Teen Witch (1989)

Happy birthday to me… To celebrate my special day, Tony suggested we watch the classic cult comedy TEEN WITCH. If you were a child of the ‘80s, you knew this movie—and quite well—due to it’s heavy rotation on HBO, then The Disney Channel a few years later. On a dark and stormy night, Louise Miller (Robyn Lively) visits a local clairvoyant (Zelda Rubinstein), who warns her that as her 16th birthday approaches, “strange things will start to happen.” With the help of spells and incantations, Louise discovers the perfect way to handle an English teacher bent on humiliating her, how to attract the boy of her dreams (Dan Gauthier), and ultimately, how to become the most popular girl. As is the case with many of the movies featured on The Blind Rage Podcast, TEEN WITCH tanked at the box office, but found its audience on cable and VHS. Since then, it has gone on to be considered a quintessential ‘80s classic. Top that!