Escape to Witch Mountain poster

Escape to Witch Mountain( 1975)

TV-MAAdventureFantasyScience FictionFamily
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Caught in a world where they don't belong... they have one chance to escape!

Overview

Tia and Tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. Lucas Deranian poses as their uncle in order to get the kids into the clutches of Deranian's megalomaniacal boss, evil millionaire Aristotle Bolt, who wants to exploit them. Jason, a cynical widower, helps Tia and Tony escape to witch mountain, while at the same time Tia and Tony help Jason escape the pain of the loss of his wife.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Eddie Albert

      Jason O'Day

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      Ray Milland

      Aristotle Bolt

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      Donald Pleasence

      Lucas Deranian

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      Kim Richards

      Tia Malone

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      Ike Eisenmann

      Tony Malone

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      Walter Barnes

      Sheriff Purdy

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      Reta Shaw

      Mrs. Grindley

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      Denver Pyle

      Uncle Bene

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      Alfred Ryder

      Astrologer

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      Lawrence Montaigne

      Ubermann

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      Terry Wilson

      Biff Jenkins

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      George Chandler

      Grocer

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      Dermott Downs

      Truck

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      Shepherd Sanders

      Guru

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      Don Brodie

      Gasoline Attendant

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      Kyle Richards

      Young Tia (uncredited)

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    A review by r96sk

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    Written by r96sk on Sat Aug 22 2020
    The 2009 remake does a better job at bringing its story to life, but 1975's <em>'Escape to Witch Mountain'</em> is still a good film. The cast are all fine in their respective roles, even if none of them particularly standout. Eddie Albert (Jason), Kim Richards (Tia) and Ike Eisenmann (Tony) are satisfactory, as is Donald Pleasence as Deranian. With that said, I think Pleasence should've been the main villain here - there's really not much need for Ray Milland (Aristotle). Disney had a knack of doing that sorta thing in these early eras, having a bad guy and a bad guy's sidekick - most of th...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    20000000.00

    Keywords

    • flying car
    • helicopter
    • attempt to escape
    • car crash
    • telekinesis
    • based on children's book
    • mysterious
    • orphan siblings
    • exuberant