Halloweentown (film)
1998 film directed by Duwayne Dunham
Halloweentown is a 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie directed by Duwayne Dunham. The film stars Debbie Reynolds, Judith Hoag, Kimberly J. Brown, J.P. Zimmerman, Emily Roeske, Phillip van Dyke, and Robin Thomas.
Gwen
edit- You always did let your magic do the talking.
Kalabar
edit- You could've had me, the most powerful warlock of all. You could've ruled with me as my queen, but you chose a human instead.
Dialogue
edit- Marnie: [sorting through the presents Aggie brought them] Hieroglyphics!
- Gwen: [to Aggie] Mother!
- Marnie: You know, these look like the ones from the Egyptian book of the dead!
- Gwen: I'm just trying to protect you.
- Marnie: Yeah, you're protecting us from being anything but a bunch of vegetables. [sits down] Hey look! I'm a potato, are you happy now? Maybe I'll put down some roots in the carpet [mockingly] Oh no Marie, it's too dangerous! There're things about vegetables that YOU don't understand.
- Gwen: You're not a witch.
- Marnie: Oh, yes, I am, no thanks to you. You were going to let my powers go away forever.
- Dylan: Why are you so obsessed with Halloween? I mean, it's just like Mom says: It gives little kids dumb ideas about there being magic. Like that helps them prepare for life. Personally, give me a good nature documentary any day.
- Marnie: [sarcastically] Halloween is cool, nature boy. I mean, it's exciting, strange and ancient. Plus, Mom and Dad met on Halloween.
- Dylan: Shh! What are you trying to do? You know how talking about Dad always bums Mom out, I mean, why can't you pick some other holiday to get hung up on, like Arbor Day? Trees are important too, you know.
- Marnie: Hey, look, a pentagram! Lon Chaney had one of these on his palm when he got bitten by that werewolf.
- Aggie: So he did, I've always said the movies can teach us about life.
- Luke: Maybe we could go out for an ice cream. I know my way around town. I'm kinda like the big cheese here.
- Marnie: I was hungry, but then I smelled something stinky... it must have been the Big Cheese!
- Gwen: You can't go out tonight.
- Marnie: Why?
- Gwen: I have my reasons and I will explain them to you when you're taller.
- Marnie: Mom, you've been saying that for like my whole life. It's just one night, what's the big deal?
- Marnie: I'm getting that deja vu feeling again!
- Dylan: You knew I was going to put on my shoe?
- Marnie: No!
- Marnie: Grandma, it was Kalabar.
- Gwen: What?
- [On the stairs leading to the City Hall, Kalabar stands up and stares at the Cromwells. Aggie angrily points at him]
- Aggie: So it was you!
- [Gwen gently pushes Sophie aside as she glares at Kalabar]
- Gwen: Why, Kalabar?
- Kalabar: You could've had me, the most powerful warlock of all. And you could've ruled with me as my queen, but you chose a human instead!
- Marnie: Well, it turns out she was a pretty good judge of character.
- Aggie: Your days of rule are at an end, Kalabar.
- [Kalabar waves a finger]
- Kalabar: Don't underestimate me, Agatha. Ha!
- [Kalabar summons the talisman from inside the statue and catches it as he laughs maniacally]
- Kalabar: Now my darkness will spread unchecked and I'll be the ruler of both worlds!
- [Kalabar laughs maniacally again as Aggie pulls out her wand and chants a spell to the talisman, followed by Gwen who holds her hand]
- Kalabar: Don't waste your energies, witches! Your precious talisman is nothing more…
- [Dylan glares at Kalabar]
- Dylan: Man, that jerk! I'd like to… I'd like to…
- [Marnie looks down to see blue light glowing from her brother's fingers as Kalabar laughs offscreen]
- Marnie: Dylan!
- Dylan: What?
- Marnie: It looks like we've added another witch to the family. Or should I say warlock.
- Kalabar: …like a dark shadow…
- [Dylan looks at his glowing fingers]
- Dylan: No way! I don't have any powers, I'm a normal one in the family.
- [Marnie looks at Kalabar]
- Marnie: Hey, Chocolate Bar! You better give that talisman back or you're in big trouble!
- Kalabar: You half-human brat! Do you think your magic is any match for mine?
- Marnie: Hmm, no. But let's see my powers and my mom's, my grandmother's, my sister's, and my brother's might do it. Hit it, guys.
- [Holding their hands, the Cromwells, except Dylan, close their eyes and hum. Kalabar laughs when he sees nothing happening to the talisman still in his hands]
- Kalabar: Silly witches, you Cromwells have failed!
- [Opening her eyes, Marnie looks at Dylan]
- Marnie: [whispering] Come on, Dylan, we need you. Believe.
- [Sophie opens her hand for Dylan, who takes it. They continue to hum as light shines brightly from the orb on the talisman in Kalabar's hands]
- Kalabar: No! No!
- [The orb's light glows more]
- Kalabar: No!!!!!
- [The light engulfs Kalabar who disappears as the talisman flies back into Aggie's hand]
- Aggie: Oh! The talisman!
- [The citizens cheer and the Cromwell kids jump in celebration]
Cast
edit- Kimberly J. Brown — Marnie
- Debbie Reynolds — Aggie
- Judith Hoag — Gwen
- Robin Thomas — Kalabar
- J.P. Zimmerman — Dylan
- Emily Roeske — Sophie
- Phillip van Dyke — Luke
- Rino Romano — Voice of Benny the Skeleton
- Judith M. Ford — Harriet
External links
edit- Encyclopedic article on Halloweentown (film) on Wikipedia
- Halloweentown quotes at the Internet Movie Database