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Hocus Pocus is one of those rare films that can be watched repeatedly — and it seems celebrities agree. The beloved Halloween classic has only become more popular over the years. The Sanderson sisters — played by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy — are now style icons for spooky season.
The trio is at the center of the 1993 cult classic, which sees them as zany witches who are accidentally resurrected on Halloween and promptly go on a mission to reverse the curse that banished them 300 years earlier by sucking the life out of a town's children. You know, the usual.
The Halloween favorite also spawned a sequel on Disney+ in September 2022, starring the same cast of witches. Hocus Pocus has inspired several celebrities to adorn themselves in over-the-top blush and witchy wigs in homage to the iconic Sanderson sisters. Below, we've rounded up the ever-growing list of Hocus Pocus admirers running amok out there.
Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy
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The original Sanderson sisters can't even resist the looks they made famous. The beloved witches — er, actresses — once reunited ahead of an Oct. 30 virtual event in 2020 titled In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover, which benefited the New York Restoration Project and raised funds for their work in environmental and social justice. Midler founded the group in 1995.
"The candle was lit. For the best possible reason. In support of @nyrp, We laughed, made mischief, and even sang a little song that might be familiar," Parker captioned snaps of the group on Instagram.
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Bette Midler, Again
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Midler also reprised her role as Winifred Sanderson in 2016, getting into character for the NYRP's annual Hulaween bash.
Kelly Clarkson
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Clarkson kicked off the Halloween 2019 episode of her eponymous talk show with a spell-binding rendition of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You" for her famous Kellyoke segment. Dressed as Winifred, Clarkson was accompanied by two backup singers decked out as sisters Sarah and Mary.
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The "Want You Back" singers made perfect TikTok content years before the app went viral. Sisters Este, Danielle, and Alana Haim delighted fans in 2018 with their witchy Halloween costumes and lip-synced, choreographed video to "I Put a Spell on You," which Midler memorably performs in the film.
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Dove Cameron, Jordin Sparks and Sofia Carson
To celebrate Hocus Pocus' 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash, Disney stars Cameron and Carson joined former American Idol winner Sparks for a goosebump-inducing performance of — you guessed it — "I Put a Spell on You."
Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins' Family
The country singer and his wife went all out as the entire cast of Hocus Pocus for Halloween 2020. Rhett and Akins remained mortal as Max and Allison while dressing their daughters Willa Gray, Ada James and Lennon Love as the Sanderson sisters.
