On July 16, 1993 “Hocus Pocus” was released in theaters! Directed by Kenny Ortega from a screenplay by Mick Garris and Neil Cuthbert, and a story by David Kirschner and Garris. It follows a villainous comedic trio of witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy) who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy (Omri Katz) in Salem, Massachusetts, on Halloween night. It also stars Thora Birch, Vinessa Shaw, Sean Murray and Doug Jones as William "Billy" Butcherson. | On This Day