Escape to Witch Mountain (G)

They don't make them like this anymore.

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Movie details
  • Studio: Disney
  • Directed By: John Hough
  • Cast: Ray Milland
  • Running Time: 97 minutes
  • Release Date: 05/23/1976
  • Video/DVD Release Date: 01/01/2003
  • Genre: Family and Kids
  • MPAA Rating: G
  • MPAA Explanation: all audiences

Parents need to know

Parents need to know that this family-friendly film has some mildy scary/tense scenes that may frighten sensitive or younger kids.

Families can talk about the film's themes of family, and knowing where you really belong in the world.

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Violence

Some tense scenes and mildly scary moments.

Sex

Language

Common Sense says

What's the story?

Reviewed by Sarah Wenk

In ESCAPE TO WITH MOUNTAIN, twins Tony and Tia are taken to an orphanage. They have no family, just their cat Winky, but they do have extraordinary powers. The can communicate telepathically, can move objects, and Tia communicates with animals. It goes without saying that some people want to exploit them, and before long they are in the clutches of wealthy Mr. Bolt (Ray Milland), who plans to use their powers to make more money. But Tony and Tia see through him and escape, searching for the real home that they have only seen in foggy and incomplete memories. They are helped along the way by Jason (Eddie Albert), a crusty old loner who they completely win over. The children use their powers to help them get away, with results that are sometimes funny and sometimes mildly scary.

Is it any good?

4
Older kids might find this 1970s classic somewhat outdated, but there's still much for the younger set to enjoy, especially Tony and Tia's magical powers. The child actors, Kim Richards and Ike Eisenmann, are very natural and sweet, and they make you care about them right from the start.

The special effects are very simple and straightforward, but remain surprisingly realistic. The climatic car chase, utterly unenhanced by fancy cuts and stunts, is very suspenseful. And it ends with an upside down helicopter, which is something few films can match.

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Parents and kids say

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There are 3 reviews.

5


Posted on 11/17/08 by R*Q*E Kid contributor, age 11

wonderful disney classic!

this movie is a great classic, and my younger bothers and sister,(6,3, and 2) literally BEG my mom if they can watch it. It has a great story line and message. I think this movie is appropriate for ALL ages!
2


Posted on 04/12/08 by i love dogs Kid contributor, age 14

Every badly made and a big time waister!

This movie is a life waister. Don't watch it unless you are 6 or under. The acting is horable and the plot is a discrace. I mean "save the bear." What does that have to do with the storyline? I personaly think that the reason they have so many random seens is because the writer came up with a boreing, short, and random storyline and attemted (and failed) to make it more interesting by adding this stuff. Cute but not worth renting and watching. Do yourself a faver and forget anyone ever told you it was good.
5


Posted on 10/20/07 by Chrissy 505 Kid contributor, age 11

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5


Posted on 11/17/08 by R*Q*E Kid contributor, age 11

wonderful disney classic!

this movie is a great classic, and my younger bothers and sister,(6,3, and 2) literally BEG my mom if they can watch it. It has a great story line and message. I think this movie is appropriate for ALL ages!
2


Posted on 04/12/08 by i love dogs Kid contributor, age 14

Every badly made and a big time waister!

This movie is a life waister. Don't watch it unless you are 6 or under. The acting is horable and the plot is a discrace. I mean "save the bear." What does that have to do with the storyline? I personaly think that the reason they have so many random seens is because the writer came up with a boreing, short, and random storyline and attemted (and failed) to make it more interesting by adding this stuff. Cute but not worth renting and watching. Do yourself a faver and forget anyone ever told you it was good.
5


Posted on 10/20/07 by Chrissy 505 Kid contributor, age 11
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