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. That said, escape to witch mountains appeal is sealed by a series of excellent performances. 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. Tony ike eisenmann and tia malone kim richards are two orphaned siblings with extraordinary psychic powers. 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 young orphans with psychic powers prompts evil millionaire aristotle bolt to lure them to his mansion to exploit their powers. Rent escape to witch mountain 1975 starring kim richards and ike eisenmann on dvd and bluray. Escape to witch mountain 1975 journeys in classic film. They shipped the dvd promptly, however, when it arrived it had a bad spot in return to witch mountain.
Rent escape to witch mountain 1975 on dvd and bluray dvd. 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. In one scene, tony and tia go on an outing to see the movie snow white and. Eddie albert, ray milland, donald pleasence, ike eisenmann, kim richards, denver pyle, walter barnes, reta shaw, alfred ryder. 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. Soon, all three are fleeing townspeople who have branded the children witches. Kim made her tv commercial debut at four months in a diaper ad. Escape to witch mountain 1975 turner classic movies. 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.
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. 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. Escape to witch mountain is a 1975 film based on the novel escape to witch mountain by alexander key. Two orphans with powers discover the truth about their past. A madefortelevision sequel called beyond witch mountain was made in 1982. 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. Lucas deranian poses as their uncle in order to get the kids into the clutches of deranians megalomaniacal boss. Complications arise when they are made wards of a ruthless millionaire who wants to exploit their unusual powers. It was adapted for film as escape to witch mountain in 1975. Escape to witch mountain, a 1975 disney liveaction film based on the novel.
Two young extraterrestrial orphans with supernatural powers attempt to discover the truth about their mysteryshrouded past. Escape to witch mountain 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. An exciting adventure for the young and the young at heart. Escape to witch mountain is a film directed by john hough with kim richards, ike eisenmann, eddie albert, ray milland, year. Was escape to witch mountain based on zenna hendersons. Escape to witch mountain, movie, 1975 pictures provided by. In 1978, the film spawned the sequel return from witch mountain. 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.
Kim was born september 19, 1964 in mineola, hempstead, long island, new york to kathleen mary dugan and kenneth edwin richards, a business executive. 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. Escape to witch mountain, movie, 1975 internet movie cars. It was produced by walt disney productions, released by buena vista distribution company and directed by john hough. By age four and a half kim had already appeared in 20 tv.
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. The movie escape to witch mountain is based on the sametitled childrens book by alexander key. 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. 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. On another, distantly related note, disney did produce another witch mountain vignette style show some time later, called beyond 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.
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. With eddie albert, ray milland, donald pleasence, kim richards. Eisenmann is sheriff antony in the bar, and richards is tina the waitress. 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. Two mysterious orphan children have extraordinary powers and are chased by a scheming millionaire. Beyond witch mountain 1982 was developed as a television series based on the 1975 film escape to witch mountain.
Ray milland, donald pleasence, eddie albert, ike eisenmann tia and tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. Escape to witch mountain was a part of my childhood, even though i wasnt part of the original generation. Tia and tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. Robert malcolm young screenplay, alexander key book cast. Escape to witch mountain is a 1975 science fiction film based on the novel escape to witch mountain by alexander key. The film was produced by walt disney productions, released in march 1975 by buena vista distribution company and directed by john hough. 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. That said, escape to witch mountain s appeal is sealed by a series of excellent performances. Return from witch mountain 1978, a film sequel to the 1975 film. Leonard maltin intro escape to witch mountain 1975 escape to witch mountain movie clip your new quarters airing. Escape to witch mountain 1975 directed by john hough. Escape to witch mountain 1975 full movie download full hd.
In escape to witch mountain, twins tony and tia are taken to an orphanage. In this movie and its 1978 sequel, their names were similar. The can communicate telepathically, can move objects, and tia communicates with animals. Effects something special1975 disney studio albumaudio commentary.
He and the kids escape to the mountain of the title when alberts rv suddenly acquires the power of flight. But now heres a scifi thriller thats fun, thats cheerfully implausible, thats scary but not too scary, and. 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. Escape to witch mountain by alexander key was first published in 1968. Make your own movie lists and share them with your friends. The ever present versatility of walt disney motion pictures is. Escape to witch mountain 1975 movie stills and photos.
Witch mountain band, a doom metal band from portland, oregon escape to witch mountain 1968, a science fiction novel. But now heres a scifi thriller thats fun, thats cheerfully implausible, thats scary but not too. 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. Rent escape to witch mountain 1975 on dvd and bluray. By age four and a half kim had already appeared in 20 tv commercials.
Escape to witch mountain 1975 caught in a world where they dont belong. Escape to witch mountain 1975 tt0072951 tia and tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. Eddie albert jason oday, ray milland aristotle bolt, donald pleasence mr. This movie used to play on the disney channel randomly on weekends when i was a kid 80s and 90s and i. I loved it when i saw it on the big screen as a kid and still love it today. The movie centers upon the brother and sister pair tony and tia, who initially know only their deceased adoptive parents surname, malone. Escape to witch mountain 1975 stream and watch online. It was produced by walt disney productions and directed by john hough. Orphans tony eisenmann and tia richards try to discover where they came from and why they posses unusual 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.
Discover new movies, browse movie lists by any category, watch trailers. 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. While escaping, they meet a friendly camper and begin to unravel the mystery of their origin. 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. They have no family, just their cat winky, but they do have extraordinary powers. 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.
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