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Kenny Ortega

Author of Hocus Pocus [1993 film]

18+ Works 2,557 Members 16 Reviews 1 Favorited

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Works by Kenny Ortega

Hocus Pocus [1993 film] (1993) — Director — 844 copies, 4 reviews
High School Musical [2006 TV movie] (2006) — Director — 393 copies, 4 reviews
High School Musical 2 [2007 TV movie] (2007) 310 copies, 1 review
Newsies [1992 film] (1992) — Director — 251 copies, 1 review
High School Musical 3: Senior Year [2008 TV movie] (2008) — Director — 237 copies
Descendants [2015 TV movie] (2015) — Director — 130 copies, 2 reviews
Descendants 2 [2017 TV movie] (2017) — Director — 78 copies, 1 review
Gilmore Girls: The Complete Series (2005) — Director — 52 copies, 2 reviews
Descendants 3 [2019 TV movie] (2019) — Director — 49 copies, 1 review
The Cheetah Girls 2 [2006 TV movie] (2006) — Director — 30 copies
High School Musical Trilogy (2009) — Director — 14 copies
Disney Halloween Collection — Director — 5 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name
Ortega, Kenny
Legal name
Ortega, Kenneth John
Birthdate
1950-04-18
Gender
male
Occupations
film director
choreographer
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Palo Alto, California, USA
Associated Place (for map)
California, USA

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Reviews

22 reviews
The later seasons after the showrunner's departure being generally weaker (and in one of TV history's more surprising character developments, gradually turning formerly adorable Rory's character into an entitled, callous and rather unlikable person) is the only reason this is not a five star show. And I'm still hovering at 4.7-4.8 and could really be rounding it either way. Heartfelt, sweet, and oh so funny, this is everything a light-hearted family drama should be.
½
A classic that has aged relatively well aside a few jokes, watched this recently and was pretty entertained, the trio of witches is a lot of fun to watch and my favorite scene was when they believed they were actually in Satan's house. The sequel is not quite as good but still fun.
It's cheesy and campy in some parts but oh so fun. The Descendants series really doesn't deserve the hate it gets, it's meant to be fun and as someone who loves fairy tales and mythology this is fun to watch.
Child-devouring witches return from the dead.

2/4 (Indfferent).

The teenage stars of the movie are terrible. It's watchable as long as the witches themselves are around, but there are some long, painful stretches when they're not.
½

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Statistics

Works
18
Also by
1
Members
2,557
Popularity
#10,042
Rating
3.9
Reviews
16
ISBNs
56
Languages
5
Favorited
1

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