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ERA
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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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The Witches of Eastwick
"Three beautiful women. One lucky devil."
1987 1h 58m EN
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6.5
SOLID
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67%
FRESH
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67
METACRITIC
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6.6
IMDB
★6.5TMDB · 1,634🍅67%Rotten Tomatoes●67Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 85,611
ComedyFantasyHorror
Synopsis
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Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted, at a cost, when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.
“Three beautiful women. One lucky devil.”
Cast
Jack Nicholson
Daryl Van Horne
Cher
Alexandra Medford
Susan Sarandon
Jane Spofford
Michelle Pfeiffer
Sukie Ridgemont
Veronica Cartwright
Felicia Alden
Richard Jenkins
Clyde Alden
Keith Jochim
Walter Neff
Carel Struycken
Fidel
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- George Miller
- Writers
- Michael Cristofer
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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CAST
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225+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by George Miller, shot by Vilmos Zsigmond. 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 John Williams. 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 Richard Francis-Bruce 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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Jack Nicholson and Cher and Susan Sarandon carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Three beautiful women. One lucky devil.".
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IMDB entry: tt0094332 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
George Miller directs. Vilmos Zsigmond behind the camera. John Williams scores. Richard Francis-Bruce cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2225+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
- 3Directed by George Miller, shot by Vilmos Zsigmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by John Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Richard Francis-Bruce shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Jack Nicholson and Cher and Susan Sarandon carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Three beautiful women. One lucky devil.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0094332 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Vilmos Zsigmond
- Original score
- John Williams
- Editing
- Richard Francis-Bruce
- Production design
- Polly Platt
- Costume design
- Aggie Guerard Rodgers
- Makeup / hair
- Rob Bottin
- VFX supervisor
- Michael Owens
- Sound
- Wayne Artman
- Stunt coordinator
- Alan Gibbs
- Runtime
- 118 min · 1h 58m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $22,000,000
- Box office
- $63,766,510
- Return
- 290% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 67% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 67/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.6/10 · 85,611 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 5 wins & 14 nominations total
- Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
George Miller
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
Warner Bros. Pictures
US
- TH
The Guber-Peters Company
US
Key crew
- ProducerNeil Canton
- ProducerPeter Guber
- EditorRichard Francis-Bruce
- Makeup DesignerRob Bottin
- StuntsChristine Anne Baur
- StuntsDonna Evans
- NovelJohn Updike
- Costume DesignAggie Guerard Rodgers
- Art DirectionMark W. Mansbridge
- Production DesignPolly Platt
- Set DecorationJoe D. Mitchell
- CastingWallis Nicita
- Production Sound MixerArt Rochester
- Script SupervisorJoanie Blum
- ProducerChristine Forsyth-Peters
- Makeup EffectsHenry Alvarez
- Makeup EffectsFernando Favila
- Makeup EffectsTamara Fites
- Makeup EffectsArt Pimentel
- Makeup EffectsVincent Prentice
- Makeup EffectsRichard White
- HairstylistLynda Gurasich
- HairstylistRenate Leuschner
- HairstylistMarlene D. Williams
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- witch
- based on novel or book
- halloween
- rhode island
- new england
- cherry
- voodoo doll
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1987-06-12R
Also known as
International titles
- Les sorcières d'EastwickFR
- As Bruxas De EastwickPT
- Le streghe di EastwickIT
- As Bruxas de EastwickBR
