How Hocus Pocus’ Creator Lost the Fight for Halloween and Got It Anyway

How Hocus Pocus' Creator Lost the Fight for Halloween and Got It Anyway Hocus Pocus (1993), Disney's Halloween movie with Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy, opened in the middle of July, and its creator David Kirschner had fought for October. This video follows the movie from Kirschner's bedtime story and his 1984 pitch to that opening weekend against Free Willy, with a disputed Steven Spielberg meeting along the way. So how did a July release the critics dismissed find its way to October, and what did it take to bring the Sanderson sisters back? Hit like and subscribe:    / @flashbackfamehq   Chapters: 00:00 - Hocus Pocus Opens on the Wrong Weekend 00:54 - The Sanderson Sisters Everyone Remembers 01:48 - David Kirschner's Bedtime Story and the Spielberg Dispute 05:15 - Bette Midler Says Yes to Winifred 06:45 - Hocus Pocus vs Free Willy and the Fight Over July 09:50 - Where Hocus Pocus Went After the Flop 11:14 - Freeform, DVD Sales and the Numbers Disney Couldn't Ignore 14:19 - David Kirschner's Long Road to Hocus Pocus 2 and 3 17:33 - When Did You First See Hocus Pocus? Watch more classic Halloween movie stories here:    • Halloween Movies   #HocusPocus #BetteMidler #SandersonSisters #FlashbackFame