Sabrina the Teenage Witch (film)

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Sabrina the Teenage Witch
	Promotional poster
Based on	Sabrina the Teenage Witch; by Dan DeCarlo; George Gladir;
Screenplay by	Barney Cohen; Kathryn Wallack; Nicholas Factor
Story by	Barney Cohen; Kathryn Wallack
Directed by	Tibor Takács
Starring	Melissa Joan Hart; Sherry Miller; Charlene Fernetz; Michelle Beaudoin; Ryan Reynolds; Tobias Mehler; Lalainia Lindbjerg
Composer	Greg De Belles
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Barney Cohen; Kathryn Wallack; Paula Hart
Cinematography	Bernard Salzmann
Editor	Daria Ellerman
Running time	90 minutes
Production companies	Barney Cohen and Kathryn Wallack Productions; Once and Future Films; Hartbreak Films; Viacom Productions; Showtime Networks
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	April 7, 1996
Related
	Sabrina Goes to Rome

Sabrina the Teenage Witch is a 1996 American television film adaptation based on the comic book series of the same name from Archie Comics. It came before the Sabrina the Teenage Witch television series and premiered on Showtime on April 7, 1996.^[1]

The only two actors who would appear in both the film and television series would be Melissa Joan Hart, whose character possessed a different surname (Sawyer) from her comic book and television counterpart (Spellman), and Michelle Beaudoin, who played Sabrina's best friend, named Marnie in the film, was renamed Jenny for the television series. Also of note is the fact that, unlike the comics, which were set in the fictional town of Greendale, and the eventual television series (located in an equally fictional town named Westbridge), the television film was said to take place in Riverdale. This was the name originally used in the comics for the home of Archie and his group of friends. Although set in the United States, just like the comics and television series, the movie was shot entirely in British Columbia, Canada.

Plot

The movie centers around Sabrina Sawyer, who is sent to live with her eccentric aunts in Riverdale. On her 16th birthday, Sabrina discovers that she is a witch. Sabrina then develops a crush on Seth, the cutest boy in school who happens to be dating Katie La More, the school's "queen bee aka mean girl." Sabrina has to find a way to use her newly discovered magical power to get Seth to notice her, but at the same time not cast a love spell, which could backfire on her.

After Katie dumps Seth, he starts to notice Sabrina. Sabrina is able to use her magic to win a track competition and get Seth to ask her to the Spring Fling. Katie discovers Sabrina's secret and sets out to let everyone know what Sabrina is. Sabrina has to use her magic to turn Katie into a poodle to stop her but later changes her back. All the while, Harvey likes Sabrina and waits to see if she will have a change of heart and start to notice him. The story ends happily with Sabrina and Harvey together at the dance.

Cast

Melissa Joan Hart as Sabrina Sawyer
Sherry Miller as Aunt Hilda
Charlene Fernetz as Aunt Zelda
Michelle Beaudoin as Marnie Littlefield
Ryan Reynolds as Seth^[2]
Tobias Mehler as Harvey
Lalainia Lindbjerg as Katie La More
Laura Harris as Freddie
Kea Wong as Fran
Jo Bates as Coach
Janine Cox as Sales Clerk
Biski Gugushe as Larry
Tyler Labine as Mark
Jim Swansburg as Mr. Dingle
Noel Geer as Jeff
Brian Steele as Salem Saberhagen (uncredited voice)

References

^ Williams, Cameron (26 October 2018). "Everything You Need To Know About Sabrina The Teenage Witch". Junkee. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
^ "Remember that time Ryan Reynolds was in 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch'?". Entertainment.ie. 12 February 2019. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

External links

Sabrina the Teenage Witch at IMDb

[1] Williams, Cameron (26 October 2018). "Everything You Need To Know About Sabrina The Teenage Witch". Junkee. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

[2] "Remember that time Ryan Reynolds was in 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch'?". Entertainment.ie. 12 February 2019. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

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