Hocus Pocus (1993 film) behind-the-scenes retrospective. Over the years, through various outlets such as strong DVD sales and annual record-breaking showings on Freeform's "13 Nights of Halloween", the film has achieved cult status. Various media outlets such as Celebuzz and Oh No They Didn't have reiterated such claims. In its 25th anniversary year in 2018, the first week of "Hocus Pocus" viewings on Freeform averaged 8.2 million viewers. A special called the "Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash" was filmed at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery and features interviews with members of the cast, including Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, as well
No Frills (Bette Midler album) No Frills (Bette Midler album) No Frills is the sixth studio album by American singer Bette Midler, released on Atlantic Records in 1983. "No Frills" was Midler's first studio album in four years, following the movies "The Rose", "Divine Madness!" and the ill-fated "Jinxed!". The rock and new wave influenced album was produced by Chuck Plotkin, best known for his work with Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, and included three single releases; the ballad "All I Need to Know", a cover of Marshall Crenshaw's "My Favourite Waste of Time" and Midler's take on the Rolling Stones classic "Beast of Burden".