Race to Witch Mountain (2009)

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

Director:

Andy Fickman

Writers:

Matt Lopez (screenplay), Mark Bomback (screenplay)

Stars:

Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, AnnaSophia Robb

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dwayne Johnson	...	Jack Bruno
AnnaSophia Robb	...	Sara
Alexander Ludwig	...	Seth
Carla Gugino	...	Dr. Alex Friedman
Ciarán Hinds	...	Burke
Tom Everett Scott	...	Matheson
Chris Marquette	...	Pope
Billy Brown	...	Carson
Garry Marshall	...	Dr. Donald Harlan
Kim Richards	...	Tina
Ike Eisenmann	...	Sheriff Antony
Tom Woodruff Jr.	...	Siphon
John Duff	...	Frank
Bob Koherr	...	Marty
Kevin Christy	...	Matt

Storyline

In Las Vegas, the regenerated ex-con Jack Bruno works as taxi driver. During an UFO Convention at Planet Hollywood, the skeptical Jack picks up Dr. Alex Friedman, who will present a scientific lecture in the event. Then he is pressed by two henchmen of his former boss, the criminal Wolff, that wants to talk to him, but Jack does not want to return to the crime life. Jack fights and gets rid of them; out of the blue, he finds two teenagers on the backseat of his cab. They tell that they are siblings, Sara and Seth, and they need to travel to a location outside Las Vegas in the middle of nowhere. Meanwhile the government finds a spacecraft that crashed nearby Las Vegas and is chasing the two aliens; after the investigation of the men of Major Henry Burke, they discover that the two siblings are the aliens. Jack Bruno, Sara and Seth are chased by Henry Burke's team and by the "Syphon", a killer from outer space that has been sent to kill them by the military of their planet that want to ...

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Plot Keywords:

spacecraft | ufo | alien | military | mountain | 

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Taglines:

The Race Is On

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for sequences of action and violence, frightening and dangerous situations, and some thematic elements

Details

Official Sites:

Disney Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 March 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Witch Mountain

Filming Locations:

Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino - 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$65,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$24,402,214 (USA) (13 March 2009)

Gross:

$67,128,202 (USA) (3 July 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Gunn Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Andy Fickman: At the Alien Expo, Jack (Dwayne Johnson) pushes him out of the way looking for the kids.

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Goofs

When the kids are captured their street clothes are replaced with white scrubs and they are restrained on the operating tables. Later, when Bruno and Friedman rescues them the kids have their hand held alien tech with them, having them rather prominently on display in the lab, so they could have grabbed it on their way out.

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Quotes

Sara: He require some sort of proof. He thinks we're insulting his intelligence.
Jack Bruno: YOU THINK? You just can't just drop the "we're aliens" bomb, just like that on somebody. Now, I know I've seen some pretty weird things today, but you can't expect me to believe that...
Sara: [using telekinesis to levitate the objects in the car] I have the ability to move objects with my mind.
Jack Bruno: That's impossible...
Sara: No, it's quite possible. On our planet as well as yours. You don't do it, because you haven't learnt to use your ...
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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"

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Connections

Referenced in Blood and Guts with Scott Ian: Scott Ian goes APE for Animatronics with ADI (2013)

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Soundtracks

Fly on the Wall
Written by Miley Cyrus, Antonina Armato, Devrim Karaoglu and Tim James
Performed by Miley Cyrus
Courtesy of Hollywood Records

User Reviews

all right film but the original was better

I think its nice that Kim Richards and Ike Eisenmann have cameos in the film as a waitress and sheriff, they were the kids in the 1975 original. I remember my mother taking me to see it when I was seven. This is an all right film but the original was so much better. Dwayne Johnson (formally known as the Rock)takes over Eddie Albert's part as the earthman who befriends the two young aliens, the difference is that Eddie Albert could act a lot better! One thing I have to say about this film is that its certainly not boring! I would have loved to have seen the special effects budget. It has enough explosions and car chases for three films.