Movie
Practical Magic
Overview
Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.
Details
- Release date
- 1998-10-16
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- Romance, Comedy, Fantasy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Di Novi Pictures, Fortis Films, Village Roadshow Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Sandra Bullock as Sally Owens
- Nicole Kidman as Gillian Owens
- Stockard Channing as Aunt Frances
- Dianne Wiest as Aunt Jet
- Goran Višnjić as Jimmy Angelov
- Aidan Quinn as Gary Hallet
- Evan Rachel Wood as Kylie Owens
- Alexandra Artrip as Antonia Owens
- Mark Feuerstein as Michael
- Caprice Benedetti as Maria Owens
- Annabella Price as Lovelorn Lady
- Camilla Belle as Eleven-Year-Old Sally
Crew
- Griffin Dunne - Director
- Robin Swicord - Screenplay
- Akiva Goldsman - Screenplay
- Adam Brooks - Screenplay
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