This was a great TV special that was first shown in the mid eighties. It involves a School for Witches run by Miss Cackle (Charlotte Rae, channeling Edna Garrett) and the exploits of the school's worst student Mildred Hubble (Fairuza Balk) and her best friend Maude Warlock. Mildred is generally given a hard time by Miss Hardbroom (Diana Rigg) and the school's best student Ethel Hallow, a boorish bully. The film is low on the special effects, but high on talent (not to mention it has the catchiest theme song!) Tim Curry is fantastic as The Grand Wizard. The film is sometimes shown on HBO during October, and I can recommend it to anyone as a great film for kids and those young at heart.
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