Their government believes hostile takeover of a comparable planet is the only means to save their species and way of life. Their planet is dying thanks to its own version of global warming and abuse of nature by its inhabitants. Seth and Sara are from a planet not of our solar system. But what happens when the aliens are nothing more than fresh faced teenagers trying to do their parents proud and save both their own world and Earth? What happens is the adventure of a lifetime.
And we all know about the “Men in Black” who cover up the truth from us all. A place long celebrated in books and films sparking imagination and theorizing in young and old alike about little green men and life on other planets. We have all long heard of Area 51 in Roswell, New Mexico, the site where alien space craft allegedly crashed into the Earth back in the 50’s, leading to what many perceive to be one of the biggest government cover-ups and conspiracies in history.
The WITCH MOUNTAIN films, and Alexander Key’s 1968 book on which they were based, sparked creativity, imagination and fun for so many of us, including Andy Fickman, who now takes the leap into the 21st Century, directing a reimagination of the series with RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN. And I don’t know of anyone in my circle of friends and acquaintances who wasn’t touched in some manner by the classic Disney films, “Escape to Witch Mountain” and “Return from Witch Mountain.” For me, even then, it was a joy to not only experience the thrill of watching alien kids Tia and Tony exercise their super powers and be adventurous and self-sufficient (not to mention the whole UFO, spaceship, planetary travel aspects), but to see legendary Hollywood stars like Bette Davis, Ray Milland, Eddie Albert, Donald Pleasance, Denver Pyle and Jack Soo starring in what many perceived as”kid” movies. When I look back at my life, and as I have similarly heard so often from many of you, movies represent key moments and influence thoughts, feelings and, to a large degree, often shape who and what we become.
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