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Wishin' and Hopin'

  • 2014
  • TMDB 4.8/10
  • 1h 27m

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!

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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!

Cast

  • Wyatt RalffFelix Funicello
  • Chevy ChaseAdult Felix
  • Molly RingwaldMadame Frechette
  • Annabella SciorraMa
  • Conchata FerrellSister Agrippina
  • Meat LoafMonsignor Muldoon
  • Cheri OteriSister Dymphna
  • Danny NucciPop

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