Earth to Echo

Theater date: 2014-06-14

Blu-ray release date: N/A

5.902 (IMDB)

Genre: FamilyAdventureScience Fiction

Language: en

Status: Released

Languages:

English

Description:

After a construction project begins digging in their neighbourhood, best friends Tuck, Munch and Alex inexplicably begin to receive strange, encoded messages on their cell phones. Convinced something bigger is going on, they go to their parents and the authorities. The three embark on a secret adventure to crack the code and follow it to its source, and discover a mysterious being from another world who desperately needs their help. The journey that follows will change all their lives forever.

Top Cast >

Teo Halm

As Alex

Stro

As Tuck

Reese Hartwig

As Munch

Ella Wahlestedt

As Emma

Jason Gray-Stanford

As Dr. Lawrence Madsen

Algee Smith

As Marcus Simms

Arthur Darbinyan

As Pawn Shop Owner

Cassius M. Willis

As Calvin

Sonya Leslie

As Theresa Simms

Kerry O'Malley

As Janice Douglas

Virginia Louise Smith

As Betty Barrett

Peter MacKenzie

As James Hastings

Valerie Wildman

As Christine Hastings

Roger Hewlett

As Construction Worker #2

Mary Pat Gleason

As Dusty - Mullet Lady at Bar

Marilyn Giacomazzi

As Bar Patron #2

Brooke Dillman

As Diner Waitress

Myk Watford

As Blake Douglas

Tiffany Espensen

As Charlie - School Friend #1

Israel Broussard

As Cameron

Drake Kemper

As Mookie

Sara Arrington

As Munch's Mother's Friend

Michael Lee Merrins

As Truck Driver

Sean Carroll

As Podcast Voice (voice)

Chris Wylde

As Security Agent

Frank Lloyd

As Bar Patron #3

Top Crew >

Dave Green

Director

Gregory M. Edgar

Property Master

Henry Gayden

Screenplay, Story

Andrew Panay

Story, Producer

Ryan Kavanaugh

Producer

Joseph Trapanese

Original Music Composer

Maxime Alexandre

Director of Photography

Carsten Kurpanek

Editor

Crispin Struthers

Editor

Randi Hiller

Casting

Tamara-Lee Notcutt

Casting

Kasra Farahani

Production Design

Richard Bloom

Art Direction

Missy Parker

Set Decoration

Judianna Makovsky

Costume Design

Amy Lederman

Makeup Department Head

Zachary Fannin

Assistant Art Director

David Lombard

Leadman

Wendy Means

Art Department Coordinator

Anne Porter

Set Designer

Chris Snyder

Construction Coordinator

Colette D. Dahanne

Dialogue Editor, Sound Effects Editor

Ronald Eng

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Sarah Monat

Foley

Jody Thomas

Foley

Willard Overstreet

Sound Effects Editor

J.D. Schwalm

Special Effects Coordinator

Tim Carras

Visual Effects Supervisor

Mitchell S. Drain

Visual Effects Supervisor

Josh Saeta

Visual Effects Supervisor

James Tichenor

Visual Effects Producer

Tiffany Wu

Visual Effects Producer

Joshua D. Comen

Visual Effects Producer

Ben Hernandez Bray

Stunt Coordinator

Chris O'Hara

Stunt Coordinator

Chris Carroll

Gaffer

Tiffany Busche

Set Costumer

Kanani Wolf

Set Costumer

Bryan Lawson

Music Editor

Steven Docherty

Transportation Captain

Ted Moser

Transportation Coordinator

Kiran Kaur Saini

Script Supervisor

Sam Cieply

Script Coordinator

Keith Peterman

Camera Operator

David Pierson

Camera Operator

Matt Mosher

Helicopter Camera

Benji Bakshi

Additional Photography

Alexandre Lehmann

Additional Photography

Jennifer Brown Greenberg

Makeup Artist

Tracy Manzo

Makeup Artist

Peter Kukla

Hairstylist

Zack Mazerolle

Visual Effects Editor

Anik Seguin

Visual Effects Editor

Matt Sweat

Visual Effects Editor

Joel Thompson

Visual Effects Editor

Mickey Giacomazzi

Stunt Driver

Leslie Shatz

Sound Designer

Reviews:

Kamurai (4/10)

Bad watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend.

I remembered this being decent the first time I watched it, but that was a Vidcon, so maybe it was the hype.

This movie is an example of why people don't like found footage, just thrown together as if some stupid kid did it, and then there is active narration and editing from the camera person. That in itself isn't necessarily a bad thing to have happen, but this one is. Found footage should be found, this is more like first person account...or a fake-umentary.

Echo itself (it is not a "he") is cute enough but spends a lot of time hiding and there is a communication barrier, but only one way. If it can connect to the smartphone, then it should be able to use the device as a speaker to express the language it understands from the kids.

Alot of the movie is just young boys being defiant and "girls have cooties, but I like it". It fails as a "coming of age", it fails as a "romance", and it barely succeeds as sci-fi or "evil secret organization".

This had the potential to be the next "E.T.", but they just made weird choices throughout the design.

2020-08-03