Wishin' and Hopin' (film)

Wishin' and Hopin'
Directed byColin Theys
Written byJohn Doolan
StarringWyatt Ralff
Molly Ringwald
Chevy Chase
Annabella Sciorra
CinematographyCatherine Goldschmidt
Music byMatthew Llewellyn
Distributed bySynthetic Cineyma International
Release date
  • November 23, 2014 (2014-11-23)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Wishin' and Hopin' is a 2014 American coming of age comedy film starring Wyatt Ralff, Molly Ringwald, Chevy Chase and Annabella Sciorra based on the 2009 novel Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story by Wally Lamb. Filmed in and around Norwich, Connecticut, and Willimantic, CT. film received a limited theatrical release at the Garde Arts Center on November 23, 2014 and premiered on Lifetime on December 6, 2014.[1][2][3][4] It was the final television film appearance of Meat Loaf before his death in January 2022.

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  2. ^ "'Wishin' & Hopin'" - filmed in and around the Rose City - debuts at the Garde". www.theday.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  3. ^ "'Wishin' and Hopin'' debuts to a sold-out house at the Garde". www.theday.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Wishin' and Hopin' to air on Lifetime". www.nfaschool.org. Retrieved 30 November 2014.