Wishin' and Hopin'
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 Ralff
Felix Funicello
Chevy Chase
Adult Felix
Molly Ringwald
Madame Frechette
Annabella Sciorra
Ma
Conchata Ferrell
Sister Agrippina
Meat Loaf
Monsignor Muldoon
Cheri Oteri
Sister Dymphna
Danny Nucci
Pop
Sosie Bacon
Frances Funicello
Quinn McColgan
Rosalie Twerski
Blanche Baker
Mother Filomena
Krysta Rodriguez
Annette Funicello
Jonah Coppolelli
Boy Scout / Boy in the Audience
Lexi White
Geraldine
Colin Critchley
Danny
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Storyline
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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