Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)

G03/21/1975Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Family1h 37m

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

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

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

A review by r96sk

7.0

Written by r96sk on Aug 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 t...