This episode on The Deja Review, Mart & Trev hop aboard a flying camper van to revisit Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) and its 2009 remake Race to Witch Mountain — two Disney sci-fi adventures separated by 34 years and about 300% more Dwayne Johnson.
Mart adored the original as a kid — he remembered it as magical, mysterious, and full of adventure. Watching it now, he spends the first 25 minutes trying to work out what on Earth (or space) is actually happening. Meanwhile, Trev’s convinced it’s less witch mountain and more an onslaught of bad theremin playing.
Then it’s on to the 2009 remake, where The Rock is a taxi driver who accidentally picks up two teenage aliens with more special effects and no harmonica. Mart’s quietly impressed, but Trev’s fixated on one burning question: did the train driver survive that crash?
Expect alien antics, glowing orbs, government goons, and Trev muttering, “I miss when Disney made sense.”
By the end, they agree: the 1975 film is charmingly bonkers; the 2009 one is louder, faster, and probably still owes that train driver an apology.
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TIMESCALE
00:00 Introduction to Deja Review
02:09 Exploring Escape to Witch Mountain
19:49 Transition to Race to Witch Mountain
20:47 Comparing the Original and the Remake
39:16 5 to 1: Carla Gugino
Keywords
Deja Review, movie remakes, Escape to Witch Mountain, Race to Witch Mountain, Disney films, film analysis, podcast, movie discussion, nostalgia, film comparison
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