document_title: List of countries and dependencies by population

question_text: top 10 largest countries by population in the world

text: Method[edit]

text: Figures used in this chart are based on the most up to date estimate or projections[2] by the national census authority where available, and are usually rounded off. Where updated national data are not available, figures are based on the projections for 2017 by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.[3]

text: Because the compiled figures are not collected at the same time in every country, or at the same level of accuracy, the resulting numerical comparisons may create misleading conclusions. Furthermore, the addition of figures from all countries may not equal the world total. A handful of nations have not conducted a census in over 30 years, providing high error margin estimates only.

text: Areas that form integral parts of sovereign states, such as the countries of the United Kingdom, are counted as part of the sovereign states concerned. Not included are other entities, such as the European Union,[Note 1] that are not sovereign states, and independent territories that do not have permanent populations, such as various countries' claims to Antarctica.

text: Sovereign states and dependencies by population[edit]

text: Note: All dependent territories or constituent countries that are parts of sovereign states are shown in italics.

text:
Rank
Country
(or dependent territory)
Population
Date
% of world
population
Source

1
 China[Note 2]
1,386,880,000
October 12, 2017
18.3%
2016 China Statistical Yearbook

2
 India
1,322,450,000
October 12, 2017
17.5%
Official population clock

3
 United States[Note 3]
325,919,000
October 12, 2017
4.3%
Official population clock

4
 Indonesia
261,890,900
July 1, 2017
3.46%
Official annual projection

5
 Pakistan
209,211,000
October 12, 2017
2.76%
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

6
 Brazil
208,116,000
October 12, 2017
2.75%
Official population clock

7
 Nigeria
193,500,543
July 1, 2016
2.55%
Official annual projection

8
 Bangladesh
163,292,000
October 12, 2017
2.16%
Official population clock

9
 Russia[Note 4]
146,809,643
August 1, 2017
1.94%
Official estimate

10
 Japan
126,670,000
September 1, 2017
1.67%
Monthly provisional estimate

11
 Mexico
123,364,426
July 1, 2017
1.62%
Official projection

12
 Philippines
104,727,000
October 12, 2017
1.38%
Official population clock

13
 Egypt
95,847,500
October 12, 2017
1.27%
Official population clock

14
 Ethiopia
94,351,001
July 1, 2017
1.25%
Official Projection[Note 5]

15
 Vietnam
93,700,000
July 1, 2017
1.24%
Annual official projection

16
 Germany
82,800,000
December 31, 2016
1.09%
Provisional official annual estimate

17
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
81,339,988
July 1, 2017
1.09%
UN Projection

18
 Iran
80,498,600
October 12, 2017
1.063%
Official population clock

19
 Turkey
79,814,871
December 31, 2016
1.05%
Annual official estimate

20
 Thailand
69,037,513
July 1, 2017
0.91%
UN Projection

21
 France[Note 6]
66,991,000
September 1, 2017
0.89%
Monthly official estimate

22
 United Kingdom[Note 7]
65,648,000
July 1, 2016
0.87%
Official mid-year estimate

23
 Italy
60,525,277
April 30, 2017
0.80%
Official estimate

24
 Tanzania[Note 8]
57,310,000
July 1, 2017
0.76%
UN projection

25
 South Africa
56,521,900
July 1, 2017
0.75%
Annual official estimate

26
 Myanmar
53,370,609
July 1, 2017
0.7%
UN projection

27
 South Korea
51,446,201
July 1, 2017
0.68%
Annual official estimate

28
 Kenya
49,699,862
July 1, 2017
0.66%
UN projection

29
 Colombia
49,444,600
October 12, 2017
0.653%
Official population clock

30
 Spain
46,528,966
January 1, 2017
0.61%
Official estimate

31
 Argentina
44,044,811
July 1, 2017
0.58%
Official annual projection

32
 Ukraine[Note 9]
42,456,012
August 1, 2017
0.56%
Monthly official estimate

33
 Algeria
41,697,498
July 1, 2017
0.55%
Official annual projection

34
 Sudan
40,782,742
July 1, 2017
0.54%
Official annual projection

35
 Poland
38,432,992
December 31, 2016
0.51%
Official estimate

36
 Iraq
38,274,618
July 1, 2017
0.49%
UN projection

37
 Uganda
37,673,800
July 1, 2017
0.50%
Official annual projection

38
 Canada
36,685,300
October 12, 2017
0.484%
Official estimate

39
 Morocco[Note 10]
34,460,200
October 12, 2017
0.455%
Official annual projection

40
 Saudi Arabia
33,905,320
July 1, 2017
0.45%
Official estimate

41
 Uzbekistan
32,345,000
July 1, 2017
0.42%
Official population report

42
 Malaysia
32,248,200
October 12, 2017
0.426%
Official population clock

43
 Peru
31,826,018
July 1, 2017
0.42%
Official annual projection

44
 Venezuela
31,431,164
July 1, 2017
0.42%
Official annual projection

45
 Afghanistan
29,724,323
July 1, 2017
0.39%
Annual official estimate

46
 Ghana
28,956,587
July 1, 2017
0.38%
Official annual projection

47
 Nepal
28,825,709
July 1, 2017
0.38%
Official annual projection

48
 Angola
28,359,634
January 1, 2017
0.37%
Official Estimate

49
 Yemen
28,250,000
July 1, 2017
0.37%
UN projection

50
 Mozambique
27,128,530
July 1, 2017
0.36%
Annual official projection

51
 Madagascar
25,571,000
July 1, 2017
0.340%
UN projection

52
 North Korea
25,491,000
July 1, 2017
0.34%
UN projection

53
 Australia
24,681,100
October 12, 2017
0.326%
Official population clock

54
 Ivory Coast
24,295,000
July 1, 2017
0.320%
UN projection

55
 Taiwan[Note 11]
23,556,169
August 31, 2017
0.31%
Monthly official estimate

56
 Cameroon
23,248,044
January 1, 2017
0.310%
Annual official projection

57
 Niger
21,477,348
July 1, 2017
0.28%
UN projection

58
 Sri Lanka
21,203,000
July 1, 2016
0.28%
Official estimate

59
 Romania
19,638,000
January 1, 2017
0.26%
Annual official estimate

60
 Burkina Faso
19,632,147
July 1, 2017
0.26%
Annual official projection

61
 Malawi
18,622,000
July 1, 2017
0.25%
UN Projection

62
 Mali
18,542,000
July 1, 2017
0.24%
UN projection

63
 Syria
18,270,000
July 1, 2017
0.24%
UN projection

64
 Kazakhstan
18,074,100
September 1, 2017
0.24%
Official estimate

65
 Chile
17,373,831
August 31, 2017
0.24%
Preliminary 2017 Census Results

66
 Netherlands
17,162,300
October 12, 2017
0.227%
Official population clock

67
 Ecuador
16,830,000
October 12, 2017
0.222%
Official population clock

68
 Zambia
16,405,229
July 1, 2017
0.22%
Official annual projection

69
 Guatemala
16,176,133
July 1, 2015
0.21%
Official estimate

70
 Cambodia
15,848,495
July 1, 2017
0.21%
Official annual projection

71
 Senegal
15,256,346
January 1, 2017
0.20%
Official annual projection

72
 Chad
14,900,000
July 1, 2017
0.20%
UN projection

73
 Somalia[Note 12]
14,743,000
July 1, 2017
0.19%
UN projection

74
 Zimbabwe
14,542,235
July 1, 2017
0.19%
Official annual projection

75
 Guinea
12,717,176
July 1, 2017
0.17%
UN projection

76
 South Sudan
12,575,714
July 1, 2017
0.17%
UN projection

77
 Rwanda
11,809,300
July 1, 2017
0.16%
Official projection (medium scenario)

78
 Belgium
11,370,968
August 1, 2017
0.15%
Monthly official estimate

79
 Tunisia
11,304,482
July 1, 2016
0.15%
Official estimate

80
 Cuba
11,239,224
December 31, 2016
0.15%
Annual official estimate

81
 Greece
11,183,716
January 1, 2016
0.14%
Official estimate

82
 Bolivia
11,145,770
July 1, 2017
0.15%
Official Estimate

83
 Benin
11,002,578
July 1, 2017
0.15%
Official projection

84
 Haiti
10,911,819
March 31, 2015
0.14%
Official estimate

85
 Czech Republic
10,588,063
June 30, 2017
0.14%
Official quarterly estimate

86
 Burundi
10,400,938
July 1, 2017
0.14%
Official annual projection

87
 Portugal
10,309,573
December 31, 2016
0.14%
Annual official estimate

88
 Dominican Republic
10,169,172
July 1, 2017
0.13%
Official projection

89
 Sweden
10,081,396
August 31, 2017
0.13%
Official monthly estimate

90
 Jordan
9,988,910
October 12, 2017
0.132%
Official population clock

91
 Azerbaijan
9,843,031
June 1, 2017
0.13%
Official estimate

92
 Hungary
9,799,000
January 1, 2017
0.13%
Annual official estimate

93
 Belarus
9,495,500
July 1, 2017
0.13%
Official quarterly estimate

94
 United Arab Emirates
9,400,000
July 1, 2017
0.12%
UN projection

95
 Honduras
8,866,351
July 1, 2017
0.12%
Official annual projection

96
 Austria
8,794,267
July 1, 2017
0.12%
Quarterly provisional figure

97
 Israel
8,756,320
October 12, 2017
0.116%
Official population clock

98
 Tajikistan
8,742,000
January 1, 2017
0.12%
Official estimate

99
 Switzerland
8,448,585
June 30, 2017
0.11%
Quarterly provisional figure

100
 Papua New Guinea
8,151,300
July 1, 2016
0.11%
Annual official estimate

–
 Hong Kong (China)
7,389,500
July 1, 2017
0.098%
Official estimate

101
 Togo
7,178,000
July 1, 2017
0.095%
Official estimate

102
 Bulgaria
7,101,859
December 31, 2016
0.094%
Official estimate

103
 Sierra Leone
7,075,641
December 4, 2015
0.093%
Preliminary 2015 census result

104
 Serbia[Note 13]
7,058,322
June 30, 2016
0.093%
Annual official estimate

105
 Paraguay
6,953,646
January 1, 2017
0.092%
Official estimate

106
 El Salvador
6,581,940
July 1, 2017
0.087%
Official projection

107
 Laos
6,492,400
March 1, 2015
0.086%
Preliminary 2015 census result

108
 Libya
6,374,616
July 1, 2017
0.084%
UN projection

109
 Nicaragua
6,305,956
July 1, 2017
0.083%
Official estimate

110
 Kyrgyzstan
6,140,200
January 1, 2017
0.081%
Official estimate

111
 Lebanon
6,082,000
July 1, 2017
0.08%
UN projection

112
 Denmark
5,760,694
July 1, 2017
0.076%
Official quarterly estimate

113
 Turkmenistan
5,758,000
July 1, 2017
0.076%
UN projection

114
 Singapore
5,612,300
July 1, 2017
0.074%
Official estimate

115
 Finland
5,508,714
July 31, 2017
0.073%
Monthly official estimate

116
 Slovakia
5,435,343
December 31, 2016
0.072%
Official estimate

117
 Norway
5,277,762
July 1, 2017
0.07%
Official quarterly estimate

118
 Republic of the Congo
5,261,000
July 1, 2017
0.069%
UN projection

119
 Central African Republic
4,659,080
July 1, 2017
0.062%
UN projection

120
 Eritrea
5,069,000
July 1, 2017
0.067%
UN projection

121
 Costa Rica
4,947,490
June 30, 2017
0.065%
Official estimate

122
 New Zealand
4,824,580
October 12, 2017
0.0637%
Official population clock

–
 Palestine
4,816,503
July 1, 2016
0.064%
Official estimate

123
 Ireland
4,757,976
July 14, 2016
0.063%
Preliminary 2016 census result

124
 Oman
4,573,075
February 1, 2017
0.06%
Official estimate

125
 Liberia
4,289,520
July 1, 2017
0.057%
Official projection[Note 14]

126
 Croatia
4,154,213
December 31, 2016
0.055%
Annual official estimate

127
 Kuwait
4,132,415
July 1, 2016
0.055%
Official estimate

128
 Panama
4,037,043
July 1, 2016
0.053%
Official estimate

129
 Mauritania
3,806,719
July 1, 2017
0.05%
Annual official projection

130
 Georgia[Note 15]
3,718,200
January 1, 2017
0.049%
Annual official estimate

131
 Moldova[Note 16]
3,550,900
January 1, 2017
0.047%
Official estimate

132
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
3,518,000
July 1, 2015
0.046%
Official estimate

133
 Uruguay
3,493,205
June 30, 2017
0.046%
Annual official projection

–
 Puerto Rico (U.S.)
3,411,307
July 1, 2016
0.045%
Official estimate

134
 Mongolia
3,173,600
October 12, 2017
0.042%
Official population clock

135
 Armenia
2,979,900
July 1, 2017
0.039%
Official quarterly estimate

136
 Albania
2,876,591
January 1, 2017
0.038%
Annual official estimate

137
 Lithuania
2,814,696
October 1, 2017
0.037%
Monthly official estimate

138
 Jamaica
2,730,894
December 31, 2016
0.036%
Official estimate

139
 Qatar
2,675,522
January 31, 2017
0.035%
Monthly official estimate

140
 Namibia
2,368,747
July 1, 2017
0.031%
Official projection

141
 Botswana
2,230,905
July 1, 2016
0.029%
Official annual projection

142
 Lesotho
2,233,000
July 1, 2017
0.029%
UN projection

143
 The Gambia
2,101,000
July 1, 2017
0.028%
UN projection

144
 Macedonia
2,073,702
December 31, 2016
0.027%
Official estimate

145
 Slovenia
2,065,895
January 1, 2017
0.027%
Official estimate

146
 Latvia
1,934,500
September 1, 2017
0.026%
Monthly official estimate

–
 Kosovo[Note 17]
1,836,978
January 1, 2016
0.024%
Official annual projection

147
 Gabon
1,811,079
June 2, 2016
0.024%
Estimate (press release)

148
 Guinea-Bissau
1,553,822
July 1, 2017
0.021%
Official annual projection

149
 Bahrain
1,451,200
July 1, 2017
0.019%
Official annual projection

150
 Trinidad and Tobago
1,353,895
July 1, 2016
0.018%
Official estimate

151
 Estonia
1,352,320
January 1, 2017
0.017%
Official estimate

152
 Mauritius
1,263,820
December 31, 2016
0.017%
Official estimate

153
 Equatorial Guinea
1,222,442
July 4, 2015
0.016%
Preliminary 2015 census result

154
 East Timor
1,167,242
July 11, 2015
0.015%
Preliminary 2015 census result

155
 Swaziland
1,132,657
July 1, 2016
0.015%
Official projection

156
 Djibouti
956,985
July 1, 2017
0.013%
UN projection

157
 Fiji
869,458
July 1, 2015
0.011%
Annual official estimate

158
 Cyprus
848,300
December 31, 2015
0.011%
Official estimate

159
 Comoros
806,153
July 1, 2016
0.011%
Official estimate

160
 Bhutan
792,180
October 12, 2017
0.01%
Official population clock

161
 Guyana
746,900
July 1, 2013
0.0099%
Official estimate

–
 Macau (China)
648,300
March 31, 2017
0.0086%
Official quarterly estimate

162
 Solomon Islands
642,000
July 1, 2015
0.0085%
Annual official estimate

163
 Montenegro
622,387
January 1, 2017
0.0082%
Official estimate

164
 Luxembourg
590,667
January 1, 2017
0.0078%
Official estimate

–
 Western Sahara[Note 18]
552,628
July 1, 2017
0.0073%
UN projection

165
 Suriname
541,638
August 13, 2012
0.0072%
Final 2012 census result

166
 Cape Verde
531,239
July 1, 2016
0.007%
Official annual projection

167
 Transnistria[Note 19]
475,665
October 15, 2015
0.0063%
Preliminary 2015 census result

168
 Malta
429,344
December 31, 2014
0.0057%
Official estimate

169
 Brunei
417,200
July 1, 2015
0.0055%
Official estimate

170
 Belize
380,010
October 1, 2016
0.005%
Official estimate

171
 Bahamas
378,040
July 1, 2016
0.005%
Official projection

172
 Maldives
344,023
September 20, 2014
0.0045%
Preliminary 2014 census result

173
 Iceland
343,960
June 30, 2017
0.0045%
Official quarterly estimate

174
 Northern Cyprus[Note 20]
313,626
June 30, 2014
0.0041%
Official estimate

175
 Barbados
285,719
July 1, 2017
0.0038%
UN projection

176
 Vanuatu
277,500
July 1, 2015
0.0037%
Annual official estimate

177
 French Polynesia (France)
271,800
December 31, 2014
0.0036%
Official estimate

178
 New Caledonia (France)
268,767
August 26, 2014
0.0035%
Preliminary 2014 census result

179
 Abkhazia[Note 21]
240,705
February 28, 2011
0.0032%
2011 census result

180
 Samoa
196,315
January 1, 2017
0.0026%
Official projection

181
 São Tomé and Príncipe
187,356
May 13, 2012
0.0025%
2012 census result

182
 Saint Lucia
178,844
July 1, 2017
0.0024%
UN projection

183
 Guam (U.S.)
184,200
July 1, 2015
0.0024%
Annual official estimate

184
 Curaçao (Netherlands)
160,337
January 1, 2017
0.0021%
Annual official estimate

185
 Nagorno-Karabakh Republic[Note 22]
150,932
December 1, 2015
0.002%
Preliminary 2015 census result

186
 Kiribati
113,400
July 1, 2015
0.0015%
Annual official estimate

187
 Aruba (Netherlands)
110,882
June 30, 2017
0.0015%
Official quarterly estimate

188
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
109,991
June 12, 2012
0.0015%
Preliminary 2012 census result

189
 United States Virgin Islands (U.S.)
104,901
July 1, 2017
0.0014%
UN projection

190
 Jersey (UK)
104,200
December 31, 2016
0.0014%
Annual official estimate

191
 Grenada
103,328
May 12, 2011
0.0014%
2011 census result

192
 Tonga
103,252
November 30, 2011
0.0014%
2011 census result

193
 Federated States of Micronesia
102,800
July 1, 2015
0.0014%
Annual official estimate

194
 Seychelles
94,205
December 31, 2016
0.0012%
Official estimate

195
 Antigua and Barbuda
86,295
May 27, 2011
0.0011%
Preliminary 2011 census result

196
 Isle of Man (UK)
83,314
April 24, 2016
0.0011%
2016 census result

197
 Andorra
78,264
December 31, 2016
0.001%
Annual official estimate

198
 Dominica
71,293
May 14, 2011
0.00094%
Preliminary 2011 census result

199
 Guernsey (UK)
62,723
March 31, 2016
0.00083%
Official estimate

199
 Bermuda (UK)
61,954
July 1, 2013
0.00082%
Official estimate

200
 Cayman Islands (UK)
60,413
December 31, 2015
0.0008%
Official estimate

201
 American Samoa (U.S.)
57,100
July 1, 2015
0.00075%
Annual official estimate

202
 Northern Mariana Islands (U.S.)
56,940
July 1, 2015
0.00075%
Annual official estimate

203
 Greenland (Denmark)
56,483
September 14, 2016
0.00074%
Annual official estimate

204
 Marshall Islands
54,880
July 1, 2015
0.00072%
Annual official estimate

205
 South Ossetia[Note 23]
53,532
October 15, 2015
0.00071%
Preliminary 2015 census result

206
 Faroe Islands (Denmark)
50,451
August 1, 2017
0.00067%
Monthly official estimate

207
 Saint Kitts and Nevis
46,204
May 15, 2011
0.00061%
2011 census result

208
 Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
39,410
January 1, 2016
0.00052%
Official estimate

209
 Liechtenstein
37,815
December 31, 2016
0.0005%
Semi annual official estimate

210
 Monaco
37,550
December 31, 2016
0.0005%
Annual official estimate

211
 Saint-Martin (France)
36,457
January 1, 2015
0.00048%
Annual official estimate

212
 San Marino
33,230
June 30, 2017
0.00044%
Monthly official estimate

213
 Gibraltar (UK)
33,140
December 31, 2014
0.00044%
Annual official estimate

214
 Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
31,458
January 25, 2012
0.00042%
2012 census result

215
 British Virgin Islands (UK)
28,514
July 1, 2013
0.00038%
Official estimate

216
 Cook Islands (NZ)
18,100
March 1, 2016
0.00024%
Official quarterly estimate

217
 Palau
17,950
July 1, 2015
0.00024%
Annual official estimate

218
 Anguilla (UK)
13,452
May 11, 2011
0.00018%
Preliminary 2011 census result

219
 Wallis and Futuna (France)
11,750
July 1, 2015
0.00016%
Annual official estimate

220
 Tuvalu
10,640
November 4, 2012
0.00014%
2012 census result

221
 Nauru
10,084
October 30, 2011
0.00013%
2011 census result

222
 Saint Barthélemy (France)
9,417
January 1, 2015
0.00012%
Annual official estimate

223
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
6,286
January 1, 2015
0.000083%
Annual official estimate

224
 Saint Helena, Ascension
and Tristan da Cunha (UK)
5,633
February 7, 2016
0.000074%
2016 census result

225
 Montserrat (UK)
4,922
May 12, 2011
0.000065%
2011 census result

226
 Falkland Islands (UK)
2,563
April 15, 2012
0.000034%
2012 census result

227
 Norfolk Island (Australia)
2,302
August 9, 2011
0.000030%
2011 census result

228
 Christmas Island (Australia)
2,072
August 9, 2011
0.000027%
2011 census result

229
 Niue (NZ)
1,470
July 1, 2015
0.00002%
Annual official estimate

230
 Tokelau (NZ)
1,411
October 18, 2011
0.000019%
2011 census result

231
 Vatican City
800
January 1, 2014
0.000011%
Official estimate

232
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
550
August 9, 2011
0.0000073%
2011 census result

The last (233)
 Pitcairn Islands (UK)
57
July 1, 2014
0.00000075%
Official estimate


document_title: Jimmy Perry

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text: Jimmy Perry

text: Early life[edit]

text: Perry was born in Barnes, Surrey.[2] His father, Arthur, was an antiques dealer[3] and he was educated at two independent schools, Colet Court and St Paul's School, which at the time were both based in Hammersmith in West London (now in Barnes).[4]

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text: Not academically inclined, he apprenticed at a furniture store. With the outbreak of the Second World War, his family moved to Watford just outside London, where he served in the Home Guard and became involved in amateur dramatics.[5]

text: Life and career[edit]

text: Perry is credited with the original idea for Dad's Army, which was based on his experiences in the Home Guard during World War II; he had originally conceived it with the role of Walker in mind for himself.[6][7][8] He also collaborated with Croft on It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Hi-de-Hi! and You Rang, M'Lord?[9]

text: Sitcoms[edit]

text: Many of the sitcoms Perry co-wrote with Croft drew heavily on his personal experience: at 16 he joined the Watford Home Guard (Dad's Army);[10] two years later he was called up into the full-time forces, and was sent to Burma with the Royal Artillery, where he joined the Royal Artillery Concert Party and reached the rank of sergeant ("It Ain't Half Hot Mum").[11]

text: Demobbed and back in the UK, he trained as an actor at RADA, spending his holidays working as a Redcoat in Butlin's Holiday Camps ("Hi De Hi!").[12]

text: The Dad's Army mummy's boy character Private Pike was partly based upon the teenaged Jimmy Perry,[3] who said, "She didn't go so far as making me wear a scarf, but she came pretty near". In an interview with the journalist Neil Clark, Perry said: "It amazes me. I think it’s because it's the thing that all British people savour: we were on our own at that time and we didn’t turn away. Dad’s Army reminds us of our finest hour."[3]

text: Perry and Croft continued their collaboration with It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–81). Inspired by Perry's wartime experience in the Royal Artillery Concert Party, "it was David’s and my favourite", he told Clark who regrets that it "appears to have fallen victim to political correctness".[3] It is not repeated on the terrestrial channels, but was shown on UK Gold.[13][14] For Hi-de-Hi! (1980–88), Perry used his time working as a Butlin's Redcoat as an inspiration.[15]

text: A solo effort, Room Service, written without Croft for Thames Television in 1979, and High Street Blues (1989), co-written with Robin Carr, according to John Oliver writing for the BFI Screenonline website, "remain contenders for the title of worst British sitcom".[16][17][8]

text: At the end of the 1970s, Perry became involved as presenter in a BBC series called Turns, dedicated to films of nearly forgotten music hall acts of the 1930s and 1940s.[18] In the sixth episode of the first series of Dad's Army, "Shooting Pains", Perry makes a cameo appearance as the entertainer Charlie Cheeseman.[19]

text: You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–93) was his last collaboration with David Croft. Perry's grandfather had worked as a butler, and he heard many anecdotes about life "below stairs".[8] In 1994, he worked on a sitcom about the early years of the BBC in the 1920s, 2LO Calling, which was broadcast on radio for four episodes.[20]

text: Music and theatre[edit]

text: Although best known for his comedy writing, Perry also experienced musical success, composing the signature tunes to all of the above comedy series.  The best known of these, the theme tune for Dad's Army, "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Hitler?", won the Ivor Novello Award in 1971 for Best TV Signature Tune.[21]

text: Starting in the late 1950s, Perry was actor-manager at the Watford Repertory Theatre, a role (perhaps intentionally) emphasised by his penchant for heavy checked tweeds, Inverness cape and deerstalker cap.[22][23]

text: Perry was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1978.[14]  In 1982 he was initiated into the Grand Order of Water Rats fraternity.[24]

text: Personal life and death[edit]

text: In 1953, he married actress Gilda Neeltje (born July 1933),[25] younger sister of actress Diane Holland. Gilda collaborated with Perry in running the Palace Theatre.[26]

text: Perry died on 23 October 2016 in London after a short illness, aged 93. He and his wife had one son, Jimmy, who predeceased his parents. He died at age 19 in 1977 in a motorcycle accident.[21]

text: He was survived by his wife Gilda (from whom he was separated) and his long-term partner, costume designer Mary Husband.[21][27]

text: On 27 October British Labour politician Valerie Vaz paid tribute to Perry in the House of Commons and was joined, with references to Perry's best known comedy lines, by a number of other Members of Parliament.[28]

text: BBC Two repeated two episodes from Series 9 of Dad's Army and also one episode of Hi-de-Hi in Perry's honour. The series continues to be shown regularly on Saturday nights on BBC2, regularly garnering two million viewers.

text: Books[edit]

text: Perry, Jimmy (2002). A Stupid Boy: The Autobiography of the Creator of Dad's Army. New York: Century. ISBN 978-0712-6233-84.[14]

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document_title: Hocus Pocus (1993 film)

question_text: what are the names of the witches in hocus pocus

text: Hocus Pocus (1993 film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: On October 31, 1693 near Salem, Massachusetts, Thackery Binx sees his little sister, Emily, spirited away to the cottage of three witches. There, the Sanderson sisters, Winifred, Sarah and Mary, cast a spell on Emily to absorb her youth and regain their own, killing her in the process. Thackery confronts the witches who transform him into an immortal black cat to live with his guilt for not saving Emily. The townsfolk, led by Binx's father, capture the witches. But before being hanged, Winifred's spellbook casts a curse that will resurrect the witches during a full moon on All Hallows Eve when any virgin lights the Black Flame Candle. Thackery guards the cottage to ensure no one summons the witches.

text: 300 years later (Halloween 1993), Max Dennison is feeling unsettled from his family's sudden move from Los Angeles to Salem. Max takes his younger sister Dani trick-or-treating, where they run into Max's new crush Allison. Allison mentions that her family owns the Sanderson cottage as a museum. Max, in an effort to impress Allison, invites her to show him the Sanderson house to convince him that the witches were real.

text: Investigating inside the cottage, Max lights the Black Flame Candle and inadvertently resurrects the witches, who plot to continue their plan to suck out the souls of all of Salem's children, beginning with Dani. Escaping, Max steals Winifred's spellbook on advice from Thackery. The witches pursue them to a cemetery, where Winifred raises her unfaithful lover Billy Butcherson as a zombie to chase them on foot. The witches try to acclimate to the 20th century, but are horrified when they discover Halloween has become a holiday. The witches plan to achieve their goals or they will be disintegrated at sunrise. They pursue the children across town using Mary's enhanced sense of smell. Max, Allison and Dani find their parents at a Halloween party at the town hall, where Winifred enchants the partygoers to dance and sing until they die. At Jacob Bailey High School, the children trap the witches in a kiln to burn them alive. While celebrating, the witches' curse revives them again. Not realizing that the witches haven't truly died, Max and Allison open the spellbook in an effort to reverse the spell on Binx. The open spellbook reveals the location of the group, and the witches track them down and kidnap Dani. Sarah then uses her siren-like singing to mesmerize Salem's children, luring them to the Sandersons' cottage. Max and Allison rescue Dani and Thackery by tricking the witches into believing sunrise came an hour early.

text: Back at the cemetery, Max runs into Billy, who cuts open his stitched up mouth and insults Winifred, joining Max to protect Dani. The witches attack and Winifred attempts to suck out the soul from Dani with the single vial of potion she retrieved from her cauldron. Thackery leaps on Winifred and knocks the potion out of her hand into Max's, but is then thrown to the ground and mortally wounded. Rather than smashing the vial, Max drinks it in order to force the witches to take him instead of Dani. The sun rises just as Winifred is about to finish draining Max's life force, and due to standing on hallowed ground in the cemetery, she turns into a stone statue, before she is disintegrated into dust along with her sisters.

text: As the satisfied Billy returns to his grave, Thackery dies, freeing his soul. He thanks Max, Dani and Allison for their help, and bids farewell to them, before he and Emily walk into the afterlife. As the end credits begin, the exhausted partygoers are freed from the spell and return home. Meanwhile, at the Sandersons' cottage, Jay and Ernie, two male bullies who earlier tormented Max and Dani, remain imprisoned in their cages while passing the time singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat". The film ends with Winnie's spellbook opening its eye, implying that Winnie's last words re-activated the resurrection spell.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Bette Midler as Winifred "Winnie" Sanderson, the buck-toothed oldest Sanderson sister and leader of the trio.
Kathy Najimy as Mary Sanderson, the middle sister, often complimenting and comforting her domineering older sister, Winnie. She can smell children and hunts them down.
Sarah Jessica Parker as Sarah Sanderson, the youngest and most beautiful sister. She has the ability to entrance children with her siren-like singing.
Omri Katz as Maximilian "Max" Dennison, a teenager originally from Los Angeles, California who moves to Salem, Massachusetts with his family. Max is angry at his parents for making them move to Salem. He is responsible for bringing back the Sanderson sisters 300 years later on  Halloween night.
Thora Birch as Danielle "Dani" Dennison, Max's spoiled 8-year-old sister and an enthusiastic trick-or-treater. Dani is addicted to candy and looks up to Max.
Vinessa Shaw as Allison Watts, Max's love interest and a wealthy native Salem resident, who forms a close bond with Dani.
Sean Murray as Thackery Binx; originally a teenager from 1693, he follows Emily into the woods, where he fails to prevent her death at the hands of the Sanderson sisters. The witches transform him into an immortal cat, voiced by Jason Marsden.[4]
Doug Jones as Billy Butcherson, Winifred's lover and a zombie. He died on May 1, 1693 after Winifred found him sporting with her sister Sarah, poisoned him and sewed his mouth shut with a dull needle, so he couldn't tell her secrets, even in death.
Charles Rocket as David "Dave" Dennison, Max and Dani's father.
Stephanie Faracy as Jennifer "Jenny" Dennison, Max and Dani's mother.
Amanda Shepherd as Emily Binx, Thackery's younger sister, who died on October 31, 1693 after the witches drain her life force.
Larry Bagby as Ernie "Ice", the leader of a group of high school delinquents and Jay's best friend.
Tobias Jelinek as Jay, another delinquent and Ernie's best friend.
Steve Voboril as Elijah Morris, Thackery’s best friend in 1693, who worked as a farmhand on the Binx family’s farm.
Norbert Weisser as Mr. Binx, Emily and Thackery's father.
Kathleen Freeman as Miss Olin, Max's and Allison's teacher at Jacob Bailey High School.
Garry Marshall (uncredited) as "The Devil", a man wearing a devil costume whom the Sanderson sisters assume to be their "Master".
Penny Marshall (uncredited) as the "Devil's" wife, who the sisters assume is Medusa due to her curlers, which resemble snakes.

text: Production[edit]

text: In the 1994 TV documentary Hocus Pocus: Begin the Magic, and on the film's Blu-ray release, producer David Kirschner said he came up with the idea for the film one night. He and his young daughter were sitting outside and his neighbor's black cat strayed by. Kirschner invented a tale of how the cat was once a boy who was changed into a feline three hundred years ago by three witches.

text: Hocus Pocus started life as a script by Mick Garris, that was bought by Walt Disney Pictures in 1984. The film's working title was Disney's Halloween House, was much darker and scarier, and its protagonists were all 12-years-old. Garris and Kirschner pitched it to Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment; Spielberg saw Disney as a competitor to Amblin in the family film market at the time and refused to co-produce a film with his "rival."[5]

text: Various rewrites were made to the script to make the film more comedic and made two of its young protagonists into teengers; however, production was stalled several times until 1992, when Bette Midler expressed interest in the script and the project immediately went forward.[5] Midler, who plays the central antagonist of the film (originally written for Cloris Leachman),[5] is quoted as saying that Hocus Pocus "was the most fun I'd had in my career up to that point".[citation needed]

text: Leonardo DiCaprio was originally offered the lead role of Max, but declined it in order to pursue What's Eating Gilbert Grape.[6][7] Principal photography began on October 12, 1992. The film is set in Salem, Massachusetts, but most of it was shot on sound stages in Burbank, California. However, its daytime scenes were filmed in Salem and Marblehead, Massachusetts during two weeks of filming with principal cast. Production was completed on February 10, 1993.

text: Pioneer Village, a recreation of early-colonial Salem, was used for the opening scenes set in 1693.[8] Other locations included Old Burial Hill in Marblehead, where Max is accosted by Ice and Jay, the Old Town Hall in Salem, where the town Halloween party takes place, and Phipps Elementary School, where the witches are trapped in a kiln. The exterior for Max and Dani's house is a private residence on Ocean Avenue in Salem.[8]

text: Release[edit]

text: Hocus Pocus was released July 16, 1993 and came in at #4 at the box office with $8,125,471. It dropped from the top 10 after two weeks of release.[9] The film was released the same day as Free Willy.[10] The unusual summer release of Hocus Pocus is said to be due to Disney not wanting it to compete against their other Halloween-themed film, The Nightmare Before Christmas, which was due for release the coming October by Touchstone Pictures.[11]

text: Music[edit]

text: The musical score for Hocus Pocus was composed and conducted by John Debney. James Horner was originally slated to score the film, but became unavailable at the last minute, so Debney had to score the entire film in two weeks. Even though he didn't score the film, Horner came back to write the theme for Sarah (sung by Sarah Jessica Parker, more commonly known as "Come Little Children") which is featured in Intrada's Complete Edition of the score.

text: Debney released a promotional score through the internet containing 19 tracks from the film. Bootlegs were subsequently released across the internet, primarily because the promotional release missed the entire opening sequence music.

text:
"Sarah's Theme" – music by James Horner; lyrics by Brock Walsh; performed by Sarah Jessica Parker
"I Put a Spell on You" – written by Jay Hawkins and produced and arranged by Marc Shaiman; performed by Bette Midler
"Witchcraft" – written by Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh; performed by Joe Malone
"I Put a Spell on You" – written by Jay Hawkins; performed by Joe Malone
"Sabre Dance" – written by George Wilson
Chants and Incantations – conceived and written by Brock Walsh

text: Reception[edit]

text: The film received mixed to negative reviews from film critics at the time of its release. Reception has since grown to be more positive towards the film, and it has become a cult film. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 30%, based on 43 reviews, with an average rating of 4.4 stars out of 10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Harmlessly hokey yet never much more than mediocre, Hocus Pocus is a muddled family-friendly effort that fails to live up to the talents of its impressive cast."[12]

text: The Miami Herald called it "a pretty lackluster affair", adding this comment: "Despite the triple-threat actress combo, Hocus Pocus won't be the Sister Act of 1993. There are a lot of gotta-sees this summer, and this isn't one of them."[13] The New York Times' Janet Maslin wrote that the film "has flashes of visual stylishness but virtually no grip on its story".[14] Ty Burr of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a C-, calling it "acceptable scary-silly kid fodder that adults will find only mildly insulting. Unless they're Bette Midler fans. In which case it's depressing as hell"; and stating that while Najimy and Parker "have their moments of ramshackle comic inspiration, and the passable special effects should keep younger campers transfixed [...] the sight of the Divine Miss M. mugging her way through a cheesy supernatural kiddie comedy is, to say the least, dispiriting."[15]

text: Home media and television[edit]

text: The film was released to VHS in North America on September 9, 1994,[16] and later to DVD on June 4, 2002.[17] Following the film's release on the latter format, it has continued to show strong annual sales, raking in more than $1 million in DVD sales each October.[17] In the mid-to-late 1990s, the film was rebroadcast annually on ABC and Disney Channel before switching over to ABC Family's 13 Nights of Halloween lineup in the early 2000s. The film has continuously brought record viewing numbers to the lineup, including a 2009 broadcast watched by 2.5 million viewers.[18] In 2011, an October 29 airing became the lineup's most watched program, with 2.8 million viewers.[19] On September 4, 2012, the film was released on Blu-ray.[20] Disney re-released the film on Blu-ray and Digital HD on September 2, 2018, as part of the film's 25th anniversary. The new release contains special features, including deleted scenes and a behind-the-scenes retrospective.[21]

text: Legacy[edit]

text: Over the years, through various outlets such as strong DVD sales and annual record-breaking showings on Freeform's 13 Nights of Halloween, the film has achieved cult status.[22] Various media outlets such as Celebuzz and Oh No They Didn't have reiterated such claims.[19][22][23] In its 25th anniversary year in 2018, the first week of Hocus Pocus viewings on Freeform averaged 8.2 million viewers.[24] A special called the "Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash" was filmed at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery and features interviews with members of the cast, including Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, as well as a costume contest hosted by Sharon and Kelly Osbourne. It aired on Freeform October 20, 2018.[25][26]

text: In October 2011, the Houston Symphony celebrated various horror and Halloween classics, including Hocus Pocus, with "The Hocus Pocus Pops."[27] On October 19, 2013, D23 held a special screening of Hocus Pocus at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, to honor the 20th anniversary of the film. Nine of the cast and crew gathered for the screening, and hundreds of D23 members attended. Returning members included Kathy Najimy, David Kirschner, Thora Birch, Doug Jones, Vinessa Shaw, and Omri Katz.[28] During her Divine Intervention Tour, Bette Midler appeared on stage dressed as Winifred Sanderson. Her Harlettes appeared with her dressed as Mary and Sarah, and the three of them performed the film's version of "I Put a Spell on You".[29]

text: On September 15, 2015, the Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular was introduced at the Magic Kingdom as a part of Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. The show introduces new actresses as the Sanderson Sisters, who try to make a villain party and summon or attract various Disney villains in the process.[30] In September 2016, entertainment critic Aaron Wallace published Hocus Pocus in Focus: The Thinking Fan's Guide to Disney's Halloween Classic, the first full-length book written about the movie. The book includes a foreword by Thora Birch and afterword by Mick Garris. Billed as a "lighthearted but scholarly look at the film," the book analyzes the movie's major themes, which it identifies as festivity, nostalgia, home, horror, virginity, feminism, Broadway-style musical moments, sibling rivalry, "Spielbergian" filmmaking style, Disney villain traditions, and more. Wallace also analyzes Walt Disney World's Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular as part of the movie's legacy and includes "the largest collection of Hocus Pocus fun facts and trivia ever assembled," complete with extensive endnote citations.[31][32][33]

text: The town of Salem has celebrated its connection to Hocus Pocus, while local filming sites have become an attraction for fans as the movie's legacy has grown over the years. In 2018, the Haunted Happenings Grand Parade, an annual Salem festival held every October, was Hocus-Pocus themed in honor of the movie's 25th anniversary.[34][35] A representative for Destination Salem also reported a huge uptick in tourism for the 25th anniversary year, stating: "There’s always been a ‘Hocus Pocus’ component to the visitors to Salem, especially in October. But it’s like the film’s following grows every year.”[36]

text: Possible sequel and confirmed remake[edit]

text: In July 2014, it was announced that Disney was developing a supernatural-themed film about witches, and that Tina Fey was on board as a producer and star. However, Deadline debunked rumors that the film was a sequel to Hocus Pocus.[37] In November 2014, Bette Midler said in an interview that she was ready and willing to return for a sequel. She also said her co-stars Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy were interested in reprising the roles of the Sanderson sisters as well, but stressed that Disney had yet to greenlight any sequel.[38] In November 2015, Midler stated in a Facebook Q&A that "after all these years and all the fan demand, I do believe I can stand and firmly say an unequivocal no" in response to a question about a sequel.[39]

text: In June 2016, actor Doug Jones mentioned that Disney had been considering a sequel, and behind the scenes discussions were in place to possibly continue the series.[40] In October 2016, Sarah Jessica Parker was asked by Andy Cohen about a sequel. Her response was, "I would love that. I think we've been very vocal that we're very keen."[41] In Hocus Pocus in Focus: The Thinking Fan's Guide to Disney's Halloween Classic, author Aaron Wallace identifies several potential approaches for a sequel, but notes that the project's biggest challenge is the Walt Disney Studios' interest in tentpole projects that promise very high box office returns.[42]

text: In September 2017, screenwriter Mick Garris admitted that he was working on a script for Hocus Pocus 2 and that it would potentially be developed as a television film for Disney Channel, Freeform or ABC.[43] It was later confirmed that it will instead be a remake to air on Freeform, with The Royals writer Scarlett Lacey attached to write, and the original film producer David Kirschner executive producing.[44][45] The following month, Midler said she was not fond of the idea of a remake and she would not be taking part in it.[46]

text: In July 2018, a book titled Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel was released, containing a novelization of the film and a sequel story. The sequel focuses on Max and Allison's daughter, Poppy, who grew up hearing the family story of the first film and parents who avoid Halloween as much as possible. Poppy is skeptical of the tale and ends up in the Sanderson house on Halloween, twenty-five years to the day after the movie, in an attempt to prove there's nothing to the story.[47]

text: Accolades[edit]

text:
Year

Association

Category

Recipient

Result

1994

Saturn Awards

Best Actress

Bette Midler

Nominated

Best Supporting Actress

Kathy Najimy

Nominated

Sarah Jessica Parker

Nominated

Best Fantasy Film

Hocus Pocus

Nominated

Best Special Effects

Hocus Pocus

Nominated

Best Costumes

Hocus Pocus

Won

Young Artist Awards

Best Youth Actress Leading Role in a Motion Picture Comedy

Thora Birch

Won

Best Youth Actress Leading Role in a Motion Picture Comedy

Vinessa Shaw

Nominated

Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Motion Picture Comedy

Omri Katz

Nominated

Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Motion Picture Comedy

Sean Murray

Nominated

Best Youth Actor in a Voice Over Role - TV or Movie

Jason Marsden

Nominated

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