Halloweentown (film series)
| "Halloweentown" | |
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| Directed by |
Duwayne Dunham (1) Mary Lambert (2) Mark A.Z. Dippé (3) David Jackson (4) |
| Starring |
Kimberly J. Brown Sara Paxton Joey Zimmerman Emily Roeske Debbie Reynolds Judith Hoag (More) |
| Distributed by | Disney Channel |
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Release date
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1: October 17, 1998 2: October 12, 2001 3: October 8, 2004 4: October 20, 2006 |
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Running time
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336 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Halloweentown is a series of four fantasy horror Disney Channel Original Movies released by the Disney Channel between 1998 and 2006.
Halloweentown proposes that fantasy beings such as Witches, Warlocks, Vampires, Werewolves, Mummies, Ghosts, Trolls, Ogres, Zombies, Pumpkin Heads (a race of people with jack-o'-lanterns for heads), Skeletons, Goblins, Humanoids with varying numbers of heads, Humanoids with varying number of limbs, and Humanoids with varying number of sensory organs are real, but have separated themselves from Earth's history to escape humans' fear and persecution. These characters created their own community, "Halloweentown", a thousand years ago in an alternate universe.
Travel between Halloweentown and the ordinary, historical world (which Halloweentown residents call "The Mortal World") is only possible with magical aid, and only at regulated times (on Halloween), until the portal seals at midnight. In the second film they permanently open the portal between the mortal world and Halloweentown, and events of the third film breach the gap even more.
It is stated that many of the traditions of Halloween in the Mortal World are parallels based on regular traditions in Halloweentown. An example of this is how mortals wear costumes that mimic the creatures of Halloweentown, and are often depicted as being more frightening than they are naturally. In Halloweentown, the residents dress up every day, and most are much friendlier than humans generally depict them.
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