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The effects are low-tech and no longer special, but Escape to Witch Mountain still has plenty of Disney live-action charm. It's rather quaint by later standards, coming just two years before Star Wars upped the ante on movie magic, but the story's got timeless appeal as a precursor to Harry Potter's more lavish brand of kid-wizardry. Here you've got Tony (Ike Eisenmann) and sister Tia (Kim Richards), orphans unaware of their mysterious past, who are taken in by a nefarious liar (Ray Milland) seeking to exploit their supernatural powers. Populated by '70s stalwarts like Donald Pleasance and Eddie Albert (the latter playing the kids' grown-up accomplice, unwittingly rescuing them from Milland), this lightweight Disney fare is perfect for kids under 10, with such enticements as a clever cat mascot named Winky (because he winks a lot), Tony's magical harmonica... and a Winnebago that flies! With a sci-fi climax, this popular hocus-pocus spawned a 1978 sequel (Return from Witch Mountain) that proved similarly popular with kids. --Jeff Shannon
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By cas
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very good film i used to have it on video or so i thought but this one is very different to the video version even better, good family film, very good story line and you can't guess whats going to happen next unlike some films, definitely a keeper and one to watch over again.
By neil
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It arrived in good Condition and before the time specified. i am still looking for the Escpe to Witch Mountain that was released by Disney with different Actors
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It was really nice to revisit this old film from 1975. Children enjoy it today as much as we did in the past. What it lacks in fancy special effects it makes up for in mystery and richness of the plot. The child actors are very good too. It centres around two homeless children with unusual psychic powers who are pursued by a group of villians. Along the way to freedom they encounter a friendly black cat who winks at people, a giant grizzly bear and an old traveller who adopts them for a brief spell. Eventually they're reunited with a bloke from a flying saucer who looks strangely like David Icke. This is a true gem from the past.
It was really nice to revisit this old film from 1975. Children enjoy it today as much as we did in the past. What it lacks in fancy special effects it makes up for in mystery and richness of the plot. The child actors are very good too. It centres around two homeless children with unusual psychic powers who are pursued by a group of villians. Along the way to freedom they encounter a friendly black cat who winks at people, a giant grizzly bear and an old traveller who adopts them for a brief spell. Eventually they're reunited with a bloke from a flying saucer who looks strangely like David Icke. This is a true gem from the past.
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