Central coast film society escape to witch mountain. Eddie albert, ray milland, donald pleasence, kim richards writer. Kim richards and iake eissinmann, who starred in the original 1975 classic escape to witch mountain have cameo roles as tina and sheriff antony. We are introduced to them as they are admitted to an orphanageschool. This second sequel was created as a pilot for a possible tv series. Escape to witch mountain 1995 film disney wiki fandom. May 6, 2016 explore buckner1447s board escape to witch mountainalltime favorite movie plus sequels and remakes. Escape to witch mountain trailer directed by john hough. Where was the movie escape to witch mountain filmed.
Escape to witch mountain 1975 return from witch mountain 1978 and. Escape to witch mountain is a 1995 american television film directed by peter rader and a remake of the 1975 film escape to witch mountain. Their memories have been suppressed, seeping out in flashes. Escape to witch mountain is a 1975 disney film starring kim richards, ike eisenmann, ray milland, and donald pleasence, directed by john hough.
In 1978, the film spawned the sequel return from witch mountain. The twins, named danny and anna, are found by zoe moon perrey reeves, a young waitress. But their incredible psychic powers attract rich and powerful aristotle bolt, who has his assistant, lucas deranian, adopt them as wards to exploit them. Filming locations 11 filming dates 1 filming locations. Filmed on location in big sur, carmel, felton, menlo park, monterey peninsula and palo alto, california. Escape to witch mountain 1975 directed by john hough. Based on the muchloved story by alexander key, the film continues to act as a rich introduction to science fiction for kids and nostalgic entertainment for adults. Return from witch mountain dvd in this thrilling sequel to disneys escape to witch mountain, automobiles mysteriously fly and humans float in thin air as sinister masterminds christopher lee and bette davis unleash a diabolical plan. It was adapted for film as escape to witch mountain in 1975.
Watch escape to witch mountain online 1975 movie yidio. I remember watching it with my brother endlessly, and recently i bought the dvd. The film was shot around monterey and palo alto, california, including a victorian mansion at menlo park for the pine woods orphanage. Escape to witch mountain 1995 tv escape to witch mountain is a popular disney movie released in 1975. Escape to witch mountain eddie albert ray milland donald pleasence 1975 psychic twins seek their origin while running from an evil tycoon ray milland who wants to use them. Action, adventure, fantasy, horror, science fiction, family. The first was escape to witch mountain in 1975 and then it had a sequel in 1978 called return from witch mountain. When i was a kid, the movie escape to witch mountain, and its sequel, return from witch mountain, was on television all the time. It was produced by walt disney productions and directed by john hough. Two mysterious orphan children have extraordinary powers and are chased by a scheming millionaire. Carmel, california, usa 5 of 5 found this interesting interesting. Escape to witch mountain 1975 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Effects something special1975 disney studio albumaudio commentary.
In keys novel, tia was mute but communicated telepathically with tony and carried pencils and paper in the star case to write notes to people. But since no networks expressed interest, no other episodes were filmed. Escape to witch mountain became one of disneys most popular liveaction films ever when it was released in 1975. 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. In escape to witch mountain 1975, around 1h 19m, there is scene with helicopter hughes md500 in inverted flight which lands upside down and keep spinning.
Escape to witch mountain is the disney organizations annual. Boogedy, i had little experience with the original escape to witch mountain, although it has. It is the film of the book of the same name, about siblings tony and tia malone eisenmann and richards. Escape to witch mountain by alexander key goodreads. They have no family, just their cat winky, but they do have extraordinary powers. It was produced by walt disney productions, released. Tony is played by ike eiserman, and tia is played by kim richards. Two young orphans with psychic powers prompts evil millionaire aristotle bolt to lure them. Mouseplanet revisiting witch mountain by tony phoenix. Tias star case, which housed the map to witch mountain, had an additional purpose in the novel. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are.
The film was shot around monterey and palo alto, california, including a. Falls apart near the finish, but until then an excellent family film. The can communicate telepathically, can move objects, and tia communicates with animals. However, before she can do anything, the infant children are separated when bruno. Escape to witch mountain 1975 the movie soundtrack. Tia and tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. Escape to witch mountain film tony malone, and his sister tia, 11, orphaned by the loss of their foster parents, live in a childrens home. Return from witch mountain 1978, the witches 1990, hook 1991, a wrinkle in time 2003, mio in the land of faraway 1987. Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967 until his. Escape to witch mountain 1975 a look back at a disney. Starring dwayne the rock johnson, annasophia robb, and alexander ludwig, the film takes place near searchlight, nevada. Rent escape to witch mountain 1975 starring kim richards and ike eisenmann on dvd and bluray. A madefortelevision sequel called beyond witch mountain was made in 1982. 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.
Movie typography from escape to witch mountain 1975, directed by john hough, starring eddie albert, ray milland, donald pleasence, kim richards home 19201924. 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. Filmed in super 35, on location in las vegas, and in pomona and saugus, california. Best movies like escape to witch mountain bestsimilar. Escape to witch mountain 1975 the movie title stills. Then in 2009 there was a reboot of the very first 1975 film done with updated effects called race to witch mountain.
Escape to witch mountain is a 1975 film based on the novel escape to witch mountain by alexander key. Disney fans and sciencefiction buffs will enjoy this one. Peninsula school formerly the coleman mansion at 920 peninsula way at berkeley avenue. Escape to witch mountain 1975 journeys in classic film. Escape to witch mountain, originally released in 1975, follows the adventures of tony and tia malone ike eisenmann and kim richards, two orphans with mysterious powers. Escape to witch mountain is the disney organizations annual easter movie, and a pretty good one. Return from witch mountain is the 1978 sequel to disneys 1975 film escape to witch mountain. But now heres a scifi thriller thats fun, thats cheerfully implausible, thats scary but not too scary, and. She notices when the childrens hands touch, they create a wave of purple energy.
John hough directs two youngsters tia kim richards, tony ike eisenmann in rousing adventure to escape captivity, discover secrets behind their magical powers. How was helicopter scene filmed in escape to witch. Many adults who were children at that time remember the film with great fondness, and the movie has been popular on video and dvd. They have no memory of where they came from before they were placed in. Eddie albert, johnny mandel escape to witch mountain. Race to witch mountain is a 2009 remake of the 1975 disney film escape to witch mountain. The movie escape to witch mountain is about a brother and sister named tony and tia. It was written by malcolm marmorstein and is based on the novel by alexander key. Escape to witch mountain 1975 a look back at a disney classic. He and the kids escape to the mountain of the title when alberts rv suddenly acquires the power of flight. Bruno the bear in escape to witch mountain 1975 eddie albert in escape to witch mountain. 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. How many movies were made from the escape to witch. Rent escape to witch mountain 1975 on dvd and bluray.
While flight itself is visibly fake after landing it looks too real for 40 year old movie, especially with humans running around heli. Classic 1975 disney scifi adventure soundtrack by johnny mandel finally gets cd soundtrack release. While escaping, they meet a friendly camper and begin to unravel the mystery of their origin. With eddie albert, ray milland, donald pleasence, kim richards. 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. Tony has the power of telekinesis, and tia can open doors and communicate with animals.
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