Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
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44% of critics liked it
(9 reviews) -
51% of users liked it
(11,181 ratings)
The Fury meets The Misadventures of Merlin Jones in this comic-book sequel to Disney's Escape to Witch Mountain. Reprising their roles as the psychic siblings from another world are Kim Richards as Tia and Ike Eisenmann as Tony. Their Uncle Bene (Denver Pyle) gives the kids a treat by letting… More The Fury meets The Misadventures of Merlin Jones in this comic-book sequel to Disney's Escape to Witch Mountain. Reprising their roles as the psychic siblings from another world are Kim Richards as Tia and Ike Eisenmann as Tony. Their Uncle Bene (Denver Pyle) gives the kids a treat by letting them vacation on planet Earth, and they make the most of it by immediately getting into hot water. It seems that arch-fiend Dr. Victor Gannon (Christopher Lee) and his Bette Davis-like accomplice, Letha (Bette Davis), are in the process of testing a mind-control device. They want to see if they can mentally save their cohort Sickle (Anthony James) from plunging to his death from atop a building. Tony spots Sickle's plunge and telekinetically saves him. When Dr. Gannon sees Tony's powers, he kidnaps him, hoping to utilize his otherworldly powers for his own nefarious purposes. Enlisting the aid of a collection of low-life youngsters (Christian Juttner, Brad Savage, Poindexter, and Jeffrey Jacquet), Tia uses her powers of telepathy to contact her brother and tries to rescue him from Gannon's clutches. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Hough
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
- In Theaters
- Mar 10, 1978 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Joly Herman, Common Sense Media
Creepy classic about mind control still provides thrills.
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Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures
While the first film had an exciting feel to it, Return to Witch Mountain was a bit of a let-down. It had more of a made-for-TV feel to it
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Steven D. Greydanus, Decent Films Guide
Better structured and faster-moving than its predecessor … disappointingly, Tony spends almost the whole film separated from Tia in a trance-like state, so the siblings' relationship is lost.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
Probably the closest Disney ever came to making a grindhouse film, starring Christopher Lee and Bette Davis as villains
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James Plath, Movie Metropolis
As good as Escape to Witch Mountain is, Return from Witch Mountain is hokey.
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Cast
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Bette Davis
as Letha
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Christopher Lee
as Victor
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Kim Richards
as Tia
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Ike Eisenmann
as Tony
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Jack Soo
as Mr. Yokomoto
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Anthony James
as Sickle
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Richard Bakalyan
as Eddie
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Ward Costello
as Mr. Clearcole
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Christian Juttner
as Dazzler
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Poindexter
as Crusher
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Brad Savage
as Muscles
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Jeffrey Jacquet
as Rocky
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William H. Bassett
as Operations Officer
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Wally K. Berns
as Man in Car
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Stu Gilliam
as Dolan
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Lloyd Nelson
as Museum Guard
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Ted Noose
as Policeman
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Brian Part
as Goon #1
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Denver Pyle
as Uncle Bene
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Helene Winston
as Dowager
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Ruth Warshawsky
as Lady in Car
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Bob Yothers
as Cop
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Tom Scott
as Monitor
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Bob James
as Gate Guard
