Three Wishes (1995)
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13% of critics liked it
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52% of users liked it
(7,577 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
- Rating, Runtime
- PG, 1 hr. 54 min.
- Directed By
- Martha Coolidge
- Genres
- Drama, Television, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Nov 3, 1995 Wide
- On DVD
- Aug 7, 2001
- Studio
- HBO Video
Critic Reviews
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Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
The script is draggy and overly obvious except for a mystifying mumbo-jumble of special effects.
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Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
...a nice movie, but not a particularly engaging one.
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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
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Patrick Swayzeas Jack McCloud -
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonioas Jeanne Holman -
Joseph Mazzelloas Tom Holman
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Seth Mumyas Gunther -
David Marshall Grantas Phil -
Diane Venoraas Joyce
