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Sabrina, l'apprentie sorcière

Original title: Sabrina the Teenage Witch
  • TV Movie
  • 1996
  • PG
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
8.3K
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Melissa Joan Hart in Sabrina, l'apprentie sorcière (1996)
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Sent by her parents to live with her two eccentric aunts, Sabrina Sawyer discovers on her 16th birthday that she's a witch.Sent by her parents to live with her two eccentric aunts, Sabrina Sawyer discovers on her 16th birthday that she's a witch.Sent by her parents to live with her two eccentric aunts, Sabrina Sawyer discovers on her 16th birthday that she's a witch.

  • Director
    • Tibor Takács
  • Writers
    • Barney Cohen
    • Kathryn Wallack
    • Nicholas Factor
  • Stars
    • Melissa Joan Hart
    • Sherry Miller
    • Charlene Fernetz
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    8.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tibor Takács
    • Writers
      • Barney Cohen
      • Kathryn Wallack
      • Nicholas Factor
    • Stars
      • Melissa Joan Hart
      • Sherry Miller
      • Charlene Fernetz
    • 22User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Melissa Joan Hart
    Melissa Joan Hart
    • Sabrina Spellman
    Sherry Miller
    Sherry Miller
    • Aunt Hilda
    Charlene Fernetz
    Charlene Fernetz
    • Aunt Zelda
    Michelle Beaudoin
    • Marnie Littlefield
    Ryan Reynolds
    Ryan Reynolds
    • Seth
    Tobias Mehler
    Tobias Mehler
    • Harvey
    Lalainia Lindbjerg
    Lalainia Lindbjerg
    • Katy Lemore
    Laura Harris
    Laura Harris
    • Freddie
    Kea Wong
    Kea Wong
    • Fran
    Jo Bates
    Jo Bates
    • Coach
    Janine Cox
    • Sales Clerk
    Biski Gugushe
    Biski Gugushe
    • Larry
    Tyler Labine
    Tyler Labine
    • Mark
    Jim Swansburg
    • Mr. Dingle
    Noel Geer
    • Jeff
    Volton
    • D.J.
    Cory Chetyrbok
    Cory Chetyrbok
    • Science Class Student
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Kevin Corey
    • Wedding Guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Tibor Takács
    • Writers
      • Barney Cohen
      • Kathryn Wallack
      • Nicholas Factor
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    PinkLadies

    Sabrina rocks!

    I don't know why everyone's being so hard on this movie. No it's not like the TV series, but come on, this was made BEFORE the TV series as a movie all on its own, of course it's different. Instead of endlessly comparing it to the TV show and complaining, why not try letting it stand on it's own?

    I actually really like this movie, so much so that I recently bought it on DVD. I thought it was really cute. It doesn't try to be anything it's not. It's simple, but for me that worked. For me the cast meshed very well together. Back when this movie was made Melissa Joan Hart was young enough to be able to pull off playing a TEENAGE witch and she did a really good job. Melissa Joan Hart was so sweet in this film, she was cute but not too much, and her acting was just fine. I really enjoyed Michelle Beaudoin as Marnie, Sabrina's best friend. Beaudoin had great chemsitry with Hart and it was very easy to believe their friendship, which felt very natural. I also thought Lalainia Lindbjerg was super as the malicious Queen Bee character Katie and Ryan Reynolds was great as hunky Seth, while Tobias Mehler was perfect as Harvey. My only complaint is that I found Sherry Miller and Charlene Fernetz really bland and uninteresting as the aunts. They weren't so bad but I'm not that keen on them either.

    The storyline was good enough...Sabrina Saywer is relatively new in River Dale. She has a crush on Seth, a senior and the hottest guy in school. But Seth is invovled with Queen Bee Katie, however when Katie breaks up with him Seth begins noticing Sabrina. When Sabrina uses her newly discovered magical powers to win a track competition, Seth asks her to the Spring Fling dance at school but by this time Sabrina's unsure if Seth really is the guy for her. All the while poor Harvey, who's liked Sabrina all along, has to wait to see if Sabrina will have a change of heart.

    Sabrina, The Teenage Witch plays very much like a chick flick aimed at young teens. It clearly was made on a low budget but it still (in my opinion) looked good and it's just a cute movie that's fun if you have some time on your hands. Try and watch it with an open mind, forget about the TV show while you do, and don#t judge this little bit of fluff too harshly. You might just enjoy it.
    famousgir1

    Sabrina, The Teenage Witch, The Movie.

    Sabrina, The Teenage Witch, well, of course the movie is about Sabrina, a teenage girl who is sent to live with her two strange aunts. Whilst there, on her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina finds out she's a witch. At first, she doesn't know what to think, but she soon gets used to it. It's good that Melissa Joan Hart who also plays Sabrina in the TV Show, of the same name plays Sabrina here too as she really suits the role. It's a shame we don't have the likes of Jenna Leigh Green here though who played Libby Chessler for a few years on Sabrina, the TV Show, as she was really great, but fans of the show will most likely like this movie, anyway. I also think this is better then some of the other Sabrina TV movies.
    5Mattias

    Where's the beef?

    I'm afraid to say that the TV-series has a much higher production value. This is basically a cheap TV movie with a very thin plot. Sabrina fights with the high school's ice queen over a boy and Sabrina uses some magic to win his heart. Maybe that's enough for an episode in the series, but not for an entire movie.
    sundrop

    Watch the TV Show

    I am a huge fan of the TV show, but this movie was not exactly like it. I thought that the movie would be like the beginning of the TV series, and have the same cast and set as before. It didn't.

    There is no humor in this one, and the aunts seem almost spooky. They're funny in the real show, but in this movie how they shut their eyes and mumble is almost creepy. They seem pretty cool in the show, but in this, they seem hopelessly old-fashioned and eccentric. I also think that this should have had something more to do with the Other Realm and being a witch than popularity and crushes. Also, Salem's voice in this is British, and he doesn't even make one funny remark.

    Even though this was far from the quality of the TV series, I am very glad that it aired. If it weren't for this, the show might not have existed! Overall, I'm glad that this movie exists, but I wish it had been like the TV show.
    6Wuchakk

    Sabrina goes to a new high school where she learns she's a witch

    Released to TV in spring 1996, "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" was the pilot movie for the series that ran for seven years from 1996-2003. The plot revolves around Sabrina (Melissa Joan Hart) having to move from Massachusetts to live with her two eccentric aunts in Rockland County, New York, where she starts attending Riverdale High, becomes besties with Marnie (Michelle Beaudoin) and contends with requisite mean girl, Katy Lemore (Lalainia Lindbjerg). After her 16th birthday, Sabrina learns she's a witch and grapples with the morality of having powers other mortals don't.

    The tone of the production is decidedly pedestrian in a mid-90's TV manner, but the cast brightens things up with their energy and a decent script. (It was amusing to learn why Salem can talk and other cats can't). I've probably watched a dozen episodes of the subsequent series and the main draw was always Melissa's winsomeness. She was 19 years-old when this pilot was shot and just got more beautiful over the course of the series. For those interested, Ryan Reynolds has a significant role; he was 18-19 during filming.

    The movie runs 1 hour, 31 minutes and was shot in British Columbia with some establishing shots done in Brookline, Massachusetts (or so IMDb says).

    GRADE: B-

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    • Trivia
      Sabrina's surname was changed from 'Sawyer' to 'Spellman' for the television series, whilst Marnie Littlefield was renamed Jenny Kelley.
    • Goofs
      When Katie is sitting in her red car, being informed about the pin the tail on the donkey game at Sabrina's party, as she pulls out of her parking space you can see the reflection of a crew-member in the side of her car.
    • Quotes

      Coach: Sabrina is in the school locker room as her coach walks by

      Coach: Come on Sabrina, get the lead out! I want you on the field now!

    • Connections
      Edited into High School Musical: Premiers pas sur scène (2006)

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    • Release date
      • April 7, 1996 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
      • Hungary
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sabrina the Teenage Witch
    • Filming locations
      • British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Showtime Networks
      • Barney Cohen / Kathryn Wallack Productions
      • Once and Future Films
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 31m(91 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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