Twitches (2005) (TV)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Stuart Gillard

Writers (WGA):

Melissa Gould (teleplay) and
Daniel Berendsen (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

14 October 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Horror

Plot:

Two teen witches who were separated at birth and were adopted by two different families meet on their 21st birthday and must use their powers to save the world in which they were born, where their birth mother still lives.

Plot Keywords:

Magic | Twin | Jealousy | Death Of Adoptive Mother | One Word Title

Cast

Tia Mowry	...	Alex Fielding / Artemis
Tamera Mowry	...	Camryn Barnes / Apolla
Kristen Wilson	...	Miranda
Patrick Fabian	...	Thantos
Jennifer Robertson	...	Illeana
Pat Kelly	...	Karsh
Jessica Greco	...	Lucinda
Jackie Rosenbaum	...	Beth Fish
Arnold Pinnock	...	David Barnes
Karen Holness	...	Emily Barnes
Jessica Feliz	...	Nicole
David Ingram	...	Aron
Kathryn Haggis	...	Housekeeper
Albert Howell	...	Loud Man
Natalie Krill	...	Salesgirl

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Netherlands:6

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Disney Channel

Trivia:

The names of the characters are based on Greek gods and goddesses. Apolla is named for Apollo, the Greek god of the sun, Artemis is named for the Greek goddess of the moon and Thantos is named for the god of death Thantanos.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Alex steps off the bus at the same corner as Camryn and Beth, some of the same extras keep walking past in quite a few of the following shots. Two examples are the woman wearing a striped top and black skirt, and the man wearing a plaid shirt and tan pants.

Quotes:

Illeana: I went through some '70s wallpaper that is going to scar me for life.

Movie Connections:

References Annie (1982)

Soundtrack:

Rush

Not as "Magical" as the book series :(

Overall this movie was really lacking what makes T*Witches "magical" for lack of a better term. This movie lacked the depth of the books and was made into a hokey comedy. After waiting years for this I am very displeased at what they have done to the books. It makes the books look corny and hokey, but they aren't. If you haven't read the books I suggest them to you, I think many will enjoy them more than this poor excuse for a movie "based on them" more like extremely loosely based on them. They probably should of went for the ages in the books since that's what Disney's age group target is around. They should of stuck to one of the books, or something. Actually I think they should of done a TV series it would of made more sense. The movie was not the most horrible thing I've ever seen but they could of done so much better with the material presented, or actually read the books! Or maybe have the authors come in and fill them in on the books if they don't have time to read them for the movie. It just sucks that this is what T*Witches fans have waited for years for, and this is what they get and it's all they will get. Which totally does, suck. I want to see the 5ft 4in, gray eyed, auburn haired, 14-16 year old twins from the books. I want to see their adventures played out, but I guess that'll never happen. :frowns: I guess I'll just re-read the book series when I get done with the book I'm reading and make my own movie in my head...