Earth to Echo

Earth to Echo
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDave Green
Screenplay byHenry Gayden
Story by
  • Henry Gayden
  • Andrew Panay
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMaxime Alexandre
Edited by
Music byJoseph Trapanese
Production
companies
Distributed byRelativity Media
Release dates
  • June 14, 2014 (2014-06-14) (LAFF)
  • July 2, 2014 (2014-07-02) (United States)
Running time
91 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$13 million[2]
Box office$45.3 million[1]

Earth to Echo is a 2014 American science fiction film directed by Dave Green, and produced by Ryan Kavanaugh and Andrew Panay. Based on a screenplay by Henry Gayden, the film stars Teo Halm, Brian "Astro" Bradley, Reese C. Hartwig and Ella Wahlestedt as four neighborhood friends who find a robotic, telekinetic alien in the desert, and are soon hunted by dangerous forces who seek to take the alien, who the kids name "Echo", for themselves. The film is shot in a found footage style from many perspectives, including through a handheld camera, smartphone cameras, and the robot's eyes.[3]

The film was originally developed and produced by the Walt Disney Company, under the leadership of Rich Ross, but Disney, unsatisfied with the project, sold the distribution rights to Relativity Media in 2013, on the advice of producer Andrew Panay.[4] Relativity Media theatrically released the film in the United States on July 2, 2014. Earth to Echo received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $45.3 million worldwide.

  1. ^ a b "Earth to Echo (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  2. ^ Lang, Brent (June 25, 2014). "'Earth to Echo': Shrewd Counter-Programming or Sacrificial Lamb?". Variety. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  3. ^ Schaefer, Sandy (March 19, 2014). "'Earth to Echo' Trailer: 1980s Sci-Fi Throwback by Way of Found-Footage". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  4. ^ Brew, Simon (July 25, 2017). "Earth to Echo: The Family Movie that Disney Dumped". Den of Geek. Retrieved September 3, 2022.