Wishin' and Hopin' (2014)

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!

Release Date : November 23, 2014

Runtime : 87m

Genre : Drama, Comedy, TV Movie  

Companies : Stargazer Films, Synthetic Cinema International, Flavorlab

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : small town, based on novel or book, substitute teacher, connecticut, catholic school, exchange student, christmas, 1960s