7.6 /10 1 Votes
81% Rotten Tomatoes Written by John Doolan Cinematography Catherine Goldschmidt Director Colin Theys Screenplay John Doolan | 7.1/10 Directed by Colin Theys Music by Matthew Llewellyn Initial release 23 November 2014 (USA) Music director Matthew Llewellyn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starring Wyatt RalffMolly RingwaldChevy ChaseAnnabella Sciorra Distributed by Synthetic Cineyma International Producers Andrew Gernhard, Zach O'Brien, Shane O'Brien, Kevin Shea Cast Similar Movies about students, Coming of age movies |
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Wishin' and Hopin' is a 2014 American coming of age comedy film starring Wyatt Ralff, Molly Ringwald, Chevy Chase and Annabella Sciorra based on the novel Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story by Wally Lamb. Filmed in and around Norwich, Connecticut, the film received a limited theatrical release at the Garde Arts Center on November 23, 2014 and premiered on Lifetime on December 6, 2014.
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Plot summary
Fifth-grader Felix Funicello (Ralff), the cousin of famous Mickey Mouse Club Mousekteer and teen idol/movie actress Annette Funicello, lives in the fictional small town of Three Rivers, Connecticut. In 1964, he and his classmates at St. Aloyius Gonzaga Parochial School have a momentous fall semester after lay substitute teacher Madame Frechette (Ringwald) and Zhenya, a new student from Russia, arrive. Madame Frechette implements a new concept for the school's Christmas pageant and competition for key roles ensues. The story is narrated in the present day by Felix as an adult (Chase).