Episode 91 of Adapt or Perish has just checked in, and OH MY GOD I THINK IT’S A WITCH. We’re taking a look at The Witches, Roald Dahl’s horror story for kids!
In this episode we discuss:
- Roald Dahl's original 1983 novel
- The 1990 movie, directed by Nicholas Roeg, produced by Jim Henson, written by Allan Scott, and starring Anjelica Huston, Jasen Fisher, and Mai Zetterling
- The 2020 movie, directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis, Guillermo del Toro, and Kenya Barris, and starring Anne Hathaway, Jahzir Kadeem Bruno, and Octavia Spencer
Footnotes:
- Episode 22: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Episode 31: Where the Wild Things Are & Fantastic Mr. Fox
- Episode 55: The BFG
- Episode 77: Matilda
- The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker
- "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden
- ‘The Witches’ Review: There’s No Magic to Robert Zemeckis’ Dreadful Roald Dahl Adaptation by David Ehrlich
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