Wishin' and Hopin'

Nov 23, 2014

1h 27m

★ 4.8

Overview

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!

Genres

Drama

Comedy

TV Movie

Production Companies

Stargazer Films

Synthetic Cinema International

Flavorlab

Wishin' and Hopin' Trailers

Cast

Felix Funicello

Wyatt Ralff

Adult Felix

Chevy Chase

Madame Frechette

Molly Ringwald

Annabella Sciorra

Sister Agrippina

Conchata Ferrell

Monsignor Muldoon

Meat Loaf

Sister Dymphna

Cheri Oteri

Pop

Danny Nucci

Frances Funicello

Sosie Bacon

Rosalie Twerski

Quinn McColgan

Mother Filomena

Blanche Baker

Annette Funicello

Krysta Rodriguez

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