Double, Double, Toil and Trouble


Double, Double, Toil and Trouble is a 1993 Halloween madefortelevision childrens film. It stars MaryKate and Ashley Olsen as two adventurous little girls who discover that their Great Aunt Sophia has been trapped and cursed by her evil twin sister Agatha. On the 7th year of her imprisonment, Sophia will be doomed to the netherworld unless the curse is broken by the magical spell of twins. The films title is part of the famous line spoken by the three witches in Shakespeares Macbeth Act IV, Scene I Double, double toil and trouble Fire burn and cauldron bubble.

Back at home, Kelly and Lynn learn of their parents financial problems. Christine expresses that if Aunt Sophia were still around, shed be able to help them. Knowing this, the girls begin a rescue mission to free Aunt Sophia before its too late. The spell can only be broken by twins who have possession of the moonstone, so Kelly and Lynns ultimate goal is to apprehend it. The only problem is, Aunt Agatha wears the gem around her neck at all times. While out trick or treating, they swap costumes with two other kids so they are able to get away from their parents. The first person they meet is a homeless man who dreams of money and stardom, Mr. N Meshach Taylor, who offers to help the girls because they shouldnt be on such a dangerous journey without an adult. The girls carry with them a toy magic wand that they won at a Halloween party days before, which actually has unexplained genuine magical powers. Kelly, Lynn and Mr. N visit a phony psychic to ask where they are able to find the witches gathering that Aunt Agatha will attend that night, but Lulu is unable to answer, so instead, they use the wand the find the location and set off again by secretly hitching a ride on a pumpkin truck. They get dropped off near a woodland and find a small house deep inside, the home of a man named Oscar Phil Fondacaro who wishes to be taller. They tell him the whole story and he agrees to go along with them. Meanwhile, Don and Christine discover the girls have gone and inform the police.Aunt Agatha overhears the girls plan using the magic mirror and starts doing anything she can to get rid of them. She is threatened by their presence because she knows that the power of twins combined is superior to her own. Kelly, Lynn, Mr. N and Oscar turn up at the gathering in costumes in hopes of fitting in better and they oversee the events inside. Aunt Agatha reveals the story of her spell on her sister to the crowd while Mr. N and Oscar create a plan to try and get her to hand over the moons

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