The Third Wish (2005)

User Rating:

3.8/10   

Director:

Shelley Jensen

Writer:

Jenna Mattison (writer)

Genre:

Romance | Comedy

Tagline:

When you have great expectations...anything is possible.

Plot:

Bookshop clerk Maggie (Mattison) is granted three wishes after she finds a first-edition copy of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.

Cast

Jenna Mattison	...	Maggie Malone
Sean Maguire	...	Brandon
Armand Assante	...	Benefactor
Jennifer Blanc	...	Candy
Betty White	...	Lettie
James Avery	...	George
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mindy Cohn	...	Bridgette
Robert Costanzo	...	Mr. forelli
Susan Egan	...	Audrey
Larry Feurzeig	...	Clothing Store Salesman
Richard Gunn	...	Heckler
Ronnie Marmo	...	Sam
Terry Scannell	...	Maitre d
Bret Shepard	...	Neighbor

Directed by
Shelley Jensen

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jenna Mattison		writer

Produced by
Patrick Burns	....	line producer
Daniela C. Cretu	....	producer
Philippe Diaz	....	producer
Jenna Mattison	....	producer
Darla Rothman	....	producer
Scott Seligman	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Dave Porter

Cinematography by
Joplin Wu

Film Editing by
Karl T. Hirsch
John Hoelle
Charles Lyons

Casting by
Cathy Henderson
Dori Zuckerman

Production Design by
Phyllis Bowie
Nigel R. Mitchell

Art Direction by
Johnny Long

Set Decoration by
Anthea Hodge

Costume Design by
Mike Sam

Makeup Department
Essie Cha	....	assistant hair stylist
Essie Cha	....	makeup artist
Sarah Fenster	....	assistant makeup artist
Syllvia Franco	....	assistant hair stylist
Syllvia Franco	....	assistant makeup artist
Judy Lovell	....	key makeup artist
Hiromi Murase	....	assistant hair stylist
Hiromi Murase	....	assistant makeup artist
Amy Schmiederer	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Patrick Burns	....	unit production manager
Darla Rothman	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mike Currie	....	second assistant director
Eugene Davis	....	second second assistant director
Michael D. Gillis	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Chantel Bemis	....	foley walker
Juan Cisneros	....	boom operator
David Doran	....	dialogue editor
David Doran	....	supervising sound effects editor
Peter Halbert	....	sound mixer
Tony Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tony Jenkins	....	supervising sound editor
Tanya Iris Perez	....	adr editor
Tanya Iris Perez	....	adr mixer
Tanya Iris Perez	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tanya Iris Perez	....	supervising foley editor
Andy Potvin	....	sound consultant: Dolby

Camera and Electrical Department
Nicholas Aiello	....	best boy electric
William Allegar	....	grip (as Bill Allegar)
Marc Anderson	....	grip: San Francisco
Malcolm Bryce	....	chief lighting technician
Brad Budde	....	grip
Cameron Cannon	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Rich Cascio	....	assistant Steadicam operator
Jesse Crusing	....	grip
Mike Foodman	....	electrician (as Michael Foodman)
Ryan Bradley Gaw	....	assistant camera
Sean Haeseler	....	grip
Matt Harshbarger	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Edward Hernandez	....	grip (as Edward Vallejo Hernandez)
Tim Herrman	....	electrician
Trevor Houghton	....	electrician
Mikey Jechort	....	grip
Eric Johann	....	grip
Michael Kelem	....	aerial camera operator
Greg Kidd	....	electrician (as Gregory D. Kidd)
Darrell M. Lee	....	grip: San Francisco
Chris Lindsay	....	key grip
Stefan Lundren	....	electrician
David McGrory	....	grip
Mark Napier	....	best boy grip
Ryan Nguyen	....	additional first assistant camera
Wayne Norman	....	jib operator
Khamisi Norwood	....	electrician
James S. Oakley	....	grip: San Francisco
Seth Orozco	....	second assistant camera
Jason Predock	....	electrician: San Francisco
Sean Prichard	....	grip
Keith Robinson	....	Steadicam operator
Keith Robinson	....	camera operator
David Sheetz	....	electrician
Ryan Sheridan	....	digital imaging technician
Justin Wolak	....	electrician
Dennis Wong	....	grip
Eric Yahraus	....	grip

Casting Department
Chad Darnell	....	extras casting
Mariann H.W. Lee	....	extras casting
Dana Olson	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carla Biggert	....	wardrobe assistant
Amy Glenn	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Michael Adelmann	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Karl T. Hirsch	....	music editor
Stephen E. Smith	....	music supervisor
Rose Sokol	....	music consultant

Transportation Department
Bundy Chanock	....	driver: motorhome

Other crew
Vince Abila	....	craft service: San Francisco
Marco Assante	....	assistant: Armand Assante
Erik Beeson	....	production assistant: San Francisco (as Eric Beeson)
Karen Bell	....	assistant: Scott Seligman
Jody Blose	....	script supervisor
Bundy Chanock	....	first aid: San Francisco
Sarah Clifford	....	animal coordinator
Christina Rose Colyer	....	production assistant: San Francisco
Jade DeCosta	....	production assistant
Philippe Diaz	....	administrator
Jimmy Dobson	....	publicist
Donna Ellerbuch	....	assistant: Betty White
Max Fink	....	production assistant: San Francisco
Paul W. Hazen	....	film acquisitions representative
Sam Hunter	....	production assistant
Kym Jackson	....	production assistant
Saisie M. Jang	....	location manager: San Francisco
Justin Lancaster	....	office production assistant
David Albert Pierce	....	distribution legal
Alan D. Purwin	....	aerial helicopter pilot (as Alan Purwin)
Joyce Quan	....	production coordinator: San Francisco
Matthew Riutta	....	assistant location manager: San Francisco
Victoria Rocchi	....	talent coordinator
Kevin Roy	....	production assistant
Kindra Ruocco	....	administrator
Debbie Silverman	....	unit publicist
Amanda Steigerwald	....	production assistant: San Francisco
Kimberly Stirdivant	....	publicist
Angelique Tomasetta	....	craft service: San Francisco
Lynn M. van Kuilenburg	....	location manager

Production Companies

• Cheshire Smile Productions
• The Third Wish LLC
• Skyway Productions

Distributors

• Alpha Media (2006) (China) (TV)
• Hallmark Channel, The (2007) (worldwide) (TV)
• Marvista Entertainment (2005) (worldwide) (all media)
• Skyway Productions

Other Companies

• Avilon Audio  sound post-production
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Dominion3 Public Relations  publicity
• Pierce Law Group  producer's representative

MPAA:

Rated PG for language.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cheshire Smile Productions

Soundtrack:

I Miss Your Kissin'

Exactly as it should be...

Clearly I am not the target audience on this one... and I will cop to the fact that I do know and love the actress/writer... so one can probably discard my opinion as biased... but the truth is, this was not really a movie made for me. I gave a copy to my niece... who now has every line memorized. She gave it to my other niece for Christmas who is now old enough to appreciate it. They have shared it with friends. My mother loves it. Her words "finally something for the kids that doesn't force them to grow up too fast." The movie is an intended family piece about love and insecurity and hopes and dreams. To slander it... to have any issue with it as a movie... or a creative endeavor... or to even simply state that you don't like it, well... then... you would have to be something of a puppy kicker. It is exactly as it should be... and knowing that, you can't not like it.

If you pulled this one off the shelves and were so impassioned to go online and write a comment about it, good or bad... well, you're either 14 or you need a life.