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Two mysterious orphan children have extraordinary powers and are chased by a scheming millionaire. But where do these kids really call home?
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Eddie Albert | ... | Jason | |
| Ray Milland | ... | Aristotle Bolt | |
| Donald Pleasence | ... | Deranian | |
| Kim Richards | ... | Tia | |
| Ike Eisenmann | ... | Tony | |
| Walter Barnes | ... | Sheriff Purdy | |
| Reta Shaw | ... | Mrs. Grindley | |
| Denver Pyle | ... | Uncle Bene | |
| Alfred Ryder | ... | Astrologer | |
| Lawrence Montaigne | ... | Ubermann | |
| Terry Wilson | ... | Biff Jenkins | |
| George Chandler | ... | Grocer | |
| Dermott Downs | ... | Truck | |
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Shepherd Sanders | ... | Guru |
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Don Brodie | ... | Gasoline Attendant |
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Tia and Tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. Lucas Deranian poses as their uncle in order to get the kids into the clutches of Deranian's 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 help Jason escape the pain of the loss of his wife. Written by Adam Chotiner <achot@mindspring.com>
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Caught in a world where they don't belong... they have one chance to escape! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
21 March 1975 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La montaña embrujada See more »Edit
Box Office
Gross USA:
$20,000,000Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$20,000,000Company Credits
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Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.75 : 1
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Tia Malone: Well, I can see the sky.
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(uncredited)
Music by Leigh Harline
Lyrics by Ned Washington
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Lucas Deranian: Look as far as you can see. Mr. Bolt owns everything in sight.Tia Malone: Well, I can see the sky.
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When You Wish Upon a Star(uncredited)
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A long time ago, I was into books. This isn't a light phrase, I took out multitudes of them from the library. Alexander Key wrote a neat novel called "Escape to Witch Mountain" about a priest named Father O'Day who helps two siblings return to their people. It was a very good book, and I knew when I bought the book from the Book Fair that it was a reprint to endorse the movie. However, at that time, my movie-experiences were minimal. It took several years for me to actually be able to see the movie (when Disney first brought out the Disney Channel, iirc) and I was a bit surprised at the liberties that were taken with Key's book. The priest became the widower, and the beat up car became the RV. Bolt was not in the book, but he was an interesting main-villian, and I enjoyed the movie. My son, who is now 6 (Tues this week) enjoys watching it on VHS as much as I do!
Return was not as good--it was a "let's make money by doing a sequel" but it was cool too. As that 5th grader, I knew what it was to be outside the norm, and I wanted to have the same powers that Tia did, so I guess that's saying something!
I too place this movie with Parent Trap, Candleshoe, and Freaky Friday. Good movies that I don't have to worry about my child "catching" wrong words from! **** out of 5.