The Witches

The Witches is a 1990 film based on the book of the same name by British author Roald Dahl. It was produced by Jim Henson Productions for Lorimar Film Entertainment and Warner Bros. and released in the United States on 24 August 1990. The story begins with an old Norwegian woman, Helga, telling her grandson, Luke (Lucas in the Original book, names after Dahl's Norwegian Father), that witches make up a well-connected organisation whose goal is to ... more

The Witches is a 1990 film based on the book of the same name by British author Roald Dahl. It was produced by Jim Henson Productions for Lorimar Film Entertainment and Warner Bros. and released in the United States on 24 August 1990. The story begins with an old Norwegian woman, Helga, telling her grandson, Luke (Lucas in the Original book, names after Dahl's Norwegian Father), that witches make up a well-connected organisation whose goal is to wipe out every child. No motive is given, other than witches' abhorrence of children. Helga also explains how to recognise a witch, which is described as a difficult feat, and tells Luke a story about her childhood friend, Erica, a girl who fell victim to a witch and was never seen again. According to Helga's description, witches are bald and wear wigs to hide their baldness and they also conceal their deformed hands with gloves, and have feet with square ends and "revolting stumps where their toes should be". Witches also have a highly... less