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Aspect Ratio: 1.75:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780788838071
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0788838075
Label: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 02, 2003
Running Time: 97 minutes
Sales Rank: 20483
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: March 21, 1975
Editorial Review:
Description:
A vehicle floats in midair ... a coat rack comes to life and attacks a sheriff ... and wild animals are putty in the hands of Tony and Tia Malone in Disney's thrilling fantasy adventure about the psychic powers of two young orphans. Their clairvoyance prompts evil millionaire Aristotle Bolt (Ray Milland) to lure them to his mansion to exploit their powers. While escaping, they meet a friendly camper (Eddie Albert) and begin to unravel the mystery of their origin. Soon, all three are fleeing townspeople who have branded the children witches. But then IT happens! Someone with even greater powers takes over and leads the children -- and the audience -- into a dazzling and unexpected experience ... one that is truly out of this world!
Amazon.com:
The effects are low-tech and no longer special, but Escape to Witch Mountain still has plenty of Disney live-action charm. It's rather quaint by later standards, coming just two years before Star Wars upped the ante on movie magic, but the story's got timeless appeal as a precursor to Harry Potter's more lavish brand of kid-wizardry. Here you've got Tony (Ike Eisenmann) and sister Tia (Kim Richards), orphans unaware of their mysterious past, who are taken in by a nefarious liar (Ray Milland) seeking to exploit their supernatural powers. Populated by '70s stalwarts like Donald Pleasance and Eddie Albert (the later playing the kids' grown-up accomplice, unwittingly rescuing them from Milland), this lightweight Disney fare is perfect for kids under 10, with such enticements as a clever cat mascot named Winky (because he winks a lot), Tony's magical harmonica... and a Winnebago that flies! With a sci-fi climax, this popular hocus-pocus spawned a 1978 sequel (Return from Witch Mountain) that has proven similarly popular with kids. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Poor in every way but...
my wife wanted it. Personally, this is one of the lamest, poorest quality movies ever produced. The special effects look like something from a high school film class. The story line is totally pathetic.
Rating:  - Good Old Classic from the Days When Kids Movies Could be a Bit More Realistic Thrill Wise
This classic 1975 adventure is hilarious in parts (granted some laughs are also from the old very dated special effects) of the storyline and edge of your seat thrilling in others. This movie is based on the book of the same name by Alexander Key which was a lot different to this movie wand is a little bit less complicated character wise for the child actors and I guess Disney made it a bit more family friendly as well. Alexander Key was the Steven King for junior fiction back in the 70's and 80's ... Read More
Rating: - A Great Escape
A Great film for anyone from 5 to 95 if they have any imagination at all. Special effects are somewhat minimal but are good considering when the movie was made. The computer graphics used now were not available at that time. As far as I could see only one reviewer came close to attributing the script to it's 'spiritual' if not it's real source. The entire story could have come directly from Zenna Henderson's 'universe' of the People.
The film covers a short period in the lives of ... Read More
Rating:  - A lot of fun to watch
I was always amazed when Disney got the formula right after the 1960s. In 1975, Disney Studios found the magic again with "Escape to Witch Mountain." Soon the special effects of this movie would be eclipsed by the breakthrough movie "Star Wars," but many of the special effects still hold up today, and make this movie a lot of fun to watch.
Tony Malone (Ike Eisenmann, whose acting career has been supplanted by other interests, though he had a memorable role in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of ... Read More
Rating: - IT'S ALWAYS A TREAT TO "ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN" WITH KIM & IKE
"Escape to Witch Mountain" is an entertaining adventure with a dash of mystery and sci-fi mixed in for good measure, starring two of Disney's most talented kid actors, Kim Richards and Ike Eisenmann. The story involves Kim and Ike as brother and sister, Tony and Tia, who are orphans that happen to have special powers. They know something is leading them to discover their true origins, but are unsure just what to do about it. While on a school outing, Tony and Tia use their special powers to stop an ... Read More
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