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25/05/1990 Fantasy, Family, Horror 1h 31m
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Saving the world from witches is a tall order for a boy they've turned into a mouse!

Overview

While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga, a young boy named Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch reveals a plan to turn all children into mice via a magical formula. When they discover the eavesdropper, the witches test the formula on him. Now, with the help of Helga and hotel manager Mr Stringer, Luke the mouse must fight back against the witches.

  1. Nicolas Roeg

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jasen Fisher

    Luke Eveshim

  2. Mai Zetterling

    Helga Eveshim

  3. Anjelica Huston

    Miss Eva Ernst

  4. Charlie Potter

    Bruno Jenkins

  5. Rowan Atkinson

    Mr Stringer

  6. Bill Paterson

    Mr Jenkins

  7. Brenda Blethyn

    Mrs Jenkins

  8. Jane Horrocks

    Miss Irvine

  9. Nora Connolly

    Beatrice

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-10-21
Young "Luke" (an enthusiastic Jasen Fisher) lives with his grandmother "Helga" (May Zetterling) after being mysteriously orphaned. His grandmother has made him worldly wise to the ways of witches, and so he is alert to the antics of "Eva" (Angelica Huston) when he and his ever-hungry new friend "Bruno" (Charlie Potter) meet in a seaside hotel. Overhearing her evil grand design as she addresses a convention of hags and crones, both he and his friend are turned into white mice - but can he get back to his grandmother and warn her before all the children in the world are gone? It's quite a quickl...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$11,000,000.00

Revenue
$15,400,000.00

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