Witch's Night Out
Seen it?1978 | 28 min | Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Animation
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of anyone who loves a world with magic in it and anyone building a Halloween watchlist. Its magic has rules, and the story plays by them. Shelve it next to Halloweentown or Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost. Spooky-season viewing, made for October nights.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Lively and easy to follow, at 28 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- Made in 1978: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.
A witch, disgruntled by the fact that no one takes Halloween seriously anymore, decides to stir things up and disrupt the social gathering in her old house as well as turn a couple of kids who love monsters into actual monsters.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 11K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Leach
- Gilda RadnerWitch / The Fairy Godmother (voice)
- Bob ChurchRotten (voice)
- John LeachGoodly (voice)
- Naomi LeachTender (voice)
- Tony MolesworthSmall (voice)
- Catherine O'HaraMalicious (voice)
- Fiona ReidNicely (voice)
- Gerry SalsbergBazooey (voice)