I’m looking to recall a movie but cannot for the life of me remember much about it other than the starting scene, and a few foggy details.

There’s a family that’s driving down a strip of highway in a station wagon and they’re moving to a new town.  The boy is flying his remote control airplane while they’re driving.

There’s the whole making new friends at school narrative, that leads down some story of meeting a witch, or a native witch doctor.  But I can’t seem to recall much else…

It didn’t have any big name actors, nor was it a relative hit.  I want to say it was an 80’s movie, color, and English.