Wishin' and Hopin' (2014)
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!
Director:
Colin Theys
Writer:
John Doolan
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Wyatt Ralff as Felix Funicello |
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Chevy Chase as Adult Felix |
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Molly Ringwald as Madame Frechette |
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Annabella Sciorra as Ma |
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Conchata Ferrell as Sister Agrippina |
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Meat Loaf as Monsignor Muldoon |
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Cheri Oteri as Sister Dymphna |
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Danny Nucci as Pop |
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Sosie Bacon as Frances Funicello |
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Quinn McColgan as Rosalie Twerski |
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Blanche Baker as Mother Filomena |
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Krysta Rodriguez as Annette Funicello |
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Jonah Coppolelli as Boy Scout / Boy in the Audience |
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Lexi White as Geraldine |
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Colin Critchley as Danny |
| Sound | Matthew Llewellyn | Music |
| Writing | Wally Lamb | Original Story |
| Directing | Colin Theys | Director |
| Writing | John Doolan | Screenplay |
| Art | Olga Miasnikova | Production Design |
| Art | Danica Pantic | Art Direction |
| Art | Alana Pryor Ackerman | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Bryan Capri | Editor |
| Production | Bonnie Farley-Lucas | Executive Producer |
| Production | Andrew Gernhard | Producer |
| Production | Wally Lamb | Executive Producer |
| Production | Richard J. Lucas | Executive Producer |
| Production | Shane O'Brien | Producer |
| Production | Zach O'Brien | Producer |
| Production | Kevin Shea | Producer |
| Production | Valerie McCaffrey | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tammy Gibbens | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lindsey Interrante | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Angela Marinis | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Catherine Goldschmidt | Director of Photography |