Ike Eisenmann and Kim Richards played brother and sister in three films--both this film, its sequel and a completely wacko made for TV movie, "Devil Dog: The Hound From Hell", in which they played Satan worshipers!! Surely this third film is nothing like their previous two films!!
This film finds Tia and Tony (Richards and Eisenmann) as sibs who are living in an orphan home. However, they are not ordinary kids and they've been hiding a secret--they have realized they have amazing psychic powers. But they try to keep them hidden as they are worried what would happen if others discovered this. Unfortunately, a baddie and his toady (Ray Milland and Donald Pleasence) discover this and spend most of the film chasing the two. Fortunately, the pair discover a nice old man to help them (Eddie Albert) and ultimately they learn who they and their parents really are when they arrive at Witch Mountain.
If you've seen the sequel, you've pretty much seen this film. The plots are pretty much identical except for who plays the baddies. Now this is a problem, as the ending of "Escape To Witch Mountain" does end with the children leaving planet Earth...making the sequel unnecessary and nonsensical. So, if you have to see one of these family films, try to watch this one.
This film finds Tia and Tony (Richards and Eisenmann) as sibs who are living in an orphan home. However, they are not ordinary kids and they've been hiding a secret--they have realized they have amazing psychic powers. But they try to keep them hidden as they are worried what would happen if others discovered this. Unfortunately, a baddie and his toady (Ray Milland and Donald Pleasence) discover this and spend most of the film chasing the two. Fortunately, the pair discover a nice old man to help them (Eddie Albert) and ultimately they learn who they and their parents really are when they arrive at Witch Mountain.
If you've seen the sequel, you've pretty much seen this film. The plots are pretty much identical except for who plays the baddies. Now this is a problem, as the ending of "Escape To Witch Mountain" does end with the children leaving planet Earth...making the sequel unnecessary and nonsensical. So, if you have to see one of these family films, try to watch this one.