Halloweentown High | |
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Based on | Characters by Paul Bernbaum and Jon Cooksey & Ali Matheson |
Written by | Paul Bernbaum Daniel Berendsen |
Directed by | Mark A.Z. Dippé |
Starring |
Kimberly J. Brown Debbie Reynolds Joey Zimmerman Judith Hoag Emily Roeske Lucas Grabeel Olesya Rulin |
Theme music composer | Kenneth Burgomaster |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
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Producer(s) | Sheri Singer Steve White |
Cinematography | Rob Neal |
Running time | 83 minutes |
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Original network | Disney Channel |
Original release | October 8, 2004 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge |
Followed by | Return to Halloweentown |
External links | |
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Halloweentown High (also known as Halloweentown III) is a 2004 Disney Channel Original Movie that premiered on Disney Channel on October 8, 2004 for the holiday of Halloween. It drew 6.1 million viewers for its premiere. This is the third installment in the Halloweentown series. It is also the last Halloweentown film to feature Kimberly J. Brown as Marnie, and the last film in the series to feature the character of Sophie (Emily Roeske).
Two years after the previous movie, 17-year-old Marnie Piper (Kimberly J. Brown) prepares to begin a new school year. She asks the Halloweentown Council to work toward openness between Halloweentown and the mortal world. She proposes bringing a group of Halloweentown students to her own high school in the mortal world. The Council is initially apprehensive, mostly due to the legend of the Knights of the Iron Dagger: a fanatical knighthood who wanted to destroy all things magical. The Halloweentown Witches' Council, however, agrees to accept the plan after Marnie mistakenly bets "all the Cromwell magic" that her plan will work. If she does not prove she is right by midnight on Halloween, then her entire family will lose their magical abilities. Marnie, regretting what she said to the Council, wants to cancel the program she has made, but her grandmother Aggie (Debbie Reynolds) opposes, saying that they have nothing to fear.
The Halloweentown students arrive and are magically given human appearances to disguise their true non-human natures. School begins with Marnie acting as a tour guide for the exchange group, claiming they are from Canada. Aggie substitute teaches so she can be available in case of need. Cody (Finn Wittrock), a new student, shows a romantic interest in Marnie.