Practical Magic (1998) - full transcript

For more than 200 years...

...we Owens women
have been blamed...

...for everything that has
ever gone wrong in this town.

Is that why people hate us
so much, Aunt Frances?

They don't hate us, sweetheart.
We just... We make them a little nervous.

Let's face it, Jet. We Owens
women have always created a stir.

It all began with your ancestor, Maria.

- She was a witch. The first in our family.
- Witch.

And you, my darlings,
are the most recent...

...in a long and distinguished line.

Is that why they wanted to
hang her? Because she was a witch?



Well, the fact that our Aunt Maria
was a bit of a heartbreaker didn't help.

Nor did it help that most of her lovers...

...had wives on the hanging committee.

But no, I don't think it was
either of those reasons.

They feared her
because she had a gift.

A power that has been passed on
to you children.

She had the gift...

...of magic.

And it was this very gift...

...that saved her life.

She was banished to this very island.

With her unborn child
growing inside her belly...

...she waited for her lover
to rescue her.

But he never came.



No one came.

In a moment of despair...

...she cast a spell upon herself:

That she would never again
feel the agony of love.

But as her bitterness grew...

...the spell turned into a curse.

A curse on any man
who dared love an Owens woman.

Here they come. Aah!

So is that why Daddy died?

- From the curse?
- Yes, my darling.

Aw, I got you. I got you. I got you.

Your mother knew.

She heard the beetle ticking
for your father's death all day long.

She knew that when you hear
the sound of the deathwatch beetle...

...the man you love is doomed to die.

But that's how you came
to live with us.

We tucked you into our lives then.

We've raised you
the best way we know how.

In this house, we have
chocolate cake for breakfast.

And we never bother with silly things
like bedtimes or brushing our teeth.

But with the sweets...

...comes the sour.

So when you find yourself
the center of attention...

Hi. You wanna play?

It's not that they hate you.
It's that, well... We're different.

You witch!

♪ Witch, witch
You're a bitch ♪

♪ Witch, witch
You're a bitch ♪

♪ Witch, witch
You're a bitch ♪

Gillian. Sally.

You know, the only curse in this family...

...she's sitting right there
at the end of the table.

Your Aunt Fanny.

Oh, come on, Jetty,
even you have to admit...

...any man who gets involved
with an Owens woman...

- ...is bound to end up 6 feet under.
- Spare me.

What about my poor Ethan?

- It was an accident.
- It was fate.

- It was an accident.
- No, no, no. It was fate.

- Accident!
- Fate!

Mommy died of a broken heart,
didn't she?

Yes, my darling girl, she did.

Hey.

My little witch...

...let's go inside and do some spells.

- What about my homework?
- Oh, pish!

Tosh! You're both gonna
learn things in this house...

...that you will never learn in school.
Go, come on.

- Let's go.
- Go.

- Come on, Gilly.
- I'm coming, Sally.

Very good, Sally.

You know, you've been blessed with a gift.

- What about me?
- Oh, we don't worry about you, Gilly-Bean.

- Your talents will emerge in time.
- There.

Sally, you just stay right there.
Keep working on your spells.

Just keep working on your spells.

- Get the bird.
- Get the book.

I want him so, so much,
I can't think about anything else.

I don't sleep. I...

He has to leave his wife.
He has to leave her now.

Perhaps you might find
one better suited.

No, I don't want anyone else.
He's all I think about.

Why the hell else would I come here?

Take the money, Jet.

Shh, shh, shh.

I want him to want me so much
that he can't stand it.

Be careful what you wish for.

I hope I never fall in love.
I hope I never fall in love.

I hope I never fall in love.
I hope I never fall in love.

I can't wait to fall in love.

He will hear my call a mile away.

He will whistle my favorite song.

He can ride a pony backwards.

- What are you doing?
- Summoning up a true love spell...

...called Amas Veritas.

He can flip pancakes in the air.

He'll be marvelously kind.

And his favorite shape...

...will be a star.

And he'll have...

...one green eye...

...and one blue.

I thought you never wanted
to fall in love.

That's the point.

The guy I dreamed of doesn't exist.

And if he doesn't exist,
I'll never die of a broken heart.

And if he doesn't exist...

...I'll never die of a broken heart.

Sally. Get the door. Get the door.

Wow.

Sal, you have...

...no idea.

Do you really love him?
I mean, enough to marry him?

Oh, come on, Sal, what's enough?

I hate it here.

I wanna go where no one's
even heard of us.

- I feel like I'm never gonna see you again.
- Of course you will.

We're gonna grow old together.

It's gonna be you and me
living in a big house.

- These two old biddies with all these cats.
- Ha, ha.

I bet we even die on the same day.

You swear?

Honey, I need your pocketknife. Yeah.

Here.

Ow. My blood.

- Your blood.
- Ow.

- Our blood.
- Our blood.

I love you, Gilly-Bean.

Yeah. I love you too.

Oh, good morning. Hello, boys.

- Oh, Charlie, looking good. Ha-ha-ha.
- Uh, oh.

Oh, God, what was I thinking?

Oh, Franny, let it go.

Oh, my goodness, Gillian's in Orlando.
She's in Orlando.

Ah, I guess that Roto-Rooter man
is history.

- According to that, he is.
- It's insane.

- She keeps going through all these guys.
- Hi.

Hopefully, someday she'll find
a guy who'll go through her.

Hello.

- Hello, darling. How are you?
- Cover your eyes.

Oh, Jet, just give it up.

- Never.
- God, I miss her.

Oh, sweetie.

Oh, dear.

Oh, Samson. Now just knock it off.

- That's all I want, a normal life.
- Darling, when are you going to understand...

...that being normal
is not necessarily a virtue.

- It rather denotes a lack of courage.
- Well, it's what I want.

See this couple here? He's having
an affair with the babysitter.

And she can eat a pound cake
in under a minute.

- Ooh. Oh, sorry.
- Come along, come along.

Howdy.

- Phew. What time is it?
- Any moment now.

Where are you going, dear?

Most excellent.

Dear Gillian:

Today is our third anniversary...

...and all I have to show for it
are two beautiful little girls...

...and a husband
I just can't stop kissing.

I don't even mind the beard.

I wish you could see us.

No more stones being thrown,
no taunts cried out.

Everything is just so blissfully...

...normal.

Life is perfect.

Dear Sal:

I'm lying in the sun.

I'm hanging by the pool.

I've got a million friends.

You might say that life is perfect.

♪ 'Cause I was too nervous ♪

♪ To really get down ♪

But I don't care about any of it.

In fact, I only have
two words to say to you:

Jimmy Angelov.

Jimmy...

...Angelov.

Angel.

Angelov, Angelov, Angelov.

Unh! Where are you? Where are you?

Don't do this to me. Unh!

Come on. Come on.

- Hey, boys, you catch anything today?
- Not much.

All right. See you in a bit.

Where are you?

- Hey, Jimmy, what's going on?
- Hey.

I hear you.

I hear you.

Don't! No.

- How's Mary doing? She good?
- Okay. Yeah.

Can't be. No.

That can't be. No. No.

What's that? I...

Unh. I know you're in there.
Come on. Unh!

- Unh!
- Michael, look out!

Look out behind you!

On your right!

Out of the way!

No.

It was the curse, wasn't it?

- He died because I loved him so much!
- Oh, my poor little girl.

We had no idea...

...when we cast the spell...

What spell?
What are you talking about?

Oh. Oh, you didn't.

You didn't. Please tell me
that my own flesh and blood...

It was just a little push.

You wanted so much to be happy.

We never expected that
you would truly love him.

Well, I did.

And I want him back.

You brought him into my life,
you bring him back.

Bring him back!
I have never asked you for anything.

I never asked for spells, but do
this. You can bring him back.

No, dear.

- We won't do that.
- We don't do that.

You can do this.
I know you can. I remember.

I found it here when Mommy
and Daddy died.

Even if we did bring him back,
it wouldn't be Michael.

It would be something else.
Something dark and unnatural.

I don't care what he comes back as,
as long as he comes back.

Please do this for me. Please?

Please, please!

Please!

This is only temporary
so don't get too comfortable.

There'll be no chocolate for breakfast.
Homework will be done after dinner.

Teeth and hair brushed before bed.

And as for you two...

...my children will never do magic.

Ever.

Mom?

It's time for us to go to school.

Mommy.

It's the same time as yesterday...

...and the day before that,
and the day before that.

Out of bed, sleepyhead!

Mom. I'm worried about Antonia.

Do you know she puts on her mouse ears,
she drives around town all liquored up?

Naked.

All right, I'll see you around.

- Come here, you.
- Aah!

Mmm.

I'm sorry, baby. I'm just so tired.
Mmm.

It's okay, Mommy.

Mm. Mmm.

Gilly.

Sally.

I was just thinking about you.

You're always thinking about me.

Mmm.

Honey, I just have to go
to the bathroom.

Let's go together.

Jimmy, come on.

I'm just kidding, eh?

Go.

♪ Oh, you're in my blood like holy wine ♪

♪ You taste so bitter and so sweet ♪

♪ Oh, I could drink a case of you
Ooh ♪

♪ Darling
Still I'd be on my feet ♪

♪ I would still ♪

♪ Be on my feet ♪

Hey.

Hey.

I was really, really happy.

We were gonna open up a botanical shop.

Michael would get all the ingredients,
and I'd make the stuff.

He really loved my
mint-oatmeal shaving cream.

He couldn't stop eating it.

I'm sure all this is really
boring to you...

...but he really made me laugh.

- Angelov? What kind of name is that?
- Bulgarian.

- Ha-ha-ha. Bulgarian?
- Mm-hm.

Yeah. He's from somewhere
near Transylvania.

- Hm.
- He has this whole, uh...

...Dracula-cowboy thing about him.

He's just so intense. I mean...

...he talks about our relationship
in terms of centuries.

Sometimes we just stay up all night...

...worshipping each other...

...like bats.

Thank God for Jet's belladonna...

...or I'd never get any sleep.

Why are you taking that stuff?

I'm not using it. I'm just giving it
to him every now and then, that's all.

So you're drugging your boyfriend
to get a little shuteye?

- Doesn't that seem a little strange to you?
- Maybe.

And he's strong.

So much stronger than me.

- He can survive the curse.
- Yeah.

Do you forgive our mother?

Sometimes.

Well, you'll never forgive yourself...

...unless you get up
and you get dressed...

...and you brush your goddamn teeth,
because your breath stinks...

...and you take care of those little girls.

Yeah, you're right.

I love you.

I love you too, Gilly-Bean.

How's your wicked mommy doing?

♪ Witch, witch
You're a bitch ♪

♪ Witch, witch
You're a bitch ♪

You'd think after 300 years,
they'd come up with a better rhyme.

Your troublemaker started this.

- I hate you!
- Put the finger down, Kylie.

- I hope you get...
- Oh, my God.

- Chickenpox!
- Kylie!

- She was just kidding. She was...
- No, she wasn't, Mom.

- Mom, run!
- She was not kidding.

They're witches!

What's the matter with you?
We do not cast.

We do not toy with people's lives,
understand? This is not a game.

No, you don't cast! And you
probably couldn't even if you tried!

She has all this power
and doesn't even use it.

I think you really hurt Mom's feelings.

Kylie thinks that any man
who marries us is gonna croak.

Oh, that's such hogwash.

What about your
grandparents, Jack and Regina?

Grandma Regina died
of a broken heart, didn't she?

Mm-hm. Mm.

How could she do that?

Leave Mom and Aunt Gilly behind
when they were just little girls?

Why won't she talk about it?

Was Mama good at spells
when she was a girl?

- How come Mama doesn't do spells now?
- What's going on in here?

Nothing. Just making toast, is all.

Mm-hm.

Did you guys finish your homework?

There's a storm coming.
Go check the windows for me.

- Bye.
- Goodbye.

You making toast?

I want you both to watch
what you say to those girls.

I don't want you filling their heads
with any of your nonsense, okay?

We'd never tell them nonsense, dear.

- Good night, sweetie.
- Good night.

Dearest Gilly:

Sometimes I feel
there is a hole inside of me...

...an emptiness that at times...

...seems to burn.

I think if you lifted my heart to your ear,
you could probably hear the ocean. Hm.

And the moon tonight,
there's a circle around it.

A sign of trouble not far behind.

I have this dream of being whole.

Of not going to sleep
each night wanting.

But still, sometimes when the wind
is warm or the crickets sing...

...I dream of a love that even time
will lie down and be still for.

I just want someone to love me.

I want to be seen.

I don't know.
Maybe I've had my happiness.

I don't wanna believe it...

...but there is no man, Gilly.

Only that moon.

Gillian.

- It's Gillian.
- I know. What's wrong?

I'm scared. Can you come and get me?

Where are you?

I'm taking the first flight out.
I'll need you to watch the kids.

Of course. Go to Gillian.
The children'll be fine.

- We'll take them to the solstice celebration.
- No, no.

Why can't you two just stay here?

No, we can't back out.
We're on the committee.

- Yes. Yes.
- We're presenting.

I do not want them dancing naked
under the full moon.

No, of course not, dear.

The nudity is entirely optional,
as you well remember.

Hello?

- Yeah, just a minute.
- Hello?

Sally?

- Hey.
- Hey.

- Gilly.
- You came.

- Hey. Hi.
- Sal.

- The room service here sucks.
- Yeah.

- Let's get you out of here. Come on.
- I'm okay. I'm fine.

Oh, my keys too.
Let's say we put some shoes on.

It's been really crazy, you know?

Like, we've been driving
for two weeks straight.

I mean, not even straight.
In these zigzags, back and forth. Ah!

- Aw, damn these shoes.
- Come here. I got it.

Then today he says
he wants a jelly doughnut, right?

And he says to the kid,
"Jelly doughnut with cream."

And the kid looked confused.

And I said, "Jimmy, jelly's not a cream."

And then the kid laughed and then
I laughed, and then he punched me.

He punched me real hard, the bastard.
Ooh.

Blood on the moon.

- I know. I know.
- Blood on the moon. Blood on the moon.

I know. Get in the car.

Uh, where's my tiger's eye?
I need it, it brings me luck.

- Is it in here?
- No, I left it.

- I gotta get my tiger's eye!
- It's probably in the bag, Gilly.

- Gillian, come on.
- Oh.

Gilly.

Gilly, honey, just forget the...

You drive.

♪ Maybe I didn't treat you ♪

Ah. You want some?

Nope?

♪ Little things
I should have said and done ♪

Hey, Sally.

You ever read any books
by Louis L'Amour? Hm?

Unh-unh?

Okay. Louis L'Amour...

...was a foreigner...

...and he loved all things cowboy.

Just like me, Jimmy boy.

So Louis would write stories about rustlers.

Rustlers who were really bad guys.

The belladonna is in my bag.

They would try to steal the cattle.

But before they could sell them...

...they would try to take away
the brand of the owner with an acid...

...or by scrubbing.

Unfortunately, they could
never get rid of it.

So they would be caught
and get hanged.

What are you doing?

- Come on.
- No.

- You can't hide the brand.
- Shit. Shit.

- It's just you and me.
- Hey! Hey! Hey!

- Watch the road! Watch the road!
- Shut up! Shut up!

Rustlers and branding! Louis L'Amour!
Who, by the way, is not a foreigner.

He's from North Dakota, you asshole!

Watch the road!

You're freaking me out, you Dracula freak!

Give me the bottle
before I plow you into a truck...

- ...just to get you to shut up!
- Calm down.

Calm down.

Whoo. Ha, ha.

You know, girls...

...I am feeling very into
sisters right now.

Yeehaw.

♪ You were always on my mind ♪

♪ You were always on my mind ♪

He should've passed out by now.

- You didn't give him enough.
- I gave him plenty.

♪ You were always ♪

♪ On my mind ♪

What's he gonna do?

Just stay calm.

♪ If I made you feel second best ♪

♪ I'm so sorry, I was blind ♪

♪ You were always on my mind ♪

Jimmy, please, baby.
Please, come on.

- Come on, baby, I love you.
- I'm so sorry, my love.

I wanna be with you forever.
You know that. I love you.

- Jimmy, please.
- Just don't leave...

Hey. Hey! Hey, hey!

No! No! No!

No!

Sally. Sal! Sal! Sal!

Sal. Sally.

He's out. He's passed out.

Oh, God.

Oh, my God.

How much did you give him, Sally?

I don't know. I wasn't using
a measuring cup. He was trying to kill you.

Come on.

Please, God, if you get us out of this,
I'll be good. I'll have babies.

I have babies, Gillian.

I had normal.

And I worked really hard
to get that normal.

- I know. It's all my fault.
- I will never have the normal again.

I didn't mean to ruin your life.
I had no one else to turn to.

Get in the car.

Get in the car.

We have to go to the police.
It was self-defense.

What, the old "slowly poison him to death"
self-defense?

Come on, Sally,
they're never gonna believe us.

You really should
stop smoking so much, Gilly.

Why? I'm probably gonna get life.

I should smoke two at once.
It'll shorten the sentence.

I really don't wanna lose my children.

I know.

I don't want you to either.

What? What are you thinking?

When Michael died, you went to the aunts
and asked them to bring him back, right?

No, but they wouldn't.

Wouldn't, but not couldn't.

They were right. He would come
back as something dark and unnatural.

Jimmy already is dark and unnatural.
I don't care what he comes back as...

...as long as he comes back with a pulse.
- That is not an option. Not a choice.

We don't have a choice, Sally.
This is our choice!

You owe me...

...bigtime.

He's gonna be so pissed.

Okay. Okay, here we go.

Okay.

Gillian...

There.

- Ooh, Sal, watch his balls.
- You watch them!

Spell book.

Okay, Jimmy,
I will get you out of this...

...but when I do,
we are definitely breaking up.

It is over.

What are you doing?

Nothing.

Gilly, are you sure...

...you wanna do this?

Absolutely.

"Lips pursed, emit wind over
tongue in motion, teeth on edge."

- No, no, no.
- No.

Good enough, good enough.

"Touch bounded smudge of blue sage
with braided wheat straw.

"Insert needles through eyes of corpse."

- Through the eye?
- In the eye.

No way. Unh-unh-unh.

I... I think we should wait
for the aunts.

It's not like he's gonna stay fresh, Gillian.

It's now or never. Okay...

...I need for you to get me something
white to write on top of the star.

Chop-chop.

This is all I could find. I...

That's actually brilliant.
No, this is good. Good.

Oh. Huh.

Now we're supposed to say:

"Black as night,
erase death from our sight."

- "White as light."
- "White as light."

- "Mighty Hectate make it right."
- "Make it right."

- Black as night.
- Black as night. Here.

- White as light.
- Black as night.

White as light,
Mighty Hectate make it right.

Black as night.

- Black as night.
- Black as night.

- Erase death from our sight.
- Erase death from our sight.

- White as light.
- White as light.

- Mighty Hectate make it right.
- Mighty Hectate make it right.

Black as night,
erase death from our sight.

White as light,
Mighty Hectate make it right.

Black as night,
erase death from our sight.

White as light,
Mighty Hectate make it right.

Black as night...

Oh.

Jimmy.

Hi. No!

I want you to be my wife!

Can you promise me that?

I want you to be my wife!

I want you to be my wife!

I want you to be my wife!

You have the worst taste in men.

- Sally?
- Yeah?

I know this sounds really
stupid and everything right now...

...but I just...

I just really wanted to say, um...

...thank you.

Thanks for being my sister.

It's all right. Let's just...

- Let's just put this all behind us now, okay?
- Yeah.

What are we gonna tell the aunts?

Nothing.

Okay.

- It was so much fun.
- They're here.

- What if they don't like me?
- Mom!

You won't believe it.
We danced naked under the full moon.

Oh, my God. It was so fun.

- We did.
- So cool.

Well, that's just...

Oh, my God! Aunt Gilly's home!
Aunt Gilly!

- Oh, my God!
- Oh, my gosh! Aunt Gilly!

You guys.

You guys are so big.
I can't believe this.

What...? Oh.

Hi, Aunt Frances.

My darling little girl.

Oh, dear. Well...

...a little mugwort
will fix that right up.

Kylie, now, why don't you and I
just go to the greenhouse?

- I'm so happy to see you, sweetheart.
- Mmm.

Don't you worry, dear.

Whoever he was,
he'll get what he deserves.

Well, I think a brownie for breakfast
would fix you right up.

- A brownie?
- A brownie.

- You're still doing that?
- Of course. You've been away too long.

- Some things never change.
- Too long you have been away.

Well, where are they?

Mm. Sal, I love this stuff.

It's great. You've done a great job.

Gillian, if you're going to work here,
maybe you could, I don't know...

...work.
- I am. I'm testing the merchandise.

You guys know where you can reach me.
I'll be back, if anyone cares.

Did I do something wrong?

- Phone tree day.
- Phone tree day.

Parents' hotline.
If there's an emergency...

...like a snow day, they decide
who's the most responsible...

You mean the most popular.

Responsible mother to sound the alarm.

Each mom calls the next one down.
It's a big deal to get chosen.

But Sally never gets picked
because everybody knows she's a w...

Different.

Hm.

Uh, quiet! Quiet, quiet!

Third name from the top
of the phone tree is...

...Dori Kancher.

- Dori.
- Dori.

- Oh.
- Oh.

- Hey. Sorry to interrupt.
- Can I help you?

I was... Oop. My sister.

Just wanted to see my sister.

Is that a snake tattoo?

Yeah. And there's one on her boob too.

Yup, that's right. I'm back. Whoo!

Hang onto your husbands, girls. Phew.

Ooh, Jesus.

All that's missing now is
me naked without my homework.

Ladies, the second from the top
of the phone tree will be...

- ...Abigail Little.
- Is this for real?

You know, she screwed Coach Halfacre.

Ow!

- Don't do that.
- It wasn't me.

- Well, I certainly didn't do it.
- It was you.

Finally... Oh, I'm so pleased to report this.

The top of the phone tree list is...

One moment.

It's, um...

It's Sally Owens.

- What? Sally?
- Whoo!

Go, Sal!

Now, that was me.

Eye of newt and toe of frog.

Wool of bat and tongue of dog.

Adder's fork and blindworm's sting.

Barbados lime is just the thing.

Cragged salt like a sailor's stubble.

Flip the switch and let the cauldron bubble.

How convivial!

Wakey-wakey.

- Midnight margaritas!
- Midnight margaritas!

Come on! Come on!

- Whoo-hoo!
- Mm-hm.

His sister had another one
She paid it for the lime

♪ Said "Doctor
Ain't there nothing I can take" ♪

♪ I said, "Doctor
To relieve this bellyache?" ♪

♪ "Doctor
Is there nothing I can take?" ♪

♪ I said, "Doctor ♪

♪ Now, let me get this straight" ♪

♪ You put the lime in the coconut ♪

♪ You drink 'em both up ♪

♪ You put the lime in the coconut ♪

♪ You drink 'em both up
I said ♪

♪ Whoo! ♪

♪ To relieve your bellyache
You say, well ♪

♪ Whoo! ♪

♪ Ain't there nothing I can take?
I said ♪

♪ Whoo-whoo! ♪

♪ To relieve your bellyache
You say ♪

♪ Whoo! ♪

♪ Ain't there nothing I can take ♪

♪ To relieve his bellyache
I said ♪

♪ Doctor ♪

♪ Ain't there nothing I can take ♪

♪ I said, "Doctor"
You're such a silly woman ♪

♪ Put the lime in the coconut
And call me in the morning ♪

Oh, no, no, no, this is serious.

All right. Um, I see a man...

I see a man in your future and he is...

Whoa. He is... He's gorgeous.

Aw...

And... Oh. Ooh-la-la.

He is big.

But you're scared to death...

...and you wind up like a frigid, old hag...

...with your two frigid, old hag aunts.

I don't know where that came from.
That was weird.

She's never been interested
in her gifts.

- She just made that all up.
- Don't lie.

Gillian has her own magic.

And we all know what it is.
Ha-ha-ha.

Oh, please. Since when is being a slut
a crime in this family?

Oh, honey,
what would you know about it?

When we put that spell on you
for Michael...

...we had to bind it with molasses
just to get your legs to open up.

No. No, that's so wrong.

No. No.

- You self-centered shrew!
- Ingrate!

- Goody two-shoes!
- Witch! Aah!

Whoo.

♪ Love you ♪

♪ Quite as often as I should have ♪

♪ Could have said and done ♪

- ♪ I just never found the time ♪
- ♪ Just never found the time ♪

- ♪ You were always on my mind ♪
- ♪You were always on my mind ♪

- ♪ You were always on ♪
- ♪You were always on ♪

Where did this bottle come from?

Where did this bottle come from?

- ♪ Someone left it on the porch ♪
- ♪ Someone left it on the porch ♪

- ♪ Someone left it on the porch ♪
- ♪ Someone left it on the porch ♪

What's going on here? Huh?

What's going on with you?

Sally, what's going on in this house?

Something's going on. I can smell it.

Yes, it's a very distinct smell.
It's the smell of bullshit.

I don't know what
you're talking about.

Broom fell.

Company's coming.

We had a problem. We handled it.

We deserve an explanation.

Right.

Come on, Jet, let's go.

No. No.

No, it's just not possible.
I mean, don't even think it.

Then tell me how that got here, Gilly.
Tell me, how did this bottle get here?

It's not possible.

Leaving like this is a harsh lesson.

A lesson they must learn on their own.

But what about the little ones?

Not to worry, Jetty.

A good piece of Maria's hanging rope
will protect them.

You have to promise us
you won't take them off.

- Not until we come home.
- We'll only be gone a short while.

- Okay? Do you hear us? Yeah?
- Mm-hm.

- Promise?
- Yes.

Okay.

- Love you.
- Love you too.

Make her stop.
I'll pay whatever it takes.

- Honey, can I see that a second?
- Sure.

- Yeah? Thanks.
- Hey.

Where'd you get that thing
around your neck?

- The aunts gave it to us.
- They said it would protect us.

Kylie, could you please go get that mint
from the garden before your bus gets here?

Where is the aspirin?

- Honey, please do as I say.
- Not while he's out there.

Not while who is out where?

The man under the roses.

What?

I don't see him.
Sweetie, are you looking at him now?

- He's right there.
- Where?

By the roses.

They grew overnight.

Oh, shit.

Okay, sweetie, we'll get rid of it.

You better call the aunts now.

But they left.

What do you mean?
When did they leave?

They said to give you a message:

"Clean up your own mess."

Oh, God.

You... You stop this.

You stop this, Jimmy. You stop it.
He's making them grow, Sally.

He's trying to get to us
by making them grow.

- You leave us alone!
- Stop.

- Leave us alone!
- Stop it, stop it. Gilly, stop it. Stop it!

Stop it.

- What?
- His boots.

Oh, God.

Oh, my God. Is he...?

Is he rising?

Or is the ground sinking?

- Sal, is he...? Oh, God.
- Okay.

- What is he doing to us? He's trying to get...
- Go inside. Inside.

- Gillian, go inside. Take care of the kids.
- Okay.

It's kind of early for roses, isn't it?

Can I help you with something?

I sure hope so. Name's Gary Hallet.

I'm a special investigator,
state prosecutor's office in Tucson.

Well, you're a...

You sure are a long way
from home, officer.

Yes, ma'am.

I was kind of hoping to talk
to your sister, Gillian...

...if she's around.

She might have some information
on a case I'm working on.

- Oh, all right, I'll get her.
- All right.

Uh, how did you know
that I was her sister?

- Oh. Lucky guess, I guess.
- Mm.

Uh, why don't you come inside?

- Mmm...
- Gilly. Gillian!

- Gilly.
- Aah!

There's a cop looking for Jimmy,
he wants to talk to you...

...and I think I'm having a heart attack.

Okay. Just calm down.

Calm down. Okay.

What is the question? The question is,
"How much can he know?"

Well, gosh, he seems to know a lot because
he's come all the way from Arizona.

And I know this sounds really strange...

...but I don't think I can lie to him.

Oh, my God. Of course you can lie to him.
Breathe, breathe.

Here is the story, right? Here's the story.

- I left him...
- Left him.

...because he hit me.
- Hit you.

And we haven't seen him since.

And it's as simple as that.
You just let me handle the rest.

- Okay, good. Okay.
- All right?

Left him because he hit you
and haven't seen him since. What?

Is he cute?

Yeah, he's nice. You know...

...in a very...

...penal code sort of way, yeah.

Okay. I left him
because she hit him and, uh...

Just herbs.

You know, from the garden.

Oh.

- Uh...
- So, what brings you to the island?

This.

- You read my letter?
- Yes, ma'am, I did.

It was a very personal letter.

Yes, ma'am, it was.

- Um...
- I...

- What?
- I'm sorry.

- You seem very familiar.
- Hello, there.

Morning, Miss...

Good morning, Miss Owens.

- Good morning, Mr?
- Mr. Hallet.

Hallet.

Listen, I'm not gonna
beat around the bush.

I need to find your boyfriend,
James Angelov.

I... I don't know where he is.

I wouldn't exactly call him
my boyfriend.

He's more, uh...
He's more like a big mistake.

- Is that his handiwork there?
- Mm-hm.

If a man hits me, he only does it once.

Can I take a peek at your?

Wow. Now, I can tell...

...that you've never touched a woman
in anger all your life.

- May I have my hand back, please?
- Sure.

What you're trying to tell me is
you have no idea where he is?

I told you. He hit me
and I haven't seen him since.

- And when was that?
- Three days ago.

- Right, Sal? Yeah, three days.
- Three days?

Excuse me. Uh...

- Sally? Whose car is that in the driveway?
- Hm?

The one with the Arizona plates.

- Oh, that's my car.
- Oh, that's your car?

- Mm.
- Huh? Plate number 2-2-9-M-O-B?

Uh-huh. That's James L. Angelov's car.

Come on now.

We... We stole it and it's a crime.

I know this,
but he basically kidnapped her.

- And it...
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.

- He kidnapped you?
- Well, no, no, he, he...

He didn't really kidnap her.
He sort of, like...

Just a little nap. No, she was... She was...
There was a car and she...

Would... It... You know
that thing... She...

What happened was that she...
She just... Heh.

You should know, she has
the worst taste in men. She...

Ha-ha-ha. Well, you do.

So... So anyway, I picked her up
and I drove her right back here.

And... And we would be so happy...

...to give him back his car
because it is a crime. And...

...as you say, you just
don't know where he is to...

- You just got a little...
- Oh. Give him back that car.

So basically, nobody knows where he is.

I'm sorry, what?

- So you don't have any idea where he is?
- Mm.

- Would you mind if I just took a look around?
- Unh-unh.

Okay.

What is wrong with you?

I don't know.

This young lady's name
was Phoebe Stone.

Two years ago,
she was found strangled...

...lying on the side of the highway.
Her body had been marked...

...with a kind of a brand
burned right into the face.

Any help you ladies can give me...

...in locating this ex-friend of yours...

...would sure be appreciated.

Okay. She's all yours.

Go arrest her!

Their niece owns a shop where
they cook up a special placenta...

...and that's why the aunts don't age.
I tell you, they just don't age.

- She's selling placentas?
- A placenta bar.

On Halloween, they all
jump off the roof and fly.

When they get mad at you,
they hex you.

I don't know about the Bulgarian...

...but I wouldn't be surprised if
he turned up in a ditch somewhere.

Sara, that is not true.
She's not saying they murdered him.

- Just that maybe...
- Yes, I am.

...they shook his hand and then he died.

It's very mysterious.

If any man dared take on
an Owens woman...

...he'd live briefly in
the euphoria of her love...

...until meeting an untimely death.

The curse.

Witch? Yeah. Evil? No.

I mean, you get your psychos
now and then. Animal slaughter...

...ritual human disembowelment,
but that's really pretty rare.

See, it's a pagan label. It's Sally.

- Hey, Sal.
- Hey.

Howdy.

She's definitely not into that stuff.

- She's not, huh?
- No.

Miss Owens,
I have a bone to pick with you.

- What can I do for you, Dwight?
- Now...

...I could've gone to a qualified doctor...

...to attend to this
scalp condition of mine.

Now, the more I use, the less it works.
The product doesn't work.

Well, that's because
it doesn't go on your head.

If I don't put it on my head,
where the hell else would it go?

Try to remember.

My mistake.

- There you go.
- Thank you.

Strange town.

I never spent this much
on shampoo before...

...in my life.

Am I under some kind of surveillance?

Should you be?

Well, if there's something
you wanna know, ask me.

Ha, ha. I already did.

And all's I can tell you is, there appears
to be something missing from your story.

Now, listen, I wanna talk to you more,
but I gotta finish some homework here.

How's about I come by your house
tomorrow morning?

- Fine.
- Okay.

Ten a. M?

- Fine.
- Okay.

That's a date.

All right.

Jimmy, is that you?

Jimmy?

Go away.

Go away.

Okay. To banish unwanted persons,
it says you need blessing seeds.

All right. Good. Where are they?

- What about nigella seeds?
- It's the same thing.

Oh. Oh, wow, is it?
Good, good. You're good at this.

Why can't we tell Mommy
we're sending the policeman away?

Because your mommy likes to pretend
that she doesn't do magic.

And we have to banish this man
for your mommy's own good.

Blessing seeds. Right, right.
What else do we need?

Antonia, I told you to listen
out the door for Mr. Hallet.

Uh, blessing seeds,
blessing seeds, right. Oh.

Oh, yeah, milk thistle.
I can't find anything here.

- Was this Mommy's?
- Huh?

Oh, wow. Yeah.
Where did you get that?

"He can flip pancakes in the air."

"He'll have one green eye, one blue."

"Hear my call a mile away." Heh.

Was it about Daddy?

Uh, yeah. Yeah.

But Daddy had brown eyes.

You know, um...

...the truth is, this wasn't
about your daddy.

This was when your mommy
was little...

...and she was trying to
invent a guy who didn't exist...

...to protect herself. It's crazy.

But... Oh.

You know, she loved your daddy.
Oh. She loved him very, very much.

I can't wait to fall in love.

Mm. Kylie.

Kylie, listen to me. Do you, um...?

Do you ever put your arms out
and spin and spin and spin really fast?

- She does it all the time.
- She does?

Well, that's what love is like.

It makes your heart race.

It turns the world upside-down.

But if you're not careful...

...if you don't keep your eyes
on something still...

...you can lose your balance,
you know?

You can't see what's happening
to the people around you.

You, um...

You can't see that you're about to fall.

Don't be sad, Aunt Gillian.

- I won't let you fall down.
- Aw.

- He's here! He's here! He's here!
- Shh.

Make sure you tell him
about breakfast. Go.

You came for breakfast.
We're having pancakes.

Heh, heh. No, actually, I just came
to talk to your mom.

Great, she's having
pancakes too. Come in, come in.

- Do you have a gun?
- Mm-hm.

Can I see it?

Mm-mm.

He's here for breakfast.

I have a question or two.

- He's gonna stay!
- Oh. Oh, good. Good work. Shh.

Now go back out there
and keep them away from here.

Belladonna.

It's a sedative. People put it in
their tea to relax, calm their nerves.

Some people also use it as a poison.

Which people?

- Witch people.
- Aha.

- Witches.
- Witches.

- Mm-hm.
- I guess you found me out, huh?

- Yeah.
- Guess I did.

- Mm-hm.
- Mm-hm.

You should come here on Halloween.
You'd really see something then.

- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah, we all jump off the roof and fly.

We kill our husbands too.

Or is that outside your jurisdiction?

Do you have any idea
how strange this all sounds to me?

I got people telling me you're up here
cooking up placenta bars...

...that you're into devil worship...

No. No, there's no devil in the craft.

So, what kind of...

...craft do you do? Mm.
- Do I do?

I manufacture bath oils.

And soaps and hand lotions...

...and shampoo.
- Mm-hm.

And the aunts, um...

...they like to meddle
in peoples' love lives.

Magic isn't just spells and potions.

Your badge?

It's just a star.

Just another symbol. Your talisman.

It can't stop criminals in their tracks...

...can it?

It has power because you believe it does.

Wish you could believe in me.

- Miss Owens.
- Mm?

Are you hiding James Angelov?

Not in this house.

Did you or your sister
kill James Angelov?

Oh, yeah. Couple of times.

Antonia, could you make
more of a mess?

- Mom, I'm cooking.
- I can see that.

Hey, there. Did you ever see
a saguaro cactus? No?

Step aside, you.

Well, you're about to.

Wow.

Unh. One stack of flapjacks...

...and goodbye, Mr. Hallet.

He knows how to flip pancakes.

- Oh, my goodness.
- I assume you don't want pancakes.

No, we want them.
We want them, we want them.

Be careful. They tend to use
those as Frisbees.

Can you ride a pony backwards?

Backwards, forwards, sideways,
you name it.

Okay, first troll.

- Look.
- What is it?

- A star.
- No, I don't want it in my pocket.

- This is not yours.
- Oh, that's all right.

Second troll.

And if you're anything like my girls...
Here. It'll keep you clean.

- Well, isn't this cozy, huh?
- Mmm. You're right.

- Hi, Gary.
- Hi.

- I can call you Gary, can't I?
- Heh. Why not?

- Coffee?
- You must try some of my syrup.

- Here's the syrup. Here.
- Yes, please.

- No, no!
- No, no, no!

- Uh...
- Yeah!

- What the...?
- Heh.

Ready? Okay, go!

- Whoo! Okay, yes!
- Okay, you ready? Let's go.

Well, I guess they didn't wanna eat that.

I guess not. Ha, ha.

Oh, wow. I've been looking for this.
Um...

- This is his party trick, right, Sal?
- Yeah.

- It's your ring, is it?
- Yeah, could I have it back?

- What do you two think you're playing at?
- What do you mean?

You better get yourselves
a damn good lawyer.

And don't even think
about leaving town.

What was in that syrup?

We just stick to our stories.
You know, no body, no crime. It's...

Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm feeling like shit. I'm not sleeping.
I just...

I, me, mine. God, Gillian,
that's all you can think about.

You. Hm? It's all about you.

- I don't wanna fight.
- Don't you walk away from me.

I'm sick and tired
of cleaning up your messes.

Yeah.

Yeah, you're right.
You're always right, Sally.

Oh, I'm just a mess.

Just one big mess!

Well, at least I've lived my life.

And you hate me for that
because it scares the hell out of you.

Gillian, I don't hate you.

Look at you. You spend all your energy
just trying to fit in, be normal.

But you'll never fit in, Sal.

Because we're different,
and so are your girls.

You leave them out of this, okay?

All my life, I have wished
I had even half your talent.

You're...
You're wasting yourself, Sal!

You know what? I want you
out of here. I want you gone.

Okay, fine.

I'm gone.

Good.

What? What are you doing?
Where are you going?

- I'm doing the right thing.
- No, no, no!

You are not gonna tell him
what happened.

You know what's funny? The moment
that man walked in, that's all I want to do.

What are you gonna do, get down
on your knees and beg for mercy?

You want me to be true to myself, huh?

Then watch this.

Sally.

It's the goddamn Twilight Zone.

- It was Jimmy's ring.
- Oh, really?

I know you knew that,
but I needed to tell you.

Well, I was serious back there.

You best get yourself a lawyer
before you talk to me.

I don't want a lawyer.

All right.

Come on in.

Excuse the mess. Uh...

I wasn't expecting company.

You can have yourself a seat.

Um, let's see what I'll need here.

Oh, here. You don't need to look
at that stuff.

How many times did you read my letter?

A few.

I have to study all the evidence.

Okay, you wanna sit down?

This is the testimony of Sally Owens.

March 8th, 1998.

You gonna sit down?

Where is James Angelov?

I think he's in the spirit world.

- You think he's dead?
- No, I think he's haunting us.

What evidence did you get
from reading my letter?

Did you or your sister
kill James Angelov?

Gillian didn't kill anybody.

Gillian didn't.

Gillian didn't, but you did? Huh?

Did you?

Sally, did you?

What if I told you I did?
What would you do?

What, would you send me to jail
for the rest of my life all because...

...the world was short
a man like Jimmy Angelov?

That's not for you or me to decide
how he should be punished.

He has to be held accountable.

Well, he has been punished.

He has?

You really should get a lawyer's advice
before we go any further.

Now listen.

I know you're in some kind of trouble.

All right?

If you will trust me,
tell me what you know...

...I promise you...

...I will do everything I can
to keep you from harm's way.

- I can't, I can't, I can't.
- I can't either, I'm sorry.

I can't.

One green eye, one blue.

- I can't, I can't.
- What?

I have to go.

I was born with it.

Mommy.

Sally.

- I need you.
- No, no, no.

What?

- What's going on?
- I didn't do anything.

Okay, okay. Go downstairs.
Go downstairs.

It's okay. It's okay. It's okay.

Officer Hallet.

Just looking at you makes me homesick.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

What's wrong?

Cat got your tongue?

Shit.

Someday you'll explain this all to me.

What was that, Sally?

I mean, that was him, wasn't it?

- Is... I mean, is he gone, or what?
- Yes.

You killed his spirit, but I took his life.

But I will tell you everything you need
to know. How I did it, where I buried him.

I'll tell you what I did it with.
I'll tell you how I...

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold up.
Hold on just a goddamn second, all right?

One step at a time.

I took an oath to uphold the law, all right?

I thought I came here to bring in the bad
guy because, generally, that's what I do.

You asked me how many times
I read your letter.

I must've read it about 1000 times.

I know now that it was your letter
that brought me here. It was you.

And I'm all mixed-up about that.

The reason that you're here
and you don't know why...

...is because I sent for you.

When I was a little girl...

...I worked a spell...

...so I would never fall in love.

I asked for qualities in a man
that I knew couldn't possibly exist.

One green eye, one blue?

But you do.

You're saying
what I'm feeling is just...

...one of your spells?

Yeah. It's not real.

And if you stay, I wouldn't know
if it was because of the spell...

...and you wouldn't know if it was
because I didn't wanna go to prison.

Yeah, well...

...you know, all relationships
have problems.

I'm right, aren't I?

You don't know, do you?

Well, why don't you do
what you do...

...and I do what I do...

...and we'll see where we end up.

- Okay?
- Okay.

Curses only have power
when you believe in them...

...and I don't.

You know what?

I wished for you too.

Yeehaw.

I'm feeling very into sisters right now.

Mom, can I have some cocoa?

Where's Mom at?

Mom?

Come on.

Oh, dear.

It seems we've not arrived
in the nick of time.

Wow. I see our instincts
are getting a little rusty.

He's squatting inside her like a toad.

And this is what comes from dabbling.

You can't practice witchcraft
while you look down your nose at it.

I know. I know.

Tell me what you want me to do,
I'll do it.

- We have to banish him.
- Force his spirit back into the grave.

- We need a full coven.
- Nine women.

Twelve's better.

Do you have any friends?

Linda. Hi, it's Sally.

I'm activating the phone tree. Look...

...you know the stuff everyone's
always whispering about me...

...the hexes, the spells?

Well, here's the thing. Uh...

- I'm a witch.
- I got the best news.

Sally just came out.

What a fabulous affirmation.

Apparently, her sister just
got out of a bad relationship...

...and now the guy
will not leave her alone.

Oh, oh. Can you bring a broom?

- Yuck. Gross! Sick!
- Ew. Ew. Ugh!

- I see headlights.
- Mom! Mom, they're here!

- Come on! They're here!
- Mom!

We gotta go in the kitchen.
The kitchen. On the side door.

Come in. Come in.
It's so good of you to come.

Hi.

No, now's not the time to be shy.
Come on in.

Grab yourselves a spoon.
You can stir right over there.

Woooo...

You just get right over here,
you grab that spoon, you dig right in.

- Now, doesn't that look great?
- Ugh.

I have to tell you,
the fumes are great for the pores.

Not to mention sealing
his nasty spirit back into the grave.

Once I was across town,
my daughter had a nightmare.

And I swear to God,
I could hear her crying.

There's a little witch in all of us.

- Everything's almost ready, Aunt Jet.
- Hey.

Well, Sara, I didn't expect
to see you here.

Well, ever since I was a little girl,
I've wanted to see inside your house.

Well, thank you for coming.

Is this okay? It's all I had.

- Well, ladies, let's begin.
- Yes.

This'll be great.

- I know, we just...
- All right, ladies, pick a broom.

- Form a circle.
- Holy shit.

Whoa.

I've been strung out
by a guy before, but this is...

Sally?

Sally?

Would each of you pick up your brooms?
Hold them at staff length...

...handle to brush.

Remember that as we go forth...

...it is only with our hearts
beating as one...

...that we can save the life
of this child.

Are we supposed to say this?

Stop it. Stop it!

We're killing her! Gillian. Gillian!

Gillian.

Fight this, you bitch!

Oh, my God! Gilly, Gilly.

Oh, God. Oh, God.
Gilly. Gilly, honey!

It's okay. I love you.

Gilly?

Stay with me.

Just... Please.

No.

- Please, just let him take me.
- No.

No, you have to hold on.

Gill, you have to stay with me.

Gilly. Gilly. No, stay with me.

Gilly, stay with me. Stay with me.

- Gilly.
- He wants...

...me.

Just me. No.

- Everyone will be safe.
- No, no.

Just let him take me.

Oh, Sal.

Don't die on me, Gilly Owens, please.

Because we're supposed
to die together, remember?

At the same time. You promised me that.
And this is not that day.

I love you, Sally.

Okay, wait. I've got it, I've got it.
Get them back in the circle.

Hey, Jimmy, I got a worm
with your name on it.

Yeah.

You thirsty?

Is this what you want?

Well, this you can't have.

My blood.

Your blood. Our blood!

Maria's blood.

- Now! Push her in.
- Push her in.

I love you, Gillian.

We did it.

Heads up, ladies.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

I wonder if that would work
on my ex-husband.

Come on, ladies...

...let's clean house.

- Get him out of here.
- Get your brooms.

- Come along, ladies. That's it.
- Through the kitchen.

- Follow me.
- Very good. Well done.

Sweep him to the roses.

Sweep him in. Sweep him in.

- Hey.
- Yeah?

There's something for you.

From Arizona.

"Dear Miss Owens:
Any further investigations..."

"Office hereby concluded that
James Angelov's cause of death was..."

"...accidental."

"Jewelry found in the ashes of the structure
provided positive identification."

"Sincerely, Gary Hallet..."

"...Special Investigator."

I don't think he's in there, Sal.

What would you do, Gilly?

What wouldn't I do...

...for the right guy?

Can love travel back in time
and heal a broken heart?

Come on, come on.

Was it our joined hands that
finally lifted Maria's curse?

Here they come!

I'd like to think so.

Hey!

There are some things, though,
I know for certain:

Always throw spilled salt
over your left shoulder.

Keep rosemary by your garden gate.

Plant lavender for luck.

And fall in love whenever you can.

[ENGLISH - US]