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Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

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Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

"A witch's brew of family fun!"

1993

1h 36m

6.4(118 votes)

Family

TV Movie

Horror

Comedy

Fantasy

Overview

On Halloween night, two precocious little girls try to save their parents from their nasty old capitalist aunt's greedy clutches. Magic abounds and they meet mysterious new friends along the way.

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9 featured cast members

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Mary-Kate Olsen

Mary-Kate Olsen

Kelly Farmer / Young Aunt Sofia

Ashley Olsen

Ashley Olsen

Lynn Farmer / Young Aunt Agatha

Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Aunt Agatha / Aunt Sofia

Phil Fondacaro

Phil Fondacaro

Oscar

Eric McCormack

Eric McCormack

Don Farmer

Kelli Fox

Kelli Fox

Christine Farmer

Wayne Robson

Wayne Robson

Coveiro

Meshach Taylor

Meshach Taylor

Sr. N

Matthew Walker

Matthew Walker

George

Creative team

Directed by: Stuart Margolin
Written by: Jurgen Wolff
Produced by: Mark Bacino
Adria Later

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