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{{Infobox film
| name           = Teen Witch
| image          = Teen Witch poster.jpg
| alt            = A teenage girl with textbooks, a gypsy-looking witch, and a male wearing black tank top. <!-- See [[WP:ALT]] -->
| caption        = Home video cover, also used for a theatrical release poster
| director       = Dorian Walker
| writer         = {{Plainlist|
* Robin Menken
* [[Vernon Zimmerman]]
}}
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* Alana Lambros
* Rafael Eisenman
}}
| starring       = {{plainlist|
* [[Robyn Lively]]
* [[Zelda Rubinstein]]
* [[Dan Gauthier]]
* [[Joshua John Miller|Joshua Miller]]
* [[Dick Sargent]]
}}
| cinematography = Marc Reshvosky
| editing        = [[Natan Zahavi]]
| music          = {{Plainlist|
* [[Larry Weir]]
* Richard Elliot
}}
| studio         = [[Trans World Entertainment (film company)|Trans World Entertainment]]
| distributor    = [[Trans World Entertainment (film company)|Trans World Entertainment]]
| released       = {{Film date|1989|04|23}}
| runtime        = 94 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $2.5&nbsp;million
| gross          = $27,843
}}

'''''Teen Witch''''' is a 1989 American [[Teen film|teen]] [[Fantasy film|fantasy]] [[comedy film]] directed by Dorian Walker, written by Robin Menken and [[Vernon Zimmerman]], and starring [[Robyn Lively]] and [[Zelda Rubinstein]]. The plot follows Louise, a teenage girl who discovers she is a witch and gains powers on her 16th birthday.

Originally pitched as a female version of ''[[Teen Wolf]]'' (1985), it was later reworked into a standalone spin-off film of its own. The film features numerous [[impromptu]] musical numbers, including [[rapping|rap]] sequences, and has since become a [[Cult film|cult classic]],<ref name="Wieselman">{{cite news|last=Wieselman|first=Jarett|title=Happy Birthday to the Most Popular Girl |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/happy_birthday_to_the_most_popular_q7MDHFUmhpOCKFAfOdlKEJ#axzz2CDfi5mL5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129023529/http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/happy_birthday_to_the_most_popular_q7MDHFUmhpOCKFAfOdlKEJ|access-date=November 2, 2013|archive-date=January 29, 2012|work=[[New York Post]]|date=February 7, 2011|quote=And while everyone born after 1999 thinks of star [[Robyn Lively]] as [[Blake Lively|Blake]]'s older sister, those in the know are hep to the fact that Robyn is not only the Most Popular Girl, but also the best/worst dressed witch in the history of teen cinema.}}</ref><ref name="Stratford">{{cite magazine|last=Stratford|first=Jennifer Juniper|title=Off Hollywood – Joshua John Miller|magazine=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|date=March 20, 2013|access-date=November 2, 2013|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/off-hollywood--joshua-john-miller/}}</ref> aided by [[midnight movie|midnight theater showings]] and regular cable television airings (including through annual showings as part of [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family/Freeform]]'s ''[[13 Nights of Halloween]]''). The film is also popular for its music and [[1980s in Western fashion|1980s fashion]] nostalgia.<ref name="Wieselman"/>

==Plot==
Fifteen-year-old Louise Miller longs to be popular and catch the eye of high school [[quarterback]] Brad Powell. However, Brad dates cheerleader Randa, and Louise is seen as an uncool underclassman with a similarly unpopular best friend, Polly. During English class, Louise is mocked by her mean-spirited teacher, Mr. Weaver, who makes fun of a page from her diary that got accidentally stuck to her assignment. That night, after an unsuccessful audition for a part in a school play, Louise is bicycling home. Brad is driving, but gets distracted by his passenger, Randa, causing him to inadvertently run Louise off the road with his convertible.

In search of a phone to use, Louise enters the home of Madame Serena, a [[Seeress (Germanic)|seer]]. Serena convinces Louise to do a palm reading, and tells her she is a witch who will develop powers on her sixteenth birthday. On Louise's birthday the following week, no one shows up to her party. Polly informs Louise that most of their peers went to another party thrown by Randa. That night, Louise tosses and turns in her bed as she recalls Serena's prophecy that she will soon gain powers. At school the next day, Louise's theater teacher, Ms. Malloy, gives her a necklace with an amulet that she finds among the costumes, and tells Louise she believes the amulet will bring her luck.

Immediately, Louise feels different and begins to wear the amulet regularly. Soon afterward, Randa invites Louise to attend a school dance with her cousin, David. Louise feels stuck with David, an insufferable, handsy nerd, but she manifests Brad coming coming over to talk to her and makes David disappear at her command. When she comes home, she accidentally turns her younger brother, Richie, into a dog when he mocks her, but she manages to change him back to his human self by throwing him into a bath. Louise later learns from Serena that she is the [[reincarnation]] of Modesty Miller, a witch born in 1636, and that the amulet she wears belonged to Modesty.

Serena gives Louise a book of magic spells to study and she learns to harness her powers by calling the wind and rain. She casts a love spell to make Brad fall for her. Louise then exacts revenge on Mr. Weaver by undressing a voodoo doll made in Weaver's image, embarrassing him in front of the whole class. She also uses her powers to help Ms. Malloy find true love and wealth, and to help Polly gain the courage to challenge fellow student Rhet in an informal [[rap battle]]. Louise asks for Serena's help to make her the most popular girl in school, and shows her a picture of her favorite pop star, Shana, for inspiration. Serena makes a potion, but, to complete the spell, explains she needs an item belonging to the singer. Louise uses her powers to go backstage during Shana's concert, where Shana, under a spell, gives Louise her jacket.

Thereafter, everyone at school worships and emulates Louise, and Brad takes immediate notice. After school, Brad takes Louise to an abandoned house, where he gives her the kiss she has long hoped for. However, Louise starts to wonder if Brad truly likes her or if he is only attracted to the popularity her powers summon. At school, Louise continues to ascend the social ladder, alienating Polly. She also accidentally wishes herself into the lead role of the school play by telling the original lead to [[break a leg]], which she does. Later, Brad asks Louise to the dance, but Louise, feeling guilt-ridden from injuring a classmate and using magic to gain popularity, declines his invitation. Louise attempts to look for a way to reverse all the spells, but Serena explains that the real key to magic is believing in oneself. Serena accompanies Louise to the dance, where Louise gives the amulet to Serena and commits to being her true self. Upon seeing Louise, Brad crosses the dance floor to be with her. He and Louise dance together and kiss, with Brad showing he really likes Louise for who she is and not because of her magic.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Robyn Lively]] as Louise Miller
* [[Zelda Rubinstein]] as Madame Serena Alcott
* [[Dan Gauthier]] as Brad Powell
* [[Joshua John Miller|Joshua Miller]] as Richie Miller
* [[Dick Sargent]] as Frank Miller
* [[Marcia Wallace]] as Ms. Edith Malloy
* [[Caren Kaye]] as Margaret Miller
* [[Shelley Berman]] as Mr. Weaver
* [[Mandy Ingber]] as Polly "Hats" Goldenberg-Cohen
* Noah Blake as Rhet Capiletti
* [[Lisa Fuller]] as Randa
* Tina Marie Caspary as Shawn
* Megan A. Gallivan as Kiki
* Jared Chandler as David
* [[Cindy Valentine]] as Shana
}}

== Production ==
The idea for the film was initially conceived as a [[Gender flip|gender-flipped]] version of ''[[Teen Wolf]]'', but during development was reworked into a standalone film.<ref name=Harris/> The script for the film was written by Robin Menken and Vernon Zimmerman. The first draft was raunchier and more in the style of a [[Teen film|teen]] [[sex comedy]] like ''[[Porky's]]'', but producer Alana H. Lambros and director Dorian Walker excised the racy elements to make the [[PG-13]] film they desired.<ref name=Harris>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Blake |date=March 2, 2016 |title=How Did This Get Made: Teen Witch [An Oral History] |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/542975/teen-witch-oral-history/ |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=/Film |language=en-US |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117233502/https://www.slashfilm.com/542975/teen-witch-oral-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Walker and Lambros also wanted musical sequences to be added into the script. Lambros had connections in the music industry and met with [[Larry Weir]], the songwriter for [[Larry Weir#The Weir Brothers|The Weir Brothers]].<ref name=Harris/> Weir composed the song "Popular Girl" shortly after their meeting and agreed to pen the remainder of the songs. Walker brought on [[Robert Banas]], a dancer in ''[[West Side Story (1961 film)|West Side Story]]'', to choreograph the dance scenes.<ref name=Harris/>

[[Debbie Gibson]] was the original choice for the role of Louise, but negotiations with the singer fell through before she could be cast.<ref name=Harris/>

Principal photography began on November 25, 1988.<ref name=Harris/> The film was shot in the Los Angeles area. High school scenes were filmed at [[Herbert Hoover High School (Glendale)|Herbert Hoover High School]] in [[Glendale, California|Glendale]] over the school's winter break, with real students being used as extras.<ref name=Harris/><ref name="AFI">{{cite web |title=''Teen Witch'' (1989) |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/58309-TEEN-WITCH?cxt=filmography |website=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]] |access-date=November 18, 2023 |archive-date=November 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118061806/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/58309-TEEN-WITCH?cxt=filmography |url-status=live }}</ref>

During post-production, an early cut of the film was screened at the [[American Film Market]] to gauge the interest of foreign buyers. Reception was enthusiastic, and [[Moshe Diamant]]e, the co-owner of the film's distributor [[Trans World Entertainment (film company)|Trans World Entertainment]], mandated that more scenes be added to increase the film's production value. According to Lambros, Diamante said, "'We need to make this picture bigger! We have to put in more music and more scenes!'"<ref name=Harris/> Producer Rafael Eisenman was brought in to oversee the added filming.<ref name=Harris/> The added scenes included the "Top That!" rap battle sequence<ref name="EW.com">{{cite news |last1=Ross |first1=Robyn |title='Top That!' The stars of ''Teen Witch'' look back at the supersonic scene |url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/03/30/teen-witch-supersonic-scene/ |access-date=November 18, 2023 |work=[[EW.com]] |date=March 30, 2018 |archive-date=November 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118061802/https://ew.com/movies/2018/03/30/teen-witch-supersonic-scene/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Harris/> and the love scene at the abandoned house.<ref name="Shrayber">{{cite news |last1=Shrayber |first1=Mark |title=Robyn Lively Answers Every Question You've Ever Had About 'Teen Witch' |url=https://uproxx.com/movies/robyn-lively-interview-teen-witch/ |access-date=November 20, 2023 |work=[[Uproxx]] |date=October 31, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Larry Weir Interview" />

==Reception==

=== Box office ===
''Teen Witch'' was released in the United States on April 23, 1989, and grossed $3,875 in its opening weekend at the box office, and only $27,843 in its entire run against its production budget of $2.5&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4252337665/weekend/ |title=Teen Witch|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|publisher=[[IMDb]]|date=April 28, 1989}}</ref> [[1989 in film#April–June|April 1989 box office competition]] included ''[[Field of Dreams]]'' starring [[Kevin Costner]] and ''[[Pet Sematary (1989 film)|Pet Sematary]]'' written by [[Stephen King]]. Both films were released on April 21, 1989, two days before ''Teen Witch'' was released.<ref>{{cite web |title=Domestic 1989 Weekend 16 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/1989W16/?ref_=bo_rl_table_1 |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=November 18, 2023 |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117233505/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/1989W16/?ref_=bo_rl_table_1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Critical response===
Upon release, the film was panned by critics, including Chris Willman of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', who called it "complete with teen wish-fulfillment fantasies, condescending moralizing, asinine musical montages, horrifying pop songs, French kissing, blatant product plugs and Dick Sargent (formerly of ''[[Bewitched]]'')."<ref name="Willman">{{cite news |last1=Willman |first1=Chris |title=MOVIE REVIEW : 'Teen Witch': Hackneyed Plot Under a Hex |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-05-02-ca-2383-story.html |access-date=November 18, 2023 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=May 2, 1989 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412081455/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-05-02-ca-2383-story.html |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[TV Guide (magazine)|TV Guide]]'' pointed out the predictability of the film and concluded, "Notwithstanding its supernatural elements, the film is basically a standard teenage love story (a squeaky clean one, at that) with several unmemorable musical numbers thrown in."<ref name="TVG">{{cite magazine |title=''Teen Witch'' Reviews |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/teen-witch/review/2000274714/ |magazine=[[TV Guide (magazine)|TV Guide]] |access-date=November 18, 2023 |archive-date=November 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118061806/https://www.tvguide.com/movies/teen-witch/review/2000274714/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote "the comedy potential...is limited in this well-intentioned, young teen vehicle burdened by a nice message and a predictable outcome", but said where the film stands out is "its bouncy score, provided by Larry and Tom Weir".<ref name="Variety">{{cite book |title=Variety's Film Reviews 1989–1990 |date=1991 |publisher=R. R. Bowker LLC |isbn=978-0835230896 |page=127 |url=https://archive.org/details/varietysfilmrevi0021unse/page/n127/mode/1up |access-date=November 28, 2023}}</ref>

{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|43|4.9|21|While drenched in upbeat messages and heart, the wonders of high school, love, and magic often don't meld well enough for this inoffensive ''Teen Witch''.}}<ref>{{rotten-tomatoes|teen_witch|Teen Witch}}</ref>

===Cult status===
The film performed much better on home video and overseas.<ref name=Harris/> It gradually became a [[Cult film|cult classic]], having gained newer, younger audiences after regular airings on premium and basic cable networks such as [[HBO]], [[Cinemax]], and [[Disney Channel]]<ref name=Harris/> in the 1990s.<ref name="Wieselman"/><ref name="BuzzFeed">{{cite web |last1=Wieselman |first1=Jarett |title=Robyn Lively On The Spell "Teen Witch" Has Cast For 25 Years |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/robyn-lively-on-the-spell-teen-witch-has-cast-for-25-years |website=[[BuzzFeed]] |access-date=November 17, 2023 |date=April 21, 2014 |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117233502/https://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/robyn-lively-on-the-spell-teen-witch-has-cast-for-25-years |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Stratford"/><ref name="Samson">{{cite magazine|last=Samson|first=E. J.|title=Exclusive: Rachel Antonoff and Alia Shawkat's Teen Witch Video Remake|magazine=[[Teen Vogue]]|date=December 18, 2009|access-date=November 2, 2013|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/blog/teen-vogue-daily/2009/12/exclusive-rachel-antonoff-and-alia-shawkats-teen-witch-video-remake.html}}</ref><ref name="Larry Weir Interview">{{cite web| url = http://austinist.com/2007/06/15/austinist_inter.php | title = Austinist Interviews Teen Witch Songwriter Larry Weir| first = Steph |last=Beasly |website = Austinist |publisher=Gothamist LLC | date = June 15, 2006 | access-date = November 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201122108/http://austinist.com/2007/06/15/austinist_inter.php|archive-date=February 1, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Jarett Wieselman of the ''[[New York Post]]'' stated, "There are good movies, there are bad movies, there are movies that are so bad they're good and then there is ''Teen Witch'' – a cult classic that defies classification thanks to a curious combination of songs, spells and skin."<ref name="Wieselman"/> [[Joshua John Miller]], commenting on his involvement with the film as the character Richie, said, "If you look at ''Teen Witch'', it was a very [[Camp (style)|campy]] performance. But it's a really fun film and something I have grown to honor."<ref name="Stratford"/> The film has been celebrated in [[midnight movie|midnight movie screenings]].<ref name="Larry Weir Interview" /><ref name="MentalFloss" /> The hosts of the film podcast ''[[How Did This Get Made?]]'' are avowed fans of the film, praising the strange musical numbers and Miller's performance as Richie in particular.<ref>{{cite podcast | url=https://www.earwolf.com/episode/teen-witch/ | title=Episode 130: Teen Witch  |date= February 24, 2016 | website=[[How Did This Get Made?]] | publisher=Earwolf | access-date=July 20, 2023}}</ref>

There are [[Parody|parodies]] or [[Homage (arts)|homage]]s of the film, especially of its rap song "Top That" (including an homage starring [[Alia Shawkat]]).<ref name="Samson"/><ref name="Grant">{{cite web |last=Grant |first=Drew |date=December 22, 2009 |title=Top That! Alia Shawkat Does Teen Witch Cover |url=http://www.nerve.com/scanner/2009/12/22/top-that-alia-shawkat-does-teen-witch-cover |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131104093305/http://www.nerve.com/scanner/2009/12/22/top-that-alia-shawkat-does-teen-witch-cover |archive-date=November 4, 2013 |access-date=November 2, 2013 |website=[[Nerve (website)|Nerve.com]]}}</ref> Drew Grant of [[Nerve (website)|Nerve.com]] stated, "If you've never seen the original rap scene from the 80s classic ''Teen Witch'', you must immediately stop what you're doing and watch it right now. It's everything wonderful and terrible about that decade rolled into one misguided appropriation of... hip-hop."<ref name="Grant"/> Stephanie Marcus of ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' called "Top That" "the worst song of all time."<ref name="Marcus">{{cite news|last=Marcus|first=Stephanie|title='Top That' 'Teen Witch' Rap: Where Are They Now (PHOTOS, VIDEO)|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=January 24, 2013|access-date=November 2, 2013|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/24/top-that-teen-witch-rap_n_2543152.html|archive-date=November 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113155525/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/24/top-that-teen-witch-rap_n_2543152.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In a 1998 retrospective review, [[Ada Calhoun]] of ''[[The Austin Chronicle]]'' praised the film, calling it "so Eighties it hurts".<ref name="Calhoun">{{cite news |last1=Calhoun |first1=Ada |title=Teen Witch |url=http://www.filmvault.com/filmvault/austin/t/teenwitch1.html |access-date=November 18, 2023 |work=[[The Austin Chronicle]] |date=November 2, 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010112223700/http://www.filmvault.com/filmvault/austin/t/teenwitch1.html |archive-date=January 12, 2001}}</ref> She added, "Between the dearth of character actors, the valuable lessons learned, and the textbook backfiring of good intentions, some may scoff. They would, however, be in the wrong, for this is a masterpiece of both the teen and witch genres. Louise the nerd, bubbling over with sexual energy and social ambition, becomes cool. Louise the witch, erratically powerful, learns how to rightly use her strength. ''Teen Witch'' is an all-around delicious flick, both despite and because of the [[After school special|afterschool special]] quality of its message."<ref name="Calhoun"/> In an article for ''[[The A.V. Club]]'', Marah Eakin discussed how the film is "a fun escape".<ref name="Eakin">{{cite news |last1=Eakin |first1=Marah |title=25 years later, ''Teen Witch'' is still fun, and a little ridiculous |url=https://www.avclub.com/25-years-later-teen-witch-is-still-fun-and-a-little-r-1798273718 |access-date=November 18, 2023 |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=October 30, 2014 |archive-date=November 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118061806/https://www.avclub.com/25-years-later-teen-witch-is-still-fun-and-a-little-r-1798273718 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2007, ABC Family (now [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]]) acquired the basic cable television rights to the film, and has since made it a regular offering of its annual ''[[13 Nights of Halloween]]'' [[block programming|holiday block]].<ref name="ABC 13 Nights 2013">{{cite web|last=Dabney|first=Marisa|url=http://abcfamily.go.com/news/listing/movies/13-nights-of-halloween|title=Check Out the Full Schedule for 13 Nights of Halloween|website=ABC Family News|access-date=November 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029043014/http://abcfamily.go.com/news/listing/movies/13-nights-of-halloween|archive-date=October 29, 2013|url-status=dead|date=October 22, 2013|quote=Teen Witch (12:00 – 2:00 AM ET/PT)}}</ref>

==Soundtrack {{anchor|Music|Score}}==
A soundtrack album for ''Teen Witch'' was never released because financial backers of the film had neglected to provide funding for one.<ref name="MentalFloss">{{cite web |last1=Wood |first1=Jennifer M. |title=18 Facts About Teen Witch—Top That! |url=http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/56436/18-fun-facts-about-teen-witch |website=[[Mental Floss]] |access-date=November 18, 2023 |date=April 28, 2019 |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207230309/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/56436/18-fun-facts-about-teen-witch |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Rewind>{{cite web |title=Teen Witch Soundtrack |url=https://www.fast-rewind.com/music_teenwitch.htm |website=fast-rewind.com |access-date=November 18, 2023}}</ref> Because of the limited funding, many of the tracks were sung by members of the Weir family.<ref name="Larry Weir Interview" /> By the early 2000s, the master audio tapes had become unavailable.<ref name="Larry Weir Interview" /><ref name="PRWeb">{{cite web |date=April 5, 2007 |title=Teen Witch Fans Finally Get Their Wish |url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/4/prweb516809.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011117/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/4/prweb516809.htm |archive-date=2016-03-05 |access-date=November 28, 2023 |website=[[PR Web]]}}</ref><ref name="BWW">{{cite web |date=May 12, 2007 |title=BWW TV: Rocking Out With Making Of Teen Witch The Musical CD |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-TV-Rocking-Out-With-Making-Of-Teen-Witch-The-Musical-CD-20070512 |access-date=November 17, 2023 |website=BroadwayWorld |archive-date=May 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525233403/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-TV-Rocking-Out-With-Making-Of-Teen-Witch-The-Musical-CD-20070512 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2006, The Weir Brothers collaborated with ''Teen Witch'' producer Alana H. Lambros for ''Teen Witch the Musical'', which used new cast members to sing the songs.<ref name="Larry Weir Interview" /> An audio CD of the re-recorded songs was released in 2007.<ref name="PRWeb" /><ref name="BWW" />

The songs heard in the film are as follows:<ref name=Rewind/><ref name=Sweet>{{cite web |url=https://sweetsoundtrack.com/Movies/teen-witch-1989 |title=Teen Witch |website=SweetSoundtrack.com |access-date=November 28, 2023 |archive-date=May 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509140256/http://sweetsoundtrack.com/Movies/teen-witch-1989 |url-status=live }}</ref>

# "All Washed Up" – [[Larry Weir]]
# "Dream Lover" – Cathy Car
# "Finest Hour" – [[Cindy Valentine]]<ref name="Valentine">{{cite web |last1=Kantor |first1=Justin |title=Interview: Cindy Valentine — Behind the Scenes of a Pop Career (Part One) |url=https://blogcritics.org/interview-cindy-valentine-behind-the-scenes/ |website=blogcritics.com |access-date=November 18, 2023 |date=February 14, 2012 |archive-date=November 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118061805/https://blogcritics.org/interview-cindy-valentine-behind-the-scenes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> featuring Larry Weir
# "High School Blues" – The Puppy Boys
# "I Keep on Falling" – Blue Future
# "I Like Boys" – Elizabeth and The Weirz
# "Get Up and Move" – Cathy Car
# "Much too Much" – Cathy Car
# "Never Gonna Be the Same Again" (opening sequence) – Lori Ruso
# "Never Gonna Be the Same Again" (concert version) – [[Cindy Valentine]]
# "Popular Girl" – Theresa and The Weirz
# "Rap" – Philip McKean and Larry Weir
# "Shame" – The Weirz
# "Top That" – The Michael Terry Rappers
# "In Your Arms" – [[Richard Elliot]]

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award !! Category !! Name !! Result !! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} 
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[11th Youth in Film Awards|Young Artist Awards]]
| Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture
| [[Joshua John Miller]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" |<ref>{{cite web|title=Eleventh Annual Youth in Film Awards 1988–1989|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms11.htm|publisher=The Young Artist Foundation|access-date=November 14, 2012|year=1989|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20000530075438/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms11.htm |archive-date=2000-05-30}}</ref> 
|-
| Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture
| [[Robyn Lively]]
| {{nom}}
|}

==Home media==
On July 12, 2005, [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]] released the film to DVD in its original widescreen theatrical version with no special features.<ref name=Rizzo/> On March 21, 2017, [[Kino Lorber]] released a Blu-ray edition.<ref name="Rizzo">{{cite web |last1=Rizzo III |first1=Francis |title=Teen Witch |url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/71886 |date=March 16, 2017 |website=[[DVD Talk]] |access-date=November 18, 2023 |archive-date=November 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118061805/https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/71886 |url-status=live }}</ref> The edition included an audio commentary track and new interviews with Robyn Lively, Mandy Ingber, Dan Gauthier, and Joshua John Miller.

==Adaptations==
Producer Alana H. Lambros envisioned a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical adaptation, and three different versions of the production were considered: a ''Teen Witch the Musical'' concert with just the music, a theme park version for [[Universal Studios Theme Park|Universal Studios]], and a two-act musical with Broadway aspirations.<ref name="Larry Weir Interview" /> ''Teen Witch the Musical'' was presented in [[Workshop production|workshop]] in 2006.<ref name="BWW" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Teen Witch The Reading Finale |date=June 4, 2006|url=http://www.myspace.com/video/the-hollywood-hooligans/teen-witch-finale/1269696|format = Requires Flash Player|quote = Actor's roles from video of acting workshop| publisher=Charles Faris|access-date=May 31, 2012}}</ref> In 2007, the audio CD for ''Teen Witch the Musical'' was released.<ref name="BWW" /><ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Teen Witch: The Musical Original Cast |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/teen-witch-the-musical-mw0000484167 |access-date=November 18, 2023 |website=[[AllMusic]] |archive-date=May 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525041337/https://www.allmusic.com/album/teen-witch-the-musical-mw0000484167 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The cast of ''Teen Witch the Musical'':<ref name="PRWeb" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Teen Witch the Musical |url=http://www.teenwitchthemusical.com/artists.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070424094319/http://www.teenwitchthemusical.com/artists.html |archive-date=April 24, 2007 |access-date=2012-04-15 |website=Teen Witch the Musical |publisher=Caption Records / Studio City Sound}}</ref>

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* Alycia Adler as Randa (Cheerleader)
* Bryce Blue as Rhet
* [[Blake McIver Ewing]] as Brad Powell
* Ashley Crowe as Madame Serena
* Monet Lerner as Darcy (Cheerleader)
* [[Tessa Ludwick]] as Phoebe (Cheerleader)
* Lauren Patten as Polly
* [[Sara Niemietz]] as Louise Miller
* Heather Youmans as Shana the Rock Star
* V-Style as rapper 
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In April 2008, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that [[Ashley Tisdale]] signed with [[Fremantle (company)|FremantleMedia]] North America and was in talks with [[United Artists]] to star in a remake of ''Teen Witch'', but no further developments transpired.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 17, 2008 |title=Ashley Tisdale: From 'High School' to 'Teen Witch' |url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/high-school-musical/ashley-tisdale-from-high-school-to-teen-witch_article_9149 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204042634/https://www.accesshollywood.com/high-school-musical/ashley-tisdale-from-high-school-to-teen-witch_article_9149 |archive-date=February 4, 2009 |access-date=February 4, 2009 |website=[[Access Hollywood]]}}</ref>

In 2013 and 2017, live versions of ''Teen Witch: The Musical'' were staged by Los Angeles improv group [[The Groundlings]].<ref name="Wonder2013">{{cite web |title=Teen Witch The Musical |url=https://worldofwonder.net/teen-witch-the-musical/ |website=worldofwonder.net |access-date=November 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728174528/https://worldofwonder.net/teen-witch-the-musical/ |archive-date=July 28, 2013 |date=January 21, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SF Sketchfest 2017: The Groundlings: Teen Witch: The Musical... |url=https://sfsketchfest2017.sched.com/event/8wO1/the-groundlings-teen-witch-the-musical-with-jordan-black-h-michael-croner-stephanie-courtney-tom-lenk-artemis-pebdani-amy-procacci-nicole-sciacca-colleen-smith-and-mike-zara-my-musical-ok-cupid-date-hosted-by-ali-reingold-sold-out |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=sfsketchfest2017.sched.com |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328064454/https://sfsketchfest2017.sched.com/event/8wO1/the-groundlings-teen-witch-the-musical-with-jordan-black-h-michael-croner-stephanie-courtney-tom-lenk-artemis-pebdani-amy-procacci-nicole-sciacca-colleen-smith-and-mike-zara-my-musical-ok-cupid-date-hosted-by-ali-reingold-sold-out |url-status=live }}</ref>

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