16 Wishes (2010)

A 16-year-old girl prepares a list of 16 wishes for eight years, hoping they will come true on her 16th birthday. A fairy comes to give her 16 candles that make the 16 wishes come true. Her... See full summary »

Director:

Peter DeLuise (as Peter Deluise)

Writer:

Annie DeYoung (as Annie Deyoung)

Stars:

Debby Ryan, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Anna Mae Wills

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Debby Ryan	...	Abby Jensen
Jean-Luc Bilodeau	...	Jay Kepler
Anna Mae Wills	...	Celeste (as Anna Mae Routledge)
Karissa Tynes	...	Krista Cook
Kendall Cross	...	Sue Jensen
Patrick Gilmore	...	Bob Jensen
Cainan Wiebe	...	Mike Jensen
Keenan Tracey	...	Logan Buchanan
Jesse Reid	...	Theodore Hope
Joel Semande	...	Joey Lockhart
Brenda Crichlow	...	Miss Duffy
Jenna Romanin	...	Fashionista 1
Eva Bourne	...	Fashionista 2 (as Eva Allen)
Gary Jones	...	Mr. Smith Principal
Patricia Isaac	...	Snooty Saleswoman

Storyline

A 16-year-old girl prepares a list of 16 wishes for eight years, hoping they will come true on her 16th birthday. A fairy comes to give her 16 candles that make the 16 wishes come true. Her wishes go the wrong way and are permanent when midnight comes. She has one final wish to reverse her previous wishes.

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Plot Keywords:

wish | 16 year old | 16th birthday | remake | be careful what you wish for | 

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Taglines:

Everyone's sweet 16 is special, Abby's is magical.

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 June 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

16 Desejos

Company Credits

Production Co:

Unity Pictures Group,MarVista Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Patrick Gilmore, Kendall Cross, and Gary Jones are Stargate SG-1/Stargate Atlantis/Stargate Universe actors.

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Goofs

After Abby blew out candle #9, she opens the curtain. In the next shot, she opens them again.

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Quotes

Abby Jensen: Krista! I know you've loathed me since we were 8 years old, but I didn't know you've been keeping score!
Krista Cook: Where did you get that?
Abby Jensen: From the birthday fairy.
Krista Cook: Right. Give it to me!
Abby Jensen: When we were 10, I had my first sleepover. So you decided to have one, too. But you've payed everyone to come to yours!
Krista Cook: You have no right to read that, it's mine!
Abby Jensen: Well then why is it all about me? When we were 12, I entered the school talent show with my baton twirling act. So you entered it, too; juggling 12 batons! ...
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Soundtracks

A Wish Comes True Every Day
Performed by Debby Ryan
Written by Ali Dee (as Ali Theodore), Jason Gleed, Alana Da Fonseca (as Alana da Fonseca)

User Reviews

16 Frivolous Wishes

With an all north of the border cast, The Suite Life On Deck's Debby Ryan gets to star in a Disney Studio production of 16 Wishes. The number of course is to correspond with the sweet 16 she has become. Though the sweet sixteen experience is a female one, I think even the male of the species could come up with sixteen things that could be considered pretty frivolous that one might have wished for at sixteen. Somethings you wouldn't wish for at even 26, let alone 66.

Which is the lesson Ryan learns. She's planned out her sixteenth birthday party and even though the day starts out horribly when wasps are discovered to be making a nest in the unused attic of her home, she gets those 16 candles from a 'magical person' played by Anna Mae Routledge. Sure enough as is the usual way of things in film and life, granting those wishes that she's laid out for herself doesn't make her a happier camper.

16 Wishes is a charming fantasy from that fantasy factory the Magic Kingdom. Debby Ryan is a sweet and talented young lady and she really does hold the film together. Nothing spectacular, but a nice family comedy and it does once again reinforce the old adage about being careful what you wish for.