Return from Witch Mountain

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

5.919781h 35m

Released

Adventure

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Family

Overview

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1978-03-10

Runtime1h 35m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesN/A

Revenue$6,393,000

Keywords

based on novel or book

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Escape to Witch Mountain is a 1975 film based on the novel Escape to Witch Mountain by Alexander Key. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions and directed by John Hough. Return from Witch Mountain is a 1978 sequel. A made-for-television sequel called Beyond Witch Mountain was made in 1982. The series then had a reboot legacy sequel called Race to Witch Mountain made in 2009.

Escape to Witch Mountain

1975

Return from Witch Mountain

1978

Beyond Witch Mountain

1982

Race to Witch Mountain

2009

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Return from Witch Mountain (trailer)

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Cast & Crew

Bette Davis

as Letha Wedge

Christopher Lee

as Victor Gannon

Kim Richards

as Tia

Ike Eisenmann

as Tony

Jack Soo

as Mr. "Yo-Yo" Yokomoto

Anthony James

as Sickle

Richard Bakalyan

as Eddie

Ward Costello

as Mr. Clearcole

Christian Juttner

as Dazzler

Brad Savage

as Muscles

Reviews

r96sk

Aug 23, 2020

6/10

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'…

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CinemaSerf

Jun 4, 2023

6/10

Much as with Ray Milland & Donald Pleasence in the first of these; this sequel is much more about the baddies - in this case a wonderfully venal Bette Davis "Letha" and Christopher Lee as the bonkers scientist "Victor": Lee must be twice the height of his diminutive co-star! Our pair of kids get to go to Los Angeles for a visit. On their way into t…

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6.4