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Film / 2014
Wishin' and Hopin'
Directed by
Colin Theys
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!
The story
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!
Cast
Wyatt RalffFelix Funicello
Chevy ChaseAdult Felix
Molly RingwaldMadame Frechette
Annabella SciorraMa
Conchata FerrellSister Agrippina
Meat LoafMonsignor Muldoon
Cheri OteriSister Dymphna
Danny NucciPop
Sosie BaconFrances Funicello
Quinn McColganRosalie Twerski
Blanche BakerMother Filomena
Krysta RodriguezAnnette Funicello
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