the night,

remember...

It's just a bunch of Hocus Pocus!

Have a good night, everybody.

Happy Halloween!

Hocus Pocus!

Thank you so much for joining us for this anniversary.

- You made it such a special night. - We love you so much.

I had the most incredible time. Did you?

It was a full dream come true.

Every step of the way I was just like, "Pinch me."

I know. Hocus Pocus for life. Partners in crime.

Bye!