Soon, all three are fleeing townspeople who have branded the children witches. In escape to witch mountain, twins tony and tia are taken to an orphanage. National catholic register one of the most popular disney films of its era, escape to witch mountain only loosely follows alexander keys comparatively dark original tale about a pair of troubled orphans escaping a grim juvenilehall orphanage and a sinister pursuer with the help of a heroic catholic priest. Featuring ike eisenmann, kim richards, donald pleasence, eddie albert and. Escape to witch mountain is a 1975 film based on the novel escape to witch mountain by alexander key. Escape to witch mountain 1975 directed by john hough. In september 1978, return from witch mountain was released to theaters on a double bill with escape to witch mountain 1975.
Disneys family classic escape to witch mountain is a fun adventure with a crazy story that doesnt make a lot of sense. Lucas deranian poses as their uncle in order to get the kids into the clutches of deranians megalomaniacal boss, evil millionaire aristotle bolt, who wants to exploit them. Kim richards and ike eisenmann, who play the children in this movie and in return from witch mountain 1978, appeared in a scene in race to witch mountain 2009. Tia and tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. Too often in the past, the disney liveaction features have been impossibly bland, too scrubbed and innocuous, to really hold the attention of all but the younger members of the family. Escape to witch mountain return from witch mountain. Was escape to witch mountain based on zenna hendersons. While escaping, they meet a friendly camper and begin to unravel the mystery of their origin. Escape to witch mountain 1975 two mysterious orphan children have extraordinary powers and are chased by a scheming millionaire. The story of two alien children being hunted by a wealthy millionaire boasted serious longevity for the company, spawning a sequel, a tv movie, a remake the 1995. Escape to witch mountain 1975 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Watch escape to witch mountain full movie online free. In one scene, tony and tia go on an outing to see the movie snow white and.
As a kid, i was floored by this adventure even though i was more spoiled on modern adventures like pirates of the caribbean and the chronicles of narnia with arguably better visual effects. It was produced by walt disney productions and directed by john hough. Maybe this film was a fiasco for disney, but in spain and in other countries, i guess, many people considered it like a bible of entertainment and easy cinema. Escape to witch mountain is the disney organizations annual easter movie, and a pretty good one. The lincoln continental and the helicopter continue following the airborne motorhome, but by this point its just not really a chase anymore. On another, distantly related note, disney did produce another witch mountain vignette style show some time later, called beyond witch mountain. Rent escape to witch mountain 1975 starring kim richards and ike eisenmann on dvd and bluray. Having seen the new version of this film recently race to witch mountain, i cannot tell you how much of a pleasant surprise escape to witch mountain was to me. Escape to witch mountain is a 1975 american fantasychildrens film, adapted from the 1968 science fiction novel of the same name written by alexander h. When a maniacal millionaire attempts to exploit a pair of orphaned children.
Rent escape to witch mountain 1975 on dvd and bluray dvd. It was adapted for film as escape to witch mountain in 1975. In disneys 1975 movie escape to witch mountain, tia and tony, siblings with very special powers, try to find out who they are after their foster. The film was produced by walt disney productions, released in march 1975 by buena vista distribution company and directed by john hough. Two young orphans with psychic powers prompts evil millionaire aristotle bolt to lure them to his mansion to exploit their powers. The movie escape to witch mountain is based on the sametitled childrens book by alexander key. Dec 27, 2010 find out what ever happen to the 1975 movie, escape to witch mountain. But a question that is frequently asked is if the movie andor book was based on the popular people stories by science fiction author zenna henderson. The chase effectively ends with the camper turning into a bad special effect well, its pretty awesome for 1975 and im sure people loved it at the time and the jimmy landing in a lake. Escape to witch mountain 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Beyond witch mountain 1982 was developed as a television series based on the 1975 film escape to witch mountain. I first saw escape to witch mountain when it came out in 1975. The movie centers upon the brother and sister pair tony and tia, who initially know only their deceased adoptive parents surname, malone. In this movie and its 1978 sequel, their names were similar. The second and sequel film, return from witch mountain, saw the return of ike eisenmann as tony, and kim richards, as tia. A madefortelevision sequel called beyond witch mountain was made in 1982. Eisenmann is sheriff antony in the bar, and richards is tina the waitress. Watch escape to witch mountain 1975 full movie online free. There are many close calls along the way as townspeople believe the children to be witches and from witch mountain. The new version, in my opinion, lacks any kind of character development and is full of annoying characters that do nothing to help the movie. It was produced by walt disney productions, released by buena vista distribution company and directed by john hough.
Escape to witch mountain 1975 movie stills and photos. Escape to witch mountain 1975 stream and watch online. In 1978, the film spawned the sequel return from witch mountain. He agrees to help them find a place on a map that they have discovered on tias star case pocket book. Effects something special1975 disney studio albumaudio commentary. Escape to witch mountain is thoroughly enjoyable, as is its sequel, and are even better for having ike eisemann and kim richards play the main characters of tony and tia in both films. Escape to witch mountain 1975 journeys in classic film. 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. The film is a liveaction remake of the 1975 disney liveaction film escape to witch mountain, which is based on the 1968 novel of the same name.
Ending spoiler for escape to witch mountain 1975, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Escape to witch mountain 1975 ending spoiler movie mistakes. Even though i was 22 at that time, i still remember the warm feelings that were in my heart when the movie was over. Although eddie albert returned to play jason oday from the original 1975 movie, the parts of tony and tia were recast with actors comparable only in age to ike eisenmann and kim richards when they first played the parts. Over the years, i must have seen this movie at least 50 times, and i still get heartwarming feelings every time i view it. When their abilities attract the attention of a cruel millionaire, aristotle bolt. The lincoln continental and the helicopter continue following the airborne motorhome, but by. They escape the mansion and meet up with an elderly man played by eddie albert.
Tony ike eisenmann and tia malone kim richards are two orphaned siblings with extraordinary psychic powers. Released 1975, escape to witch mountain stars eddie albert, ray milland, donald pleasence, kim richards the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Escape to witch mountain 1975 watch online, escape to. This movie used to play on the disney channel randomly on weekends when i was a kid 80s and 90s and i. Boogedy, i had little experience with the original escape to witch mountain, although it has better name recognition than the former film. Watch escape to witch mountain 1975 full movie online free on 0123movies.
Escape to witch mountain is a 1975 science fiction film based on the novel escape to witch mountain by alexander key. Escape to witch mountain 1975, is the first film in the franchise of the witch mountain films. They have no family, just their cat winky, but they do have extraordinary powers. Escape to witch mountain was a part of my childhood, even though i wasnt part of the original generation. Escape to witch mountain by alexander key was first published in 1968. Two mysterious orphan children have extraordinary powers and are chased by a scheming millionaire.