Twitches is a 2005 Disney Channel Original Movie, is based on the popular T*Witches book series published by Scholastic Press. Produced by Broomsticks Productions Limited, the film stars Tia Mowry & Tamera Mowry from Sister, Sister fame as, respectively, Alexandra Fielding and Camryn Barnes. On its premiere night Twitches scored over 5 million viewers[1] – the best Disney Channel Original Movie ratings at that time.[2] A sequel, Twitches Too, aired on October 12, 2007, as a part of Disney Channel's Hauntober Fest.[3]
Twitches
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Approx. run time
86 minutes
Written by
Melissa GouldDan BerendsenH.B. GilmourRandi Reisfeld
Directed by
Stuart Gillard
Produced by
Kevin Lafferty
Starring
Tamera MowryTia MowryKristen WilsonPatrick FabianJennifer RobertsonPat KellyJessica GrecoJackie RosenbaumArnold PinnockKaren HolnessJessica FelizDavid IngramKathryn Haggis
Music by
John Van Tongeren
Budget
$20 million
Language
English
Original channel
Disney Channel
Release date
October 14, 2005 (2005-10-14)
Followed by
Twitches Too
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Magical twin sisters are separated at birth by their protectors,Karsh and Ileana, when the Darkness attacks their homeland of Coventry and kills the twins' father through a war that was going on. They survived because their father, Aaron gave all of his magic to the twins and whenever they are together they are safe; their combined power is enough to fend off the Darkness. For their protection, Karsh and Ileana flee Coventry and hide the twins safely in a non-magical dimension (Earth). Camryn grows up in a high-class family and becomes a social butterfly. She wears a sun amulet, and always awakes with the sunrise. She likes to draw, and unknowingly draws extremely realistic pictures of Coventry and her birth mother, Miranda. Alex grew up in a middle-class home with a single mother (who died recently). She wears a moon amulet and is always up until the moon sets. She is a bookworm and is always writing stories about Coventry and their mother, unaware they are true.
On her 21st birthday, Hallowe'en, Camryn and her friend, Beth, go shopping, while Alex goes looking for a job. At a fashion store, the two sisters meet for the first time. Alex goes running from the store, and Camryn goes after her. When she takes her hand in her's, their magic is released. They bond as sisters, trying to understand what's happened to them, and get to know about each others' lifestyles. This is when they meet Karsh and Ileana, who tell the story of Coventry, which Alex has been writing in her journal, thinking it was only a story she created. Alex doesn't want to take any part in restoring Coventry's light, and leaves with Camryn. Camryn manages to convince Alex to stay and the two bond and manage to cast a few spells (most which cause something bad to happen Karsh). They come up with the name Twitches, a fusion of the words twins and witches.
While at Alex's apartment, the Darkness arrives suddenly and chases them throughout the home. The sisters use their magic and barely escape. Camryn is now freaked out, and doesn't want to have any part of their destiny. She leaves for her birthday party on Earth. Alex feels as though she was abandoned, and goes to Coventry on her own. She meets Miranda,her mother and Thantos, her uncle.
While at Camryn's party, the Darkness once again attacks. She realizes who the Darkness is,(Thantos) and goes to her sister and mother. She makes it there just as Thantos arrives. Then it is revealed that Thantos is really the Darkness and swallows Miranda. He killed the girls' father, his own brother. Alex and Camryn combine their magic of light and love to destroy Thantos. They restore Coventry's light, and return to Camryn's home, along with Miranda to have cake. The movie ends with the sisters cheering, "Go Twitches, go Twitches, it's our birthday, it's our birthday!"
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