Wish Upon a Star (1996)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Blair Treu

Writer:

Jessica Barondes (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

I Wish I May, I Wish I Might, Become My Sister For A Night!

Plot:

A younger sister wishes to switch places with her popular older sister and the two bickering siblings awaken to find the wish has come true.

Plot Keywords:

Sister | Boyfriend | Comet | Wish | Airhead

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Katherine Heigl	...	Alexia Wheaton
Danielle Harris	...	Hayley Wheaton
Don Jeffcoat	...	Kyle Harding
Scott Wilkinson	...	Ben Wheaton
Mary Parker Williams	...	Nan Wheaton
Lois Chiles	...	Mittermonster
Ivey Lloyd	...	Caitlin Sheinbaum
Matt Barker	...	Simon
Jacque Gray	...	Kazumi
Kari Petersen	...	Talley
January Sorensen	...	Sabrina
Duane Stephens	...	Mr. Frauenfleder (as Duane V. Stephens)
Mark Hofeling	...	Mr. Watson
Trevor Black	...	Photographer
Emily Klindt	...	Senior Class President

MPAA:

Rated PG for language and mild sensuality.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

West Valley City, Utah, USA

Company:

Leucadia Film Corporation

Trivia:

Danielle Harris, who plays little sister Hayley, is actually a year and a half older than Katherine Heigl who plays older sister, Alexia.

Quotes:

Alexia Wheaton: It's an abrasive product used to scrub away sink residue.

Top Notch!

This is one of the coolest movies I have ever seen. It holds a positive note and send an awesome message to all ages. I first saw this movie on the Disney channel and I liked it so much I spent 2 months searching for to buy. Unfortunitly is wasn't available to buy new. I finally found it at a local movie rental place and talked the owner into selling me the only VHS copy. I have recently purchased it on DVD. I would recommend anyone that hasn't seen this movie to invest into buying it or renting it if you can find it. Its on ebay for like $10 shipped to your door.

Also when I first saw this movie I was living in Salt Lake City and after a little research I found that a good percentage of the movies was film in the Salt Lake City Area. I found the High School that it was filmed at and also found the house that it was filmed in. I even was able to go inside the house and take a look around, since the house was up for sale. It was really neat to be able to see it up close, let me tell you the house is much larger than in appears to be. Just thought I would share that and I hope that you take the time to sit down with the family and watch this movie it will be time well spent. Enjoy!!!