Return From Witch Mountain

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Claudio C Return from Witch Mountain (1978) A Film for Adults and Children (11,915 – 15 Sep 2025 – by Claudio Carvalho) Uncle Bene (Denver Pyle) brings Tony (Ike Eisenmann) and Tia (Kim Richards) to spend vacation in Los Angeles. They take a taxi to drive them to the hotel when Uncle Bene made reservation. However, the taxi runs out of gas in an isolated area and the driver seeks for gas. Meanwhile, the scientist Victor (Christopher Lee) and his partner and sponsor Letha (Bette Davis) test a device of mind control in Letha’s nephew Sickle (Anthony James). When the device fails, Sickle falls of the roof of a building and Tony saves him using his abilities. Victor and Letha kidnap the boy to use his ability of controlling molecules. Tia befriends the Earthquake gang and together they seek out Tony. But Viktor and Letha have evil plans for him. “Return from Witch Mountain” (1978) is a typical film by the Disney in the past, suitable for adults and children. What can be said about a movie with Christopher Lee and Bette Davis as the villains of the plot? They steal the film and despite the poor acting of most of the children, make watching this adventure worthwhile. My vote is six. Title (Brazil): “A Volta da Montanha Enfeitiçada” (“The Return from the Bewitched Mountain”) My Blog: https://maniacosporfilme.wordpress.com/ Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/16/25 Full Review Dale R The sequel to Escape to Witch Mountain. The two kids from the previous movie return and again they do a fair job in the acting department. Not sure how the movie makers conned Christopher Lee and Bette Davis into this movie. I felt like Bette Davis was phoning in her performance as one of the villains. I’ve seen her be much more menacing in other films. Christopher Lee did a good job as the main villain. I think this film would be very confusing if you haven’t seen the original. I didn’t enjoy the plot much, the villains had “rule the world” syndrome. Plus the special effects were awful, even for the time. Skip this one, unless you really want to watch the entire Witch Mountain series. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/07/24 Full Review Todd S What can you say it's got Christopher Lee in it. I guess Betty Davis used to be somebody so it's kind of good to see her have work even though her face looks like it's plastered and face Bondo. It's kinda lame and campy but I do enjoy watching the van rebuilding itself. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/26/24 Full Review Mike P Weak sequel to the Disney hit from 75...The most annoying thing about this entry is that it rewrites the rules from part 1...Tony could NOT engage in extensive telekinesis without his harmonica in part 1; and overall he was not as strong as his sister Tia. And then this version suddenly acts like he's stronger. Also obviously Uncle Bené was an idiot for leaving these young, impressionable and vulnerable children alone for two weeks...In downtown Los Angeles, no less! I don't know what he was thinking...Particularly with what wound up happening...One was kidnapped and brainwashed by supervillains; the other was taken in by a homeless street gang ...And they BOTH almost died!!..Obviously dropping off a couple 15 year olds on earth by themselves for a few days was BAD strategy...The best thing about this movie are the bad guys ...And somehow this lame sequel ensnared two of the best villains in cinema history...Bette Davis and Christopher Lee. And they're amazing...This movie doesn't deserve them...They should've been the big bads in the latest 007 franchise movie. But not this...And beyond those legends, Lee and Davis, this movie stinks. Another mindless and generic product from the Disney Factory... Overall: not recommended 👎 Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/03/24 Full Review Audience Member The sequel to Escape to Witch Mountain. The two kids from the previous movie return and again they do a fair job in the acting department. Not sure how the movie makers conned Christopher Lee and Bette Davis into this movie. I felt like Bette Davis was phoning in her performance as one of the villains. I've seen her be much more menacing in other films. Christopher Lee did a good job as the main villain. I think this film would be very confusing if you haven't seen the original. I didn't enjoy the plot much, the villains had "rule the world" syndrome. Plus the special effects were awful, even for the time. Skip this one, unless you really want to watch the entire Witch Mountain series. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member In the second Witch Mountain movie, Ike Eisenmann, Kim Richards and Denver Pyle all come back as Tony, Tia, and Uncle Bené, a family of extraterrestrials with special powers. How could they make this even better, you wonder? How about by having Bette Davis as the film's villain, a woman named Letha Wedge, who is financing the mad science of Dr. Victor Gannon (Christopher Lee). Just imagine how many bad movies I've enjoyed just because Ms. Davis or Sir Lee appeared in. Both of them in the same film? You know that I jumped up and down for most of the run time of this. It's funny because the bad guys have such cross purposes: Gannon wants recognition and power, while Letha merely wants to achieve better ROI. They see Tony using his power, kidnap him and turn him into a robot that steals gold for them. This movie also has kids living in a destroyed mansion — the Earthquake Gang — and Jack Soo from Barney Miller as Mr. "Yo-Yo" Yokomoto, an adult on the side of the good guys. Sadly, Soo was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in the autumn of 1978, several months after the film's release. He'd die just a few months later, making this his final appearance. While John Hough would return to direct, the script for this was written by Malcolm Marmorstein, who wrote 69 episodes of Dark Shadows, the incredible Juan López Moctezuma-directed Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary; Pete's Dragon and wrote and directed Dead Men Don't Die and Love Bites. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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