Race to Witch Mountain

2009
PG
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

64K

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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
Jack Bruno: You do know how to fly this thing, right?
Seth: How did you think we got here?
Jack Bruno: Well, you crashed, remember?

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 & the Movies: 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

6/10

Fun for the family...

This is a Walt Disney movie in the very essence of the meaning. As such, this is a movie that is suitable for the entire family. Watching it as an adult with no kids around, then chances are that you will find this movie to be too family-friendly.

The story is about a taxi driver in Las Vegas who find two teenagers in the back of his taxi. These teenagers claim to be from outer Space, and as things become turbulent around every corner, taxi driver Jack Bruno starts to think that there might be something to the extraterrestrial claims.

There is a lot of action and adventure in "Race to Witch Mountain", but it is done in a manner that allows even a younger audience to watch the movie as well. And the storyline is fast paced and has a good continuous flow to it.

The effects in the movie were good, and the visual effects department did a good job in bringing the movie to life on the screen.

While this isn't Dwayne Johnson's best movie, it is still fun and entertaining for the family to watch.