The Witches of Eastwick (film)
1987 film by George Miller / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Witches of Eastwick is a 1987 American supernatural comedy film directed by George Miller and based on John Updike's 1984 novel of the same name. It stars Jack Nicholson alongside Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Susan Sarandon and Veronica Cartwright.
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Directed by | George Miller |
Screenplay by | Michael Cristofer |
Based on | The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike |
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Cinematography | Vilmos Zsigmond |
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Music by | John Williams |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 118 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $22 million[2] |
Box office | $63.8 million (North America)[3] |
The film follows three best friends who are unaware that they are witches and that their regular meetings have formed an informal coven; the arrival in town of a mysterious man who starts courting them marks the start of a back-and-forth between him and the three women.
The film was a box office success and received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances, especially from Nicholson, but criticized the story.