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.
Return from Witch Mountain (1978) is a adventure, fantasy, science fiction and family film directed by John Hough, released on March 10, 1978 with a runtime of 1h 35m. It stars Bette Davis, Christopher Lee, Kim Richards and Ike Eisenmann. Viewers rate it 5.9 out of 10 across 243 ratings.
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Bette Davis
as Letha Wedge
Christopher Lee
as Victor Gannon
Kim Richards
as Tia
Ike Eisenmann
as Tony
Jack Soo
as Mr. "Yo-Yo" Yokomoto
Anthony James
as Sickle
Richard Bakalyan
as Eddie
Ward Costello
as Mr. Clearcole
Christian Juttner
as Dazzler
Brad Savage
as Muscles
Poindexter Yothers
as Crusher
Jeffrey Jacquet
as Rocky
Directed by John Hough, written by Malcolm Marmorstein, produced by Jerome Courtland and Ron Miller.
Average viewer score of 5.9/10 from 243 ratings.
After an intriguing first film, <em>'Return from Witch Mountain'</em> 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…
Reviewed on August 23, 2020
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…
Reviewed on June 4, 2023
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Return from Witch Mountain (1978) is available to stream on Disney Plus, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Return from Witch Mountain (1978) includes Bette Davis, Christopher Lee, Kim Richards, Ike Eisenmann and Jack Soo. The film was directed by John Hough. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Return from Witch Mountain was released on March 10, 1978 and runs for 1h 35m.
Return from Witch Mountain (1978) holds an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from 243 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, fantasy and science fiction films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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