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Post by tomishereagain on Oct 23, 2021 9:13:56 GMT -6
*Halloweentown 1: Marnie's Training (1998) d reynolds kj brown j haog 6.7
*Halloweentown 2: Kalabar's Revenge (2001) kj brown j hoag d kountz 6.5
*Halloweentown High (2004) kj brown j hoag d reynolds 6.2
*Return to Halloweentown (2006) j hoag s paxton d reynolds 5.5
Halloweentown proposes that fantasy beings such as witches, warlocks, vampires, werewolves, mummies, ghosts, trolls, ogres, zombies, pumpkin heads (a race of people with jack-o'-lanterns for heads), skeletons, goblins, humanoids with varying numbers of heads, humanoids with varying numbers of limbs, and humanoids with varying numbers of sensory organs are real, but have separated themselves from Earth's history to escape humans' fear and persecution. These characters created their own community, "Halloweentown," a thousand years ago in an alternate universe.
Travel between Halloweentown and the ordinary, historical world (which Halloweentown residents call "The Mortal World") is only possible with magical aid, and only at regulated times (on Halloween), until the portal seals at midnight. In the second film, they permanently open the portal between the Mortal World and Halloweentown, and events of the third film breach the gap even more.
It is stated that many of the traditions of Halloween in the Mortal World are parallels based on regular traditions in Halloweentown. An example of this is how mortals wear costumes that mimic the creatures of Halloweentown, and are often depicted as being more frightening than they are naturally. In Halloweentown, the residents dress up every day, and most are much friendlier than humans generally depict them.
Although magic is present in many of the details of daily life of Halloweentown, it appears that only a limited number of persons actually practice or control magic. These people are mainly human, and are called witches (female) and warlocks (male). These beings appear human, but possess some sort of biological extra-sensory ability that allows them to harness magic unlike their "mortal" counterparts. Magic is also hereditary in their families.
The Halloweentown movies concern episodes in the lives of the Cromwell–Piper family. The family matriarch, Agatha Cromwell, has been a pillar of Halloweentown society for centuries. Her daughter, Gwen Piper, married a mortal and chose to leave Halloweentown for a life in the Mortal World. At the time of the movies, she is apparently widowed. She has decided to raise her three children (Marnie, Dylan and Sophie) apart from magic, and thus rejects contact with Halloweentown and the influence of her mother.
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Post by tomishereagain on Oct 23, 2021 9:22:28 GMT -6
*Halloweentown 1: Marnie's Training (1998) d reynolds kj brown j haog
6.70 Rating 84 min
Marnie, Dylan, and Sophie Piper have their first out of many adventures! On Halloween, while Marnie is arguing with her mother Gwen, the kids' grandmother Aggie comes to visit. Aggie wants to start Marnie's witch training before her 13th birthday or Marnie will lose her powers forever. But there is another reason for Aggie's visit. Something dark & evil is growing in Halloweentown & Aggie wants help to defeat it. While Aggie & Gwen are arguing, Aggie uses magic which Marnie observes. After Aggie leaves to return to Halloweentown, Marnie, Dylan and, unknown to Marnie and Dylan, Sophie follow her onto the return bus. Soon afterwards, Gwen follows the children to Halloweentown. While there, Aggie & Gwen are attacked by the dark force in a movie theater. Marnie, Dylan & Sophie race to get the ingredients to activate Merlin's Wand to stop the evil.
Country: United States Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Family Release: 1998-10-17 Director: Duwayne Dunham Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Kimberly J Brown, Judith Hoag
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Post by tomishereagain on Oct 23, 2021 9:28:58 GMT -6
*Halloweentown 2: Kalabar's Revenge (2001) kj brown j hoag d kountz
6.50 Rating 81 min
The Cromwell clan live in the real world, except for their grandmother who lives in Halloweentown, a place where monsters go to escape reality. But now the son of the Cromwells' old enemy Kalabar has a plan to use the grandmother's book to turn Halloweentown into a grey dreary version of the real world, while transforming the denizens of the real world into monsters. Only Marnie, a fledgling witch, can thwart the evil scheme.
Country: United States Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Family Release: 2001-10-12 Director: Mary Lambert Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Kimberly J Brown, Robin Thomas, Judith Hoag, Jessica Lucas
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Post by tomishereagain on Oct 23, 2021 9:35:31 GMT -6
*Halloweentown High (2004) kj brown j hoag d reynolds
6.20 Rating 82 min
Marnie and her friends from Halloweentown are back in this made-for-cable feature. Marnie is a teenage witch living with her family of supernatural beings in the village of Halloweentown. Marnie and her pals are interested in attending high school in the nearby mortal community, where they'll be able to spend more time with kids their age, and with the help of her grandmother Aggie, she's able to convince the town council to go along with the suggestion. However, there's a catch -- if anything dangerous happens as a result of their presence in the mortal school, Marnie and her friends will lose their magical talents. Trouble does make its way to the school, but not in a way anyone expected -- the Knight of the Iron Dagger comes to the mortal world determined to wipe out Marnie and her magical companions.
Country: United States Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Family Release: 2004-10-08 Director: Mark A.Z. Dippé Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Kimberly J Brown, Judith Hoag
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Post by tomishereagain on Oct 23, 2021 9:44:07 GMT -6
*Return to Halloweentown (2006) j hoag s paxton d reynolds
5.50 Rating 88 min
Marnie and Dylan have graduated high school and are now going to go to college at Witch U in Halloweentown. Marnie is offered a full scholarship, Marni's mother, Gwen of course does not want her daughter at school in Halloweentown so she forces Dylan to tag along. At the school, witches and warlocks can't use magic. Marnie soon makes a new friend named Aneesa, whom is a genie. Marnie soon discovers that she is partly to blame for the rules against the use of magic at school. At one point a box, with the name "S. Cromwell" inscribed on it, magically appears in front of her. Most people at the school believe that Marnie used her magic to conjure up the box, but it was brought to her by fate.
Country: United States Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Family Release: 2006-10-20 Director: David Jackson Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Sara Paxton, Judith Hoag, Summer Bishil, Lucas Grabeel
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