The Worst Witch (The Movie) | 
 enlarge | Director: Robert Young (iii)
Actors: Diana Rigg, Charlotte Rae, Tim Curry, Fairuza Balk, Sabina Franklyn
Studio: Bfs Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  114 reviews
Sales Rank: 4891
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 70
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D98677D
ISBN: 0773316779
UPC: 066805916779
EAN: 9780773316775
ASIN: B0002JP5EK
Theatrical Release Date: 1986
Release Date: August 24, 2004
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Based on Jill Murphy's book, this charming movie is set in an English boarding school for witches--complete with orange and black school uniforms, broom-flying exercises, and potion assignments for lab. The incompetent student of the title, Mildred, is played by a fetching young Fairuza Balk. Diana Rigg is the nasty head teacher, Tim Curry the (oddly) idolized Grand Wizard, and TV's Facts of Life maven Charlotte Rae does double duty as the school's kindly dean and her evil witch twin, who's bent on taking over the school. Directed by Robert Young, this 68-minute video features less than state-of-the-art effects and several songs that stop the action--most bizarrely an outdoor assembly performance by Curry that turns into a weird music video. Still, preteen girls will identify with the beleaguered heroine who overcomes her wickedly snooty rival, a teacher who doesn't believe in her, and a band of dastardly witches and, of course, saves the day. (Ages 6 and older) --Kimberly Heinrichs
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 Reminds me of being a kid November 18, 2008
I got this DVD because it was a favorite when I was growing up. The movie can be cheesey at times, but I still think it is fab.
Fabulous film! November 1, 2008
I am 21 years old and I have been watching this film every halloween since I was a little kid. It's a marvelous movie that people of all ages can relate to. It's just good clean fun. I will definitely share this with my kids in the future. I love "The Worst Witch" and highly recommend it!
It's 80's ridiculous fun! October 20, 2008
Oh what a film!
Talk about a good time for the whole family. I loved this movie as a child, and now I love it still.
Fairuza Balk is splendid as Mildred Hubble, the worst witch at her academy. She can never seem to do anything right, and others give her a hard time because of it.
The acting is pretty good, considering it is a children's film and the story is still easy to watch as you get older (it is not a syrupy story). The music is catchy, too.
And Tim Curry is awesome as the Grand Wizard, with quite possibly the best musical number and a ridulous 80s style video montage. Has anybody seen my tambourine?
Highly recommend!
 Worst Witch September 19, 2008
Fabulous children's movie. Loved it as a child. Still love it, as an adult.
Mildred Hubble is the worst witch in her school. She can't do anything right. From making the wrong potion, falling off her broom, to turning her classmate into a pig, instead of a frog. She eventually decides to run away. But while running away, she over hears some evil witches plans to take over the school. Only Mildred can stop them. And it just may turn out that Mildred will become the best witch instead of the worst.
The Worst Witch: Remembering Childhood September 11, 2008
I have loved this movie for many years. It reminds me of how hard it is for a preteen girl to get along with others and to fit in. The mean girls (Ethel Hallow and her cohorts) and the nice girls (Maude and the others) make life for a poor misfit girl who is trying to make it at the Witches' Academy and become a very powerful witch pretty hard to live with. She does succeed in making everyone proud of her at the end, doesn't she.
I love this movie more than I can say. It is just such a heartwarming, funny movie.
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