The Witches of Eastwick
THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK (18)
D: George Miller
Warner Bros. (Neil Canton, Peter Guber & Jon
Peters)
US 1987
118 mins
Fantasy/Comedy
W: Michael Crisofer [based on the novel by John
Updike]
DP: Vilmos Zsigmond
Ed: Richard Francis-Bruce & Hubert de la
Bouillerie
Mus: John Williams
PD: Polly Platt
Cher (Alexandra Medford), Susan Sarandon (Jane
Spofford), Michelle Pfeiffer (Sukie Ridgemont), Jack Nicholson (Daryl Van Horne), Veronica Cartwright (Felicia Alden), Richard Jenkins (Clyde Alden)
Who would be a more perfect choice to play the devil
than a wickedly in-form Jack Nicholson, who uses the opportunity to have lots of fun in this big screen adaptation of John Updike's black comedy-fantasy.
As the personification of evil, he seduced three
divorcee friends (Cher, Pfeiffer, Sarandon) who wish him into being and bears the brunt of the religiously staid New England town.
The three women soon realise their mistake of inviting
him into their lives, but find him quite difficult to get rid of.
Nicholson steals the show with a delightfully OTT
performance and the three lead actresses do well to hold their own. The final act descends into a flurry of visual effects and the addition of one of John Williams' best music scores
makes this a mini-classic of the 1980's. Be warned though... This film may well put you off cherries!
7/10
