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Escape to Witch Mountain is a 1975 American fantasy science-fiction film, based on Alexander H. Key's 1968 novel of the same name and directed by John Hough.It was released on March 21, 1975, by Walt Disney Productions and Buena Vista Distribution Company.
Kim Erica Richards [1] (born September 19, 1964) [2] is an American actress, socialite, and television personality. She began her career as a child actress and rose to prominence from her roles in Nanny and the Professor, Escape to Witch Mountain, and Return from Witch Mountain.
The Witch Mountain franchise consists of American science fiction fantasy-action adventure films, produced by The Walt Disney Company. [1] [2] [3] Based on the 1968 novel Escape to Witch Mountain by Alexander Key, the films deal with extraterrestrial children on Earth seeking to return to their home planet, while antagonists attempt to foil their escape.
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) – Boy in Blue-Striped Shirt (uncredited) The Family Holvak (1975, TV series) – Ramey Holvak; Sara (1976, TV series) – Derek; Amelia Earhart (1976, TV movie) – David Putnam; The Loneliest Runner (1976, TV movie) – John Curtis as a Youth; The Death of Richie (1977, TV movie) – Russell Werner
Having appeared on TV shows in the early 1970s, Ike Eisenmann first came to prominence as Tony, the brother of Tia (Kim Richards), in Walt Disney Productions' film Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) and its sequel, Return from Witch Mountain (1978). For Green Giant commercials in the 1970s and 1980s, he voiced the Little Green Sprout. [2]
In addition to playing Dazzler in the Escape to Witch Mountain sequel, Juttner starred in director Robert Zemeckis’ historical comedy I Wanna Hold Your Hand that same year. The two films became ...
In July 2007, Walt Disney Pictures hired Andy Fickman to direct Witch Mountain, a "modern re-imagining" of Escape to Witch Mountain, using a script by Matt Lopez. [16] The following August, Dwayne Johnson (most notably famous for portraying The Rock in the WWE) was cast into a lead role, with filming scheduled to begin in March 2008. [4]
Return from Witch Mountain was released on VHS in April 1986. It was first released as a Special Edition DVD in Region 1 on September 2, 2003, re-released on DVD in a two-movie collection along with Escape to Witch Mountain on September 5, 2006, and re-released as part of the Walt Disney Family Classics line on March 10, 2009.