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Wishin' and Hopin' is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 23 november 2014 with Molly Ringwald
Wishin' and Hopin' (2014)
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Add to a movie listWishin' 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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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).Actors
Molly Ringwald
(Madame Frechette)
Chevy Chase
(Adult Felix)
Annabella Sciorra
(Ma)
Conchata Ferrell
(Sister Agrippina)
Cheri Oteri
(Sister Dymphna)
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