4. While Dani (Thora Birch) was a smitten kitten when it came to Binx, Birch wasn’t as enamored with the cat IRL.
“There were seven different live cats, two different animatronic ones and something that didn’t even exist, it was like an X on a lamppost and they were like, ‘There’s Binx!'” Birch E! News. “I never knew exactly what I was coming into it, and truth be told, don’t let anyone know, I’m not a cat person!”
5. Birch, however, was definitely a fan of the actor who portrayed Thackery Binx in the flesh: Sean Murray, who now stars on CBS’ NCIS and has remained a definitive ’90s heartthrob despite only being in a couple of scenes. She admitted to having a small infatuation during filming, saying, “He was dreamy! He was cute, definitely!”
6. Birch wasn’t the only young girl nursing a crush on set. Amanda Shepherd (a.k.a. Binx’s beloved sister Emily) ended up developing a friendship with Elijah Wood after she snuck off to explore the Disney lot.
“So all of sudden these boys were playing basketball, and I’m like, ‘I don’t know how to play basketball,’ and right away I saw Elijah Wood and had an instant girl crush on him, because I think at the time he was shooting Huck Finn,” Shepherd said. “And then we became friends and I had a huge, ridiculous crush on him.”