Wish Man (2019)

One boy's wish changed a man. One man's wish changed the world.

Director:

Theo Davies

Writer:

Theo Davies

Stars:

Andrew Steel, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Tom Sizemore

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andrew Steel	...	Frank Shankwitz
Kirby Bliss Blanton	...	Kitty Carlisle
Tom Sizemore	...	Sgt. Mason
Danny Trejo	...	Jose
Frank Whaley	...	Tom Wells
Julian Curtis	...	Officer Mitch Myers
Robert Pine	...	Sgt. Eddie Newman
Fay Masterson	...	Lorraine
Steven Michael Quezada	...	Juan Delgadillo
Bruce Davison	...	Frank Shankwitz Sr.
Jason Gerhardt	...	Young Frank Shankwitz Sr.
Dale Dickey	...	Clover
Christian Ganiere	...	Michael
Kym Jackson	...	Sally
Chris Day	...	Young Frank

Storyline

Frank Shankwitz, an Arizona motorcycle cop with a troubled past, survives a near-fatal accident during a high-speed pursuit. As part of Frank's rehabilitation, police chief Sgt. Eddie Newman asks him to spend time with a terminally ill little boy, Michael, whose dying wish is to be a Highway Patrol motorcycle officer. To Michael, Frank is his hero, and an unlikely friendship is born. The boy inspires Frank to follow a new path, which leads to the creation of the Make-A-Wish foundation.

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Plot Keywords:

make a wish | 

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Taglines:

Everyone can be a hero

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Family

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Several of the main cast played supervisory or other law enforcement officers in other shows. Robert Pine played Sgt. Joe Getrear in CHiPs (1977). Tom Sizemore played Lt. Sam Cole in Robbery Homicide Division (2002) and Capt. Vincent Fryer on Hawaii Five-0 (2010). Bruce Davison played Capt./Deputy Chief Wyler on Hunter (1984). Larry Wilcox played CHP Officer John Baker (along with Pine) in CHiPs.

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Goofs

Frank is shown wearing his uniform while at the hospital and also after being released. Hospitals, especially in a case involving a serious injury, would require the patient to change into hospital clothing. His uniform would have been cut off of him by either the EMS medics or the emergency room staff.

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Quotes

Jose: When someone need help, you give it to them

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Connections

References CHiPs (1977)

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Soundtracks

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Written by Cezar Valez
Performed by Cezar & Chava
Courtesy of Mar-Tune Music

User Reviews

Amazing little film - How can anyone rate this lower than 5

It astounds me the lack of compassion and human kindness in the world right now and some of these 1 or 2 out of ten mean reviewers just prove it. This 1 star means it is the worst movie you have ever seen and this is certainly nothing like that;

Great story, well acted and great music along with a fair amount of atmosphere; especially in the flashbacks make this one of the better dramas out this year.

I have to admit I did have a tear in my eye on more than one occasion; big girls blouse mode lol so in my experience when a film can evoke emotion such as that then it cannot be that bad. I rarely give anything more than a 5 or 6 out of ten these days as there are so few movies that merit anything above that but this is a solid 8/10.

Details

Official Sites:

Official website for the movie.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 June 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wish Man

Filming Locations:

Prescott, Arizona, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

333 Films, El Ride Productions, Fresh Cats Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2:1