Escape to Witch Mountain (1975 film)
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| Directed by | John Hough |
| Produced by |
Ron Miller Jerome Courtland |
| Written by |
Robert M. Young (screenplay) Alexander Key (novel) |
| Starring |
Eddie Albert Ray Milland Donald Pleasence Kim Richards Ike Eisenmann |
| Music by | Johnny Mandel |
| Cinematography | Frank V. Phillips, ASC |
| Edited by | Robert Stafford |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
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97 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $20,000,000 |
Escape to Witch Mountain is a 1975 American fantasy-children's film, adapted from the science fiction novel written by Alexander H. Key in 1968. The film was produced by Walt Disney Productions, released in March 1975 by Buena Vista Distribution Company and directed by John Hough.
Escape to Witch Mountain is the first film in the franchise of the 'Witch Mountain' films. The second and sequel film, Return from Witch Mountain, recast the child lead actors Ike Eisenmann as Tony, and Kim Richards, as Tia. In September 1978, Return from Witch Mountain was released to theaters on a double bill with Escape to Witch Mountain (1975). In 1982, Beyond Witch Mountain was produced as a television movie and broadcast on CBS through Walt Disney. In 1995, Escape to Witch Mountain was produced as a remake television movie, released as part of The Wonderful World of Disney. A reworked feature film, Race to Witch Mountain, with a new telling, directed by Andy Fickman was theatrically released in March, 2009.
The movie centers upon the brother and sister pair Tony and Tia, whose surname they initially know only as that of their deceased adoptive parents, Malone. The children are placed in an orphanage, where they face difficulties stemming from their strange psychic/psionic abilities: Tony can psychokinetically move and control inanimate objects with the aid of his harmonica, while Tia can communicate telepathically to Tony, commune empathically with animals, and experience premonitions. Tia also possesses minor telekinetic abilities. She carries a "star case" with her at all times, which eventually reveals a strange map.
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