Reception
During the 1980s, Nicholas Roeg made a string of films that got mixed reviews or were simply disliked. Those that did appear in theatres ran for a short time or went to independent release. However with The Witches, he returned to mainstream film and the film opened to critical praise as it had the best of both worlds. It was a film featuring the puppetry of Jim Henson (of Muppets fame) and the hallmarks of Nicholas Roeg's offbeat storytelling. Though it was liked by critics and audiences alike, it performed poorly at the box office.
Roald Dahl regarded the film as "utterly appalling" because of the ending that contrasted with the book.
Read more about this topic: The Witches (1990 Film)
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