#303 The Witches

About this episode

The episode discusses Roald Dahl's The Witches, exploring its impact, effects, and themes.

It's a movie that scarred Tripp for life: Roald Dahl's The Witches! How amazing is Anjelica Huston!? How great are these Henson effects?! Why did Roald Dahl want a bleak-ass ending?! All this and more! We’re going to a new schedule: the 1st of the month on Patreon for $5 and up members, and the 15th on the main feed. Want to hear the rest of this episode? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to learn more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: The Witches, Anjelica Huston, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

People in this episode

Hosts: Tripp, Andrew Laino

Topics covered

• movie review
• 80s films
• Henson effects
• Roald Dahl
• Anjelica Huston
• podcast

Keywords

• The Witches
• Anjelica Huston
• 80s
• movie
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, Kevin MacLeod

Books & works: The Witches

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