Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge

"Your Favorite Witches Are Back!"

2001 1h 21m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 383

FamilyFantasyComedyTV Movie

Synopsis

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The Cromwell clan lives in the real world, except for their grandmother who lives in Halloweentown, a place where monsters go to escape reality. But now the son of the Cromwells' old enemy Kalabar has a plan to use the grandmother's book to turn Halloweentown into a grey dreary version of the real world while transforming the denizens of the real world into monsters.

“Your Favorite Witches Are Back!”

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Cast

Kimberly J. Brown
Marnie Piper
Judith Hoag
Gwen Piper
Daniel Kountz
Cal
Joey Zimmerman
Dylan Piper
Emily Roeske
Sophie Piper
Phillip Van Dyke
Luke
Blu Mankuma
Gort
Peter Wingfield
Alex

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mary Lambert
Writers: Jon Cooksey, Ali Marie Matheson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Halloweentown Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mary Lambert, shot by Tony Westman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Mothersbaugh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sharyn L. Ross shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kimberly J. Brown and Judith Hoag and Daniel Kountz carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Your Favorite Witches Are Back!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mary Lambert directs. Tony Westman behind the camera. Mark Mothersbaugh scores. Sharyn L. Ross cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Halloweentown Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Mary Lambert, shot by Tony Westman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Mark Mothersbaugh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Sharyn L. Ross shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kimberly J. Brown and Judith Hoag and Daniel Kountz carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Your Favorite Witches Are Back!".
9IMDB entry: tt0274761 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Tony Westman
Original score: Mark Mothersbaugh
Editing: Sharyn L. Ross
Production design: Michael Joy
Makeup / hair: Roy Knyrim
VFX supervisor: David Kuklish
Runtime: 81 min · 1h 21m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (2001)

Part of

Halloweentown Collection

These Disney Channel Original Movies are portal fantasies about the titular Halloweentown, a magical place where ghosts, ghouls, witches and werewolves live apart from the human world.