Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)

64% User Rating

1h 37min

"Caught in a world where they don't belong... they have one chance to escape!"

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.

John HoughDirector

Cast

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Eddie Albert

Jason O'Day

Ray Milland

Aristotle Bolt

Donald Pleasence

Lucas Deranian

Kim Richards

Tia Malone

Ike Eisenmann

Tony Malone

Walter Barnes

Sheriff Purdy

Reta Shaw

Mrs. Grindley

Denver Pyle

Uncle Bene

Alfred Ryder

Astrologer

Lawrence Montaigne

Ubermann

Terry Wilson

Biff Jenkins

George Chandler

Grocer

Dermott Downs

Truck

Shepherd Sanders

Guru

Don Brodie

Gasoline Attendant

Kyle Richards

Young Tia (uncredited)

Reviews (2)

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r96sk

Rating 70%

August 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 the time, just one would suffice. The pace of the film isn't perfect, but the premise itself is intriguing enough to keep it chugging along at a suitable rate. More action-packed events would've been greater, especially as the opening titles seem to suggest that that may be on the horizon. That wasn't the case, yet I still had a decent time with this.