Return from Witch Mountain (1978)

59% User Rating

1h 35min

"Sinister forces from this world against two young space travellers from another."

Tony and Tia are other-worldly twins endowed with telekinesis. When their Uncle Bene drops them off in Los Angeles for an earthbound vacation, a display of their supernatural skill catches the eye of the nefarious Dr. Gannon and his partner in crime, Letha, who see rich possibilities in harnessing the children's gifts. They kidnap Tony, and Tia gives chase only to find Gannon is using her brother's powers against her.

John HoughDirector

Cast

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Bette Davis

Letha Wedge

Christopher Lee

Victor Gannon

Kim Richards

Tia

Ike Eisenmann

Tony

Jack Soo

Mr. "Yo-Yo" Yokomoto

Anthony James

Sickle

Richard Bakalyan

Eddie

Ward Costello

Mr. Clearcole

Christian Juttner

Dazzler

Brad Savage

Muscles

Poindexter Yothers

Crusher

Jeffrey Jacquet

Rocky

Stu Gilliam

Dolan

William Bassett

Operations Officer

Tom Scott

Monitor

Helene Winston

Dowager

Albert Able

Engineer

Denver Pyle

Uncle Bene

Brian Part

Goon #1

Pierre Daniel

Goon #2

Wally Brooks

Taxi Fare

Mel Gold

Security Guard

Bob Yothers

Cop

Casse Jaeger

School Patrolman

Larry Marmorstein

Guard #1

Bob James

Gate Guard

Ruth Warshawsky

Lady in Car

Adam Anderson

Man in Museum

Rosemary Lord

Woman in Museum

Lloyd Nelson

Museum Guard

Ted Noose

Policeman

Wally K. Berns

Man in Car

Robert Board

Museum Patron (uncredited)

Bob Harks

Guard (uncredited)

Gary Owens

Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)

Murray Pollack

Scientist (uncredited)

Adam Roarke

Museum Guard (uncredited)

Bob Templeton

Museum Patron (uncredited)

Reviews (2)

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r96sk

Rating 60%

August 23, 2020

After an intriguing first film, <em>'Return from Witch Mountain'</em> is annoyingly a sequel that chooses a lazy, formulaic evil villain storyline. Don't get me wrong, what you get isn't anything majorly negative but it does very little to boost the production it precedes. The 1975 film ends with a revelation of something more, to the point you'd expect them to build upon it here. Sadly they don't, as we get a very bland bad guy. Christopher Lee is notably in this, but unfortunately for him plays the aforementioned antagonist - Dr. Victor Gannon. He is joined by Bette Davis (Letha), who is equally forgettable. Kim Richards (Tia) and Ike Eisenmann (Tony) return to play the two kids, while there are decent minor roles for Jack Soo (Yokomoto) and Richard Bakalyan (Eddie). Disappointing that they didn't continue the idea left by <em>'Escape to Witch Mountain'</em>. As such, it was always going to come out weaker.