Wish Upon (2017)

A teenage girl discovers a box that carries magic powers and a deadly price for using them.

Director:

John R. Leonetti

Writer:

Barbara Marshall

Stars:

Joey King, Ryan Phillippe, Ki Hong Lee

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joey King	...	Clare Shannon
Ryan Phillippe	...	Jonathan Shannon
Ki Hong Lee	...	Ryan Hui
Mitchell Slaggert	...	Paul Middlebrook
Shannon Purser	...	June Acosta
Sydney Park	...	Meredith McNeil
Elisabeth Röhm	...	Johanna Shannon (as Elisabeth Rohm)
Josephine Langford	...	Darcie Chapman
Alexander Nunez	...	Tyler Manguso
Daniela Barbosa	...	Lola Sanchez
Kevin Hanchard	...	Carl Morris
Sherilyn Fenn	...	Mrs. Deluca
Raegan Revord	...	Young Clare
Alice Lee	...	Gina
Victor Sutton	...	Uncle August

Storyline

A teen girl discovers a magical box that will grant her seven wishes. As she uses her wishes for personal gain, bad things begin to happen to those around her. She discovers an evil entity lives inside the box and may be behind the gruesome deaths.

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Plot Keywords:

teenage girl | garbage | girl riding a bicycle with training wheels | suicide by hanging | facial bruise | 

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Taglines:

Be careful what you wish for

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violent and disturbing images, thematic elements and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Page Official Site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 July 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

7 deseos

Filming Locations:

Toronto Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,467,084, 16 July 2017, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$14,301,505, 12 October 2017

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$14,053,908, 20 August 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Broad Green Pictures,Busted Shark Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39:1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is loosely based on W.W. Jacobs' short story The Monkey's Paw.

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Goofs

When Clare chases the intruder, she goes out in only her pajamas; A few scenes later, she's wearing a full zippered jacket over her pajama top.

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Quotes

Meredith McNeil: [At lunch, the girls are talking amongst themselves about Darcie] I mean she's seriously smeggy. Like ultimate smeggy.
Clare Shannon: I know!
Darcie Chapman: [overhears the conversation, stops at Clare's table] What was that?
Meredith McNeil: Um... nothing.
Tyler Manguso: Um. Mm. But you were laughing.
Lola Sanchez: Which is co-signing, and we wanna know what you were laughing about.
Darcie Chapman: Go ahead. Everyone's listening.
Clare Shannon: [ponders for a moment] Okay.
[gets out of her seat and approaches Darcie]
June Acosta: Clare, come on.
[...]

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Crazy Credits

"Thanks to Kim for always watching over us."

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: The Emoji Movie (2017)

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Soundtracks

L.E.T.S.G.O. (Cashio Remix Remix)
Written by Anthony R. Miller, Jamin Wilcox
Published by Edgecliffe Music (ASCAP), Jamin Wilcox Publishing (ASCAP)
Performed by Headband
Courtesy of AM Sounds

User Reviews

Predictable, but entertaining

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I was so entertained by this film even though it was kind of predictable.

The movie basically has this overall theme of be careful what you wish for, original right? King as well as her costars make the film feel more like a thriller than a horror film, but the horror comes from the Final Destination type deaths that come with each wish....

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