Race to Witch Mountain

2009
PG
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

64K

YOUR RATING

Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, and Alexander Ludwig in Race to Witch Mountain (2009)

This is the TV commercial for Race to Witch Mountain that aired during the 2009 Superbowl.

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A Las Vegas cabbie enlists the help of a U.F.O. expert to protect two siblings with paranormal powers from the clutches of an organization that wants to use the kids for their nefarious plan... Read allA Las Vegas cabbie enlists the help of a U.F.O. expert to protect two siblings with paranormal powers from the clutches of an organization that wants to use the kids for their nefarious plans.A Las Vegas cabbie enlists the help of a U.F.O. expert to protect two siblings with paranormal powers from the clutches of an organization that wants to use the kids for their nefarious plans.

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

64K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

Trivia
Ike Eisenmann, Kim Richards: The actors who played Tony and Tia in Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) and Return from Witch Mountain (1978) appear together in the same scene. Eisenmann is "Sheriff Antony" in the bar, and Richards is "Tina" the waitress.

Goofs
Jack's taxi is quite visibly battered with its side view mirrors broken off after he and the kids first elude the government agents. In the next (long view) shot, the mirrors are intact. A moment later (and in a close up shot), they are again broken.

Quotes
Sara: A wise human once said "You are what you think you are!"
Jack Bruno: Well why don't you ask HIM?
Seth: It was the Buddha... He's unavailable!

Crazy credits
In the beginning of the movie the camera view changes from the Walt Disney "Castle" to the stars and the Castle gets dark and changes the silhouette of the "Witch Mountain"

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Race to Witch Mountain/Sunshine Cleaning/The Last House on the Left/Brothers at War (2009)

Soundtracks
Stars
Written by Brian Fennell (as Brian Leseney Fennell)
Performed by Barcelona
Courtesy of Universal Motown Records
Under License from Universal Music Enterprises

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Good Movie for Kids-OK for Adults

This is and is not a remake of the original Witch Mountain movie. It's more follows the guidelines and then takes off on its own in a more modern twist. If you liked the old one, you will probably still like this one too.

The actors did a pretty good job all the way around. The main bad secret agent guy was a really flat character, while everyone else was more dynamic. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson was great in this movie. He really keeps it going for the audience and is really funny. The kids are good as well. All the others did an alright job.

The plot has good twists to it and has multiple sides that are all crashing in together at the same time. The flow of the movie is a little jerky in a couple spots, but overall is an action packed ride.

The CGI effects are well done and believable. I enjoyed getting to see that aspect come to life, where the original Witch Mountain could only dream of seeing such cool stuff! Overall it is a good movie. Your kids will really like it and you will enjoy it as well. I recommend going and seeing it to anybody!