Wishin' and Hopin'
Seen it?2014 | 87 min | Drama, Comedy, TV Movie
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for fans of small-town stories and people who start the Christmas movies early. A place where gossip travels faster than the plot. Sits nicely alongside The Holdovers. Made to be watched with the tree lit.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 27 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
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!
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Colin Theys
- 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