Three Wishes Synopsis & Summary

Synopsis

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, All Movie Guide

Movie Info

Starring:
Patrick Swayze, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Joseph Mazzello, Seth Mumy, David Marshall Grant
Theatrical Release Date:
10/27/1995
DVD Release Date:
09/26/2000
Rating:
PG
MPAA Reasons:
for mild language and sensuality, and a scary fantasy.
Run Time:
114 min.
Production Co.:
Savoy Pictures
Director(s):
Martha Coolidge
Genre(s):
Drama
Themes:
Single Parents, Mysterious Strangers
Tone:
Fanciful, Gentle, Heartwarming, Nostalgic, Sweet
Keywords:
Beatnik, Little-League, accident, drifter, generosity, genie, suburbs, wish-fulfillment
Setting:
suburbs
Time Period:
1955
Language:
English
Status:
DVD

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