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Return from Witch Mountain

- Sinister forces from this world against two young space travellers from another.

Tony and Tia are other-worldly twins endowed with telekinesis. When their Uncle Bene drops them off in Los Angeles for an earthbound vacation, a display of their supernatural skill catches the eye of the nefarious Dr. Gannon and his partner in crime, Letha, who see rich possibilities in harnessing the children's gifts. They kidnap Tony, and Tia gives chase only to find Gannon is using her brother's powers against her.

Release Date : 1978-03-10

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Walt Disney Productions

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Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Letha Wedge

Original Name : Bette Davis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Victor Gannon

Original Name : Christopher Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tia

Original Name : Kim Richards

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tony

Original Name : Ike Eisenmann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. "Yo-Yo" Yokomoto

Original Name : Jack Soo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sickle

Original Name : Anthony James

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eddie

Original Name : Richard Bakalyan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Clearcole

Original Name : Ward Costello

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dazzler

Original Name : Christian Juttner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Muscles

Original Name : Brad Savage

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crusher

Original Name : Poindexter Yothers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rocky

Original Name : Jeffrey Jacquet

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dolan

Original Name : Stu Gilliam

Gender : Male

Character Name : Operations Officer

Original Name : William Bassett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Monitor

Original Name : Tom Scott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dowager

Original Name : Helene Winston

Gender : Female

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Albert Able

Gender : Male

Character Name : Uncle Bene

Original Name : Denver Pyle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Goon #1

Original Name : Brian Part

Gender : Male

Character Name : Goon #2

Original Name : Pierre Daniel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Taxi Fare

Original Name : Wally Brooks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Guard

Original Name : Mel Gold

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop

Original Name : Bob Yothers

Gender : Male

Character Name : School Patrolman

Original Name : Casse Jaeger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard #1

Original Name : Larry Marmorstein

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gate Guard

Original Name : Bob James

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady in Car

Original Name : Ruth Warshawsky

Gender : Female

Character Name : Man in Museum

Original Name : Adam Anderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman in Museum

Original Name : Rosemary Lord

Gender : Female

Character Name : Museum Guard

Original Name : Lloyd Nelson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Ted Noose

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in Car

Original Name : Wally K. Berns

Gender : Male

Character Name : Museum Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Board

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Harks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Gary Owens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Scientist (uncredited)

Original Name : Murray Pollack

Gender : Male

Character Name : Museum Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Adam Roarke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Museum Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Templeton

Gender : Male

Reviews

r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

After an intriguing first film, 'Return from Witch Mountain' is annoyingly a sequel that chooses a lazy, formulaic evil villain storyline. Don't get me wrong, what you get isn't anything majorly negative but it does very little to boost the production it precedes. The 1975 film ends with a revelation of something more, to the point you'd expect them to build upon it here. Sadly they don't, as we get a very bland bad guy. Christopher Lee is notably in this, but unfortunately for him plays the aforementioned antagonist - Dr. Victor Gannon. He is joined by Bette Davis (Letha), who is equally forgettable. Kim Richards (Tia) and Ike Eisenmann (Tony) return to play the two kids, while there are decent minor roles for Jack Soo (Yokomoto) and Richard Bakalyan (Eddie). Disappointing that they didn't continue the idea left by 'Escape to Witch Mountain'. As such, it was always going to come out weaker.

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-06-04

Much as with Ray Milland & Donald Pleasence in the first of these; this sequel is much more about the baddies - in this case a wonderfully venal Bette Davis "Letha" and Christopher Lee as the bonkers scientist "Victor": Lee must be twice the height of his diminutive co-star! Our pair of kids get to go to Los Angeles for a visit. On their way into town, they become separated - "Tony" (Ike Eisenmann) rescues a man he thinks has jumped off a building only to find that it is "Sickle", Davis' nephew and Lee's mind-control experiment guinea pig. They drug and kidnap Tony and carry out some fun capers in her search for loot... Meantime, "Tia" (Kim Richards) has rescued the "Earthquake Gang" from their own kiddie equivalent of "West Side Story" and they all set out to find her lost brother. The adult performances are all good fun, the story has a few twists and turns; goats and extortion, and there are some basic, enjoyable, special effects deployed throughout this rather, comically, predictable fantasy. This is a good follow up, an enjoyable family feature.