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David M. Kirschner ( Los Angeles, 29 maggio 1955) è un produttore cinematografico e sceneggiatore statunitense . Indice. 1 Biografia. 2 Filmografia. 2.1 Produttore. 2.1.1 Cinema. 2.1.2 Televisione. 2.2 Sceneggiatore. 2.2.1 Cinema. 2.2.2 Televisione. 3 Voci correlate. 4 Collegamenti esterni. Biografia.
David Maxwell Kirschner (born May 29, 1955) is an American film and television producer and screenwriter. His producing credits include Don Bluth's An American Tail (also wrote) and Titan A.E. animated features as well as the Child's Play horror film series.
TitleYear (s)Functioned As(producer)Functioned As(executive Producer)1984YesNo1985YesNo1986NoYes1988YesNoDavid Kirschner. Producer: Hocus Pocus 2. David Kirschner Productions maintains an eclectic slate of projects, focusing primarily on family and genre films. Currently in production is the film adaptation of the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning short story, Martian Child, written by sci-fi luminary, David Gerrold (Star Trek's "The Troubles with Tribbles").
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On October 31, 1693, in Salem, Massachusetts, Thackery Binx discovers that his younger sister Emily has been whisked away to the woods by the three witches Winifred, Mary, and Sarah Sanderson. Binx confronts the Sanderson sisters at their cottage, but fails to stop them from draining Emily's life force to restore their youth. To punish him for inte...
Development
In the 1994 TV documentary Hocus Pocus: Begin the Magic, and on the film's Blu-ray release, producer David Kirschnerexplains how he came up with the idea for the film one night. He and his young daughter were sitting outside and his neighbor's black cat strayed by. Kirschner invented a tale of how the cat was once a boy who was changed into a feline three hundred years ago by three witches. Hocus Pocus started life as a script by Mick Garris, that was bought by Walt Disney Pictures in 1984. T...
Writing
Various rewrites were made to the script to make the film more comedic and made two of its young protagonists into teenagers; however, production was stalled several times until 1992, when Bette Midler expressed interest in the script and the project immediately went forward. Midler, who plays the central antagonist of the film (originally written for Cloris Leachman), is quoted as saying that Hocus Pocus "was the most fun I'd had in my career up to that point".[citation needed]
Casting
Ortega met with Leonardo DiCaprio about playing the role of Max after being "impressed" by his audition but he was too busy to take on the role as he was working on What's Eating Gilbert Grape. Rosie O'Donnellwas offered the role of Mary Sanderson but she declined as she didn't want to play a mean witch.
The film was theatrically released by Walt Disney Pictures in the United States and Canada on July 16, 1993. The film received mixed reviews from film critics at the time of its release. It was not a critical or commercial success upon its release, possibly losing Disney around $16.5 million during its theatrical run. However, largely through many ...
The musical score for Hocus Pocus was composed and conducted by John Debney. James Hornerwas originally slated to score the film, but became unavailable at the last minute, so Debney had to score the entire film in two weeks. Even though he didn't score the film, Horner came back to write the theme for Sarah (sung by Sarah Jessica Parker, more comm...
Box office
Hocus Pocus was released July 16, 1993, and came in fourth place on its opening weekend, grossing $8.1 million. It dropped from the top ten ranking after two weeks of release. The film was released the same day as Free Willy. According to Kirschner, Disney chose to release Hocus Pocusin July to take advantage of children being off school for the summer. In October 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Hocus Pocus was re-released in 2,570 theaters. It made $1.9 million over the weekend, finishing...
SVOD viewership
According to Whip Media, Hocus Pocus was the 7th most watched movie across all platforms in the United States during the week of October 31, 2021. According to Whip Media, Hocus Pocus was the 2nd most watched movie across all platforms in the United States during the week of September 30, 2022, to October 2, 2022, the 7th during the week of October 9, 2022,and the 9th during the week of October 23, 2022.
Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 40% based on 63 reviews, with an average rating of 4.8/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Harmlessly hokey yet never much more than mediocre, Hocus Pocus is a muddled family-friendly effort that fails to live up to the talents of its impressive cast." Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 43 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScor...
Over the years, the film has achieved cult status. In its 25th anniversary year in 2018, the first week of Hocus Pocus viewings on Freeform averaged 8.2 million viewers. A special called the "Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash" was filmed at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery and features interviews with members of the cast, including Bette Mi...
In a November 2014 interview, Bette Midler said that she was ready and willing to return for a sequel, and she also said that her co-stars Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy were also interested in returning for a sequel. Midler stressed the fact that Disney had yet to greenlight any sequel.In October 2016, Sarah Jessica was asked the prospects ...
During an interview on The Big Seance Podcast in September 2021, creator David Kirschner revealed that a Broadway adaptation of the original film is in development. During an interview leading up to the release of Hocus Pocus 2 in September 2022, he stated that "I just want to pinch myself, and I’m just afraid that I’m going to be nine years old an...
Hocus Pocus at IMDbHocus Pocus at AllMovieHocus Pocus at Box Office MojoThe screenwriting credits for this film were the subject of a protracted legal arbitration with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) when its producer, David Kirschner, attempted to claim sole authorship of the screenplay and original story, with no credit for its original screenwriter, David Casci.
Overview. Born. May 29, 1955 · Los Angeles, California, USA. Birth name. David Montgomery Kirschner. Mini Bio. David Kirschner Productions maintains an eclectic slate of projects, focusing primarily on family and genre films.
David Kirschner. Biography. We don't have a biography for David Kirschner. Known For. Chucky. Hocus Pocus. Child's Play. The Flintstones. Bride of Chucky. Child's Play 2. Hocus Pocus 2. Seed of Chucky. Production. 2014. Kristy … Producer. 2007. Martian Child … Producer. 2006.
