Earth to Echo (2014)

After receiving a bizarre series of encrypted messages, a group of kids embark on an adventure with an alien who needs their help.

Director:

Dave Green

Writers:

Henry Gayden (screenplay by), Henry Gayden (story by)

Stars:

Teo Halm, Astro, Reese Hartwig

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Teo Halm	...	Alex
Astro	...	Tuck (as Brian 'Astro' Bradley)
Reese Hartwig	...	Munch
Ella Wahlestedt	...	Emma (as Ella Linnea Wahlestedt)
Jason Gray-Stanford	...	Dr. Lawrence Madsen (Construction Worker)
Algee Smith	...	Marcus Simms (as Alga Smith)
Cassius M. Willis	...	Calvin Simms (as Cassius Willis)
Sonya Leslie	...	Theresa Simms
Kerry O'Malley	...	Janice Douglas
Virginia Louise Smith	...	Betty Barrett
Peter Mackenzie	...	James Hastings
Valerie Wildman	...	Christina Hastings
Roger Hewlett	...	Construction Worker #2
Mary Pat Gleason	...	Dusty - Mullet Lady at Bar
Marilyn Giacomazzi	...	Bar Patron #2 (as Marilyn Giacommazzi)

Storyline

"Earth to Echo" follows four young teenagers who find an alien life form that's trying to rebuild its spaceship. Together, the teenagers protect the alien and help rebuild its ship so it can fly back to its home planet.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | no title at beginning | no opening credits | construction worker | bar | 

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Taglines:

No one will ever believe our story.

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Genres:

Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some action and peril, and mild language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 July 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Echo

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,250,000, 6 July 2014, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$38,916,903, 17 October 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

Relativity Media, Panay Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mulberry Woods is a fictional town in Nevada, USA which is the residence of Tuck, Alex and Munch, the film's three main characters, and the location of the spaceship Echo uses to leave Earth. Earth to Echo was actually shot in Santa Clarita California, which can be seen in a billboard advertising dental care for a few seconds during the film.

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Goofs

When the group of kids is heading back to the construction site, the movie shortly plays a view of the Superstition Mountains. The Superstition Mountains are in the Phoenix area of Arizona, and definitely NOT in Nevada. This is a clear geological oversight.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Tuck: All right, mom, I'm leaving. Spending the night at Alex's house so we can play a new video game.
Theresa Simms: [busy talking] Have whatever you want, honey.
Tuck: You know what, I lied, actually. We're gonna ride our bikes out into the desert, at night, alone. Without supervision.
Theresa Simms: [still busy talking] Okay, see you then, sweetie.
Tuck: Also rob a bank. Go to Mexico. Maybe even start a new life.
[leaves]

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Crazy Credits

After the credits, we see Alex pointing out his phone is acting all weird again.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: Moms' Night Out (2014)

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Soundtracks

Dangerous
Written by Alan Wilkis and Daniel Armbruster
Performed by Big Data feat. Joywave
Courtesy of Wilcassettes LLC

User Reviews

Solid Entertainment for young people

This film is something like ET meets Wall-E, in a modern style. Solid entertainment for kids and people who don't care about realism that much. I do enjoyed the film and it definitely deserves a better rating than 5.8 (the actual IMDb-rating) Don't get bothered by the people complaining this movie is just a bad copy of ET. It is done for people who are young right now wanting to enjoy a solid movie and not the old ones living in the past. Sure ET, the old Indiana Jones movies and the other stuff was great, but that doesn't mean new movies are bad by definition.

Whatever, if you want to enjoy some light entertainment made for kids you can definitely be happy with this one - but don't expect a mindblowing classic ;)