Return from Witch Mountain

1978 95 min ★ 5.9 Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Family

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.

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Cast

Bette Davis

Letha Wedge

Christopher Lee

Victor Gannon

Kim Richards

Tia

Ike Eisenmann

Tony

Jack Soo

Mr. "Yo-Yo" Yokomoto

Anthony James

Sickle

Richard Bakalyan

Eddie

Ward Costello

Mr. Clearcole

Christian Juttner

Dazzler

Brad Savage

Muscles

Details

Director

John Hough

Screenplay

Malcolm Marmorstein

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Revenue

$6,393,000

Production

Walt Disney Productions

Reviews

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r96sk

August 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'd expect them to build upon it here. Sadly they do...

C

CinemaSerf

June 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 town, they become separated - "Tony" (Ike Eisenmann...