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"The Witches" quotes

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A young boy stumbles onto a witch convention and must stop them, even after he has been turned into a mouse.

Director: Nicolas Roeg
Writer: Roald Dahl, Allan Scott
Production: N/A
Genre: adventure, comedy, family
Year: 1990
MetaScore: 78/100
ImdbRating: 6.8
BoxOffice: $10,360,553
Released: 24 Aug 1990
Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award3 wins & 8 nominations total

34 Clips

I've come to collect - The Witches 01:20
I've come to collect
It's full of sugar - The Witches 00:32
It's full of sugar
I'm not finished with you yet - The Witches 00:16
I'm not finished with you yet
I'll see you later then - The Witches 00:22
I'll see you later then
If you hurt my grandma - The Witches 00:19
If you hurt my grandma
I told you she was a loony - The Witches 00:39
I told you she was a loony
I hope nobody else is going to make me cross today - The Witches 00:17
I hope nobody else is going to make me cross today
I didn't want to be one of them anyway - The Witches 00:15
I didn't want to be one of them anyway
You may remove your wigs - The Witches 00:28
You may remove your wigs
You look wonderful - The Witches 00:19
You look wonderful
You look marvelous - The Witches 00:27
You look marvelous
Don't touch it - The Witches 00:18
Don't touch it
Don't be stupid - The Witches 00:24
Don't be stupid
Dogs' droppings - The Witches 00:24
Dogs' droppings
But I cannot permit mice in my hotel - The Witches 02:29
But I cannot permit mice in my hotel
Back home to Luke - The Witches 00:11
Back home to Luke
And they have a highly developed sense of smell - The Witches 02:18
And they have a highly developed sense of smell
You always wanted me to lose weight - The Witches 00:14
You always wanted me to lose weight
Y you're doomed - The Witches 00:15
Y you're doomed
Witches spend their time plotting to kill children - The Witches 00:46
Witches spend their time plotting to kill children
Witches of England - The Witches 01:08
Witches of England
When your father was a boy like you - The Witches 01:20
When your father was a boy like you
What are you doing here - The Witches 00:46
What are you doing here
What a magnificent tree house - The Witches 01:46
What a magnificent tree house
We'll wipe them out like weasels - The Witches 01:07
We'll wipe them out like weasels
We can't possibly wipe out all of them - The Witches 01:07
We can't possibly wipe out all of them
Thought I'd like to say hello to a fellow philanthropist - The Witches 00:42
Thought I'd like to say hello to a fellow philanthropist
This stinking little carbuncle has had five hundred doses - The Witches 00:26
This stinking little carbuncle has had five hundred doses
This is my plan - The Witches 01:06
This is my plan
There's nothing much in there - The Witches 00:23
There's nothing much in there
Then that's just too bad for the grown up - The Witches 00:34
Then that's just too bad for the grown up
So if no one's seen the Grand High Witch - The Witches 00:43
So if no one's seen the Grand High Witch
My greatest triumph - The Witches 01:15
My greatest triumph
Just popping in to turn down your bed - The Witches 00:37
Just popping in to turn down your bed

Cast

Miss Ernst - Anjelica Huston
Helga - Mai Zetterling
Luke - Jasen Fisher
Mr. Stringer - Rowan Atkinson
Mr. Jenkins - Bill Paterson
Mrs. Jenkins - Brenda Blethyn
Bruno Jenkins - Charlie Potter
Woman in Black - Anne Lambton
Miss Irvine - Jane Horrocks
Marlene - Sukie Smith
Dora - Rose English
Elsie - Jenny Runacre
Nicola - Annabel Brooks
Millie - Emma Relph
Beatrice - Nora Connolly
Janice - Rosamund Greenwood
Henrietta - Angelique Rockas
Lady 1 (as Anne Tirard) - Ann Tirard
Lady 2 - Leila Hoffman
Head Chef - Jim Carter
Witch Chef - Roberta Taylor
Elderly Waiter - Brian Hawksley
Waitress - Debra Gillett
Luke's Mother - Darcy Flynn
Luke's Father - Vincent Marzello
Doctor - Serena Harragin
Norwegian Witch - Grete Nordrå
Erica - Elsie Eide
Child Helga - Kristin Steinsland
Erica's Mother - Merete Armand
Erica's Father - Ola Otnes
Policeman - Johan Sverre
Policeman - Arvid Ones
Policeman - Sverre Røssummoen
Old Witch at Meeting - Barbara Hicks
Afternoon Tea Waiter - Toby Hinson
Witch at Meeting - Wendy Lowder
Witch at Meeting - Stella Tanner