The movie gained its cultural impact by being played on syndication for the past few decades, and many cinephiles are able to quote every line Sarah Sanderson says throughout the campy comedy.
Her casual affection toward the Kenny Ortega movie is in stark juxtaposition to the adoration Hocus Pocus gets every October.
SJP’s Hocus Pocus comments come from her recent appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.