The Tar Heel Thursday, June 18, 19877
Witches
Question: Who do you get when
three close friends with unusual
powers get together and wish for
their perfect man?
, Answer: Jack Nicholson.
: And a different sort of movie
than one might expect.
. In "The Witches of Eastwick,"
Cher, Susan Sarandon and
Michelle Pfeiffer play three ladies
down on men but they find
more than they bargained for in
Darryl Van Home (Nicholson).
Van Home is the perfect man they
wish for, and he does a good job
spreading himself around.
Van Home comes to Eastwick
because he felt drawn to the small
town. Van Home makes a big
impression on the town when he
buys the local castle, but still no
one seems to remember his name.
Then it gets weird.
When the three friends start to
think alike, strange things begin
to happen. These happenings are
big news in the Puritan-like com
munity of Eastwick, a 20th century
town that has its roots in the Witch
burnings of the 17th century.
Van Home, as the name implies,
is a devishly handsome guy, or,
as he put it, a homy little devil"
who is a bit way out or off.
Nicholson is perfect for the part
because he actually looks like a
devil, sans homs. Nicholson sports
his trademark sunglasses and a
chic wardrobe with long coats and
a pink suit.
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Cher, in her role as Alexandra,
plays another seemingly tough
person who can handle herself in
all situations. When Van Home
frankly tells her what he wants to
do to her true to his character's
libido she returns in kind with
a few not-so-nice words for him.
Yet, her willpower melts away in
Nicholson's capable arms.
Sarandon plays "plain" Jane, a
cellist and music teacher at the
local school. She is shy and timid;
however, after a cello lesson with
Van Home, the wild side of Jane
emerges. Her sudden transforma
tion begins to alarm the parents
of her students, and Jane begins
to have second thoughts about her
relationship with Darryl.
Michelle Pfeiffer plays Suki, a
harassed mother of six daughters
whose husband walked out on her
because she gets pregnant at the
drop of a hat. Van Home takes
it all in stride when she announces
she gets pregnant almost by think
ing about it.
The foursome cause quite a stir
in the town, and no one is more
affected than Angela Cartwright,
who seems to know that Van
Home is evil. Cart Wright's char-
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acter gets upset when Darryl buys
the local castle, and throughout
the movie she is possessed by evil
spirits that no one in town under
stands. She also becomes the
victim of the three witches when
they bring about her demise. The
death of Cartwright's character
begins the unraveling of the
movie's plot.
As the movie concludes, the
downfall of Van Home echoes
elements from the previous parts
of the movie. Director George
Miller mixes well the elements of
humor, special effects a la "The
Exorcist," and just plain suspense.
"The Witches of Eastwick"
travels pretty fast for a two-hour
movie, and even the slow spots
have meaning. The range of dif
ferent emotions the movie evokes
is wide. "Witches" is well worth
the admission price on its star
power alone, but it may just
surprise you just how different this
movie really is. One short review
cannot describe all the action,
interaction and key elements
between the witches of Eastwick.
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