Teen Witch: Everyone's the Worst! (Movie Nights)

Teen Witch tells us a morality tale of a girl who just learns to be herself. Or does she?
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[@shawnconway6009]

She does learn to be herself. Herself is just actually the worst.

[@danstiver9135]

For some reason I always picture this movie as taking place in the same cinematic universe as Grease 2.

[@Jayfive276]

Ah yes, the The Far Too Old To Be Playing Teenagers Cinematic Universe. Or The FTOTBPTCU if you prefer...

[@dreamlandnightmare]

@@Jayfive276 The lead was actually 16 at the time.

[@djb1317]

I love grease 2 it's really underrated because of the juggernaut that is the first movie

[@patrickdix772]

3:15 As a note, birth control pills can also be used to treat other things besides preventing pregnancy. So taking away someone's meds that you don't approve of for their main / best known use can also end up seriously harming them since you don't know their medical needs.

[@UltimateOmegaRed]

Patrick Dix Yeah, what a chump!

[@quinnzykir]

I would have stabbed him in the balls

[@konstance13]

Not to mention, can't it be dangerous to abruptly stop taking it? I thought doctors usually recommend slowly easing off.

[@davidbauler3159]

Yes. Women who suffer from chronic cysts, will sometimes be given birth control.

[@mathieuleader8601]

did not know that @@davidbauler3159

[@muthesquirrel]

I loved that in old teen movies, even though the message was always to be yourself, they still always had to change themselves if they were a nerd. Because being a nerd just isn't yourself! :p

[@Nightman221k]

Even as a child I always picked up on the fact that the thing with Polly and Louise was never resolved at all. I mean WTF, yeah their friendship was crappy but it was kind of a weird thing to leave completely unresolved.

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

I hate when movies leave loose ends. It always bothers me, even if I hate the movie and just want it over. Hell, especially then because it's like they're threatening to make another one.

[@noemistephanie93]

Yeah I didn’t like that Louise abandons Polly for popularity. That was messed up. She could’ve invited her to be popular as well.

[@newew15]

​@@noemistephanie93 for real. If it was me I would have told my friend I was a witch and would help us get popular

[@Jayfive276]

Holy crap - The actress who plays Randa is married to the guy who played Brad. It appears they fell in love on the set of Teen Witch and married like a year later. Mind. Goddamn. Blown.

[@Nightman221k]

Huh, so Brad ended up with Randa after all. Suck it, Louise!

[@Jayfive276]

Even better, found a picture from a cast reunion from May 2016: instagram.com/p/BFgzbQhJFsy/? Naturally Randa still has it goin' on.

[@MyssBlewm]

The Instagram post said they reunited for a commentary for the movie! I need to buy the DVD.

[@imbuffysummers]

Jayfive276 kindof like Kimberly J Brown and the dude who played Kallibar’s son

[@imbuffysummers]

Jayfive276 in that picture Polly looks like the one who’s supposed to be the witch. Teen witch reboot with Polly as the Serena but she lives like the twin sister in Sleepy Hollow

[@gutspuck721]

4:33 Sorry Allison, "Cool as ICE" still remains the whitest movie ever made

[@MrAspiringactor]

At least it has actual black people in it?

[@liizzset]

Lol.

[@Scatscar1985]

No you're both wrong.The whitest movie ever is the "Father of the Bride" remake.

[@CthulhuianBunny]

I think Louise is also to blame in regards to that near traffic accident for not following basic nighttime bike safety: She's not wearing light colors nor is she wearing a reflective vest over the top of her trench coat.

[@endlessnoise9173]

A rap battle where no one wins. Especially anyone who watches it

[@endlessnoise9173]

The exact opposite can be said about Adidas Rowboat Date where everyone's a winner!

[@MyssBlewm]

No one could...top that.

[@bul13ts]

I feel like a winner right now.

[@micahwright5901]

I won.

[@badquestion4785]

I saw this movie once, but it stuck with me and it took me a while to figure out why it was so memorable. But I realized that its fascinating because of how pretty and simple her dreams and desires are. She is literally given all the power in the universe without any limitations and the only things she wants are the popular boy and cool cloth. That is the entire scope of all her desires. It never even occurred to her to want anything more. And I wasnt angry at her, instead I was fascinated and maybe even a little jealous of her simplicity.

[@bongchoof]

my jaw dropped to the core of the planet when you showed the clip of him taking her birth control pills and THEN SHOWING THEM TO THE CLASS! HOLY SHIT!

[@marcushead9985]

The coat-roasting is probably my favorite bit. I don't know if you originally scripted it that way or you decided you didn't want to cut any of them, but if the latter I agree with the decision wholeheartedly.

[@JaymesMansfield]

This look is ICONIC!!! 😍

[@AllisonPregler]

(hugs)

[@travismcleod5078]

Not to mention, Louise, a highschool student, awkwardly going all the way in the old lighthouse back when teenage sex wasn't portrayed. Nonetheless this literally in my top 10 80s movies closely followed by "just one of the guys"

[@patrickmccurry1563]

Holy crap! I never noticed that teen witch's dad was Darren from Bewitched.

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

Neither did Allision apparently. That or she decided to ignore it because he's not the real Darien, just the replacement one. :)

[@conniethesconnie]

Noticed it right away. Thought they might sneak in joke or nod to that.

[@stuartlittle281]

Dressed like a soldier sent back from the future to protect Sarah Conner

[@fusionspace175]

You've said that your dancing is bad in the intro before, but that dance is the reason I watch your videos. It's entranced me like Uhuras fan dance or the Dance of Seven Veils.

[@stevenfraser81]

"Dreamboat Brad" has NOTHING on Phelan though!

[@TheSignOfZeta]

"It's like birthday in Elm Street."

[@UltimateOmegaRed]

TheSignOf Zeta "Is it?"

[@SylvainDementi]

Your hair style is AMAZING in this! LOVE IT!!

[@HenshinHeroesMedia]

Fun fact: this movie did get turned into a musical

[@Arella17]

Does it have am actual plot?

[@taylormanes8113]

is it available for licensing? you know.... for science and stuff?

[@BurtAllmans]

this fact is extremely fun

[@emiliobustamante2401]

Was it a good musical?

[@mitkitty]

Please...is there a recording? I need to know!!

[@DashingPunkSamurai]

This just might be my favorite video of Alison’s. I’m not even that big a fan of the movie but I just really love this video. It’s one of my go to videos to watch after a bad day.

[@kikigood7567]

Just watched this again yesterday for the first time in years and it was so cringe I was praying that there was a video on youtube like this! I love this!

[@justaguyinashed]

Siskel and Ebert led me to your channel. I really enjoy it.

[@rikukicksass07]

Jason Rainey their ghosts??

[@justaguyinashed]

@@rikukicksass07 Sure, why not.

[@borednow5838]

In that case my next stop is the Siskel and Ebert review of this masterpiece!

[@erinbrady9444]

is it because she tries to do each review in a funny voice as a parody of them?

[@justaguyinashed]

@@erinbrady9444 maybe. It was definitely a good recommendation.

[@fahoolahoogaz]

This video seems to be a great hybrid of both Allison's new format and the old Obscurus Lupa style of videos and I think It works just right for her!

[@martinhennigan1113]

I love this movie, and I gotta say No retreat No surrender is a great companion film for Teen Witch. I like to think the creep she teleported out of the car simply reappeared at the same velocity when her spells all wore off.

[@sailoritaly]

TOP THAT!!!

[@ibdamrwiggles]

Mannequin (1987)

[@eamonndeane587]

"I don't think anybody's gonna top THAT!"

[@atomicdancer]

I - L I K E - B O Y S !

[@kevinscott1547]

I loved this movie when it came out in 1989, of course I was 12!!!

[@LaNoLaCola]

That costume is absolutely 80s!

[@DarkmanPoe]

1:02 - I literally spit out my drink.

[@cosmosblue772]

I wished you had talked about the little brother more, in which fun fact the actor who played him is good friends with Leo DiCaprio apparently. But yeah even as a kid when I watched this I didn't understand why Louise needed magic to be popular since she obviously had the means to get the clothes she conjured, and why was that teacher such a dick. This movie is peak movie contrivance. I'd like to see another movie top that😗

[@Minam0]

cosmosblue772 she talked about the actor in her Ghost Writer video

[@cosmosblue772]

@@Minam0 yeah I know but still...

[@DashingPunkSamurai]

Joshua Miller was popular as hell in the 80’s. Usually a character you wanted to punch in the face.

[@mitchellhorton9382]

I like to pretend this and Cool as Ice are in the same universe. Have you done Cool as Ice yet, btw? IT'S GLORIOUS

[@phreakazoith2237]

That fortune teller lady is simply an emmissary of Yog Sothoth in disguise. She offers her knowledge beyond her comprehension and control and hopes she goes for it to plunge her and other poor souls into oblivion.

[@zEropoint68]

it seems mostly like what louise learns over the course of this movie is how to use hot rollers.

[@Jayfive276]

#RandaDidNothingWrong

[@captcrais101]

Nice hair Allison. Great pumpkin.

[@mathieuleader8601]

ooh the fortune teller is Zelda Rubinstein one of the early campaigners of AIDS awareness

[@JDavis1982]

Can we please talk about the very "Silk Stalkings" intro?!?! I liiiiiive!!!

[@Rebochan]

But is Louise better or worse of a witch than the Charmed Ones?

[@cosmosblue772]

Louise at least has the excuse of being a teen. The Charmed ones were well into their 30s when they decided to become full on selfish buttholes...

[@Nightman221k]

She’s a sad sack, but at least she isn’t a shrill bitch like Piper or a insufferable self absorbed black hole like Phoebe.

[@msfthe1st117]

‘Tis’ the question, is it not?

[@trevingrayek791]

Louise doesn't flippantly murder people. That alone puts her leagues above the Charmed Ones.

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

Trevin Grayek I dunno, that one guy was basically banished to a different dimension...

[@emperorcupcake]

When I think "cheesy 80s movie," this is pretty much what comes to mind. I used to watch this every time it was on cable and I wanted ALL the outfits. It's so bad but I love it!

[@idongesitusen5764]

That innuendo rhyme gets me every time :)!

[@wstine79]

I'm surprised Ms Tangina didn't notice the evil spirits in Teen Witch.

[@anrysse]

Hey love your reviews, can you do a series review on chilling adventures of Sabrina

[@larryy3133]

I love your commentary. Still love Teen Witch!!

[@MyssBlewm]

I love this movie! Hits me in the right spots when it comes to fun bad movies!

[@Goobian]

The girl that played Louise many years later was on an episode of Nip Tuck. This is btw one of my favorite 80's films.

[@NapalmWeed]

LOL at 6:14 the actress got legit dizzy from that move, you can see it in her face, but nice recovery she powered thru it.

[@RIVALContentJammerz]

Every cool guy wants a popular girl!

[@ChibiFighter]

Love the audio upgrade.

[@raymondrennie6540]

god i have not seen this movie in 30 years i just love the great comedys of the 70s 80s and 90s

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

This unlocked a memory in me I didnt know I had

[@maskawin89]

It's my favorite witch movie and you eviscerated it.... which was entertaining and the music fits you perfectly!

[@eamonndeane587]

Louise's Actress is Ryan Reynolds' Sister In Law.

[@NJGuy1973]

Louise's dad was The Other Darrin from Bewitched, and her teacher was Mrs. Krabappel.

[@JamiJR]

I grew up in the '80s and I never heard of this mess of a movie. That being said, I did have a few teachers who were always mad at me for knowing more than them. And often told me that I "made other kids feel bad" by being smart and that I needed to "slow down so others can keep up." So, that happens. I don't know if it's still true but when I was a kid in the '80s there was this big push in my school for everyone to be on the "same level." Think of the story of Harrison Bergeron, where they have the device in the father's head to keep him from being able to think because he was smart. So smart kids got shamed. (Yet athletically gifted kids were praised, not told to intentionally mess up so those of us not good as sports could keep up with them.) Also - DICK SARGENT! The father in this is Darrin from Bewitched!

[@MegaMagicdog]

i grew up in the 80s too and encountered the same thing! Not from all my teachers, but that desire for "equality" did permeate. In fact, it's far worse now than ever! If you have kids, home school them! That way they can truly be themselves and not be the square pegs of greatness forced into a round hole of mediocrity.

[@JamiJR]

@@MegaMagicdog that's actually one of the reasons why I've chosen to never have children.

[@mastermarkus5307]

@@MegaMagicdog Okay, I think you can say that for the U.S. but a lot of other countries have school systems that are good and don't reward under-achieving.

[@MegaMagicdog]

@@mastermarkus5307 That is America's problem in a nutshell. Other countries (esp. China/Japan/Korea) actually educate not necessarily indoctrinate. We need to get back to basics. Public schools encourage subjugation and humiliation. I see examples of it all the time.

[@Nocturnalux]

@@MegaMagicdog Japan and Korea have terribly high suicide rates among teens and that's because their school system is the very definition of humiliation and subjugation. Extreme bullying- in which the teachers often play a part for extra horror- coupled with extremely strict academics in which you basically have to learn by route and had better not dare voice an opinion do not a good system make. To be fair, when it comes to the sciences and mathematics, those countries are indeed well above the US (then again, the US does very poorly overall) and if one is to take just learning facts, those countries are very obviously doing a much better job. But this should not be the sole deciding factor. I know of biracial kids in Japan who were forced to dye their fair hair black because 'everyone else's hair is black'. That's the very definition of stifling any kind of an actual personality. In all honesty, 99% of American kids would not survive a term in a Japanese high school. They'd be devoured. I'm in no way saying the American system is good, it's a mess that makes my European self horrified, but rest assured Japan and Korea are hardly good examples of how to teach children. You'll get kids with very high grades killing themselves if their grades drop a bit, kids bullied into killing themselves, school uniforms that shame bigger girls...the list goes on. You need balance in all things and Korea and Japan are entirely lacking in this regard.

[@OldSchoolCurt]

This movie is awesome! I love the 80s! I had a crush on the actress

[@brandyloutherback9288]

This movie could've been an amazingly cathartic slasher, where every character dying in hilariously bloody, gruesome ways, Especially Polly! Louise could be the terrifying, obsessive stalker, and Brad must find a way to kill her to end this madness!

[@GreebleClown]

Brad later goes on to join Starfleet, so he truly is every girl's dream man!

[@Jaebird88]

Watched this about a year ago because of Film Sack. Apart from the rap battle, which I found to be enjoyable and extra cheesy for the most part, I couldn't grasp just what the movie was suppose to be about. Just a series of scenes that happen in an orderly fashion until the credits roll. Even the annoying little brother was some sort of space alien's view on how annoying little brothers are suppose to behave.

[@RandomVideoCircus]

That song in the movie my friend and I talk about to this day.

[@Nightman221k]

Oh, now I feel sad. Ms. Malloy was played by Marcia Wallace. :( RIP

[@mitchfletcher2386]

Mrs. Krabappel?!

[@Rivenstoneify]

Lupa does exist. I thought linkara was crazy. Suscribed

[@nadaspins1675]

I love your hair!!!

[@ethansloan]

Oh my god, Allison, I love your hair. Nobody can top that!

[@Karma20XX]

I think I need scrunchies back in my life.

[@firecrakerj3312]

The sad thing is that this movie could’ve been good if the girl had suffered actual consequences for every time she used her magic instead of just having everyone just be all like “Huh. Weird. Oh well...” whenever she did magic. It would’ve been a decent story about how action can have consequences, but they kept all the action and took out most of the consequences!

[@Cod3Nation]

I don’t think she reversed everything when she took her necklace off. She just took off the spell she had on Brad lol

[@starfiregabby]

I want this to be a musical

[@56postoffice]

You rock those braces in the title.😄 Plus, I never knew this film existed. Can't unsee what I've just seen. That was just awful.

[@HiperPivociarz]

Eh, I get what you're getting with Brad, but I don't really like perfect characters. He is wish fulfillment. On the other hand, I find a petty, woe-is-me character relatable. Because let's face it, we are all petty and sometimes like to mope about how we hate our lives. Also, why is checking out a guy taking off his shirt bad? He was doing that in the open field.

[@saturdaymorningcheapseats3281]

that hair is pretty awesome

[@cpkgrownup9496]

Of course I LOVED this movie as a kid.

[@UatuOmega]

#BleacherGoblinsAnonymous

[@edwardsanchez3708]

I'm not sure why I never came across this movie in the 80s or 90s, because they always showed these types of movies on the regular channels a lot. I actually came across this movie because growing up the monster squad was one of my favorite movies and I had a massive crush on the older sister "Lisa Fuller" so I looked for more movies she was in and she is Brads girlfriend Randa in this movie so I decided to check it out and I love this movie with all its goofiness and I still have that crush on her. I wish she had came out in more movies

[@alexforce9]

Me - who have never seen this movie or even heard of it , while watching this video - "Yeah, you are right on every point."

[@Moonbeam143]

I remember you reviewing this year's ago. It's even better the 2nd time around. 💙

[@AllisonPregler]

You're thinking of someone else.

[@Moonbeam143]

@@AllisonPregler You're right. I got a mixed up. Sorry about that. Great video none the less.

[@IlluminatedSiha]

I loves this movie, cheesy cringeyness and all. I don't know if it's because I initially saw this when I was younger or because of how constantly on rotation this was with Wish Upon A Star on Disney Channel. Brad Powell was definitely on my list of fictional character crushes.

[@MARCIE12ification]

Love ur channel.

[@lamarjackson4099]

Can I be honest to you, Allison? It may come to a shock but I have never seen Teen Witch in honesty and yet I have seen the Teen Wolf movies. This looks like my kind of 80s bad fun movie! Overall, the hair is awesome and enjoyed this episode more than I was imagining! Happy Halloween!

[@kamenanew9867]

Oh Lord I just saw an add for this movie and immediately thought please tell me that absolute g, the lady pregler, has talked about this and hallelujah I'm here!!

[@Gozer1]

Great episode and like the new look

[@fitzdraco]

Two things. First I have never once thought of this as a musical. I mean yeah now that you mention it it probably qualifies. but it shouldn't. And second, at this point in the 80s a fifteen year old living in the suburbs on their bike was like a twenty year old with a car. Nobody would have thought twice about it. Randomly wandering the neighborhood to end up at the corner store was a legitimate social activity.

[@Deniseeee84]

This commentary is priceless lol 😂

[@papaedda]

Daniel Larusso's chick in karate kid 3

[@fatimagic1365]

your 80s look in the video is to die for muahahaha spooky spooky!~

[@hairlesskang]

Allison is bringing the 80s fashion back! :)

[@samlynn1652]

I think this movie was likely an influence on "Sabrina: The Teenage Witch." If true that means this was a early and weak version of the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. :P

[@radioactive_moose]

This movie is go great they referenced it on 30 Rock.

[@timcombs2730]

I used to play the Lori Russo song “Never Gonna Be The Same Again” when I was a strip club DJ and it’s on my work out mix

[@LukeWarm05]

Her dad is Dick Sargent so I like to pretend that this a sequel to Bewitched where Samantha has died, Darrin got remarried, and now Tabitha is developing witchiness like her mom. Also, when did Brad change his name and join Starfleet? You know he only got that promotion because Sito was killed! PS: Mrs Krabappel!!!

[@mitchellhorton9382]

Allison I think your suspender outfit is my favorite

[@DigiDestined55X]

You rock, AP! 😃 🎃Happy Halloween🎃

[@brandyloutherback9288]

Whoa Lupa, your 80s is on point!

[@dreamlandnightmare]

This is one of the most late 80's late 80's movies I've seen.

[@adcamper92]

Her and the Halliwells could cause some serious damage.

[@MforMovesets]

Whenever a new episode takes longer, I suspect it's because Lupa took time to find the craziest dress.

[@echoskolumne1962]

Your look makes everything 90 % better 😍

[@Scribblerjohnny]

The Teen Witch novels were cheesy fun, too

[@MyMagnificentOctopus]

Brad has to be the hero, as all the product placement seems to occur around him.

[@cholland67]

Shallow girl......now where have I seen that before...…...OMG - I'VE GOT IT - LOUISE IS PAIGE MATTHEWS!!! - THE RED HAIR - THE SELFISH ATTITUDE - EVERYTHING!!!