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Wishin' and Hopin' (2014)

2014-11-23 · 1h 27m · EN
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Felix Funicello is a Catholic school fifth-grader in 1964, whose claim to fame is his cousin Annette Funicello, the famous Mouseketeer and teen movie queen. But grammar and arithmetic move to the back burner this holiday season with the sudden arrivals of substitute teacher Madame Frechette and feisty Russian student Zhenya Kabakova. While Felix learns the meaning of French kissing, cultural misunderstanding, and tableaux vivants, Wishin' and Hopin' barrels toward one outrageous Christmas!

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Colin TheysDirector

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Molly RingwaldMolly RingwaldMadame FrechetteChevy ChaseChevy ChaseAdult FelixAnnabella SciorraAnnabella SciorraMaConchata FerrellConchata FerrellSister AgrippinaMeat LoafMeat LoafMonsignor MuldoonCheri OteriCheri OteriSister DymphnaDanny NucciDanny NucciPopSosie BaconSosie BaconFrances FunicelloQuinn McColganQuinn McColganRosalie TwerskiBlanche BakerBlanche BakerMother FilomenaKrysta RodriguezKrysta RodriguezAnnette FunicelloWyatt RalffWyatt RalffFelix Funicello

Keywords

ChristmasBased on novel or bookSmall town1960sExchange studentCatholic schoolSubstitute teacherConnecticut

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Drama · Tv MovieTheme affinityChristmas · Based On Novel Or Book · Small TownDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingShortDirector preference216755Actor preference57888 · 64433 · 57034

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What is Wishin' and Hopin' about?

Felix Funicello is a Catholic school fifth-grader in 1964, whose claim to fame is his cousin Annette Funicello, the famous Mouseketeer and teen movie queen. But grammar and arithmetic move to the back burner this holiday season with the sudden arrivals of substitute teacher Madame Frechette and feisty Russian student Zhenya Kabakova. While Felix learns the meaning of French kissing, cultural misunderstanding, and tableaux vivants, Wishin' and Hopin' barrels toward one outrageous Christmas!

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Wishin' and Hopin' has a runtime of 87 minutes.

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