Escape to Witch Mountain is a 1975 American science fiction fantasy film directed by John Hough and produced by Walt Disney Productions. The film is based on the 1968 novel of the same name by Alexander Key. The story revolves around two orphan siblings with psychic powers who are on the run from a sinister millionaire who wants to exploit their abilities. The trailer for Escape to Witch Mountain begins with a shot of a desolate desert landscape, setting the mysterious tone of the film. The scene quickly transitions to the introduction of the two main characters, Tia and Tony, who possess telepathic and telekinetic powers. They are shown using their abilities to move objects and communicate with each other.
They are shown using their abilities to move objects and communicate with each other. The trailer highlights their unique powers and teases the audience with snippets of their extraordinary abilities. As the trailer progresses, it introduces the antagonist of the film, Aristotle Bolt, a wealthy and powerful man who becomes obsessed with harnessing the siblings' powers for his own gain.
Plot
Chucky returns to terrorize his human victim, Nica. Meanwhile, the killer doll has some scores to settle with his old enemies, with the help of his former wife.
After accused of murdering her family, Nica is taken to an asylum and thinks that she's the cause of the deaths of her family. However, when grisly deaths start to occur, she then realizes that Chucky, her illusion might not be make believe. She also finds out that the doll is slowly starting to possess anyone or anything to join a huge cult to kill off Chucky's victims, but things don't go to well in the asylum, including for Chucky's long lost friend, Andy, who tries to stop the cult from getting bigger while also trying to get past Chucky's wife, "Tiffany."
The story takes place four years aft the previous part. Nica is transferred to a low security institution aft the completion of her therapy n her accepting that Chucky was a manifestation of her psychosis n that she murdered her family. Nica's doc gets a doll for the group therapy, another doll is brought to the institution by the guardian of Nica's niece n a third one is couriered to the doc by an anonymous fella. —[email protected]
Synopsis
The previous 'Child's Play' film ended with Nica being arrested for Chucky killing her family; Nica's niece Alice in Chucky's clutches; Tiffany (still possessing the body of actress Jennifer Tilly) subsequently mailing Chucky to a now-adult Andy Barclay (the protagonist in the first three films); and Andy shooting Chucky when the package arrives.
Jumping ahead a few years, Andy (Alex Vincent) is on a date. His date looked up his past online and, creeped out by it, leaves early. Andy returns home and, from a safe, removes the decapitated but still alive head of Chucky (voiced by Brad Dourif). This is the scar-headed version from Bride through Curse of Chucky (Scar-Chucky). The pair banter for a bit, and then Andy takes out a blow torch and begins torturing his nemesis with it.
Meanwhile, Nica (Fiona Dourif) is receiving electro-shock therapy in a mental hospital. She was deemed insane and committed after trial for the events in the first film. She speaks with her psychologist, Dr. Foley (Michael Terriault). Dr. Foley notes that Nica has made a lot of progress in recognizing that she, not Chucky, killed her family. He has her transferred to a low-security institution. There, she meets fellow inmates Malcolm (who suffers from multiple personality disorder), Angela (schizophrenia), Madeleine (murdered her child), and Claire (anger issues and pyromania). Things go well at first. She and Malcom have sex and she begins group therapy. At one group session, Dr. Foley brings out a "Good Guy" doll he bought from Hot Topic. Nica looks shaken, but claims the doll is not real. Angela says Chucky called her on the phone and said he was going to murder them all. Madeleine then adopts the doll as her new "baby" (Baby-Chucky). Later that day, Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) shows up to speak with Nica. She states that she was Alice's guardian until Alice's recent death. of a broken heart. Nica is devastated to learn that Alice is dead and blames herself. Tiffany then leaves Nica with another Good Guy doll that Alice allegedly used during therapy.
That night, one of the Chucky dolls (it is not revealed which one) steals a scalpel and walks down the hallway to Nica's room. He sees Angela, who believes she is hallucinating (Chucky also admits he had called Angela on the phone). Chucky promises to kill her next. Chucky enters Nica's room. and sees blood pooling on the floor. Chucky realizes Nica ripped one of the spokes off her wheelchair and slit her writs out of guilt over what happened to Alice. Nica awakens the next day to see her arm sewn up (in a manner similar to Scar-Chucky's face) and Chucky having written "not so fast" in the pool of blood. Nica then hears screaming and sees that Chucky had slit Angela's wrist with the wheelchair wire and killed her instead.
At group therapy, Nica immediately drops the act and begins arguing that Chucky murdered Angela. To prove that Chucky isn't real, Dr. Foley uses a lighter to melt the hand of the Chucky doll given to her by Tiffany into a shape resembling a claw (Claw-Chucky). Presumably, were Chucky alive, he would have screamed in pain. When Nica demands he do the same thing to Baby-Chucky, Madeine flees the room with her "baby." Malcolm believes Nica and the pair begin following Madeleine. Malcolm goes outside where Madeleine fled to confront her. Watching from the window as there is no handicap access to the backyard, Nica sees Baby-Chucky move and flip her off. During a confrontation, Baby-Chucky and Malcolm fall into an open grave (apparently, the institution buries patients like Angela on-site). When they emerge, Malcolm gives Nica an evil smile and begins referring to himself as "Charles" (Chucky's human name had been Charles Lee Ray). This hints at the idea that Chucky is now possessing Malcolm. Meanwhile, Claire goes to throw Claw-Chucky in the trash when he comes to life and bites her. She freaks out and Dr. Foley and an orderly forcibly strap her to a bed before leaving the room to attend to another emergency. Claw-Chucky kills Claire by shooting an oxygen tank through the skylight above her, with the falling glass impaling and decapitating Claire.
Andy hears of the murders, grabs a Chucky doll he had given a military haircut to (referencing the events of Child's Play 3), and begins driving to the institution. He receives a call from Tiffany (who admits she is still in Jennifer Tilly's body - i.e., the actress Jennifer Tilly is a character in this series) who taunts him. She also references there are "three of them" in a cult.
Dr. Foley wheels Nica into his office where he hypnotizes her. Once she is hypnotized, it becomes clear that Dr. Foley has done this before and uses these opportunities to brainwash and rape Nica. He tells Nica that she is responsible for the deaths of Angela and Claire. He begins to kiss Nica when one of the Chuckys smashes him on the head with a glass bottle. Chucky admits that he doesn't know whether to kill Dr. Foley or commend him for being so twisted. He tries to convince Nica to kill Dr. Foley, but she doesn't. She then has a dream where she is taunted by Alice and attacked by a giant-sized Chucky. When Nica awakens, Dr. Foley claims that Nica was the one who attacked him.
A little later, Dr. Foley receives the military haircut Good Guy doll (haircut-Chucky) in the mail. Andy shows up and demands to be committed, fighting the guards until they lock him in a rubber room. Madeleine seemingly has a breakthrough with the Baby Chucky and they bury the doll in the cemetery. Unsure how she will react having acknowledged that she killed her real child, Dr. Foley puts Madeleine on suicide watch. But Baby Chucky arises from his grave, crawls in through Madeleine's window, and kills her (with her consent) by ripping out her tongue. He then makes it look like a suicide. Dr. Foley returns to his office to find Nica there (she had been drugged by Claw-Chucky). Dr. Foley tells her he is going to pin the new deaths on her and write a book on her murders. He then puts Nica in high heels (he has a foot fetish) and begins molesting her when he is again knocked out by both Chucky dolls. Claw-Chucky explains that he learned a new voodoo spell that allows him to split his soul across multiple bodies. Chucky explains that he successfully possessed Alice and went on a killing spree in Alice's body. But one of Alice's victims fought back and killed her, thus forcing him back into the doll bodies. The two Chuckies then bring haircut-Chucky to life. The trio kill an orderly that walked in on them. Meanwhile, Tiffany pulls up outside the institution and slits the guard's throat. We see she has the doll her soul used to inhabit in the back seat.
The Chuckys come up with a plan. Baby-Chucky goes off to tie up loose ends (killing a nurse and, eventually, Malcolm, who had never actually been possessed). Claw-Chucky successfully possesses Nica and in so doing, is able to allow her to walk again. Nica/Chucky gets out of her wheelchair and stomps Dr. Foley's head in with her high heels. Haircut-Chucky tries to kill Andy, but is overpowered by him. Andy rips open Haircut-Chucky's stomach and pulls out a gun he had hidden inside (he mailed the doll to Dr. Foley to smuggle the weapon inside the institution). Andy and Haircut-Chucky fight and Andy shoots the doll to death. Andy turns around and sees Nica/Chucky standing in the doorway. Nica/Chucky taunts Andy, saying he doesn't have the guts to sacrifice Nica to kill him. Andy does have the guts and tries to shoot Nica/Chucky, but is out of bullets. Nica/Chucky locks Andy into the rubber room (ostensibly the police will pin all the murders on Andy as he is the only one left alive and is in a cell with a gun and a bloody Chucky doll corpse). Nica/Chucky walks out of the institution as Baby-Chucky stays behind to keep an eye on Andy.
Nica/Chucky walks up to Tiffany's car and the two make out. They get into the car, where Tiffany says she misses Alice. The two then burst into laughter at that comment. as does the Tiffany doll sitting in the back seat (this suggests that Tiffany may have also split her soul between the doll and Jennifer Tilly. It could also mean that the Tiffany doll houses Alice's soul, or perhaps Glen/Glenda's soul(s) as their fates remain unresolved). The three then drive off into the night as the police arrive.
In a post-credits scene (in the DVD/Blu ray version only), the front door to Andy's house is opened. Scar-Chucky looks over and exclaims "Kyle!" (Christine Elise - Andy's foster sister from the second Chucky film). Kyle walks in and begins torturing the head of Scar-Chucky (and ostensibly, is the last hope for defeating the now-victorious cult of Chucky).
That night, one of the Chucky dolls (it is not revealed which one) steals a scalpel and walks down the hallway to Nica's room. He sees Angela, who believes she is hallucinating (Chucky also admits he had called Angela on the phone). Chucky promises to kill her next. Chucky enters Nica's room. and sees blood pooling on the floor. Chucky realizes Nica ripped one of the spokes off her wheelchair and slit her writs out of guilt over what happened to Alice. Nica awakens the next day to see her arm sewn up (in a manner similar to Scar-Chucky's face) and Chucky having written "not so fast" in the pool of blood. Nica then hears screaming and sees that Chucky had slit Angela's wrist with the wheelchair wire and killed her instead.
Bolt is presented as a sinister figure, determined to capture Tia and Tony. The trailer highlights several intense and suspenseful moments, as Tia and Tony evade capture and use their powers to outwit Bolt and his henchmen. The trailer also showcases a number of action-packed sequences, including car chases, explosions, and daring escapes, all of which contribute to the film's sense of adventure and excitement. In addition, the trailer briefly introduces supporting characters, such as a kind-hearted man named Jason O'Day who helps Tia and Tony in their quest for freedom. The trailer ends with a montage of exhilarating moments, leaving the audience eager to find out how Tia and Tony will overcome their pursuers and ultimately find refuge at Witch Mountain. Overall, the Escape to Witch Mountain trailer effectively captures the essence of the film and its themes of adventure, survival, and the power of family. It presents a thrilling and captivating preview of the story, leaving viewers intrigued and excited to watch the full film..
Reviews for "Uncover the mystery and magic in the trailer for Escape to Witch Mountain"
1. Jennifer - 2/5 - I was really excited to watch "Escape to Witch Mountain" based on the trailer, but I found myself disappointed when I actually watched the movie. The trailer made it seem like a thrilling adventure filled with magic and suspense, but the actual film fell flat. The story was predictable and the acting was subpar. I felt like the trailer was misleading and didn't accurately portray the movie. I wouldn't recommend watching it based on the trailer alone.
2. Mike - 1/5 - I had high hopes for "Escape to Witch Mountain" after watching the trailer, but it turned out to be a letdown. The trailer made it seem like a captivating and exciting film, but the reality was far from it. The plot was weak, the characters were poorly developed, and the special effects were subpar. I felt like the trailer was deliberately misleading to generate buzz for the movie. I was highly disappointed and wouldn't recommend it.
3. Sarah - 2/5 - The trailer for "Escape to Witch Mountain" promised a thrilling adventure, but the movie failed to deliver. It had all the elements to be a great film, with magic, mystery, and suspense, but the execution fell flat. The pacing was slow, the dialogue was cheesy, and the character development was lacking. I was hoping for a captivating experience, but I found myself struggling to stay engaged throughout the movie. The trailer definitely oversold the film and left me feeling disappointed.
4. Mark - 1/5 - I couldn't have been more disappointed after watching "Escape to Witch Mountain" based on the trailer. The trailer built up so much excitement and anticipation, but the movie itself was a complete letdown. The plot was dull and predictable, the acting was mediocre at best, and the special effects were unimpressive. I felt like the trailer was a marketing ploy to get people to watch the movie, but it didn't accurately represent the actual quality of the film. I wouldn't recommend wasting your time on this one.