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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Escape to Witch Mountain |
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Tony and his siter Tia have just arrived at a new orphanage. They don't seem to fit in with the other orphans too well since they have special powers that lets them cheat at baseball, read each other's minds, and draw pictures with a harmonica. They don't know it, but they're aliens. One day Tony and Tia foresee a car crash and warn the soon-to-be victim, who after witnessing the destruction of his limo, discovers their talents. He tells his rich boss and soon Tony and Tia are adopted by their "long-lost uncle". Their new uncle is a rich wacko who wants the kids to help him cheat at horse races and find oil wells for him so he can be an even richer wacko. Rather than be slaves, Tony and Tia decide to hit the road. They remember bits and pieces of their past and find a map hidden in Tia's purse that hints that they had family at Witch Mountain. They hitch a ride in the winnebago of the cranky old guy from Gilligan's Island, who eventually decides to help them find their way to Witch Mountain. Along the way they run into a posse of rednecks who think Tony and Tia are witches and want to throw them in jail. With the aid of their magical powers they manage to escape to Witch Mountain and are reunited with their real uncle, the old guy from the Dukes of Hazzard.
--sayruh, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Mental/Magical powers focus
Yes
kind of powers:
- telekinetic (scifi)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a kid
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- telekinesis
- mind reading
- can fly
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/medium straight
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- not employed but independently wealthy
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- bald
Hair style
- (man) bald
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity
- White
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average Intelligence
Physical condition
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
Spaceship setting:
- alien spaceship
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Takes place in spaceship?
Yes
Misc settings
- mansion
Small town?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Tone of movie
- upbeat
Any profanity?
- None
Kinds of F/X
- exotic spaceships
Is this movie based on a
- book
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