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Bette Midler wasn’t concerned with thenegative reviewsHocus Pocusinitially received.
“I never read the critics,” Midler, 72, told PEOPLE and other reporters on Monday at her annual Hulaween charity event, benefitting the New York Restoration project.
In the25 years since its release,Hocus Pocushas become a cult classic, and no one is happier than Midler.
“It was like an ugly duckling,” Midler said. “A little creature that nobody thought could do anything and now it’s a swan. It’s found its wings and it’s just flown away. I think it’s fantastic.”
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Midler, who stars in the film alongside Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy, has been getting in theHocus Pocusspirit, posting25 imagesfrom the film to her Instagram, andrecently attendingFreeform’sHocus Pocus25th anniversary special.
Duringthe special, Midler explained that the project ‘intrigued’ her because it allowed her to “play physical comedy and be more than a little broad.”
She also revealed that due to the film’s practical effects, she actuallygot to flywhile making the film, which she likened to choreography and described as “one of the greatest joys I’ve ever experienced as an actor.”
Midler explained, “It’s joyful, it’s also a dance, and there’s a lot of trying to be graceful while not being sure you weren’t going to be turned upside down.”
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“I’m not sure what they’re going to do with my character,” she said. “My character is very, very broad and I don’t know who they’re going to find to play that.”
source: people.com
