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Escape To Witch Mountain ...
RETURN FROM WITCH MOUNTAIN
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Summary (from VHS back cover)
In this thrilling sequel to Disney's Escape To Witch Mountain, automobiles mysteriously fly and humans float in thin air as sinister masterminds Christopher Lee and Bette Davis unleash a diabolical plan. the entire city of Los Angeles teeters on the brink of nuclear disaster when the greedy criminals manipulate a young boy's supernatural powers for their own devious gain. But the youth's sister and a streetwise band of truants join forces in a desperate attempt to save the city from destruction.
RIGHT: This is a rare edition of Alexander Key's novelization to "Return From Witch Mountain". Mr. Key wrote "Escape To Witch Mountain".
A few helpful tips
-The younger kids may want to skip this one. This is a little more serious than the first film, and children under 7 or 8 may not understand the film. The film has some freaky science-fiction moments.
-The film is rated G. It is entirely kid-friendly, but like mentioned above, it tends to reach out to children above 7 or 8.
-This film is 94 minutes, approximately the same length of the first film.
-The VHS is in standard pan-and-scan fullframe. The DVD is presented in its original 1.75:1 widescreen aspect ratio. The VHS may or may not be closed captioned.
RIGHT: One of 2 original theatrical release posters. Both of them look pretty much the same, except one is more vertical, and one is more horizontal. The horizontal one (shown at right) is the same one that hangs above my bed. It is approx. 3 feet by 2 feet.
The Special Edition DVD
-The official Disney page for the special edition DVD can be found here.
-Special features include: Audio Commentary With Ike Eisenmann, John Hough, And Kim Richards, Cartoon -- "The Eyes Have It", Making The Return Trip, 1978 Disney Studio Album, Lost Treasure: Christopher Lee, The Lost Interview, Disney Kids With Powers, The Gang's Back In Town. Lots of featurettes! :-)
-Technical specs include: Color, 1.75:1 Aspect Ratio, Closed Captioned, Region 1, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, THX-Certified
Other Releases
-Original VHS release
-Double-Feature DVD release with Escape to Witch Mountain
LEFT: The Special Edition DVD cover.
Return from Witch Mountain (film) sequel to Escape to Witch Mountain in
which the two extraterrestrial youngsters, Tony and Tia, return to Earth for
a vacation in Los Angeles. Tony is kidnapped by an evil scientist, Dr.
Victor Gannon, who discovers Tony's amazing psychic powers and wishes to
control him with his mind-control device. As Tia searches for her brother,
with the aid of a group of kids named the Earthquake Gang, Dr. Gannon's
greedy partner, Letha, uses Tony to steal gold pars from a museum. Using
telepathy, Tia finds Gannons subterranean lab and is also kidnapped. Gannon
's master plan, with Tony's help, is to seize a plutonium processing plant
vand vow to destroy it unless $5 million is brought to him. Tia manages to
thwart the scheme with the help of the Earthquake Gang, but not before a
fantastic contest of psychic strength with the brain-controlled Tony. Once
Gannon's mind-control device is destroyed, the villains are vanquished and
Tony and Tia are free to return to Witch Mountain. Released on March 10,
1978. Directed by John Hough. 94 min. Stars Bette Davis (in her Disney
film debut and 83rd picture), Christopher Lee, Ike Eisenmann, Kim Richards,
Jack Soo, Anthony James, Dick Bakalyan, Christian Juttner, Brad Savage,
Poindexter, Jeffrey Jacquet. The film was based on the characters created
by Alexander Key. On-location filming was done in downtown Los Angeles, in
the Hollywood Hills, at "Wolf House" built in the 1920s (used as Dr. Gannon
's mansion), in a dilapidated Victorian mansion near Union Station that was
built in 1887 (used as the Earthquake Gang's hideout), and in the Museum of
Natural History in Exposition Park where the gold heist took place.
Finally, a rocket-missile testing facility in the San Fernando Valley and a
steam-generating plant in Wilmington were combined to create the nuclear
processing plant. Released on video in 1986.
-taken from "Disney A to Z"
BELOW: Martin Mellet's British novelization to "Return From Witch Mountain".
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Escape To Witch Mountain : the film that started it all.
Beyond Witch Mountain : a long forgotten TV pilot that aired in 1982.
Escape To Witch Mountain (1995) : the made-for-TV sequel.
Escape To Witch Mountain (2007) : the latest remake
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