Wishin' and Hopin' (film)

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 2009 novel Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story by Wally Lamb. Filmed in and around Norwich, Connecticut, and Willimantic, CT. film received a limited theatrical release at the Garde Arts Center on November 23, 2014 and premiered on Lifetime on December 6, 2014.[1][2][3][4] It was the final film appearance of Meat Loaf before his death in January 2022.

Wishin' and Hopin'
Directed byColin Theys
Written byJohn Doolan
StarringWyatt Ralff
Molly Ringwald
Chevy Chase
Annabella Sciorra
CinematographyCatherine Goldschmidt
Music byMatthew Llewellyn
Distributed bySynthetic Cineyma International
Release date
  • November 23, 2014 (2014-11-23)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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 (Cohen), 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).

Cast

See also

References
  1. "Wally Lamb's 'Wishin' and Hopin' is headed to the big screen". insidemovies.ew.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  2. "'Wishin' & Hopin'" - filmed in and around the Rose City - debuts at the Garde". www.theday.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  3. "'Wishin' and Hopin debuts to a sold-out house at the Garde". www.theday.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  4. "Wishin' and Hopin' to air on Lifetime". www.nfaschool.org. Retrieved 30 November 2014.


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