Escape to Witch Mountain (1995) (TV)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Peter Rader

Writers (WGA):

Alexander Key (novel)
Robert M. Young (screenplay)

Release Date:

29 April 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot Keywords:

Actor Playing Multiple Roles | Baby | Lifting Person In Air | Identical Twins | Remake

Cast

Robert Vaughn	...	Edward Bolt
Elisabeth Moss	...	Anna
Erik von Detten	...	Danny
Lynne Moody	...	Lindsay Brown
Perrey Reeves	...	Zoe Moon
Lauren Tom	...	Claudia Ford
Vincent Schiavelli	...	Waldo Fudd
Henry Gibson	...	Ravetch
Sam Horrigan	...	Xander
Bobby Motown	...	Skeeto
Kevin Tighe	...	Sheriff Bronson
Brad Dourif	...	Luther / Bruno
John Petlock	...	Butler
Beth Colt	...	Woman Officer
Daniel Lavery	...	Mr. Flynn

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Buena Vista Television

Trivia:

Although The Purple Guy's real name, Waldo Fudd, has never been mentioned in the film, on the cast he is credited as Waldo Fudd.

Quotes:

[after Mr. Bolt gets covered in black paint]
Lindsay Brown: Your Sheriff and Luther told me everything, Mr. Bolt. You had those kids under lock and key. You planned to exploid their power.
Edward Bolt: Woman's talking nonsense.
[Xander walks up the hill]
Lindsay Brown: Xander!
Xander: I'm going up there!
Lindsay Brown: Wait. I'm coming with you.
Sheriff Bronson: I'm very, very disappointed in you, Mr. Bolt.
Edward Bolt: You ungrateful little turncoat... you're fired!
Luther: Too late. I quit a half an hour a go. I'm gonna go where I belong.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Remake of Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)

Good for younger kids but that's about it

This was one of those cheesy kind of movies that little kids who know no better will enjoy. Based on the original 'Escape to Witch Mountain' this one just doesn't deliver the same as the original. Sure the effects are better, the color looks crisper, and most of the actors are pretty good. But none of that could save this movie from an incredibly unbelievable script and horrible direction. The first movie was more believable than this. The whole 'purple power' was incredibly stupid and unimaginative. Watch the first one, it's way better than this piece of garbage. On the upside...The money hungry adoptive father does a pretty fine job and the kid that plays Xander is kind of cute...::wink wink::