InThe First Wives Club, Parker portrays the younger woman Midler’s husband leaves her for.
The result is hilarious especially considering Midler and Parker’sHocus Pocushistory.
Winnie especially targets Sarah, condescendingly saying, Does thou comprehend?
when asking the simplest questions.
Winnie screams to the sky: Why was I cursed with such incompetent sisters?
to which Sarah blithely responds, Just lucky, I guess!
The balance of power between Midlers and Parker’s characters is completely reversed inThe First Wives Club.
The themes of female empowerment and rage inThe First Wives Clubresonated with adult audiences of the 90s.
Conversely,Hocus Pocussuffered from an unclear marketing campaign.
Hocus Pocus tells the story of the Sanderson Sisters, a trio of witches who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy on Halloween. When the witches threaten to take over the town of Salem, Massachusetts, it’s up to Max, sister Dani, and friend Alison to stop them with the help of Thackery Binx, one of the Sandersons' victims trapped in the immortal body of black cat.
Though clearly a Halloween movie,Hocus Pocusconfusingly premiered in July.
This putHocus Pocusup against major summer blockbusters, including Jurassic Park and Sleepless in Seattle.
