‘Practical Magic’ 25 years later: Alice Hoffman on Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman taking ‘a chance’ — and why it’s hard to revisit
nypost.com“Practical Magic” was released in theaters 25 years ago on October 16, 1998 — and Alice Hoffman can’t believe it either.The author, who brought the story of the Owens sisters to life in the 1995 novel of the same name, says it “feels like it was yesterday” that the film was being made.“I think the reason why is because it’s more popular every year,” she tells the Post. “It’s kind of become a cult movie.
And I think it’s a movie that really matters to people.”“Practical Magic” was directed by Griffin Dunne, starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as witch sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, respectively.
As they’re raised by their eccentric aunts Frances (Stockard Channing) and Jet (Dianne Wiest), a curse threatens them from finding lasting love.“When that book came out and the film came out, really, there wasn’t such an openness to magic, especially women in their respective roles.
So it wasn’t considered literature. People heard that and weren’t as welcoming as they might be,” Hoffman, 71, says.“I think that has really changed now, and I think magic is everywhere.
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