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	'''''Practical Magic''''' is a 1998 American [[romantic fantasy]] film based on [[Practical Magic (novel)\|the 1995 novel]] by [[Alice Hoffman]]. The film was directed by [[Griffin Dunne]] and stars [[Sandra Bullock]], [[Nicole Kidman]], [[Dianne Wiest]], [[Stockard Channing]] and [[Aidan Quinn]]. Bullock and Kidman play sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, descended from a long line of witches. Raised by their aunts after their parents' death from a family curse, the sisters were taught the uses of practical magic as they grew up. As adults, ~~Sally and Gillian~~ must use their magic to destroy the evil spirit of Gillian's abusive boyfriend before it kills them.		'''''Practical Magic''''' is a 1998 American [[romantic fantasy]] film based on [[Practical Magic (novel)\|the 1995 novel]] by [[Alice Hoffman]]. The film was directed by [[Griffin Dunne]] and stars [[Sandra Bullock]], [[Nicole Kidman]], [[Dianne Wiest]], [[Stockard Channing]] and [[Aidan Quinn]]. Bullock and Kidman play sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, descended from a long line of witches. Raised by their aunts after their parents' death from a family curse, the sisters were taught the uses of practical magic as they grew up. As adults, they must use their magic to destroy the evil spirit of Gillian's abusive boyfriend before it kills them.

	''Practical Magic'' was released on October 16, 1998, and grossed $68 million worldwide against a production budget of $75 million. The film received mixed reviews from critics,<!--Per WP:FILMLEAD, any summary statement "should reflect an overall consensus explicitly summarized by one or more reliable sources".--> who found the film's combination of different genres, including [[Supernatural film\|supernatural fantasy]], [[domestic abuse]] drama, [[romantic comedy]], and [[Police procedural\|crime procedural]], to be jarring. It has since gained a [[cult film\|cult following]]. A sequel, ''[[Practical Magic 2]]'', is scheduled to be released on September 18, 2026.		''Practical Magic'' was released on October 16, 1998, and grossed $68 million worldwide against a production budget of $75 million. The film received mixed reviews from critics,<!--Per WP:FILMLEAD, any summary statement "should reflect an overall consensus explicitly summarized by one or more reliable sources".--> who found the film's combination of different genres, including [[Supernatural film\|supernatural fantasy]], [[domestic abuse]] drama, [[romantic comedy]], and [[Police procedural\|crime procedural]], to be jarring. It has since gained a [[cult film\|cult following]]. A sequel, ''[[Practical Magic 2]]'', is scheduled to be released on September 18, 2026.
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	The film’s production design was led by Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch of the design studio Roman and Williams.<ref name="ADDesign">{{cite web \|last1=Williams \|first1=Claudia \|title=The Practical Magic House: Unveiling the Design Secrets of This Enchanting Dwelling \|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/the-practical-magic-house-unveiling-the-design-secrets \|work=Architectural Digest \|date=October 24, 2024 \|access-date=4 November 2025}}</ref> They created the film’s richly detailed sets, including the Owens family home, and designed many of the props by hand. According to Standefer and Alesch, they also designed the film’s distinctive spellbook prop, which features original hand-drawn illustrations by Alesch.<ref name="RWGuild">{{cite web \|title=Roman and Williams Guild – About \|url=https://www.romandwilliamsguild.com/pages/about \|website=Roman and Williams Guild \|access-date=4 November 2025}}</ref> Standefer has stated, “Stephen and I devoted ourselves to that. We made every little thing in the film, down to the tincture jars and pressed flowers,” adding that Alesch “did incredible etchings of plants that you can see all around the dining room.”<ref name="ADDesign" />		The film’s production design was led by Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch of the design studio Roman and Williams.<ref name="ADDesign">{{cite web \|last1=Williams \|first1=Claudia \|title=The Practical Magic House: Unveiling the Design Secrets of This Enchanting Dwelling \|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/the-practical-magic-house-unveiling-the-design-secrets \|work=Architectural Digest \|date=October 24, 2024 \|access-date=4 November 2025}}</ref> They created the film’s richly detailed sets, including the Owens family home, and designed many of the props by hand. According to Standefer and Alesch, they also designed the film’s distinctive spellbook prop, which features original hand-drawn illustrations by Alesch.<ref name="RWGuild">{{cite web \|title=Roman and Williams Guild – About \|url=https://www.romandwilliamsguild.com/pages/about \|website=Roman and Williams Guild \|access-date=4 November 2025}}</ref> Standefer has stated, “Stephen and I devoted ourselves to that. We made every little thing in the film, down to the tincture jars and pressed flowers,” adding that Alesch “did incredible etchings of plants that you can see all around the dining room.”<ref name="ADDesign" />


	Director Griffin Dunne said he originally had a darker vision for the film. The scene with Sally and Gilly inserting needles into Jimmy was supposed to be much more disturbing and the domestic violence plot line was more intense, but the studio cut the darker material.<ref name="VF" /><ref name="Collider">{{cite web \|last1=Foutch \|first1=Haleigh \|title=Practical Magic's Lost Director's Cut Was Stunningly Beautiful, Says Writer \|url=https://collider.com/practical-magic-directors-cut-details/ \|website=Collider \|access-date=23 October 2024 \|date=May 15, 2020}}</ref> He expressed interest in a [[director's cut]].<ref name="Culturess">{{cite web \|last1=Lopez \|first1=Kristen \|title=Interview: Griffin Dunne talks This is Us and the Practical Magic director's cut \|url=https://culturess.com/2019/11/30/griffin-dunne-interview/ \|website=Culturess \|access-date=23 October 2024 \|date=November 30, 2019}}</ref>		Director Griffin Dunne said he originally had a darker vision for the film. The scene with Sally and Gilly inserting needles into Jimmy was supposed to be much more disturbing and the domestic violence plot line was more intense, but the studio cut the darker material.<ref name="VF" /><ref name="Collider">{{cite web \|last1=Foutch \|first1=Haleigh \|title=Practical Magic's Lost Director's Cut Was Stunningly Beautiful, Says Writer \|url=https://collider.com/practical-magic-directors-cut-details/ \|website=Collider \|access-date=23 October 2024 \|date=May 15, 2020}}</ref> He expressed interest in a [[director's cut]].<ref name="Culturess">{{cite web \|last1=Lopez \|first1=Kristen \|title=Interview: Griffin Dunne talks This is Us and the Practical Magic director's cut \|url=https://culturess.com/2019/11/30/griffin-dunne-interview/ \|website=Culturess \|access-date=23 October 2024 \|date=November 30, 2019}}</ref>
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	*[[Chloe Webb]] as Carla, Sally's good friend, who works at her shop.		*[[Chloe Webb]] as Carla, Sally's good friend, who works at her shop.
	*[[Lucinda Jenney]] as Sara, one of the town women, who initially fears the Owens family but later responds to Sally's call for help.		*[[Lucinda Jenney]] as Sara, one of the town women, who initially fears the Owens family but later responds to Sally's call for help.
	*[[Margo Martindale]] as Linda Bennett, Sally's ~~another friend~~, who also works at her shop.		*[[Margo Martindale]] as Linda Bennett, another friend of Sally's, who also works at her shop.
	*[[Martha Gehman]] as Patty, one of the town women who responds to Sally's call for help.		*[[Martha Gehman]] as Patty, one of the town women who responds to Sally's call for help.
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	In a small [[Massachusetts]] town, the Owens family have been regarded with suspicion for over three centuries due to their ancestor Maria Owens, who survived an attempted execution for witchcraft. Heartbroken when the father of her unborn child never returned to her, Maria cast a spell to prevent herself from ever falling in love again. The spell developed into a curse upon Maria's descendants, dooming any man an Owens woman loves.		In a small [[Massachusetts]] town, the Owens family have been regarded with suspicion for over three centuries due to their ancestor Maria Owens, who survived an attempted execution for witchcraft. Heartbroken when the father of her unborn child never returned to her, Maria cast a spell to prevent herself from ever falling in love again. The spell developed into a curse upon Maria's descendants, dooming any man an Owens woman loves.

	In the present, Sally and Gillian Owens are taken in by their aunts Frances and Jet after both their parents succumb to the Owens curse. As children, Sally and Gillian are frequently ridiculed by the town's schoolchildren.		In the present, Sally and Gillian Owens are taken in by their aunts Frances and Jet after both their parents succumb to the Owens curse. As children, Sally and Gillian are frequently ridiculed by the town's schoolchildren.

	After witnessing their aunts cast a love spell for a woman obsessed with her beloved, Sally casts a spell on herself to ensure she will only fall in love with a man who possesses certain impossible traits, with the goal that she will never fall in love.		After witnessing their aunts cast a love spell for a woman obsessed with her beloved, Sally casts a spell on herself to ensure she will only fall in love with a man, who possesses certain impossible traits, with the goal that she will never fall in love.

	Meanwhile Gillian, witnessing the same incident, cannot wait to fall in love. When the girls are teens, Gillian [[elopement\|elopes]] with her boyfriend and leaves for [[Los Angeles]]. Before she departs, she and Sally make a blood spell to always be faithful to one another.		Meanwhile Gillian, witnessing the same incident, cannot wait to fall in love. When the girls are teens, Gillian [[elopement\|elopes]] with her boyfriend and leaves for [[Los Angeles]]. Before she departs, she and Sally make a blood spell to always be faithful to one another.

	Gillian spends the next decade moving from relationship to relationship across the country, while back in Massachusetts, Sally meets and marries a man named Michael. They have two daughters, Kylie and Antonia.		Gillian spends the next decade moving from relationship to relationship across the country, while back in Massachusetts, Sally meets and marries a man, named Michael. They have two daughters, named Kylie and Antonia.

	After Michael is fatally hit by a truck, Sally and her girls go to live with the aunts. Learning that they secretly cast a love spell on her so that she could marry and be happy, Sally says the aunts will never teach her daughters magic.		After Michael is fatally hit by a truck, Sally and her girls go to live with the aunts. Learning that they secretly cast a love spell on her so that she could marry and be happy, Sally says the aunts will never teach her daughters magic.

	Gillian unexpectedly tells Sally she has become involved with a dangerously abusive man named Jimmy Angelov. When Sally arrives to rescue her sister, he holds them both hostage in his car. Sally puts [[Atropa belladonna\|belladonna]] into Jimmy's tequila to sedate him, but inadvertently kills him instead.		Gillian unexpectedly tells Sally that she has become involved with a dangerously abusive man, named Jimmy Angelov. When Sally arrives to rescue her sister, he holds them both hostage in his car. Sally puts [[Atropa belladonna\|belladonna]] into Jimmy's tequila to sedate him, but inadvertently kills him, instead.

	The sisters take Jimmy's body back to the aunts' house, where they attempt to resurrect him using a forbidden spell, which causes him to return and attack Gillian. Sally kills him again, and the sisters bury his remains in the garden.		The Owens sisters take Jimmy's body back to the aunts' house, where they attempt to resurrect him by using a forbidden spell, which causes him to return and attack Gillian. Sally kills him again and the sisters bury his remains in the garden.

	Sally, Gillian and the aunts have a midnight drinking session in which Jimmy's tequila seems to be influencing them to turn against each other; the aunts leave home the following morning, leaving a message to the sisters to "clean up their own mess".		Sally, Gillian and the aunts have a midnight drinking session in which Jimmy's tequila seems to be influencing them to turn against each other; the aunts leave home the following morning, leaving a message to the sisters to "clean up their own mess".

	State investigator Gary Hallett arrives from [[Tucson, Arizona]] in search of Jimmy, who is also a serial killer. Gillian tries to make him drink a potion that will make him leave them alone, but Sally's daughters realize he is the man of Sally's childhood spell and they throw the potion away.		State investigator, Gary Hallett arrives from [[Tucson, Arizona]] in search of Jimmy, who is also a serial killer. Gillian tries to make him drink a potion that will make him leave them alone, but Sally's daughters realize that he is the man of Sally's childhood spell and they throw the potion away.

	After Gillian and Sally fight, Sally breaks down and confesses to Gary, only to realize he is the impossible man from her childhood love spell. Unable to deny their attraction, they kiss.		After Gillian and Sally fight, Sally breaks down and confesses to Gary, only to realize that he is the impossible man from her childhood love spell. Unable to deny their attraction, they kiss.

	Returning home, Sally discovers Jimmy's spirit has possessed Gillian's body. Gary sees the spirit emerge. Jimmy tries possessing Gary, but is turned aside by his silver badge. Sally tells Gary he is there because of her spell, the feelings they have for each other are not real, and the family curse will kill him if they pursue a relationship. Gary replies that curses only work if one believes in them, before returning to Tucson.		Returning home, Sally discovers Jimmy's spirit has possessed Gillian's body. Gary sees the spirit emerge. Jimmy tries possessing Gary, but is turned aside by his silver badge. Sally tells Gary he is there because of her spell, the feelings they have for each other are not real and the family curse will kill him if they pursue a relationship. Gary replies that curses only work if one believes in them, before returning to Tucson.

	Jimmy possesses Gillian again and tries killing Sally before Frances and Jet return. Realizing she must embrace magic to save her sister, Sally asks the aid of the townswomen and they form a coven to [[~~exorcism~~\|exorcise]] Jimmy's spirit. They break the Owens curse, exorcising Jimmy's spirit and allowing the coven to exile him permanently.		Jimmy possesses Gillian again and tries killing Sally before Frances and Jet return. Realizing she must embrace magic to save her sister, Sally asks the aid of the townswomen and they form a coven to [[Exorcism\|exorcise]] Jimmy's spirit. They break the Owens curse, exorcising Jimmy's spirit and allowing the coven to exile him permanently.

	In Tucson, Gary clears the sisters of any suspicion in Jimmy's case and returns to Massachusetts to be with Sally. The Owens women are finally welcomed into the community by the ~~townsfolk~~, who now accept them as witches.		In Tucson, Gary clears the Owens sisters of any suspicion in Jimmy's case and returns to Massachusetts to be with Sally. The Owens women are finally welcomed into the community by the townsfolks, who have now accept them as witches.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	{{cast listing\|		{{cast listing\|
	* [[Sandra Bullock]] as Sally Owens, a witch who becomes widowed after the Owens curse kills her husband. She abandons magic and ~~doesn't~~ allow her daughters to practice it.		*[[Sandra Bullock]] as Sally Owens, a witch who becomes widowed after the Owens family's curse kills her husband, Michael. She abandons magic and does not allow her daughters to practice it.
	** [[Camilla Belle]] as young Sally Owens		**[[Camilla Belle]] as young Sally Owens
	* [[Nicole Kidman]] as Gillian "Gilly" Owens, Sally's free-spirited sister who embraces her heritage, leaves their small town and becomes the victim of an abusive relationship.		*[[Nicole Kidman]] as Gillian "Gilly" Owens, Sally's free-spirited sister, who embraces her heritage, leaves their small town and becomes the victim of an abusive relationship.
	** Lora Anne Criswell as young Gillian Owens		**Lora Anne Criswell as young Gillian Owens
	* [[Goran Visnjic]] as James "Jimmy" Angelov, Gillian's lover. Originally from Bulgaria, he's an abusive alcoholic with a cowboy style who kidnaps the sisters and is killed by them in self-defense, twice.		*[[Goran Visnjic]] as James "Jimmy" Angelov, Gillian's lover. Originally from Bulgaria, he is an abusive alcoholic and a serial killer with a cowboy style, who kidnaps the Owens sisters and is killed by them in self-defense twice.
	* [[Stockard Channing]] as Frances Owens, ~~aunt of~~ Sally and Gillian, who tends to be frank and assertive.		*[[Stockard Channing]] as Frances Owens, Sally and Gillian's aunt, who tends to be frank and assertive.
	* [[Dianne Wiest]] as Bridget "Jet" Owens, ~~aunt of~~ Sally and Gillian, who is kind and gentle.		*[[Dianne Wiest]] as Bridget "Jet" Owens, Sally and Gillian's aunt, who is kind and gentle.
	* [[Aidan Quinn]] as Investigator Gary Hallet, from Tucson, Arizona, who questions Sally and Gillian in the disappearance of Jimmy Angelov and falls in love with Sally.		*[[Aidan Quinn]] as Investigator Gary Hallet, from Tucson, Arizona, who questions Sally and Gillian in the disappearance of Jimmy Angelov and falls in love with Sally.
	* [[Caprice Benedetti]] as Maria Owens, the first witch in the Owens family and the one who casts the spell that curses all her descendants.		*[[Caprice Benedetti]] as Maria Owens, the first witch in the Owens family and the one who casts the spell that curses all of her descendants.
	* [[Evan Rachel Wood]] as Kylie Owens, Sally's elder daughter, who lives with her mother and the aunts after the death of her father, Michael. She looks and acts like Gillian.		*[[Evan Rachel Wood]] as Kylie Owens, Sally's elder daughter, who lives with her mother and the aunts after the death of her father, Michael. She looks and acts like Gillian.
	* Alexandra Artrip as Antonia Owens, Sally's younger daughter, who also lives with her mother and the aunts after the death of her father. She has dark hair and a spunky personality.		*Alexandra Artrip as Antonia Owens, Sally's younger daughter, who also lives with her mother and the aunts after the death of her father, Michael. She has dark hair and a spunky personality.
	* [[Mark Feuerstein]] as Michael, Sally's ~~late~~ husband and ~~father of~~ Kylie and Antonia ~~Owens~~. He is a victim of his wife's family curse, which results in his untimely death when their daughters are young.		*[[Mark Feuerstein]] as Michael, Sally's husband, and Kylie and Antonia's father. He was a victim of his wife's family curse, which results in his untimely death when their daughters are young.
	* [[Peter Shaw (American actor)\|Peter Shaw]] as Jack, Sally and Gillian's father, who died from the Owens curse when they were children.		*[[Peter Shaw (American actor)\|Peter Shaw]] as Jack, Sally and Gillian's father, who died from the Owens family's curse when they were children.
	* Caralyn Kozlowski as Regina Owens, Sally and Gillian's mother, who died by suicide after losing her husband to the Owens curse.		*Caralyn Kozlowski as Regina Owens, Sally and Gillian's mother, who had died by committing suicide after losing her husband, Jack to the Owens family's curse.
	* [[Chloe Webb]] as Carla, ~~a good friend of~~ Sally's, who works at her shop.		*[[Chloe Webb]] as Carla, Sally's good friend, who works at her shop.
	* [[Lucinda Jenney]] as Sara, one of the town women, who initially fears the Owens family but later responds to Sally's call for help.		*[[Lucinda Jenney]] as Sara, one of the town women, who initially fears the Owens family but later responds to Sally's call for help.
	* [[Margo Martindale]] as Linda Bennett, ~~another friend of~~ Sally's who also works at her shop.		*[[Margo Martindale]] as Linda Bennett, Sally's another friend, who also works at her shop.
	* [[Martha Gehman]] as Patty, one of the town women who responds to Sally's call for help.		*[[Martha Gehman]] as Patty, one of the town women who responds to Sally's call for help.
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