Beyond Witch Mountain

1982 0h 48m EN

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★7.1TMDB · 12

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Synopsis

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After news of the boy's amazing abilities surfaces, Tony and Tia are sent to go find him knowing that the boy must be from their world. They are joined by an old friend Jason O'Day and a black cat named Winky. Together, they race to find the prodigy before their old nemesis Aristotle Bolt does.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Eddie Albert
Jason O'Day
Tracey Gold
Tia
Andy Freeman
Tony
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Aristotle
J.D. Cannon
Deranian
Noah Beery Jr.
Uncle Ben

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Day
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 48-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Witch Mountain Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Day, shot by Jack Whitman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by George Duning. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Gordon D. Brenner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Eddie Albert and Tracey Gold and Andy Freeman carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert Day directs. Jack Whitman behind the camera. George Duning scores. Gordon D. Brenner cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 48-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
244 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Witch Mountain Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Robert Day, shot by Jack Whitman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by George Duning. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Gordon D. Brenner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Eddie Albert and Tracey Gold and Andy Freeman carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0249397 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jack Whitman
Original score: George Duning
Editing: Gordon D. Brenner
Runtime: 48 min · 0h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Beyond Witch Mountain (1982)

Part of

Witch Mountain Collection

Escape to Witch Mountain is a 1975 film based on the novel Escape to Witch Mountain by Alexander Key. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions and directed by John Hough. Return from Witch Mountain is a 1978 sequel. A made-for-television sequel called Beyond Witch Mountain was made in 1982. The series then had a reboot legacy sequel called Race to Witch Mountain made in 2009.

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r96sk2020-08-23
★ 6/10
Just about better than 'Return from Witch Mountain', though 'Beyond Witch Mountain' is still a monotonous sequel. Disney clearly gambled and put all their eggs in the television series basket, which never materialised. Therefore, as you can imagine, it leaves this underdeveloped. Some moments feel like a rehash on the original film, 'Escape to Witch Mountain', while the rest is simply there to preview the would-be show. It's better than the other sequel from 1978 (which is practically ignored) because it at least acknowledges the ending of the 1975 production. It unfortunately doesn't delve too deeply into it due to the earlier mentioned reason, but there's at least some progress with the story. It's nice seeing Eddie Albert return as Jason O'Day, though Tia and Tony have been (understandably, given the seven-year gap) recast with Tracey Gold and Andy Freeman, the former is fairly solid in her role. A few other characters reappear, but all have different actors - they remain forgettable. Normally a low (48min) run time would work in favour of a film that's disappointing, but it actually works against this one - made worse that there's no follow-up series as well. A missed opportunity.

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