Rent escape to witch mountain 1975 on dvd and bluray. Leonard maltin intro escape to witch mountain 1975 escape to witch mountain movie clip your new quarters airing. 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. Dec 26, 2017 im thrilled to be able to share the musical stylings of johnny mandel from the 1975 disney movie escape to witch mountain as the track is beautiful in this movie. Escape to witch mountain 1975 stream and watch online. Effects something special1975 disney studio albumaudio commentary. Two young extraterrestrial orphans with supernatural powers attempt to discover the truth about their mysteryshrouded past. While escaping, they meet a friendly camper and begin to unravel the mystery of their origin. The can communicate telepathically, can move objects, and tia communicates with animals. 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. 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. This film came out of a couple of decades when disney was at its height of live action movies, when even film of this type they turned out was at least worthwhile. 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.
Escape to witch mountain by alexander key was first published in 1968. Escape to witch mountain 1975 turner classic movies. Escape to witch mountain 1975 caught in a world where they dont belong. Discover new movies, browse movie lists by any category, watch trailers. In this movie and its 1978 sequel, their names were similar. Robert malcolm young screenplay, alexander key book cast. Lucas deranian poses as their uncle in order to get the kids into the clutches of deranians megalomaniacal boss. Lucas deranian poses as their uncle in order to get the kids into the clutches of deranians megalomanical boss, evil millionaire aristotle bolt, who wants to exploit them. That said, escape to witch mountains appeal is sealed by a series of excellent performances. I loved it when i saw it on the big screen as a kid and still love it today.
Orphans tony eisenmann and tia richards try to discover where they came from and why they posses unusual powers. Escape to witch mountain 1975 journeys in classic film. Eisenmann is sheriff antony in the bar, and richards is tina the waitress. Make your own movie lists and share them with your friends.
Escape to witch mountain 1975 full movie download full hd. Ray milland, donald pleasence, eddie albert, ike eisenmann tia and tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. The movie escape to witch mountain is based on the sametitled childrens book by alexander key. 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. They have no family, just their cat winky, but they do have extraordinary powers. This movie used to play on the disney channel randomly on weekends when i was a kid 80s and 90s and i. In 1978, the film spawned the sequel return from witch mountain. Soon, all three are fleeing townspeople who have branded the children witches. 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. Im thrilled to be able to share the musical stylings of johnny mandel from the 1975 disney movie escape to witch mountain as the track is beautiful in this movie. The film was produced by walt disney productions, released in march 1975 by buena vista distribution company and directed by john hough. Rent escape to witch mountain 1975 on dvd and bluray dvd.
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. 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. In escape to witch mountain, twins tony and tia are taken to an orphanage. Escape to witch mountain, movie, 1975 internet movie cars. But now heres a scifi thriller thats fun, thats cheerfully implausible, thats scary but not too.
Return from witch mountain 1978, a film sequel to the 1975 film. Witch mountain band, a doom metal band from portland, oregon escape to witch mountain 1968, a science fiction novel. He and the kids escape to the mountain of the title when alberts rv suddenly acquires the power of flight. Escape to witch mountain is a 1975 film based on the novel escape to witch mountain by alexander key. The movie centers upon the brother and sister pair tony and tia, who initially know only their deceased adoptive parents surname, malone. 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. With eddie albert, ray milland, donald pleasence, kim richards. Two young orphans with psychic powers prompts evil millionaire aristotle bolt to lure them to his mansion to exploit their powers. By simply broadening their horizons a bit, disney was able to make a film that was a little different and more polished than the types of kidfriendly liveaction productions they were churning out four of five times a year in the 70s. Beyond witch mountain 1982 was developed as a television series based on the 1975 film escape to witch mountain. This is definitely a movie both adults and kids will enjoy for ages. 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 remake is the version i first. Rent escape to witch mountain 1975 starring kim richards and ike eisenmann on dvd and bluray.
That said, escape to witch mountain s appeal is sealed by a series of excellent performances. Complications arise when they are made wards of a ruthless millionaire who wants to exploit their unusual powers. 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. Eddie albert jason oday, ray milland aristotle bolt, donald pleasence mr. Ike eisenmann and kim richards make a charismatic, down to earth pair of young heroes while eddie albert adds gruff charm as their reluctant protector and ray milland and donald pleasance make a slyly menacing pair of villains.
Escape to witch mountain 1975 directed by john hough. Tia and tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. Escape to witch mountain 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In one scene, tony and tia go on an outing to see the movie snow white and. Lucas deranian, kim richards tia malone, ike eisenmann tony malone, walter barnes sheriff. Ike eisenmann and kim richards make a charismatic, downtoearth pair of young heroes while eddie albert adds gruff charm as their reluctant protector and ray milland and donald pleasance make a slyly menacing pair of villains. Escape to witch mountain was a part of my childhood, even though i wasnt part of the original generation.
Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. 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. Two mysterious orphan children have extraordinary powers and are chased by a scheming millionaire. By age four and a half kim had already appeared in 20 tv commercials. Bolt ray milland and his aide deranian donald pleasence hide their evil intentions as they show tia kim richards and tony ike eisenmann their new.
It was produced by walt disney productions and directed by john hough. 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. 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 tt0072951 tia and tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. It was adapted for film as escape to witch mountain in 1975. The ever present versatility of walt disney motion pictures is. The film was produced by walt disney productions, released in march 1975 by buena vista distribution company and directed by john hough escape to witch mountain is the first film in the witch mountain franchise. Two orphans with powers discover the truth about their past. By age four and a half kim had already appeared in 20 tv.
Boogedy, i had little experience with the original escape to witch mountain, although it has better name recognition than the former film. Escape to witch mountain is a 1975 science fiction film based on the novel escape to witch mountain by alexander key. 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. A madefortelevision sequel called beyond witch mountain was made in 1982. Beyond witch mountain 1982, a film sequel to the 1978 film. Escape to witch mountain two young orphans with psychic powers prompts evil millionaire aristotle bolt to lure them to his mansion to exploit their powers. But now heres a scifi thriller thats fun, thats cheerfully implausible, thats scary but not too scary, and. Was escape to witch mountain based on zenna hendersons. Eddie albert, ray milland, donald pleasence, ike eisenmann, kim richards, denver pyle, walter barnes, reta shaw, alfred ryder.
When their abilities attract the attention of a cruel millionaire, aristotle bolt. Escape to witch mountain is a film directed by john hough with kim richards, ike eisenmann, eddie albert, ray milland, year. Tony ike eisenmann and tia malone kim richards are two orphaned siblings with extraordinary psychic powers. On another, distantly related note, disney did produce another witch mountain vignette style show some time later, called beyond witch mountain. Escape to witch mountain is the disney organizations annual easter movie, and a pretty good one. They shipped the dvd promptly, however, when it arrived it had a bad spot in return to witch mountain. Escape to witch mountain full english full movie escape to witch mountain full full movie, escape to witch mountain full full movie streaming escape to witch mountain full movie engsub watch. Kim made her tv commercial debut at four months in a diaper ad.
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