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Little Rhody on Salem before dawn on All Hallows Eve .

Some of the filming took place in Rhode Island last fall and into late January . The production employed local people in various roles from cast to crew , with the stars brewing up support for Rhody restaurants and food businesses while they were here . Some may say it ’ s all just a bunch of hocus pocus , but the memories and the movie will live on for eternity .
Here are interviews with the local people who helped bring the film back to life . Ĝ
MEET THE LOCAL PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT HOCUS POCUS 2
TO LIFE IN THE OCEAN STATE ( NO CHILDREN WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS FEATURE ).
EDITED BY JAMIE COELHO
PHOTOGRAPH BY WOLF MATTHEWSON
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