Three Wishes (1995)

13% of critics liked it
(15 reviews)
52% of users liked it
(7,630 ratings)

In this offbeat comedy set in the 1950s, Patrick Swayze plays Jack McCloud, a drifter and beatnik who enters the conservative suburban life of the Holman family after Jeanne Holman (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) accidentally hits him with her car. Jeanne takes Jack into her home while he recovers… More In this offbeat comedy set in the 1950s, Patrick Swayze plays Jack McCloud, a drifter and beatnik who enters the conservative suburban life of the Holman family after Jeanne Holman (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) accidentally hits him with her car. Jeanne takes Jack into her home while he recovers from his injuries. McCloud offends the neighbors and friends of the Holmans with his unorthodox behavior, including nude sunbathing and Buddhism. He tells the children, Tom (Joseph Mazzello) and Gunny (Seth Mumy), stories of a genie who has taken the form of a dog. Jeanne and her kids come under his sway as Jack's mystical powers help the kids' Little League team win a big game. Martha Coolidge directed the film from a script by Elizabeth Anderson, based on a short story by Ellen Green. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 54 min.
Directed By: Martha Coolidge
Genres: Television, Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy

In Theaters: Nov 3, 1995 Wide
On DVD: Aug 7, 2001
Studio: HBO Video

Critic Reviews

Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
The script is draggy and overly obvious except for a mystifying mumbo-jumble of special effects.
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
...a nice movie, but not a particularly engaging one.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Genuinely satisfying feel-good parable about positive thinking and living in the moment.

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Cast

            Patrick Swayze as Jack McCloud

            Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Jeanne Holman

            Joseph Mazzello as Tom Holman

            Seth Mumy as Gunther

            David Marshall Grant as Phil

            Diane Venora as Joyce

            Colleen Camp as Neighbour's Wife

            John Diehl as Leland's Father

            Brian Flannery as Brian

            Jay Gerber as Dr. Pavlick

            Annabelle Gurwitch as Leland's Mother

            Moira Harris as Katherine Holman

            Garette Ratliff Henson as Neighbourhood Teenager

            Michael Laskin as Sackin's Father

            Philip Levien as Tool and Die Coach

            Neal McDonough as Policeman

            Bill Mumy as Neighbour

            Michael O'Keefe as Adult Tom

            Scott Patterson as Scott's Father

            Brock Pierce as Scott

            Jay O Sanders as Coach Schramka

            William G. Schilling as Doctor

            Robert Starr as Hank

            Vivien Straus as Bystander

            Michael Wong as Additional Ball Player

            David Hart as Brian's Father

            Derek Williams as Additional Ball Player

            David Anderson as Additional Ball Player

            David Zahorsky
            
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