The Witches Of Eastwick

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The Witches of Eastwick is a novel by John Updike that was adapted into a film starring Jack Nicholson and later a musical. It also inspired the television series Eastwick.

It's about three suburban women who start their own little witch coven and get to meet the Devil himself...

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[edit] The film

[edit] The novel

  • Hollywood New England.
  • Name's The Same: Two characters are called Homer and Marge. Oh, and they're married.
  • Widow Witch: In the novel, the women of the village of Eastwick only gain powers after their husbands/significant others either die or divorce them. It is mentioned that for some reason, it does not matter if the woman leaves or is left, she becomes a Malleus Maleficarum style witch (with bonus third nipple) automatically.

[edit] The musical

  • Busby Berkeley Number: The choreography for "Dirty Laundry" deliberately invoked Berkeley's style.
  • Henpecked Husband: Clyde: He ends up killing her with a frying pan. With her dying breath, she jams his tie in the garbage disposal and hits on.
  • Elegant Classical Musician: Jane Spofford
  • Motor Mouth: In the musical, Suki begins the song "Words, Words, Words" as a shy little stutterer. By the time she's halfway through the song, she's speedtalking/-singing.
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