Based on the 1968 novel, escape to witch mountain by alexander key, the films as a whole center around extraterrestrial children who must return to their home planet, while ensuing figures attempt to intercept the aliens before they can escape. Dec 26, 2017 im thrilled to be able to share the musical stylings of johnny mandel from the 1975 disney movie escape to witch mountain as the track is beautiful in this movie. The film was produced by walt disney productions, released in march 1975 by buena vista distribution company and directed by john hough. Buy a cheap copy of escape to witch mountain book by alexander key. By age four and a half kim had already appeared in 20 tv commercials. Two mysterious orphan children have extraordinary powers and are chased by a scheming millionaire. With dwayne johnson, carla gugino, annasophia robb, alexander ludwig. The film is a remake of the 1975 disney liveaction film, escape to witch mountain, which is based on the 1968 novel of the same name by. A brothersister duo possessing psychic powers are pursued by a millionaire who intends to use them for his gain. Beyond witch mountain 1982 was developed as a television series based on the 1975 film escape to witch mountain. Lucas deranian poses as their uncle in order to get the kids into the clutches of deranians megalomanical 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. By age four and a half kim had already appeared in 20 tv. Escape to witch mountain 1975 film escape to witch mountain. Tia and tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. Ike eisenmann and kim richards make a charismatic, downtoearth pair of young heroes while eddie albert adds gruff charm as their reluctant protector and ray milland and donald pleasance make a slyly menacing pair of villains. His novel escape to witch mountain was made into a popular film in 1975 and again in 1995. Escape to witch mountain since they had no parents, they were placed in an orphanage with a starcase as their only item. A scifi classic returns to print in its true, best, and original form. Soon, all three are fleeing townspeople who have branded the children witches. Although eddie albert returned to play jason oday from the original 1975 movie, the parts of tony and tia were recast with actors comparable only in age to ike eisenmann and kim richards when they first played the parts. It was produced by walt disney productions and directed by john hough. The powerful, thrilling story of tony and tia twins joined by their paranormal gifts, on the run from evil forces that seek to suppress their forgotten pasts is more gripping and relevant than ever.
Pages in category witch mountain films the following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. The can communicate telepathically, can move objects, and tia communicates with animals. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The film is a remake of the 1975 disney liveaction film, escape to witch mountain, which is based on the 1968 novel of the same name by alexander key.
Escape to witch mountain film series friendlyhealthcare. He is known for his work on escape to witch mountain 1975, return from witch mountain 1978, star trek ii. Escape to witch mountain is a 1975 american fantasychildrens film, adapted from the 1968. Escape to witch mountain is thoroughly enjoyable, as is its sequel, and are even better for having ike eisemann and kim richards play the main characters of tony and tia in both films. Escape to witch mountain return from witch mountain. They have no family, just their cat winky, but they do have extraordinary powers. As a kid, i was floored by this adventure even though i was more spoiled on modern adventures like pirates of the caribbean and the chronicles of narnia with arguably better visual effects. When a maniacal millionaire attempts to exploit a pair of orphaned children. Tony can psychokinetically move and control inanimate objects while tia can communicate telepathically to tony, commune empathically with animals, and experience premonitions. It was disney s third film adaptation of the novel. On another, distantly related note, disney did produce another witch mountain vignette style show some time later, called beyond witch mountain. With renewed interest in alexander keys extraordinary 1968 novel, fans can dive into escape to witch mountain as it was meant to be read. Beyond witch mountain 1982 was developed as a television series based on the 1975 film escape to witch. Kim richards, ike eisenmann, eddie albert directed by.
Race to witch mountain is a 2009 science fictionthriller film and the second remake to the 1975 disney film, escape to witch mountain. The film is directed by andy fickman and stars dwayne johnson, annasophia robb, alexander ludwig, ciaran hinds, and carla gugino. Escape to witch mountain was a part of my childhood, even though i wasnt part of the original generation. Escape to witch mountain audiobook by alexander key. Nov 19, 2008 race to witch mountain is an upcoming remake of the original 1975 film escape to witch mountain, using elements from the originating book of the same name. The movie escape to witch mountain is based on the sametitled childrens book by alexander key. 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. While escaping, they meet a friendly camper and begin to unravel the mystery of their origin.
Escape to witch mountain is a 1975 film based on the novel escape to witch mountain by alexander key. Escape to witch mountain is a 1975 science fiction film based on the novel escape to witch mountain by alexander key. Was escape to witch mountain based on zenna hendersons. The second and sequel film, return from witch mountain, saw the return of ike eisenmann as tony, and kim richards, as tia. Escape to witch mountain by john hough eddie albert, ray. Paperback order in the next 8 minutes and get it by. Back in 1975, disney released a movie called escape to witch mountain, which was a huge success and went on to launch a new franchise including three sequels and two remakes, one of which was released in 2009, that was called race to witch mountain and starred the rock dwayne johnson. In 1995, escape to witch mountain was produced as a remake.
Kim made her tv commercial debut at four months in a diaper ad. Two young orphans with psychic powers prompts evil millionaire aristotle bolt to lure them to his mansion to exploit their powers. Escape 1 explosion 1 extrasensory perception 1 fight 1 flashback 1 flying helicopter upside down 1 flying saucer 1 flying upside down 1 four word title 1 fraternal twins 1 sort by. Tony and tia are orphan brother and sister who accidentally discover their special abilities. With eddie albert, ray milland, donald pleasence, kim richards. With renewed interest in alexander keys extraordinary 1968 novel, fans can dive into escape to witch mountain as it was meant to be listened to.
Download escape to witch mountain 1975 torrent otorrents. After seeing snow white and the seven dwarves, tia predicted that a car was going to hit deranian and warned that guy not to get into the car that he was going in for a tow truck was going to hit that car. Is a new escape to witch mountain remake coming to. With renewed interest in alexander keys extraordinary 1968 novel, fans can dive into escape. Tia kim richards and tony ike eisenmann malone are orphans who possess extrasensory perception and powers which brings them to the attention of ruthless multi. Escape to witch mountain 1975 g 97 min adventure, family, fantasy. It was produced by walt disney productions, released by buena vista distribution company and directed by john hough.
A madefortelevision sequel called beyond witch mountain was made in 1982. Race to witch mountain is a 2009 american science fiction adventure thriller film directed by andy fickman and stars dwayne johnson, annasophia robb, alexander ludwig, ciaran hinds and carla gugino. A las vegas cabbie enlists the help of a ufo expert to protect two siblings with paranormal powers from the clutches of an organization that wants to use the kids for their nefarious plans. Pursued by greedy businessmogul ray milland, who wants to harness their special powers for his benefit, kim and ike are rescued by likeable camper eddie albert. Eddie albert, ray milland, donald pleasence, kim richards, ike eisenmann, walter. But a question that is frequently asked is if the movie andor book was based on the popular people stories by science fiction author zenna henderson.
Escape to witch mountain by alexander key goodreads. Since they had no parents, they were placed in an orphanage with a starcase as their only item. In escape to witch mountain, twins tony and tia are taken to an orphanage. Escape to witch mountain 1975 directed by john hough. Disneys family classic escape to witch mountain is a fun adventure with a crazy story that doesnt make a lot of sense.
Escape to witch mountain by alexander key was first published in 1968. He is known for his portrayals of alien but humanlike people who have psychic powers and a close communion with nature, and who can speak with animals. When i was a kid, the movie escape to witch mountain, and its sequel, return from witch mountain, was on television all the time. After tia uses her extraordinary ability to save the millionaire aristotle bolt, he learns their abilities. It is a sequel to the film escape to witch mountain and the two child actors from the first film return for this one.
In 1982, beyond witch mountain was produced as a television movie and broadcast on cbs through walt disney, which serves as the third and final film in the series. Jason, a cynical widower, helps tia and tony escape to witch mountain, while at the same time tia and tony help jason escape. Race to witch mountain is an upcoming remake of the original 1975 film escape to witch mountain, using elements from the originating book of the same name. Kim was born september 19, 1964 in mineola, hempstead, long island, new york to kathleen mary dugan and kenneth edwin richards, a business executive. The film was announced by american broadcasting company abc in september 1994, as one of four disney film remakes to air on the channel. Im not so crazy about the modern remake of escape, and i think that fans of that movie may find that it strays quite a bit from the original source material. His novel the incredible tide became a popular anime series, future boy conan. Tia kim richards and tony ike eisenmann malone are orphans who possess extrasensory perception and powers which brings them to the attention of ruthless multimillionaire aristotle bolt ray milland. I remember watching it with my brother endlessly, and recently i bought the dvd. Im thrilled to be able to share the musical stylings of johnny mandel from the 1975 disney movie escape to witch mountain as the track is beautiful in this movie.
Escape to witch mountain is a 1995 american madefortelevision fantasyadventure film and a remake of the 1975 film of the same name. The wrath of khan 1982, and race to witch mountain 2009. Ike eisenmann was born in houston, texas, usa as ike keith eisenmann. Escape to witch mountain 1975, is the first film in the franchise of the witch mountain films. Escape to witch mountain and return from witch mountain. As a kid i was a big fan of the two original witch mountain movies, so i was very interested to read the original novel.
As a kid, i was floored by this adventure even though i was more spoiled on modern adventures like pirates of the caribbean and the chronicles of. How many movies were made from the escape to witch mountain. Thrilling fantasy adventure about two young orphans whose psychic powers interest an evil millionaire out to exploit their abilities. The witch mountain franchise consists of american science fiction fantasyaction adventure films, produced by the walt disney company. That said, id never seen the first one as a young boy but still loved this film thats because this one works as a stand alone movie in its own right.
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