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Return from Witch Mountain

  • 19781978
  • GG
  • 1h 35m
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Bette Davis, Christopher Lee, Kim Richards, and Ike Eisenmann in Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
Tia and Tony visit Los Angeles, but he's quickly kidnapped by an evil scientist, leaving her to desperately search for him.
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Tia and Tony visit Los Angeles, but he's quickly kidnapped by an evil scientist, leaving her to desperately search for him.Tia and Tony visit Los Angeles, but he's quickly kidnapped by an evil scientist, leaving her to desperately search for him.Tia and Tony visit Los Angeles, but he's quickly kidnapped by an evil scientist, leaving her to desperately search for him.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
5.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
13,629
811
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    • Director
      • John Hough
    • Writers
      • Malcolm Marmorstein
      • Alexander Key(characters)
    • Stars
      • Bette Davis
      • Christopher Lee
      • Kim Richards
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    • Director
      • John Hough
    • Writers
      • Malcolm Marmorstein
      • Alexander Key(characters)
    • Stars
      • Bette Davis
      • Christopher Lee
      • Kim Richards
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    • 49User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore

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    Bette Davis
    Bette Davis
    • Letha
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Victor
    Kim Richards
    Kim Richards
    • Tia
    Ike Eisenmann
    Ike Eisenmann
    • Tony
    Jack Soo
    Jack Soo
    • Mr. Yokomoto
    Anthony James
    Anthony James
    • Sickle
    Richard Bakalyan
    Richard Bakalyan
    • Eddie
    • (as Dick Bakalyan)
    Ward Costello
    • Mr. Clearcole
    Christian Juttner
    Christian Juttner
    • Dazzler
    Brad Savage
    Brad Savage
    • Muscles
    Poindexter Yothers
    • Crusher
    • (as Poindexter)
    Jeffrey Jacquet
    Jeffrey Jacquet
    • Rocky
    Stu Gilliam
    • Dolan
    William Bassett
    William Bassett
    • Operations Officer
    • (as William H. Bassett)
    Tom Scott
    • Monitor
    Helene Winston
    Helene Winston
    • Dowager
    Albert Able
    • Engineer
    Denver Pyle
    Denver Pyle
    • Uncle Bene
    • Director
      • John Hough
    • Writers
      • Malcolm Marmorstein
      • Alexander Key(characters)
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    • Trivia
      Kim Richards, Ike Eisenmann, and Denver Pyle reprised their roles as Tia, Tony, and Uncle Bené from Escape to Witch Mountain (1975). This movie was also directed by the same director, John Hough, as well as having many of the same technical and production crew.
    • Goofs
      When the two children and Uncle Bene are walking away from the Rose Bowl, the camera pans back to reveal crosses marked on the ground for where the actors are supposed to stand and walk.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Victor Gannon: Where you from?

      Tony: Witch Mountain.

      Sickle: Sounds like some hick town to me.

    • Alternate versions
      In the Spanish Castilian version Tia's name was changed into "Sia", because in Spanish "Tía" means "Aunt" and is the slang for "Chick".
    • Connections
      Featured in Disney Dimanche: Episode #1.1 (1979)

    User reviews49

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    Well done follow up to the original
    This is a very well done sequel to "Escape to which mountain" Tony and Tia(Ike Eisenmann & Kim Richards)are back! This time, they come back to LA(they come via space ship and land on the 50 yard line at the rose bowl!)for a vacation.

    On their way to the motel, the cab they are riding in runs out of gas. When the cab driver leaves to go get gas, Tony and Tia have visions of a man falling from a tall building. Tony goes to help him. Enter Letha and Victor(Bette Davis & Christopher Lee)who are testing a mind control device that Sickle(Anthony James)is wearing. The test goes wrong when Letha grabs the remote control from victor and drops it on the ground.

    When Victor and Letha see Tony's powers, they repay Tony for saving Sickle's life by kidnapping him. Meanwhile, when Tony hasn't returned to the cab-she goes looking for him. He is nowhere to be found. After a short while, a pre-teen group of kids(Whom they call themselves "The earthquake gang)are running away from another gang-Tia helps them escape from this gang. They then help Tia look for Tony.

    I like the earthquake gang. These kids, despite how they dress are not really a violent gang-I think they have a tender side of them-they want to help people. Now I realize that this is not based in any real reality, it's only a movie-they are not to be taken seriously. I get a laugh out of them. Although, they try to act tough they don't scare anyone.

    Victor and Letha are in their Lab testing this mind control device on Tony. After seeing the success of their tests, they both use Tony for their own evil ends. Letha wants money, she takes Tony to the museum in an attempt to steal 3 million dollars worth of gold which is on display. Things of course go wrong when they underestimate the weight of the gold bars. Victor on the other hand wants to rule the world and he uses Tony to take over a plutonium processing plant.

    Tia then shows up-and a show down between Tia and Tony ensues-you will need to watch the film to see how it ends.

    Although not the best sequel, it's better than most(Esp. by Disney). I recently got my DVD copies of both films. It's been remastered in THX, Dolby 5.1 surround sound. It sounds better than ever.
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    • Oct 9, 2003

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    • Release date
      • March 10, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Повернення з Відьминої гори
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $16,393,000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,393,000
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.75 : 1

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