He is reunited with Anna (Elisabeth Moss) when she saves him from Xander (Sam Horrigan), an older boy at the orphanage who has a soft spot for Anna. During one of their outings to a purple general store, Anna uses her telekinetic abilities and catches the attention of the store's owner, Waldo Fudd (Vincent Schiavelli). Based on the original 'Escape to Witch Mountain' this one just doesn't deliver the same as the original. Escape to Witch Mountain is a 1995 American television film directed by Peter Rader and a remake of the 1975 film Escape to Witch Mountain. However, their newly found proximity to one another reawakens their supernatural powers and they realize that they are siblings. Though Danny is happy with the development because he has his sister and a nice home, Anna is apprehensive about being adopted by Bolt and befriends Bolt's chauffeur, Luthor (Brad Dourif), who feels he has a connection to the twins. vetohotanu. Directed by Peter Rader. A young waitress, Zoe Moon (Perrey Reeves), finds and notices infant twin children Anna and Danny, who create a wave of purple energy when their hands touch. Possessing an extraordinary set of psychokinetic abilities, the orphaned twin siblings, Anna and Danny, catch the eye of the avaricious business magnate, Edward Bolt. The first movie was more believable than this. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. And that's what young orphan Casey and a sly con man are determined to find. Meanwhile, Zoe sees the purple light from the front of the shop and recognizes it; she confronts the shop owner in hopes of finding the twins she saw, but he dismisses her declarations, though he leaves her some clues as to what will happen to Anna and Danny, if she wants to help them. Written by Escape to Witch Mountainis a 1995, American made-for-televisionfantasy-adventure filmand a remakeof the 1975 film of the same name. As a result, the owner of the shop named Waldo Fudd (Vincent Schiavelli) takes them aside, revealing that he possesses the same abilities they do. Bruno and Luthor are revealed to be twins as well and end up joining them. Waldo casually comments that he will be waiting for the next group of tourists, while Anna and Danny float up into the purple smoke to Witch Mountain. When Edward Bolt (Robert Vaughn), a local magnate seeking to develop the nearby Witch Mountain, notices their powers, he decides to care for both of them as their foster father. Watch Escape to Witch Mountain Full Movie. View production, box office, & company info. Frustrated by the inability to place him, his social worker decides to leave him at an orphanage run by Lindsay Brown (Lynne Moody). The twins are rescued by Xander and escape to Waldo's shop on a horse that Danny communicates with to help them. During one of their outings, Anna uses her psionic abilities. Danny and Anna are initially not aware of their relationship, despite the odd mannerisms they share such as arranging the food on their trays exactly the same way. He is reunited with Anna (Elisabeth Moss) when she saves him from Xander (Sam Horrigan), an older boy at the orphanage who has a soft spot for Anna. But none of that could save this movie from an incredibly unbelievable script and horrible direction. Zoe narrates that Witch Mountain is not haunted but has light in it. Escape to Witch Mountain is a 1995, American made-for-television fantasy-adventure film and a remake of the 1975 film of the same name. The film was produced by Walt Disney Television and premiered on ABC on April 29, 1995, as an ABC Family Movie. Escape to Witch Mountain I have three children, (girls), and made sure that they saw it. Will the siblings escape to the mystical Witch Mountain before Bolt finds them first? Escape to/Return from Witch Mountain (trailer) Filmow. On the outskirts of a small town there is a rock formation called Witch Mountain rumored to possess mysterious powers. Escape to Witch Mountain 1995 Movie. Was this review helpful to you? Rosalie Francis. Tia and Tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. See What Disney Channel's Erik von Detten Looks Like Now, Mary Romero: Disney Needs to Bring Back the '90s, Before they were 'Mad': Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks and Elisabeth Moss. Actors: Denver Pyle,Donald Pleasence,Eddie Albert,George Chandler,Ike Eisenmann,Kim Richards,Ray Milland,Reta Shaw. Waldo has been working to reunite them all and take them home. "Finding TV Gold in Scripts From the Silver Screen", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Escape_to_Witch_Mountain_(1995_film)&oldid=984281115, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 19 October 2020, at 07:18. Waldo has been working to reunite them all and take them home. Denver Pyle,Donald Pleasence,Eddie Albert,George Chandler,Ike Eisenmann,Kim Richards,Ray Milland,Reta Shaw. But where do these kids really call home? A Las Vegas cabbie enlists the help of a UFO expert to protect two siblings with paranormal powers from the clutches of an organization that wants to use the kids for their nefarious plans. [2][3] The film was produced by Walt Disney Television and premiered on ABC on April 29, 1995,[4] as an ABC Family Movie. They came to Earth to explore, but all of them separated out of quarrels they experienced on Earth. [1] The film was announced by American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in September 1994, as one of four Disney film remakes to air on the channel. 1:05. Bolt reveals his true intention to exploit the twins' power to blast open Witch Mountain without explosives in order to obtain its valuable rock material, despite Waldo's protest that the mountain must not be tampered with. Waldo reveals he has the same abilities they do and that they are extraterrestrials from another world where everyone has a twin. After his latest attempt is thwarted, his frustrated social worker decides to leave him at an orphanage run by Lindsay Brown (Lynne Moody). Waldo reveals he has the same abilities they do and that they are extraterrestrials from another world where everyone has a twin. At Witch Mountain, Waldo and the other reunited twins await Anna and Danny so they can all return home. She notices when the children's hands touch, they create a wave of purple energy. Lucas Deranian poses as their uncle in order to get the kids into the clutches of Deranian’s megalomaniacal boss, evil millionaire Aristotle Bolt, who wants to exploit them. It is here where Waldo and many other reunited twins are waiting for them. Tia and Tony visit Los Angeles, but he's quickly kidnapped by an evil scientist, leaving her to desperately search for him. It would be terrific if Disney would do a sequel, (with Ike & Kim). Before she can do anything, the children are separated when a hermit, Bruno (Brad Dourif), places Anna on a truck but flees when he is spotted by Sheriff Bronson (Kevin Tighe). Lindsay becomes suspicious of Bolt when he sends the police to retrieve the children from the shop.